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Australia  2025 Melbourne Formula 3 round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Layout of the Albert Park Circuit
LocationAlbert Park Circuit
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CourseTemporary street circuit
5.278 km (3.280 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 15 March 2025
Laps 20
Podium
First Mexico Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing
Second Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR
Third Poland Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR
Time 1:38.069 (on lap 10)
Feature Race
Date 16 March 2025
Laps 16
Pole position
Driver Brazil Rafael Câmara Trident
Time 1:34.999
Podium
First Brazil Rafael Câmara Trident
Second Denmark Noah Strømsted Trident
Third France Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Rafael Câmara Trident
Time 1:49.748 (on lap 11)

The 2025 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 16 March 2025 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It was the opening round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship[1] and was held in support of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.

The round marked the first use of the new Formula 3 car, the Dallara F3 2025, during a race weekend.[2]

Classification

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Summary

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Rafael Câmara qualified on pole position at Albert Park Circuit, ahead of Noah Strømsted and Théophile Naël.[3][4] Santiago Ramos won the sprint race,[5][6] while pole sitter Câmara won the feature race.[7][8][9] Câmara leads the championship by 9 points ahead of Naël and 10 points ahead of Strømsted.

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on 14 March 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Entrant Time/Gap Grid
SR 		Grid
FR
1 5 Brazil Rafael Câmara Trident 1:34.999 12 1
2 4 Denmark Noah Strømsted Trident +0.129 11 2
3 20 France Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing +0.567 10 3
4 28 Italy Nikita Bedrin[a] AIX Racing +0.771 9 4
5 17 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport +0.826 8 5
6 6 Austria Charlie Wurz Trident +0.840 7 6
7 11 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing +0.925 6 7
8 3 United States Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing +1.039 5 8
9 14 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR +1.120 4 9
10 25 Poland Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport +1.126 3 10
11 30 Peru Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil +1.233 2 11
12 21 Mexico Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing +1.269 1 12
13 15 Austria Joshua Dufek Hitech TGR +1.293 13 13
14 19 France Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport +1.337 14 14
15 24 New Zealand Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport +1.345 15 15
16 12 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing +1.491 16 16
17 7 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix +1.656 17 17
18 23 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport +1.670 18 18
19 2 Mexico Noel León Prema Racing +1.743 19 19
20 26 Spain Javier Sagrera AIX Racing +1.819 20 20
21 9 Australia James Wharton ART Grand Prix +1.989 21 21
22 31 Singapore Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil +2.182 22 22
23 10 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing +2.427 23 23
24 8 Finland Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix +2.575 24 24
25 16 China Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR +2.820 25 25
26 22 Portugal Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing +3.118 26 26
27 27 Italy Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing +3.787 27 27
28 1 Italy Brando Badoer Prema Racing +6.516 28 28
107% time: 1:41.648 (+6.649)
— 29 Italy Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil +14.363 29 29
— 18 Spain Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport +18.659 30 30
Source:[11]

Sprint race

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The sprint race was held on 15 March 2025, at 11:15 local time (UTC+11).

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 21 Mexico Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing 20 42:20.594 1 10
2 14 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR 20 +0.408 4 9 (1)
3 25 Poland Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport 20 +0.676 3 8
4 11 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing 20 +0.891 6 7
5 30 Peru Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil 20 +1.038 2 6
6 28 Italy Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 20 +1.217 9 5
7 20 France Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +1.406 10 4
8 12 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 20 +1.738 16 3
9 23 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 20 +2.403 18 2
10 2 Mexico Noel León Prema Racing 20 +2.944 19 1
11 3 United States Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing 20 +3.851 5
12 10 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing 20 +4.440 23
13 8 Finland Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix 20 +4.587 24
14 31 Singapore Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil 20 +5.897 22
15 16 China Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR 20 +7.116 25
16 29 Italy Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil 20 +7.770 29
17 24 New Zealand Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport 20 +9.033 15
18 1 Italy Brando Badoer Prema Racing 20 +9.730 28
19 27 Italy Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing 20 +11.057 27
20 22 Portugal Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing 20 +11.461 26
21 19 France Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport 20 +13.2561 14
22 15 Austria Joshua Dufek Hitech TGR 20 +28.0082 13
DNF 4 Denmark Noah Strømsted Trident 15 Retired 11
DNF 18 Spain Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport 15 Collision 30
DNF 26 Spain Javier Sagrera AIX Racing 15 Collision 20
NC 17 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 13 +7 laps 8
DNF 7 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 2 Collision 17
DNF 5 Brazil Rafael Câmara Trident 2 Collision 1
DNF 9 Australia James Wharton ART Grand Prix 2 3 Collision 21
DNF 6 Austria Charlie Wurz Trident 0 Retired 7
Fastest lap set by Norway Martinius Stenshorne: 1:38.069 (lap 10)
Source:[12]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Alessandro Giusti originally finished eleventh, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for Safety Car infringement, subsequently dropping him down to 21st.
  • ^2 – Joshua Dufek originally finished 18th, but later received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage and another ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, dropping him down to 22nd in the final classification.
  • ^3 – James Wharton was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision.

