The 2025 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 16 March 2025 at the

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. It was the opening round of the

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and was held in support of the

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. The round marked the first use of the new Formula 3 car, the

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, during a race weekend.

Classification

Summary

Rafael Câmara qualified on pole position at

, ahead of Noah Strømsted and Théophile Naël. Santiago Ramos won the sprint race, while pole sitter Câmara won the feature race. Câmara leads the championship by 9 points ahead of Naël and 10 points ahead of Strømsted.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 14 March 2025, at 14:00 local time (

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Sprint race

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

). Notes: * –

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originally finished eleventh, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for Safety Car infringement, subsequently dropping him down to 21st. * –

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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. * – James Wharton was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision.

Feature race

The feature race was held on 16 March 2025, at 9:05 local time (

). 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. Notes: * –

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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

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

Classification

Summary

Qualifying

Sprint race

Feature race

Standings after the event

See also

Notes

References

External links