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The 2024 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 26 May 2024 at the
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. It was the fourth round of the
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and was held in support of the
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Driver changes

Prior to the weekend,
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announced
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race winner James Hedley as a replacement driver for
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, after the Peruvian driver was ruled out of this round due to
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Classification


Summary

Gabriele Minì set the fastest qualifying time at the
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for the second consecutive year, with Christian Mansell setting the fastest time in the second group. Nikola Tsolov started the sprint race from pole position and maintained the place, whilst Tim Tramnitz claimed second place from Laurens van Hoepen at the first corner. Mansell and Arvid Lindblad then collided at the Casino Square corner, causing their retirements and eliminating three other drivers who were caught up in the accident. The race was red-flagged to clear the track. Tsolov held his position when racing resumed, and through another safety car restart when Kacper Sztuka retired, to claim his first victory in the category. Minì led the start of the feature race ahead of Mansell and Browning. Racing was interrupted by three safety cars; firstly when
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collided with
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, secondly when Sami Meguetounif crashed whilst attempting to avoid the collided cars of Tsolov and Noel León, and thirdly when Van Hoepen hit the wall attempting to overtake Joseph Loake. The top three drivers maintained their places through each restart and Minì took his first win of the season. His victory promoted him to the lead of the Drivers' Championship, four points ahead of Browning.


Qualifying


Group A

Qualifying for Group A was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:05 local time (
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).


Group B

Qualifying for Group B was held on 24 May 2024, at 11:29 local time (
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). Notes: * – James Hedley failed to set a time within the 107%-rule, but was later given permission by the stewards to start both races from the back of the grid.


Sprint Race

The Sprint race was held on 25 May 2024, at 10:45 local time (
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). Notes: * – James Hedley received a five-second time penalty post-race for failing to stay above the minimum time delta during the Safety Car procedure. However, his final position was not affected by the penalty. * –
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retired from the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.


Feature Race

The Feature race was held on 26 May 2024, at 08:00 local time (
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). Notes: * –
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set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to score the point for it.
Luke Browning Luke Browning (born 31 January 2002) is a British racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Hitech Pulse-Eight, Hitech Toyota Gazoo Racing, TGR as part of the Williams Driver Academy. A member of the Williams Driver Aca ...
scored the point for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10. * –
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received a five-place grid penalty for the Feature Race after causing a collision with
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Standings after the event

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.


See also

*
2024 Monaco Grand Prix The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 May 2024, at the Circuit de Monaco in Monaco. It was the eighth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. Th ...
* 2024 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round


Notes


References


External links


Official website
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