The 2025 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 24 May 2025 at the
Circuit de Monaco
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in
Monte Carlo
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, Monaco. It was the fourth round of the
2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the
2025 Monaco Grand Prix
The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 TAG Heuer Grand Prix de Monaco 2025) was a Formula One
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.
In the group qualifying format,
Nikola Tsolov claimed his maiden pole position ahead of
Roman Biliński.
Martinius Stenshorne won the sprint race, ahead of
Tuukka Taponen and
Laurens van Hoepen
Laurens van Hoepen (; born 6 September 2005) is a Dutch racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with ART Grand Prix. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with the French outf ...
. A large crash on the opening lap saw five cars eliminated from the race, with
James Hedley withdrawing from the weekend due to a hand injury.
Tsolov then won the feature race from pole position, followed by Bilinski and
Mari Boya.
By winning the feature race, Tsolov set a new record for the most wins (5) in Formula 3. Despite not finishing the feature race after his wheel came loose,
Rafael Câmara
Rafael Chaves Câmara (; born 5 May 2005) is a Brazilian racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Trident Racing, Trident.
Câmara is the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship, 2024 Formula Regional European champ ...
remained in the championship lead, thirteen points ahead of
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 ...
.
Classification
Qualifying
Group A
Qualifying for Group A was held on 23 May 2025, at 11:05 local time (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Group B
Qualifying for Group B was held on 23 May 2025, at 11:29 local time (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Notes:
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Rafael Câmara
Rafael Chaves Câmara (; born 5 May 2005) is a Brazilian racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Trident Racing, Trident.
Câmara is the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship, 2024 Formula Regional European champ ...
was given a three-place grid penalty for both races for violating the minimum delta time under red flag conditions. This demoted him from 5th to 8th for the sprint race, and from 8th to 11th for the feature race.
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Brando Badoer had his fastest lap time deleted for causing a red flag. This demoted him from 12th to 13th.
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Nicola Lacorte was disqualified from qualifying for failing to respect a black flag after receiving physical assistance from the track marshals. He was permitted to start both races from the back of the grid.
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James Hedley was withdrawn from the feature race after sustaining a hand injury in the sprint race.
Sprint race
The sprint race was held on 24 May 2025, at 10:45 local time (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Notes:
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Bruno del Pino was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, and was later given a five-second penalty for a false start. This demoted him from 18th to 22nd.
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Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak was given a thirty-second penalty for re-taking his grid position after being passed by other cars on the formation lap. This demoted him from 19th to 23rd.
Feature race
The feature race was held on 25 May 2025, at 08:00 local time (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).
Notes:
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Joshua Dufek was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 12th to 17th.
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Noah Strømsted was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 14th to 18th.
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Ivan Domingues was given a ten-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. This demoted him from 18th to 20th.
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Nicola Marinangeli was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. This demoted him from 19th to 21st.
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 Monaco Grand Prix
The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 TAG Heuer Grand Prix de Monaco 2025) was a Formula One
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars ...
*
2025 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
The 2025 Monte Carlo FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 23 and 25 May 2025 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the fifth round of the 2025 Formula 2 Championship, 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was ...
References
External links
Official website{{FIA Formula 3 rounds
2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship
2025 in Monegasque motorsport