The 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 28 and 30 July 2023 at the

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has held ...

Stavelot Stavelot (; german: Stablo ; wa, Ståvleu) is a town and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Francorchamps and Stavelot. It is best known as the home of Sp ...

, Belgium. It was the penultimate race of the

2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship The 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula 3 cars that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship will be the fourteenth season of Formula 3 racing and the ...

, and was held in support of the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix.

Driver changes

Prior to the round at the Spa-Francorchamps, Rodin Carlin announced that Euroformula Open racer

Francesco Simonazzi Francesco Simonazzi (born 8 March 2004) is an Italian racing driver who is currently racing in the Euroformula Open Championship with BVM Racing. He previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship with the same outfit. Career Lower form ...

had taken over

Max Esterson Maxwell Esterson (born 9 October 2002) is an American racing driver and sim-racer who most recently competed in the GB3 Championship with Fortec Motorsports. He also has competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin. He is also a ...

's seat for the rest of the season.

Classification

Qualifying

Notes: * - Gabriele Minì received a 5-place grid penalty for the feature race for causing a collision with

Pepe Martí Josep Maria "Pepe" Martí Sobrepera (born 13 June 2005) is a Spanish racing driver who most recently raced in the FIA Formula 3 for Campos Racing. He is a race winner in the UAE and Spanish Formula 4 championships, and also the 2022 Formula Reg ...

in the sprint race.

Sprint Race

No points were awarded after this race as there was no two consecutive laps under green flag. However, prior to the evening full points were awarded to all drivers, who finished in top 10 as all 12 racing laps were completed. Notes: * -

Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan (born 6 February 2005) is a British racing driver of Irish descent who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Prema Racing. He most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin. He is ...

received a 5-second time penalty for overtaking

Hugh Barter Hugh Barter (born 15 September 2005) is an Australian-Japanese racing driver who is currently racing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Campos Racing. He previously competed in both the Spanish F4 and French F4 Championship, finishing r ...

off track. * -

Dino Beganovic Dino Beganovic ( bs, Beganović �dino bɛˈɡanovitɕ born 19 January 2004) is a Swedish-Bosnian racing driver, currently set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He was the 2022 Formula Regional European Cham ...

received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Gabriel Bortoleto. * -

Rafael Villagómez Rafael Villagómez Jr. (born 10 November 2001) is a Mexican race car driver who is currently competing in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing. He won the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy competition in 2019. Career ...

received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with

Sebastián Montoya Sebastián "Sebas" Montoya Freydell (born 11 April 2005) is a Colombian-American racing driver who is currently competing for Prema Racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship and the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Campos Racin ...

. * - Tommy Smith received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with

Oliver Goethe Oliver Goethe (born 14 October 2004) is a Danish-German racing driver based in Monaco, who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Trident. He is the current champion of the Euroformula Open Championship by winning eleven rac ...

Feature Race

Notes: * -

Luke Browning Luke Browning (born 31 January 2002) is a British racing driver, he is the current GB3 Championship Champion driving for Hitech Grand Prix. He was also the champion of the 2020 F4 British Championship with Fortec Motorsports. Career Junior ...

received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Ido Cohen. * -

received a 30-second time penalty for his mechanics leaving the starting grid too late. * – Gabriele Minì crashed out on the sighting lap and was therefore unable to start the race.

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
{{FIA Formula 3 rounds

Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...

2023 in Belgian motorsport