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2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship

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Victor Martins became the 2022 FIA Formula 3 champion.

The 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula 3 cars that was sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was the thirteenth season of Formula 3 racing and the fourth season run under the FIA Formula 3 Championship moniker. It was an open-wheel racing category that served as the third tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category was run in support of selected rounds of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Trident entered the championship as the reigning teams' champion, having secured their title at the last race of the 2021 season. In 2022 however, they were bested by Prema Racing, who won their third teams' championship.

Victor Martins, driving for ART Grand Prix, won the drivers' championship, ahead of Zane Maloney (Trident) and Oliver Bearman (Prema).

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As the championship was a spec series, all teams and drivers that competed in the championship ran the same car, the Dallara F3 2019.[1] For the 2022 season, a new chassis was to be introduced, but this change had been halted by the cost-cutting measures introduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Teams No. Driver Rounds
Italy Trident 1 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar 1, 4–9
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen 2–3
2 Czech Republic Roman Staněk All
3 Barbados Zane Maloney All
Italy Prema Racing 4 Monaco Arthur Leclerc All
5 United States Jak Crawford All
6 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman All
France ART Grand Prix 7 France Victor Martins All
8 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy All
9 United States Juan Manuel Correa 1, 3–9
Netherlands MP Motorsport 10 Brazil Caio Collet All
11 Alexander Smolyar[a] 1–3, 5–9
Romania Filip Ugran 4
12 India Kush Maini All
Czech Republic Charouz Racing System 14 Hungary László Tóth All
15 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 1
Germany David Schumacher 2, 8
Germany Lirim Zendeli 3
Portugal Zdeněk Chovanec[b] 4–5
Australia Christian Mansell[c] 6–7
Italy Alessandro Famularo[d] 9
16 Italy Francesco Pizzi All
United Kingdom Hitech Grand Prix 17 United States Kaylen Frederick All
18 France Isack Hadjar All
19 Malaysia Nazim Azman All
Spain Campos Racing 20 Spain David Vidales All
21 United States Hunter Yeany 1–5, 9
Monaco Oliver Goethe[e] 6–7
Colombia Sebastián Montoya 8
22 Spain Pepe Martí All
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 23 Israel Ido Cohen All
24 Finland Niko Kari 1
Italy Federico Malvestiti 2–9
25 Finland William Alatalo All
United Kingdom Carlin 26 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan All
27 United States Brad Benavides[f] All
28 Italy Enzo Trulli All
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 29 Argentina Franco Colapinto All
30 Mexico Rafael Villagómez All
31 United Kingdom Reece Ushijima[g] All

Team changes

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Van Amersfoort Racing joined the series after purchasing HWA Racelab's assets in October 2021.[6]

Driver changes

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2021 teams' champions Trident saw two of its drivers graduate to Formula 2, Jack Doohan and Clément Novalak signing with Virtuosi Racing and MP Motorsport respectively. They were replaced by Red Bull Junior Jonny Edgar, who moved from Carlin after achieving 18th in the 2021 season, and 2019 British F4 champion Zane Maloney, who came 4th in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship. David Schumacher moved to DTM and was replaced by Roman Staněk, returning for his third year in the series after driving with Hitech Grand Prix in 2021.[7][8][9]

Prema Racing's Dennis Hauger left Formula 3 after winning the championship in 2021 and joined Formula 2 with the team. His seat was taken by Ferrari-backed ADAC and Italian F4 champion Oliver Bearman. Alongside him, Prema signed Jak Crawford, moving over from Hitech Grand Prix to replace Olli Caldwell, who stepped up to Formula 2 with Campos Racing.[10][7]

ART Grand Prix also promoted one driver to the higher rank, with Frederik Vesti graduating to the outfit's Formula 2 team. His teammate Alexander Smolyar left the team and was replaced by reigning Formula Regional European champion Grégoire Saucy. Vesti's seat was filled by Victor Martins, who moved over from MP Motorsport for his second season.[11][12][13]

MP Motorsport signed 2020 BRDC British Formula 3 runner-up Kush Maini to replace Tijmen van der Helm, who moved to endurance racing full-time. Maini was joined by Alexander Smolyar, who switched from ART Grand Prix for his third year in the series, swapping teams with Victor Martins.[14][12]

