The 2022 Silverstone Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 2 and 3 July 2022 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

Multiple driver changes took place for the fourth round at the

. On the weekend before the Silverstone round,

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confirmed that

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would return to the series after missing the previous two rounds following

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he sustained on early April 2022.

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also returned to the championship after last competing at the

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, driving for

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. Following the

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driver

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was denied of getting a visa for the entry into the

. Hence, he was not able to take part at the fourth round in Silverstone and was then replaced by

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driver

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, who returned to the series after competing in the previous season.

Classification

Qualifying

Rookie and Carlin driver

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took his maiden Formula 3 pole position on home soil ahead of

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and

Zane Maloney Zane Maloney (born 2 October 2003) is a Barbadian racing driver. He was the 2019 British F4 champion and finished as runner-up in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing for Trident. In December 2022, it was announced he was joining the Red ...

Sprint race

Notes: * –

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received a five-second time penalty for lining up on the grid outside of the confines of his grid box, which is a breach of Article 37.9 of the FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations. Both Charouz drivers László Tóth and

received the same penalty, but the penalties became invalid as they eventually retired from the Sprint Race.

Feature race

Notes: * –

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and

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both received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits multiple times. * –

received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with László Tóth in the Sprint race. * –

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received a ten-second time penalty for 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.

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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