2024 Silverstone Formula 3 round
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| Round 7 of 10 in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.891 km (3.661 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Silverstone Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 5 and 7 July at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the seventh round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2024 British Grand Prix.
With Arvid Lindblad winning the Sprint and Feature Race, it was the first time since Jack Doohan's 2021 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round that a driver was able to win two races in one weekend.
Background
[edit]Driver changes
[edit]Hitech Pulse-Eight driver Martinius Stenshorne received a suspension from the seventh round at Silverstone Circuit. He had competed in the Silverstone round of the GB3 Championship in April without prior FIA approval and was judged to have gained an illegal sporting advantage.[1] FRECA driver James Wharton replaced him for this round.[2]
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on 5 July 2024, at 14:05 local time (UTC+1).
Sprint race
[edit]The Sprint race was held on 6 July 2024. It was initially scheduled to be held at 09:20 local time (UTC+1), but was postponed after multiple delays due to weather conditions. It was then announced that the Sprint race will be rescheduled and held at 18:00 local time (UTC+1).[6]
Notes:
- ^1 – Nikola Tsolov, Sami Meguetounif, Mari Boya and Max Esterson all received grid penalties post-qualifying for impeding several drivers.[8]
- ^2 – James Wharton originally finished thirteenth, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Tommy Smith, demoting him to P18 in the final classification.[9]
Feature Race
[edit]The Feature race was held on 7 July 2024, at 08:20 local time (UTC+1).
Notes:
- ^1 – Callum Voisin originally won the race, but he received a ten-second time-penalty for overtaking off the track and gaining an advantage. As a result, Arvid Lindblad inherited the win.
- ^2 – Oliver Goethe and Charlie Wurz both received ten-second time penalties after the Sprint race, which were converted into a grid drop of five places for causing collisions.[9]
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Collantine, Keith (16 May 2024). "F3 drivers Stenshorne and Tsolov banned for one round each". RaceFans.net. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "James Wharton to drive for Hitech Pulse-Eight at Silverstone". fiaformula3.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Formula 3 2024 Result for Round 7: United Kingdom, Silverstone 5-7 July 2024". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "QUALIFYING: Browning takes dramatic Pole Position in rain-affected session". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "FIA Formula 3 Silverstone Sprint Race rescheduled". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "SPRINT RACE: Home favourite Lindblad dominates to take victory at Silverstone". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Several drivers penalised following Silverstone Qualifying". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Several drivers penalised following Silverstone Sprint Race". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "FEATURE RACE: Lindblad completes Silverstone double in action-packed affair". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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