Charouz Racing System lined up László Tóth, moving from Campos Racing, with whom he came 32nd in 2021. He replaced Logan Sargeant, who would compete in Formula 2 with Carlin. Tóth was partnered by Francesco Pizzi, graduating from the Formula Regional European Championship, where he came 20th in 2021, and GB3 Championship runner-up Ayrton Simmons, who already competed for the team in the 2021 season finale. They replaced Hunter Yeany, who left for Campos Racing, and Zdeněk Chovanec.[15][16][17][18]

Hitech Grand Prix driver Ayumu Iwasa also graduated to Formula 2 after signing for DAMS. His replacement was new Red Bull Junior Isack Hadjar, fifth place in the Formula Regional European Championship. Jak Crawford and Roman Staněk also left the team, joining Prema Racing and Trident, respectively. They were replaced by Kaylen Frederick, moving over from Carlin, and Nazim Azman, graduating from the Euroformula Open.[19][7][9][20][21]

Campos Racing fielded an all-new driver lineup as László Tóth moved to Charouz Racing System, Amaury Cordeel joined new team Van Amersfoort Racing in Formula 2 and Lorenzo Colombo left the series after one year to compete in Prema's WEC programme. The team hired Pepe Martí, who raced for Campos' Spanish F4 team in 2021. He was partnered by Hunter Yeany, who switched from Charouz Racing System, and David Vidales, who joined the series after coming tenth in the Formula Regional European Championship.[15][22][23][17][24]

Jenzer Motorsport drivers Calan Williams and Filip Ugran signed with Trident in Formula 2 and Van Amersfoort Racing in the Euroformula Open, respectively. Williams was replaced by former Carlin driver Ido Cohen. The team also signed Formula Regional European Championship podium finisher William Alatalo, and later announced the return of Niko Kari to the series for the first round of the season.[25][26][27]

Carlin saw their three drivers Jonny Edgar, Kaylen Frederick and Ido Cohen move to Trident, Hitech and Jenzer, respectively. The team promoted GB3 champion and new Williams junior Zak O'Sullivan from their GB3 division, and Brad Benavides and 2021 F4 UAE champion Enzo Trulli from their Euroformula Open team.[7][20][28][29][30]

Van Amersfoort Racing signed Rafael Villagómez, rejoining the team after racing for them in the Euroformula Open and for HWA Racelab in Formula 3 in 2021, as well as rookies Franco Colapinto, a race winner in the Formula Regional European Championship and the European Le Mans Series, and Reece Ushijima, who came fourth in the GB3 Championship.[31][32][33]

Mid-season changes

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Multiple driver changes took place for the second round at the Imola Circuit. Trident driver Jonny Edgar pulled out of the championship after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease and was replaced by former HWA Racelab driver Oliver Rasmussen.[34] Federico Malvestiti returned to the championship after a year's absence, replacing Niko Kari at Jenzer Motorsport.[35] Charouz Racing System driver Ayrton Simmons vacated his seat and was replaced by David Schumacher, who previously raced with the team in 2020.[36] ART Grand Prix fielded only two cars at Imola, as Juan Manuel Correa was forced to miss the event due to a foot injury.[37]

Lirim Zendeli returned to the championship, having last competed in 2020, to replace David Schumacher at Charouz Racing System for the third round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as Schumacher prioritised competing in the clashing DTM round at the Lausitzring.[38] Juan Manuel Correa returned to his seat at ART Grand Prix after recovering from his injury.[39]

Jonny Edgar returned to Trident for the fourth round at Silverstone Circuit after his health improved.[40] Charouz Racing System again changed the driver of their number 15 car, with Lirim Zendeli replaced by Zdeněk Chovanec, who last competed for the team in the final three rounds of 2021.[41] MP Motorsport's Alexander Smolyar was unable to obtain a British visa to attend the Silverstone round and was replaced by Filip Ugran, who last raced in the championship in 2021 with Jenzer Motorsport.[42] Smolyar returned to MP Motorsport for the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring.

