2022 Sakhir Formula 3 round

The 2022 Sakhir FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 19 and 20 March 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the opening round of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.

  2022 Sakhir Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 9 in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Layout of the Bahrain International Circuit
LocationBahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 19 March 2022
Laps 20
Pole position
Driver Franco Colapinto Van Amersfoort Racing
Time 1:46.249
Podium
First Isack Hadjar Hitech Grand Prix
Second Oliver Bearman Prema Racing
Third Alexander Smolyar MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Zane Maloney Trident
Time 1:51.231 (on lap 3)
Feature Race
Date 20 March 2022
Laps 23
Podium
First Victor Martins ART Grand Prix
Second Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing
Third Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Roman Staněk Trident
Time 1:51.634 (on lap 7)

Classification

Qualifying

The Qualifying session took place on 18 March 2022, with F3 debutant Franco Colapinto scoring his and his team's (Van Amersfoort Racing) first pole-position in the series,[1] while Roman Staněk achieved his best ever qualifying result with second.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time/Gap Grid
1 29 Franco Colapinto Van Amersfoort Racing 1:46.249 1
2 2 Roman Staněk Trident +0.065 2
3 12 Kush Maini MP Motorsport +0.073 PL1
4 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix +0.161 3
5 7 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix +0.163 4
6 9 Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix +0.351 5
7 3 Zane Maloney Trident +0.373 6
8 11  Alexander Smolyar[lower-alpha 1] MP Motorsport +0.393 7
9 18 Isack Hadjar Hitech Grand Prix +0.400 8
10 20 David Vidales Campos Racing +0.458 9
11 6 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing +0.594 10
12 26 Zak O'Sullivan Carlin +0.611 11
13 10 Caio Collet MP Motorsport +0.696 12
14 4 Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing +0.712 13
15 1 Jonny Edgar Trident +0.776 14
16 30 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing +0.837 15
17 31 Reece Ushijima[lower-alpha 2] Van Amersfoort Racing +0.874 16
18 25 William Alatalo Jenzer Motorsport +0.910 17
19 17 Kaylen Frederick Hitech Grand Prix +0.958 18
20 22 Pepe Martí Campos Racing +1.054 19
21 5 Jak Crawford Prema Racing +1.122 20
22 23 Ido Cohen Jenzer Motorsport +1.195 21
23 16 Francesco Pizzi Charouz Racing System +1.250 22
24 27 Brad Benavides[lower-alpha 3] Carlin +1.317 23
25 24 Niko Kari Jenzer Motorsport +1.397 24
26 21 Hunter Yeany Campos Racing +1.446 25
27 19 Nazim Azman Hitech Grand Prix +1.453 26
28 28 Enzo Trulli Carlin +1.547 27
29 15 Ayrton Simmons Charouz Racing System +1.760 292
30 14 László Tóth Charouz Racing System +2.983 28
107% time: 1:53.686
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 – Kush Maini qualified in third place, but was forced to start from the pitlane in both races due to missing the weighbridge during the first half of qualifying.[5]
  • ^2 – Ayrton Simmons received a three-place penalty for impeding Alexander Smolyar during qualifying. As he had originally qualified in 29th place, he started from last on the grid.

Sprint Race

Following a battle for the lead between polesitter Zak O'Sullivan and Oliver Bearman the latter was able to build a gap on his competitors. Bearman would cross the line in first place, but was given a time penalty for extending the track on multiple occasions, which promoted fellow rookie Isack Hadjar to the top step of the podium.[6] Bearman ended up second and Alexander Smolyar finished third.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 18 Isack Hadjar Hitech Grand Prix 20 37:30.285 4 10
2 6 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 20 +1.5891 2 9
3 11  Alexander Smolyar[lower-alpha 1] MP Motorsport 20 +3.593 5 8
4 3 Zane Maloney Trident 20 +5.649 6 7(1)
5 4 Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing 20 +5.664 13 6
6 26 Zak O'Sullivan Carlin 20 +8.850 1 5
7 10 Caio Collet MP Motorsport 20 +9.140 12 4
8 17 Kaylen Frederick Hitech Grand Prix 20 +11.479 18 3
9 9 Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix 20 +12.153 7 2
10 20 David Vidales Campos Racing 20 +19.134 3 1
11 25 William Alatalo Jenzer Motorsport 20 +21.251 17
12 31 Reece Ushijima[lower-alpha 4] Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +21.871 16
13 1 Jonny Edgar Trident 20 +28.399 14
14 23 Ido Cohen Jenzer Motorsport 20 +29.919 21
15 12 Kush Maini MP Motorsport 20 +30.741 PL
16 19 Nazim Azman Hitech Grand Prix 20 +34.890 26
17 30 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +34.911 15
18 15 Ayrton Simmons Charouz Racing System 20 +44.886 29
19 16 Francesco Pizzi Charouz Racing System 20 +45.648 22
20 28 Enzo Trulli Carlin 20 +46.577 27
21 27 Brad Benavides[lower-alpha 5] Carlin 20 +53.412 23
22 14 László Tóth Charouz Racing System 20 +53.7201 28
23 21 Hunter Yeany Campos Racing 20 +54.2782 25
24 2 Roman Staněk Trident 20 +1:07.166 10
25 29 Franco Colapinto Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +1:16.651 11
26 24 Niko Kari Jenzer Motorsport 20 +1:39.371 24
27 5 Jak Crawford Prema Racing 20 +1:40.417 20
28 22 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 19 +1 lap 19
DNF 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 7 Collision damage 9
DNF 7 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 5 Collision damage 8
Fastest lap set by Zane Maloney: 1:51.231 (lap 3)
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 – Oliver Bearman and László Tóth originally finished the race first and 21st, but were each given a five-second penalty for track limit infringements.
  • ^2 – Hunter Yeany received a ten-second time penalty for exceeding the track limits on multiple occasions, demoting him from 18th to 23rd.

