2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round
# 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round

The 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 9 and 10 July 2022 at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria. It was the fifth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Driver changes

The only driver change took part at MP Motorsport as Alexander Smolyar returned to the grid after being replaced by Euroformula Open driver Filip Ugran in Silverstone due to visa problems, preventing him from entering the United Kingdom.

## Classification

### Qualifying

Hitech Grand Prix driver Isack Hadjar achieved his maiden pole position by 0.221 seconds ahead of fellow Frenchman and championship leader Victor Martins, and Oliver Bearman.

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | R1 | R2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:19.759 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.221 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +0.299 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | +0.310 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 17 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.375 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +0.419 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | Jonny Edgar | Trident | +0.440 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Trident | +0.531 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 29 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.538 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | Jak Crawford | Prema Racing | +0.592 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | +0.621 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | +0.662 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.672 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.674 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 26 | Zak O'Sullivan | Carlin | +0.751 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport | +0.757 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 28 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin | +0.809 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | +0.832 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | David Vidales | Campos Racing | +0.848 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +0.909 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 31 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.988 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 19 | Nazim Azman | Hitech Grand Prix | +1.023 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Campos Racing | +1.100 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 16 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System | +1.109 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 30 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.168 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 12 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport | +1.339 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 27 | Brad Benavides | Carlin | +1.545 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 24 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.611 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 14 | László Tóth | Charouz Racing System | +2.807 | 29 | 29 |
| 107% time: 1:25.342 (+5.583) |||||||
| — | 15 | Zdeněk Chovanec | Charouz Racing System | +8.136 | 30 | 30 |
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Notes:

* ^1 – Zdeněk Chovanec was not able to set a time within the 107% time, but was later given permission by the stewards to start both the Sprint Race and the Feature Race from the back of the grid.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Jak Crawford | Prema Racing | 21 | 32:50.011 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 21 | +0.626 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 29 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +1.020 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | 21 | +1.265 | 9 | 7 (1) |
| 5 | 2 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 21 | +2.351 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +6.178 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Jonny Edgar | Trident | 21 | +7.207 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +7.582 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport | 21 | +8.111 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +8.568 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +8.959 | 18 | |
| 12 | 26 | Zak O'Sullivan | Carlin | 21 | +9.362 | 15 | |
| 13 | 22 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 21 | +9.752 | 20 | |
| 14 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +10.311 | 13 | |
| 15 | 16 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +10.585 | 24 | |
| 16 | 6 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 21 | +10.606 | 10 | |
| 17 | 31 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +11.280 | 21 | |
| 18 | 20 | David Vidales | Campos Racing | 21 | +11.637 | 19 | |
| 19 | 12 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport | 21 | +12.495 | 26 | |
| 20 | 27 | Brad Benavides | Carlin | 21 | +16.133 | 27 | |
| 21 | 24 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +17.119 | 28 | |
| 22 | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Campos Racing | 21 | +19.716 | 23 | |
| 23 | 14 | László Tóth | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +19.964 | 29 | |
| 24 | 19 | Nazim Azman | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +21.141 | 22 | |
| 25 | 28 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin | 21 | +50.504 | 17 | |
| 26 | 15 | Zdeněk Chovanec | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +54.445 | 30 | |
| DNF | 3 | Zane Maloney | Trident | 9 | Collision damage | 5 | |
| DNF | 25 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport | 7 | Engine failure | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 5 | Mechanical | 2 | |
| DNF | 30 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 0 | Collision damage | 25 | |
| Fastest lap set by Arthur Leclerc: 1:21.200 (lap 7) ||||||||
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Notes:

* ^2 – Oliver Bearman originally finished sixth, but was given a five-second time-penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits.

### Feature race

Isack Hadjar took his third victory of the season and his first Feature Race win in Formula 3 to close the gap in the championship to Victor Martins to only one point. However, Martins set a new record for the most podium finishes in F3 with eleven, more than any other driver.

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | 25 | 40:34.535 | 1 | 25 (3) |
| 2 | 7 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +3.251 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 25 | +4.881 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | 25 | +5.383 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Trident | 25 | +6.457 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 29 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +9.113 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport | 25 | +9.882 | 16 | 6 |
| 8 | 25 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +10.852 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport | 25 | +12.286 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +12.706 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 25 | +13.067 | 6 | |
| 12 | 20 | David Vidales | Campos Racing | 25 | +13.901 | 19 | |
| 13 | 31 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +14.095 | 21 | |
| 14 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +14.738 | 18 | |
| 15 | 30 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +15.442 | 24 | |
| 16 | 19 | Nazim Azman | Hitech Grand Prix | 25 | +15.722 | 22 | |
| 17 | 26 | Zak O'Sullivan | Carlin | 25 | +16.765 | 15 | |
| 18 | 28 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin | 25 | +19.446 | 17 | |
| 19 | 14 | László Tóth | Charouz Racing System | 25 | +21.368 | 28 | |
| 20 | 27 | Brad Benavides | Carlin | 25 | +24.273 | 26 | |
| 21 | 1 | Jonny Edgar | Trident | 25 | +50.679 | 7 | |
| 22 | 5 | Jak Crawford | Prema Racing | 25 | +1:00.379 | 10 | |
| 23 | 17 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech Grand Prix | 25 | +1:13.566 | 5 | |
| 24 | 16 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System | 24 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| 25† | 12 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport | 23 | +2 laps | 25 | |
| 26 | 24 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | +2 laps | 27 | |
| 27† | 10 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 22 | +3 laps | 12 | |
| DNF | 15 | Zdeněk Chovanec | Charouz Racing System | 18 | Collision | 29 | |
| DNF | 22 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 17 | Collision damage | 20 | |
| WD | 21 | Hunter Yeany | Campos Racing | — | Withdrew | — | |
| Fastest lap set by Isack Hadjar: 1:32.041 (lap 24) ||||||||
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Notes:

* ^3 – Roman Staněk originally finished sixth, but was later given a five-second time-penalty for causing a collision with Kaylen Frederick, demoting him to eleventh place and subsequently dropping him out of the points.
* ^4 – Francesco Pizzi received a total time-penalty of twenty seconds for twice causing a collision with teammate Zdeněk Chovanec.
* ^5 – Kush Maini and Caio Collet retired, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
* ^6 – Following a medical examination, Hunter Yeany was declared unfit for Sunday's Feature Race due to a broken wrist sustained at the Sprint Race and therefore withdrew from the remainder of the weekend.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Victor Martins | 98 |
| 1 | 2 | Isack Hadjar | 97 |
| 1 | 3 | Arthur Leclerc | 91 |
| 1 | 4 | Jak Crawford | 70 |
| 1 | 5 | Roman Staněk | 67 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Prema Racing | 220 |
| 2 | ART Grand Prix | 135 |
| 3 | Hitech Grand Prix | 124 |
| 4 | Trident | 108 |
| 5 | MP Motorsport | 92 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