Euroformula Open leader Oliver Goethe stood in for Hunter Yeany at Campos Racing for the sixth round at the Hungaroring. Yeany had broken his wrist in an accident at the previous round.[43] Goethe's Euroformula championship rival Christian Mansell became the fifth driver in the Charouz Racing System number 15 car when he replaced Zdeněk Chovanec at the Hungaroring round.[44]

David Schumacher returned to Charouz Racing System for the Zandvoort weekend, replacing Christian Mansell who prioritised his Euroformula Open campaign.[45] Also prioritising Euroformula was Campos Racing's Oliver Goethe. As Hunter Yeany was not yet fully recovered from his injury, the team drafted in Formula Regional European Championship racer Sebastián Montoya.[46]

Both Campos Racing and Charouz Racing System updated their lineups again for the season finale at Monza. Campos' Hunter Yeany returned from injury after a two-month absence as Sebastián Montoya reverted his focus to the Formula Regional European Championship. David Schumacher had to vacate his Charouz seat once more to attend his DTM commitments and was replaced by former FREC racer Alessandro Famularo, who became the sixth different driver to drive the #15 car in just nine rounds.[47]

Race calendar

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A provisional nine-round calendar was announced on 15 October 2021:

Round Circuit Sprint race Feature race
1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 19 March 20 March
2 Italy Imola Circuit, Imola 23 April 24 April
3 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 21 May 22 May
4 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 2 July 3 July
5 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 9 July 10 July
6 Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 30 July 31 July
7 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 27 August 28 August
8 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 3 September 4 September
9 Italy Monza Circuit, Monza 10 September 11 September
Source:[48]

Calendar changes

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After changing the weekend format to three races per weekend in 2021, the format was reverted back to more race weekends with two races each in 2022. As in Formula 2, the race weekends featured a sprint race and a feature race, with the latter being longer and worth more points.

Regulation changes

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Sporting changes

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The race weekend format returned to a similar format to the seasons before 2021. On Saturday, only one race was held, with the grid still formed by reversing the top twelve drivers from qualifying, while the Sunday race was started in qualifying order.[49]

The championship scoring format was reprofiled. The points for pole position and fastest lap were each cut in half; now awarding 2 points for pole, and 1 for the fastest lap in each race. The points for the sprint race were changed significantly, with 10 points being awarded for the winner, 9 points for 2nd, then 8 for 3rd, descending all the way to 1 point for 10th. These changes were also applied to Formula 1's other feeder series, the FIA Formula 2 Championship.[50]

Season report

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Round 1: Bahrain

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The season began at the Bahrain International Circuit where newcomers Van Amersfoort Racing and rookie driver Franco Colapinto set the fastest time in their first FIA Formula 3 qualifying session, taking pole position for the feature race. Zak O'Sullivan started the sprint race on reverse-grid pole position after qualifying twelfth, but was overtaken in the early laps by Oliver Bearman and eventually dropped to sixth place. Bearman crossed the finish line first but received a five-second time penalty for track limits violations, handing Isack Hadjar the race victory.

Pole-sitter Colapinto held the lead for much of the feature race but was passed by Victor Martins and Arthur Leclerc, who started thirteenth. A track-limits time penalty later dropped Colapinto to fifth place. Martins' victory put him at the top of the drivers' championship standings at the end of the first round, one point ahead of Leclerc.

Round 2: Italy (Imola)

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Zane Maloney set the fastest qualifying time at the Imola Circuit and Franco Colapinto started the sprint race from pole position. Colapinto was passed by Caio Collet early in the sprint race, which was interrupted by two safety car periods; firstly when Zak O'Sullivan and Pepe Martí went into the gravel and secondly for a collision involving Reece Ushijima and Federico Malvestiti. Colapinto reclaimed the lead from Collet on the final lap shortly before a collision between Collet and Isack Hadjar eliminated Collet from the race. Colapinto crossed the finish line to take his and his team's first FIA Formula 3 race victory.

