2022 Zandvoort Formula 3 round
# 2022 Zandvoort Formula 3 round

The 2022 Zandvoort Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 3 and 4 September 2022 at the Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands. It was the penultimate race of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix.

## Driver changes

Due to their commitments at the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship in Imola this weekend, Oliver Goethe and Christian Mansell missed the Zandvoort round and were replaced by Sebastián Montoya and David Schumacher, driving for Campos Racing and Charouz Racing System respectively.

## Classification

### Qualifying

Zane Maloney took pole position ahead of Victor Martins and Jak Crawford. By securing his second pole in this season, the Bajan driver is the first driver in this season to become a repeat polesitter.

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | R1 | R2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Trident | 1:24.386 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.289 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Jak Crawford | Prema Racing | +0.436 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Roman Staněk | Trident | +0.445 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 29 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.469 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 18 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | +0.643 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | +0.652 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Jonny Edgar | Trident | +0.661 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | +0.786 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | Zak O'Sullivan | Carlin | +0.825 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | +0.979 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | +0.990 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport | +1.124 | 18 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +1.169 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 27 | Brad Benavides | Carlin | +1.209 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport | +1.232 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +1.242 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 17 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech Grand Prix | +1.251 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 30 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.282 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 4 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | +1.298 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 16 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System | +1.376 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.414 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 31 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.440 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 28 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin | +1.862 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.865 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 20 | David Vidales | Campos Racing | +2.017 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 15 | David Schumacher | Charouz Racing System | +2.245 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 24 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | +2.249 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 19 | Nazim Azman | Hitech Grand Prix | +2.780 | 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 14 | László Tóth | Charouz Racing System | +4.267 | 30 | 30 |
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Notes:

* ^1 – Kush Maini received a five-place grid penalty for the Sprint Race due to causing a collision on the opening lap of the Feature Race in the previous round in Belgium.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 21 | 30:55.183 | 4 | 10 (1) |
| 2 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +4.057 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 26 | Zak O'Sullivan | Carlin | 21 | +4.935 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Jonny Edgar | Trident | 21 | +5.888 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +6.628 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +7.593 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +8.184 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 21 | +9.903 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Jak Crawford | Prema Racing | 21 | +10.599 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 21 | +11.028 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 21 | +12.399 | 13 | |
| 12 | 4 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | 21 | +15.688 | 20 | |
| 13 | 29 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +17.290 | 8 | |
| 14 | 11 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport | 21 | +17.941 | 15 | |
| 15 | 17 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +19.994 | 17 | |
| 16 | 16 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +20.638 | 21 | |
| 17 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Trident | 21 | +21.116 | 12 | |
| 18 | 12 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport | 21 | +23.870 | 18 | |
| 19 | 22 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 21 | +23.930 | 16 | |
| 20 | 15 | David Schumacher | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +24.193 | 27 | |
| 21 | 20 | David Vidales | Campos Racing | 21 | +24.583 | 26 | |
| 22 | 31 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +27.177 | 23 | |
| 23 | 28 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin | 21 | +30.780 | 24 | |
| 24 | 24 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | +31.218 | 28 | |
| 25 | 19 | Nazim Azman | Hitech Grand Prix | 21 | +34.656 | 29 | |
| 26 | 27 | Brad Benavides | Carlin | 21 | +44.181 | 14 | |
| 27 | 14 | László Tóth | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +1:03.611 | 30 | |
| 28 | 30 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | +1:15.548 | 19 | |
| 29 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +1 lap | 25 | |
| 30 | 25 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| Fastest lap set by Caio Collet: 1:27.259 (lap 21) ||||||||
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Trident | 26 | 44:04.515 | 1 | 25 (3) |
| 2 | 7 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +1.091 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 29 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing | 26 | +1.417 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Roman Staněk | Trident | 26 | +2.188 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 18 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix | 26 | +2.750 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Jak Crawford | Prema Racing | 26 | +2.978 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 26 | +4.378 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 21 | Sebastián Montoya | Campos Racing | 26 | +5.275 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 1 | Jonny Edgar | Trident | 26 | +5.568 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport | 26 | +9.368 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport | 26 | +10.822 | 13 | |
| 12 | 4 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema Racing | 26 | +11.222 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech Grand Prix | 26 | +12.218 | 18 | |
| 14 | 22 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 26 | +12.930 | 17 | |
| 15 | 15 | David Schumacher | Charouz Racing System | 26 | +13.624 | 27 | |
| 16 | 23 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport | 26 | +14.797 | 25 | |
| 17 | 28 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin | 26 | +15.456 | 24 | |
| 18 | 16 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System | 26 | +15.607 | 21 | |
| 19 | 31 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing | 26 | +16.075 | 23 | |
| 20 | 24 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 26 | +16.456 | 28 | |
| 21 | 19 | Nazim Azman | Hitech Grand Prix | 26 | +17.013 | 29 | |
| 22 | 14 | Lászlo Tóth | Charouz Racing System | 26 | +17.529 | 30 | |
| 23 | 26 | Zak O'Sullivan | Carlin | 26 | +20.128 | 10 | |
| 24 | 9 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +24.299 | 12 | |
| 25 | 6 | Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | 26 | +28.495 | 14 | |
| DNF | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 22 | Collision (Suspension failure) | 11 | |
| DNF | 30 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | Collision | 19 | |
| DNF | 20 | David Vidales | Campos Racing | 16 | Mechanical | 26 | |
| DNF | 27 | Brad Benavides | Carlin | 3 | Collision | 15 | |
| DNF | 25 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport | 3 | Collision | 22 | |
| Fastest lap set by Zane Maloney: 1:27.100 (lap 2) ||||||||
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Notes:

* ^2 – Zak O'Sullivan and Juan Manuel Correa originally finished twelfth and eighteenth, but were later given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Oliver Bearman and Rafael Villagómez respectively.
* ^3 – Oliver Bearman originally finished tenth, but has been later awarded a drive-through penalty for failing to maintain the proper gap behind the Safety Car. As the penalty could not be served in the race, it has been converted to a 20-second time penalty.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | Victor Martins | 126 |
| 1 | 2 | Isack Hadjar | 121 |
| 2 | 3 | Roman Staněk | 109 |
| 2 | 4 | Oliver Bearman | 105 |
| 2 | 5 | Zane Maloney | 102 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Prema Racing | 296 |
| | 2 | Trident | 250 |
| 1 | 3 | ART Grand Prix | 190 |
| 1 | 4 | MP Motorsport | 185 |
| | 5 | Hitech Grand Prix | 148 |

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