Feature Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 7 Victor Martins ART Grand Prix 23 46:47.389 3 25
2 4 Arthur Leclerc Prema Racing 23 +1.543 13 18
3 8 Grégoire Saucy ART Grand Prix 23 +6.812 6 15
4 9 Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix 23 +9.084 4 12
5 29 Franco Colapinto Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +11.193 1 10(2)
6 6 Oliver Bearman Prema Racing 23 +14.582 10 8
7 5 Jak Crawford Prema Racing 23 +18.765 20 6
8 20 David Vidales Campos Racing 23 +23.004 9 4
9 25 William Alatalo Jenzer Motorsport 23 +23.665 17 2
10 17 Kaylen Frederick Hitech Grand Prix 23 +23.843 18 1
11 1 Jonny Edgar Trident 23 +26.906 14
12 30 Rafael Villagómez Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +28.274 15
13 22 Pepe Martí Campos Racing 23 +30.194 19
14 24 Niko Kari Jenzer Motorsport 23 +35.044 29
15 23 Ido Cohen Jenzer Motorsport 23 +35.068 21
16 12 Kush Maini MP Motorsport 23 +35.111 PL
17 31 Reece Ushijima[lower-alpha 6] Van Amersfoort Racing 23 +35.790 16
18 26 Zak O'Sullivan Carlin 23 +36.274 11
19 15 Ayrton Simmons Charouz Racing System 23 +36.792 27
20 27 Brad Benavides[lower-alpha 7] Carlin 23 +38.167 23
21 21 Hunter Yeany Campos Racing 23 +38.2971 24
22 2 Roman Staněk Trident 23 +38.303 2
23 11  Alexander Smolyar[lower-alpha 1] MP Motorsport 23 +38.7952 7
24 14 László Tóth Charouz Racing System 23 +39.952 28
25 18 Isack Hadjar Hitech Grand Prix 23 +49.781 8
26 28 Enzo Trulli Carlin 23 +1:11.6113 26
DNF 19 Nazim Azman Hitech Grand Prix 4 Collision/Spin 25
DNF 10 Caio Collet MP Motorsport 1 Collision damage (suspension) 12
DNF 3 Zane Maloney Trident 0 Engine 5
DNF 16 Francesco Pizzi Charouz Racing System 0 Collision 22
Fastest lap set by Roman Staněk: 1:51.634 (lap 7)
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 - Hunter Yeany originally finished in 14th place, but was demoted to 21st by virtue of a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Niko Kari.[11]
  • ^2 - Alexander Smolyar originally finished in 8th place, but was given a total penalty of 20 seconds due to both exceeding track limits and causing a collision with Isack Hadjar respectively, demoting him to 23rd.
  • ^3 - Enzo Trulli received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Francesco Pizzi.

Standings after the event
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

Notes
  1. Alexander Smolyar is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver competing under a British licence.[2]
  3. Benavides is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan driver competing under a Spanish licence.[3]
  4. Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver competing under a British licence.[7]
  5. Benavides is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan driver competing under a Spanish licence.[8]
  6. Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver competing under a British licence.[9]
  7. Benavides is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan driver competing under a Spanish licence.[10]

References
  1. "QUALIFYING: Colapinto takes Sakhir pole for Van Amersfoort Racing on debut". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. "Reece Ushijima". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Brad Benavides". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. "Formula 3 2022 Result for Round 1 : Bahrain , Sakhir 18-20 March 2022". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  5. "Maini and Simmons receive post-Qualifying penalties". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  6. "SPRINT RACE 1: Hadjar takes maiden victory in Sakhir after Bearman penalised". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  7. "Reece Ushijima". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. "Brad Benavides". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. "Reece Ushijima". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. "Brad Benavides". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  11. "Yeany handed post-Feature Race time penalty". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
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