The feature race began in damp conditions. Drivers who opted to start on wet-weather tyres had an early advantage and Caio Collet overtook eight cars on the first lap to claim the lead from pole-sitter Zane Maloney. A safety car period followed after Francesco Pizzi spun, prompting Collet to pit for slick tyres and drop down the order. Pepe Martí, who started 24th, remained on wet tyres and passed Maloney for the lead, but soon pitted for slick tyres as the safety car was deployed following a crash for Brad Benavides. As the race was restarting, Maloney spun and stalled the car, allowing Roman Staněk into the lead. Staněk was soon passed by Oliver Bearman before the safety car was deployed for a third time to recover Maloney's car. Staněk reclaimed the lead with two laps remaining, whilst Bearman and Grégoire Saucy were taken out of podium contention after colliding at the final corner of the final lap. Staněk's victory was his first in FIA Formula 3. At the end of the round, Victor Martins remained in the lead of the championship, level on points with Arthur Leclerc.

Round 3: Spain

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Roman Staněk claimed feature race pole position in qualifying at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and David Vidales started the sprint race from pole and held his lead at the start. Jak Crawford gradually caught up to Vidales after passing Juan Manuel Correa, but dropped back after his attempt to overtake failed. Vidales went on to score his first FIA Formula 3 race win. Championship leader Victor Martins retired from the race with mechanical problems, allowing Arthur Leclerc, who finished fourth, to take the lead in the standings.

Martins took the lead of the feature race from pole-sitter Staněk at the first corner. The race was interrupted by two safety cars, firstly when Rafael Villagómez and Kush Maini collided and again when Brad Benavides crashed. Martins maintained the lead to take his second race win of the season ahead of Staněk and Isack Hadjar. Martins reclaimed first place in the drivers' standings by six points over Staněk; Leclerc, classified sixteenth after receiving a penalty for colliding with Vidales, dropped to fifth in the championship.

Round 4: Great Britain

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Zak O'Sullivan claimed his and Carlin's maiden FIA Formula 3 pole in qualifying at Silverstone Circuit, while Reece Ushijima earned his first start from pole in the reverse-grid sprint race. Ushijima was overtaken by championship leader Victor Martins at the first corner. Isack Hadjar, who started the race fourth, had passed Kush Maini and Ushijima to run in second place when the safety car was deployed to recover the stricken cars of Charouz Racing System teammates László Tóth and Zdeněk Chovanec, who had collided. Hadjar then overtook Martins on the penultimate lap to claim his second win of the season.

An accident involving Franco Colapinto brought out the safety car on the first lap of the feature race. Arthur Leclerc overtook pole-sitter O'Sullivan just as the safety car was being deployed, and was ordered to relinquish the position. Leclerc was able to pass O'Sullivan for the lead shortly after racing resumed. Another safety car period was called later in the race after a collision at Copse corner involving Rafael Villagómez and Nazim Azman. Oliver Bearman, who had passed Caio Collet for third place on the penultimate lap, was close to claiming second place from O'Sullivan as the two crossed the finish line side-by-side. O'Sullivan held second place by 0.051 seconds. After the fourth round, Martins remained at the top of the drivers' championship, six points ahead of second-placed Leclerc.

Round 5: Austria

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Isack Hadjar took his first FIA Formula 3 pole position in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring. Caio Collet started the sprint race from pole, but was passed by Juan Manuel Correa on the first lap before the safety car was deployed to recover Rafael Villagómez's spun car. On lap six, Correa's car began to slow and he retired from the race, handing the lead back to Collet. The safety car was deployed again on lap 10 when Zane Maloney, Oliver Bearman and Arthur Leclerc were involved in a collision. Shortly after the restart, Jak Crawford, who had earlier overtaken Franco Colapinto for second place, passed Collet for the lead to claim his first victory in FIA Formula 3.

The feature race began in wet conditions behind the safety car. Pole-sitter Hadjar resisted second-placed Victor Martins at the start and extended his lead over the next 20 laps. In the closing stages of the race, contact between Francesco Pizzi and Zdeněk Chovanec (who had also collided earlier in the race) beached Chovanec in the gravel and the safety car was deployed. Hadjar held his lead at the restart, meanwhile a crash involving Collet, Crawford and Jonny Edgar dropped all three drivers out of the points. Hadjar took the chequered flag for his third win of the season, and first feature race victory. This promoted him to second in the drivers' championship, one point behind leader Martins.