Feature race

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The feature race was held on 16 March 2025, at 9:05 local time (UTC+11). Originally scheduled for 20 laps, the race was red-flagged on lap 18 due to heavy rain, and the results were taken from lap 16.

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Gap Grid Pts.
1 5 Brazil Rafael Câmara Trident 16 34:43.966 1 25 (2+1)
2 4 Denmark Noah Strømsted Trident 16 +0.517 2 18
3 20 France Théophile Naël Van Amersfoort Racing 16 +1.152 3 15
4 28 Italy Nikita Bedrin AIX Racing 16 +1.732 4 12
5 17 Germany Tim Tramnitz MP Motorsport 16 +2.298 5 10
6 6 Austria Charlie Wurz Trident 16 +3.253 6 8
7 11 Thailand Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak Campos Racing 16 +3.734 7 6
8 14 Norway Martinius Stenshorne Hitech TGR 16 +4.923 9 4
9 25 Poland Roman Bilinski Rodin Motorsport 16 +5.651 10 2
10 3 United States Ugo Ugochukwu Prema Racing 16 +7.193 8 1
11 15 Austria Joshua Dufek Hitech TGR 16 +8.347 13
12 7 Netherlands Laurens van Hoepen ART Grand Prix 16 +8.819 17
13 2 Mexico Noel León Prema Racing 16 +9.962 19
14 24 New Zealand Louis Sharp Rodin Motorsport 16 +11.671 15
15 26 Spain Javier Sagrera AIX Racing 16 +12.805 20
16 21 Mexico Santiago Ramos Van Amersfoort Racing 16 +13.867 12
17 10 Spain Mari Boya Campos Racing 16 +15.184 23
18 16 China Gerrard Xie Hitech TGR 16 +16.739 25
19 22 Portugal Ivan Domingues Van Amersfoort Racing 16 +18.926 26
20 8 Finland Tuukka Taponen ART Grand Prix 16 +19.276 24
21 9 Australia James Wharton ART Grand Prix 16 +20.297 21
22 30 Peru Matías Zagazeta DAMS Lucas Oil 16 +21.2991 11
23 18 Spain Bruno del Pino MP Motorsport 16 +21.380 30
24 29 Italy Nicola Lacorte DAMS Lucas Oil 16 +22.252 29
25 19 France Alessandro Giusti MP Motorsport 16 +23.020 14
26 1 Italy Brando Badoer Prema Racing 16 +23.648 28
27 27 Italy Nicola Marinangeli AIX Racing 16 +25.079 27
DNF 31 Singapore Christian Ho DAMS Lucas Oil 12 Crash 22
DNF 12 Bulgaria Nikola Tsolov Campos Racing 0 Collision 16
DNF 23 United Kingdom Callum Voisin Rodin Motorsport 0 Collision 18
Fastest lap set by Brazil Rafael Câmara: 1:49.748 (lap 11)
Source:[13]

Notes:

  • ^1 – Matías Zagazeta originally finished 13th, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, subsequently dropping him down to 22nd.

Standings after the event

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Bedrin is a Russian driver competing under an Italian licence.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Donlic, Ramiza (14 March 2025). "F3 Melbourne Preview: A Season Opener Like No Other". Last Word on Motorsports. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ Spadi, Daniele (17 March 2025). "4 things we learned from the 2025 Melbourne F3 round". Feeder Series. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (14 March 2025). "Camara leads Trident 1-2 on qualifying debut in new FIA F3 car". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  4. ^ Whitfield, Harry (14 March 2025). "Rafael Camara takes maiden F3 pole position for season opener in Australia". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ^ Smith, Jack Oliver (15 March 2025). "Santiago Ramos wins Melbourne F3 Sprint under Safety Car". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ^ Whitfield, Steve (15 March 2025). "Santiago Ramos takes maiden win in first race of FIA F3's new era". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ^ Donlic, Ramiza (16 March 2025). "2025 F3 Australia: Câmara Dominates in Challenging Conditions". Last Word on Motorsports. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  8. ^ Whitfield, Harry (15 March 2025). "Rafael Camara takes Melbourne F3 Feature Race win in tricky conditions". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  9. ^ Whitfield, Steve (15 March 2025). "Camara wins red-flagged FIA F3 feature race washout in Melbourne". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Nikita Bedrin". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  11. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Qualifying - Final Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  12. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Sprint Race- Provisional Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  13. ^ "FIA Formula 3 Championship - 2025 Melbourne event - F3 Feature Race - Provisional Result" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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