The 2025 Barcelona Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 30 May and 1 June 2025 at the
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya () is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit. The track has stands ...
. It was the fifth round of the
2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the
2025 Spanish Grand Prix
The 2025 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2025) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 1 June 2025, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the ninth round of t ...
.
Championship leader and rookie
Rafael Câmara took his fourth pole position in a season, becoming the first driver to do so. However, a crash at the start between him and fellow rookie
Tuukka Taponen saw him going pointless in the fourth sprint race of the season. In a race, that also saw championship runner-up
Tim Tramnitz
Tim Tramnitz (; born 16 November 2004) is a German people, German racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport, having competed with the team in 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, 2024. He is ...
retiring after a collision at the start, would bring up a new race winner with
Ivan Domingues.
Santiago Ramos completed the maiden 1-2 finish for
Van Amersfoort Racing in a Formula 3 race, with
Nikola Tsolov settling for third place.
The next day, Câmara crossed the line to win his third feature race of the season, with
Théophile Naël in the third Van Amersfoort car and
Alessandro Giusti
Alessandro "Sandro" Giusti (; born 10 September 2006) is a French racing driver who is competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport. He most recently competed with ART Grand Prix in the 2024 Formula Regional European ...
finishing second and third, respectively. Additionally, it was Giusti's maiden podium in FIA Formula 3.
Following the conclusion of this round, Câmara extended his lead by 26 points over Tsolov, who overtook Tramnitz in the standings for second place, with
Trident
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also extending its lead in their respective championship by 46 points over
Campos Racing
Campos Racing (formerly Adrián Campos Motorsport and Campos Grand Prix) is a Spanish motor racing team based in Alzira, Valencia, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos in 1997. The team has been successful in Formula Three, GP2 S ...
.
Classification
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 30 May 2025, at 15:00 local time (
UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Notes
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Tim Tramnitz
Tim Tramnitz (; born 16 November 2004) is a German people, German racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport, having competed with the team in 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, 2024. He is ...
was given a three-place grid penalty after the sprint race for causing a collision.
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Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak was given a three-place grid penalty for both races for impeding
Alessandro Giusti
Alessandro "Sandro" Giusti (; born 10 September 2006) is a French racing driver who is competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport. He most recently competed with ART Grand Prix in the 2024 Formula Regional European ...
during qualifying.
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Nicola Lacorte was given a ten-place grid penalty for both races for causing a collision during qualifying.
Sprint race
The Sprint race was held on 31 May 2025, at 10:05 local time (
UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Notes
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Ugo Ugochukwu originally finished seventeenth, but was later given a ten-second time-penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, demoting to 22nd.
Feature race
The Feature race was held on 1 June 2025, at 08:30 local time (
UTC+2
UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00.
As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Notes:
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James Wharton received a five-second time penalty for track limits violations. This demoted him from 12th to 16th.
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Bruno del Pino received a five-second time penalty for track limits violations. This demoted him from 13th to 17th.
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Mari Boya received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 10th to 22nd.
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Brad Benavides received a five-second time penalty for track limits violations. This did not affect his final classification.
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Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. received a ten-second stop and go penalty, converted to a thirty-second time penalty, for being out of position on the formation lap. This demoted him from 22nd to 25th.
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
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2025 Spanish Grand Prix
The 2025 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2025) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 1 June 2025, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the ninth round of t ...
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2025 Barcelona Formula 2 round
The 2025 Barcelona FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 30 May and 1 June 2025 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. It was the sixth round of the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Spanish ...
References
External links
Official website{{FIA Formula 3 rounds
2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship
2025 in Spanish motorsport