Round 6: Hungary

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Alexander Smolyar claimed feature race pole position at the Hungaroring, his first since 2020. Campos Racing stand-in driver Oliver Goethe started first in the sprint race, which took place in wet conditions and began behind the safety car. Goethe dropped to fourth place on the opening lap, allowing Franco Colapinto into the lead. Colapinto defended from Caio Collet and Isack Hadjar through two safety car restarts before Collet ultimately overtook for the lead. Collet's win was his first in FIA Formula 3, whilst teammate Kush Maini took his first podium finish. Hadjar finished fourth ahead of Victor Martins in sixth, allowing Hadjar to claim the lead of the drivers' championship by one point.

The feature race began as a standing start but in damp conditions. Smolyar, Zane Maloney and Oliver Bearman maintained their top three starting places to finish the race on the podium, with Smolyar claiming his first victory of the season and Maloney his first FIA Formula 3 podium. The track began to dry towards the end of the race, and some drivers, including 22nd-place starter Zak O'Sullivan, elected to change to dry-weather tyres. O'Sullivan used this advantage to rise to fourth place by the finish line. The round ended with Isack Hadjar and Victor Martins tied on points at the top of the drivers' championship, but with Hadjar ahead by virtue of having won more races.

Round 7: Belgium

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Caio Collet took his first feature race pole position at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in a wet-to-dry qualifying session, whilst none of the championship top four (Hadjar, Martins, Leclerc and Crawford) qualified higher than twentieth. Zak O'Sullivan qualified twelfth to claim sprint race pole position. On the first lap, contact between O'Sullivan and second-placed Juan Manuel Correa caused damage to both cars and forced them to make pit stops for repairs. Brad Benavides inherited the lead but was soon overtaken by Oliver Bearman, who started fifth. A high-speed collision at Blanchimont corner between Oliver Goethe and Zane Maloney brought out the red flag, stopping the race for barrier repairs. Both drivers were uninjured. Bearman held his position at the restart and went on to take his first FIA Formula 3 race win.

Maloney passed pole-sitter Collet on the first lap of the feature race, however both cars were off-track during the overtake. Collet forced third-placed Francesco Pizzi into the gravel upon rejoining the track, for which he was given a time penalty. The safety car was soon deployed after Kush Maini collided with Pizzi, Ido Cohen and Victor Martins. When racing resumed, Maloney was ordered to relinquish the lead, which was then traded between Oliver Goethe and Collet before Maloney was able to reclaim the position. Roman Staněk made his way into second place to make a Trident one-two finish, with Maloney achieving his first victory in the series. Collet's penalty dropped him from third to sixth and promoted Oliver Bearman to the podium. Bearman's two podium finishes moved him up to second place in the drivers' championship, one point behind leader Isack Hadjar.

Round 8: Netherlands

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Zane Maloney claimed his second pole position of the season in qualifying at Circuit Zandvoort. Juan Manuel Correa started the sprint race from first place. Fourth-placed starter Caio Collet had a better start than Zak O'Sullivan and Grégoire Saucy, passing them both into turn one. Collet then caught and passed Correa for the lead on lap five. Collet took the race victory, his second of the year, and Correa's second-place finish was his first podium in the category.

Victor Martins took the lead of the feature race from Maloney at the first corner, but Maloney — who followed Martins closely over the following laps — retook the lead on lap twelve. A late-race safety car to recover Rafael Villagómez's beached car saw no change in the lead; Maloney claimed his second consecutive feature race victory. Martins' podium finish promoted him to the lead of the championship, five points ahead of Isack Hadjar.

Round 9: Italy (Monza)

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Alexander Smolyar took pole position in the final qualifying session of the season at Monza Circuit, whilst championship contender Hadjar crashed and qualified sixteenth. Franco Colapinto started the sprint race on pole position. Championship leader Martins found the gravel on the first lap after contact with Oliver Bearman, dropping him to the back. Colapinto maintained first place to record his second win of the season. Oliver Bearman improved from seventh on the grid to second at the finish line, having overtaken Caio Collet and Jonny Edgar in one corner to reach the podium. Martins was able to recover a point, making up three places on the final lap. The results of the sprint race left six drivers (Martins, Hadjar, Bearman, Maloney, Staněk and Leclerc) in mathematical championship contention going into the final race, with Martins six points ahead of Hadjar and thirteen ahead of Bearman.

