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
Location	Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Sprint Race
Date 19 March 2022 Laps 20 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 Pole position Driver Franco Colapinto Van Amersfoort Racing Time 1:46.249 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	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 1]	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 2]	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. Bearman ended up second and Alexander Smolyar finished third.^[6]

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	+1.5893	2	9
3	11	Alexander Smolyar	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 1]	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 2]	Carlin	20	+53.412	23
22	14	László Tóth	Charouz Racing System	20	+53.7203	28
23	21	Hunter Yeany	Campos Racing	20	+54.2784	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

• ^3 – Oliver Bearman and László Tóth originally finished the race first and 21st, but were each given a five-second penalty for track limit infringements.
• ^4 – 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 1]	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 2]	Carlin	23	+38.167	23
21	21	Hunter Yeany	Campos Racing	23	+38.2975	24
22	2	Roman Staněk	Trident	23	+38.303	2
23	11	Alexander Smolyar	MP Motorsport	23	+38.7956	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	+1:11.6117	26
DNF	19	Nazim Azman	Hitech Grand Prix	4	Collision/Spin	25
DNF	10	Caio Collet	MP Motorsport	1	Collision damage	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][7]

Notes

• ^5 - 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.^[8]
• ^6 - 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.
• ^7 - Enzo Trulli received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Francesco Pizzi.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Victor Martins 25 2 Arthur Leclerc 24 3 Oliver Bearman 17 4 Grégoire Saucy 15 5 Juan Manuel Correa 14

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 54 2 Prema Racing 47 3 Hitech Grand Prix 14 4 MP Motorsport 12 5 Van Amersfoort Racing 12

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

See also

• 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
• 2022 Sakhir Formula 2 round

Notes

1. Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver competing under a British licence.^[2]
2. Benavides is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan driver competing under a Spanish licence.^[3]

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. "FEATURE RACE: Martins prevails in Sakhir to win over Leclerc". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
8. "Yeany handed post-Feature Race time penalty". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-03-20.

External links

• Official website

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