2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round
# 2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round

The 2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 7 and 9 July at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the sixth round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2023 British Grand Prix.

## Background

### Driver changes

Prior to the round at the Silverstone, Rodin Carlin announced that GB3 racer Max Esterson had taken over Hunter Yeany's seat for the Silverstone and Budapest rounds.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap | R1 | R2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 1:45.520 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | +0.126 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | +0.354 | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | +0.389 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | +0.390 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | +0.425 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.520 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.526 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | +0.544 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | +0.635 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | +0.649 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +0.729 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | +0.750 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | +0.757 | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | +0.812 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | +0.826 | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.948 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | +1.100 | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | +1.212 | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | 31 | McKenzy Cresswell | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.386 | 20 | 20 |
| 21 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.451 | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.517 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | +1.534 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | 21 | Max Esterson | Rodin Carlin | +1.587 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | +1.750 | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | +1.927 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | +2.040 | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.093 | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | +2.258 | 29 | 29 |
| 107% time: |||||||
| — | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | +1:00.442 | 30 | 30 |
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 18 | 37:17.100 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 18 | +3.730 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 18 | +5.840 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +6.243 | 17 | 7 |
| 5 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +14.554 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 18 | +17.495 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 18 | +19.601 | 12 | 4 (1) |
| 8 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +23.634 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 18 | +42.079 | 28 | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 18 | +52.727 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +52.817 | 27 | |
| 12 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 18 | +53.389 | 7 | |
| 13 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 18 | +54.288 | 30 | |
| 14 | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | +54.842 | 5 | |
| 15 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +55.953 | 23 | |
| 16 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 18 | +57.494 | 15 | |
| 17 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 18 | +58.394 | 11 | |
| 18 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +1:06.489 | 19 | |
| 19 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | +1:07.775 | 29 | |
| 20 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +1:08.865 | 21 | |
| 21 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +1:11.791 | 13 | |
| 22 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +1:13.999 | 18 | |
| 23 | 31 | McKenzy Cresswell | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | +1:14.957 | 20 | |
| 24 | 21 | Max Esterson | Rodin Carlin | 18 | +1:16.445 | 24 | |
| 25 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 18 | +1:16.642 | 25 | |
| 26 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | +1:31.965 | 22 | |
| 27 | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 18 | +1:32.004 | 29 | |
| 28 | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 18 | +1:43.046 | 2 | |
| 29 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 18 | +1:46.077 | 16 | |
| 30 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | +2:00.622 | 3 | |
| Fastest lap set by Paul Aron: 1:48.510 (lap 3) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||

Notes:

* ^1 - Ido Cohen received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Tommy Smith.
* ^2 - Nikita Bedrin, Oliver Gray and Roberto Faria received a 5-second time penalty for track limits violations.
* ^3 - Mari Boya received a 35-second time penalty for track limits violations.
* ^4 - Taylor Barnard received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sebastián Montoya.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Gap | Grid | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Oliver Goethe | Trident | 22 | 47:40.009 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident | 22 | +1.720 | 1 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 23 | Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | 22 | +2.128 | 3 | 15 (1) |
| 4 | 1 | Paul Aron | Prema Racing | 22 | +4.384 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 24 | Christian Mansell | Campos Racing | 22 | +5.968 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Trident | 22 | +7.334 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | Gabriele Minì | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | +7.997 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Franco Colapinto | MP Motorsport | 22 | +8.529 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | Grégoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +10.018 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Sebastián Montoya | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | +11.758 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +12.148 | 23 | |
| 12 | 11 | Mari Boya | MP Motorsport | 22 | +12.700 | 16 | |
| 13 | 25 | Hugh Barter | Campos Racing | 22 | +13.169 | 14 | |
| 14 | 2 | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing | 22 | +14.075 | 30 | |
| 15 | 17 | Caio Collet | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +14.680 | 17 | |
| 16 | 18 | Rafael Villagómez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +14.767 | 21 | |
| 17 | 26 | Nikita Bedrin | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +15.496 | 19 | |
| 18 | 3 | Zak O'Sullivan | Prema Racing | 22 | +15.808 | 15 | |
| 19 | 7 | Kaylen Frederick | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +16.481 | 18 | |
| 20 | 20 | Oliver Gray | Rodin Carlin | 22 | +18.067 | 25 | |
| 21 | 27 | Taylor Barnard | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +18.914 | 10 | |
| 22 | 31 | McKenzy Cresswell | PHM Racing by Charouz | 22 | +20.308 | 20 | |
| 23 | 29 | Sophia Flörsch | PHM Racing by Charouz | 22 | +20.723 | 28 | |
| 24 | 22 | Ido Cohen | Rodin Carlin | 22 | +22.913 | 26 | |
| 25 | 19 | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing | 22 | +25.192 | 22 | |
| 26 | 28 | Alex García | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +26.901 | 27 | |
| DNF | 30 | Roberto Faria | PHM Racing by Charouz | 16 | Accident | 29 | |
| DNF | 21 | Max Esterson | Rodin Carlin | 14 | Retired | 24 | |
| NC | 12 | Jonny Edgar | MP Motorsport | 11 | +11 laps | 11 | |
| DNF | 16 | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 1 | Spun off | 9 | |
| Fastest lap set by: Zak O'Sullivan 1:47.309 (lap 9) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||

Notes:

* ^1 - Caio Collet received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking Ido Cohen off track.
* ^2 - Tommy Smith received a 15-second time penalty for track limits violations.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 128 |
| | 2 | Pepe Martí | 92 |
| 2 | 3 | Gabriele Mini | 77 |
| 2 | 4 | Paul Aron | 77 |
| 2 | 5 | Dino Beganovic | 75 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Trident | 238 |
| 1 | 2 | Prema Racing | 225 |
| | 3 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 143 |
| | 4 | Campos Racing | 130 |
| | 5 | MP Motorsport | 102 |

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