The lead of the feature race was contested during the opening laps, with Smolyar, Maloney and Martins all trading the position. Smolyar later retired from the race with suspension damage from contact with Leclerc and Staněk. Bearman progressed to second place after passing Martins and challenged Maloney for the lead. Shortly afterwards and with five laps remaining, the safety car was deployed to recover the cars of Kush Maini and Brad Benavides, who had collided and hit the barriers. The red flag was then shown so the barriers could be repaired, however the race was not restarted. Martins' third-place finish would have guaranteed him the championship title, however multiple drivers including Martins were then issued time penalties for track limits violations. After a delay, Martins was classified fourth, enough to declare him champion. Maloney's third consecutive feature race win promoted him to second in the standings.

Results and standings

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Season summary

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Report
1 S Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Barbados Zane Maloney France Isack Hadjar United Kingdom Hitech Grand Prix Report
F Argentina Franco Colapinto Czech Republic Roman Staněk France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix
2 S Italy Imola Circuit United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Argentina Franco Colapinto Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing Report
F Barbados Zane Maloney Czech Republic Roman Staněk Czech Republic Roman Staněk Italy Trident
3 S Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya United States Jak Crawford Spain David Vidales Spain Campos Racing Report
F Czech Republic Roman Staněk France Victor Martins France Victor Martins France ART Grand Prix
4 S United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit France Isack Hadjar France Isack Hadjar United Kingdom Hitech Grand Prix Report
F United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United States Jak Crawford Monaco Arthur Leclerc Italy Prema Racing
5 S Austria Red Bull Ring Monaco Arthur Leclerc United States Jak Crawford Italy Prema Racing Report
F France Isack Hadjar France Isack Hadjar France Isack Hadjar United Kingdom Hitech Grand Prix
6 S Hungary Hungaroring Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Netherlands MP Motorsport Report
F Alexander Smolyar United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Alexander Smolyar Netherlands MP Motorsport
7 S Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps United Kingdom Jonny Edgar United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Italy Prema Racing Report
F Brazil Caio Collet Barbados Zane Maloney Barbados Zane Maloney Italy Trident
8 S Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort Brazil Caio Collet Brazil Caio Collet Netherlands MP Motorsport Report
F Barbados Zane Maloney Barbados Zane Maloney Barbados Zane Maloney Italy Trident
9 S Italy Monza Circuit Alexander Smolyar Argentina Franco Colapinto Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing Report
F Alexander Smolyar United Kingdom Jonny Edgar Barbados Zane Maloney Italy Trident

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in both races. The feature race pole-sitter also received two points, and one point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both races. No extra points were awarded to the sprint race pole-sitter, as the grid for that was set by reversing the top twelve qualifiers.

Sprint race points

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. One point was awarded to the driver who set the fastest lap if he finished in the top 10. No fastest lap point was awarded if it was set by a driver outside the top 10.[51]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Points 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Feature race points

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers. Bonus points were awarded to the pole-sitter and to the driver who set the fastest lap and finished in the top ten.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2 1

Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver BHR
Bahrain
IMO
Italy
CAT
Spain
SIL
United Kingdom
RBR
Austria
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
ZAN
Netherlands
MNZ
Italy
Points
SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR
1 France Victor Martins Ret 1 2 9 Ret 1 2 7 8 2 6 10 21 Ret 7 2 10 4 139
2 Barbados Zane Maloney 4 Ret 6 Ret 21 13 7 11 Ret 5 10 2 Ret 1 17 1 4 1 134
3 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman 2 6 12 17 12 5 9 3 16 3 5 3 1 3 11 25 2 2 132
4 France Isack Hadjar 1 25 5 3 10 3 1 5 10 1 4 18 9 14 6 5 27 9 123
5 Czech Republic Roman Staněk 24 22 4 1 8 2 6 Ret 5 11 9 12 2 2 10 4 12 6 117
6 Monaco Arthur Leclerc 5 2 13 4 4 16 8 1 4 4 27 8 5 11 12 12 8 5 114
7 United States Jak Crawford 27 7 3 2 2 6 10 6 1 22 20 5 11 17 9 6 7 3 109
8 Brazil Caio Collet 7 Ret 24† 11 3 7 11 4 2 27 1 9 10 6 1 7 3 20 88
9 Argentina Franco Colapinto 25 5 1 22 Ret 8 13 Ret 3 6 2 15 15 12 13 3 1 15 76
10 Alexander Smolyar 3 23 8 14 6 4 9 7 15 1 3 9 14 10 25 27 76
11 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan 6 18 Ret 6 18 27† 14 2 12 17 18 4 20 13 3 23 Ret 11 54
12 United Kingdom Jonny Edgar 13 11 15 8 7 21 13 24 4 5 4 9 5 8 46
13 United States Juan Manuel Correa 9 4 5 10 21 Ret Ret 10 12 6 17 15 2 24 13 24 39
14 India Kush Maini 15 16 20 5 17 25 4 22 19 25† 3 7 13 Ret 18 11 11 13 31
15 Switzerland Grégoire Saucy Ret 3 Ret 23† 11 11 18 25 11 14 7 11 12 Ret 5 Ret 6 28† 30
16 Spain David Vidales 10 8 11 8 1 Ret 12 9 18 12 Ret 13 7 8 21 Ret DNS Ret 29
17 United States Kaylen Frederick 8 10 16 7 7 9 5 12 6 23 19 20 Ret 16 15 13 Ret 25 27
18 Finland William Alatalo 11 9 15 10 15 12 19 16 Ret 8 16 16 6 7 30 Ret 14 7 24
19 Monaco Oliver Goethe 8 28 Ret 4 15
20 United Kingdom Reece Ushijima 12 17 Ret 18 9 19 3 10 17 13 11 14 14 10 22 19 19 10 13
21 Colombia Sebastián Montoya 8 8 7
22 Denmark Oliver Rasmussen 7 Ret 16 14 4
23 United States Brad Benavides 21 20 14 Ret 25 Ret NC 20 20 20 Ret 22 8 18 26 Ret 18 14 3
24 Israel Ido Cohen 14 15 23 13 23 22 17 15 14 9 Ret 17 24† Ret 29 16 15 12 2
25 Mexico Rafael Villagómez 17 12 9 20 14 Ret 26 Ret Ret 15 17 21 23 19 28 Ret 26 Ret 2
26 Spain Pepe Martí 28† 13 Ret 15 13 20 20 23 13 Ret 14 29 Ret 22 19 14 9 26 2
27 Italy Francesco Pizzi 19 Ret 10 Ret 24 17 24 14 15 24 21 27 19 21 16 18 17 16 1
28 Germany David Schumacher 18 12 20 15 0
29 Italy Federico Malvestiti Ret 21 19 21 25 13 21 26 25 25 18 26 24 20 16 18 0
30 Finland Niko Kari 26 14 0
31 Germany Lirim Zendeli 20 15 0
32 Malaysia Nazim Azman 16 Ret 21 19 Ret 18 22 Ret 24 16 23 26 16 20 25 21 21 21 0
33 United States Hunter Yeany 23 21 17 16 27 26 16 19 22 WD 24 17 0
34 Italy Enzo Trulli 20 26 22 24 22 24 27 17 25 18 24 19 DSQ 24 23 17 20 22 0
35 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 18 19 0
36 Romania Filip Ugran 23 18 0
37 Hungary László Tóth 22 24 19 25 26 23 Ret 21 23 19 26 Ret 22 25 27 22 22 19 0
38 United Kingdom Christian Mansell 22 23 Ret 23 0
39 Italy Alessandro Famularo 23 23 0
40 Portugal Zdeněk Chovanec Ret 24 26 Ret 0
Pos. Driver SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Points
BHR
Bahrain
IMO
Italy
CAT
Spain
SIL
United Kingdom
RBR
Austria
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
ZAN
Netherlands
MNZ
Italy
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Notes:

  • † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team BHR
Bahrain
IMO
Italy
CAT
Spain
SIL
United Kingdom
RBR
Austria
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
ZAN
Netherlands
MNZ
Italy
Points
SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR
1 Italy Prema Racing 2 2 3 2 2 5 8 1 1 3 5 3 1 3 9 6 2 2 355
5 6 12 4 4 6 9 3 4 4 20 5 5 11 11 12 7 3
27 7 13 17 12 16 10 6 16 22 27 8 11 17 12 25 8 5
2 Italy Trident 4 11 4 1 8 2 6 8 5 5 9 2 2 1 4 1 4 1 301
13 22 6 Ret 16 13 7 11 7 11 10 12 4 2 10 4 5 6
24 Ret 7 Ret 21 14 15 Ret Ret 21 13 24 Ret 5 17 9 12 8
3 France ART Grand Prix 9 1 2 9 5 1 2 7 8 2 6 6 12 15 2 2 6 4 208
Ret 3 Ret 23† 11 10 18 25 11 10 7 10 17 Ret 5 24 10 24
Ret 4 Ret 11 21 Ret Ret 14 12 11 21 Ret 7 Ret 13 28
4 Netherlands MP Motorsport 3 16 8 5 3 4 4 4 2 7 1 1 3 6 1 7 3 15 195
7 23 20 11 6 7 11 18 9 25† 3 7 10 9 14 10 11 20
15 Ret 24† 14 17 25 23 22 19 27 15 9 13 Ret 18 11 25 27
5 United Kingdom Hitech Grand Prix 1 10 5 3 7 3 1 5 6 1 4 18 9 14 6 5 21 9 150
8 25 16 7 10 9 5 12 10 16 19 20 16 16 15 13 27 21
16 Ret 21 19 Ret 18 22 Ret 24 23 23 26 Ret 20 25 21 Ret 25
6 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 12 5 1 18 9 8 3 10 3 6 2 14 14 10 13 3 1 10 91
17 12 9 20 14 19 13 Ret 17 13 11 15 15 12 22 19 19 14
25 17 Ret 22 Ret Ret 26 Ret Ret 15 17 21 23 19 28 Ret 26 Ret
7 United Kingdom Carlin 6 18 14 6 18 24 14 2 12 17 18 4 8 13 3 17 18 11 57
20 20 22 24 22 27† 27 17 20 18 24 19 20 18 23 23 20 13
21 26 Ret Ret 25 Ret NC 20 25 20 Ret 22 DSQ 24 26 Ret Ret 22
8 Spain Campos Racing 10 8 11 8 1 20 12 9 13 12 8 13 7 4 8 8 9 17 53
23 13 17 15 13 26 16 19 18 Ret 14 28 Ret 8 19 14 24 26
28† 21 Ret 16 27 Ret 20 23 22 WD Ret 29 Ret 22 21 Ret DNS Ret
9 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 11 9 15 10 15 12 17 13 14 8 16 16 6 7 24 16 14 7 26
14 14 23 13 19 21 19 15 21 9 25 17 18 26 29 20 15 12
26 15 Ret 21 23 22 25 16 Ret 26 Ret 25 24† Ret 30 Ret 16 18
10 Czech Republic Charouz Racing System 18 19 10 12 20 15 24 14 15 19 21 23 19 21 16 15 17 16 1
19 24 18 25 24 17 Ret 21 23 24 22 27 22 23 20 18 22 19
22 Ret 19 Ret 26 23 Ret 24 26 Ret 26 Ret Ret 25 27 22 23 23
Pos. Team SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Points
BHR
Bahrain
IMO
Italy
CAT
Spain
SIL
United Kingdom
RBR
Austria
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
ZAN
Netherlands
MNZ
Italy
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap

Notes

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  1. ^ Alexander Smolyar is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Chovanec is a Czech-Venezuelan-Portuguese driver competing under a Portuguese licence.
  3. ^ Mansell is an Australian driver competing under a British licence.
  4. ^ Famularo is a Venezuelan driver competing under an Italian licence.
  5. ^ Goethe is a Danish-German driver competing under a Monegasque licence.
  6. ^ Benavides is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan driver who competed under a Spanish licence in rounds 1–3 and an American licence from round 4 onwards.[3][4]
  7. ^ Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver competing under a British licence.[5]

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