2022 Silverstone Formula 3 round
The 2022 Silverstone Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 2 and 3 July 2022 at the Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fourth round of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and was held in support of the 2022 British Grand Prix.
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| Round 4 of 9 in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent Circuit 5.891 km (3.661 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Driver changes
Multiple driver changes took place for the fourth round at the Silverstone Circuit. On the weekend before the Silverstone round, Trident confirmed that Jonny Edgar would return to the series after missing the previous two rounds following Crohn's disease he sustained on early April 2022.[1] Zdeněk Chovanec also returned to the championship after last competing at the 2021 Sochi Formula 3 round, driving for Charouz Racing System.
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, MP Motorsport driver Alexander Smolyar was denied of getting a visa for the entry into the United Kingdom. Hence, he was not able to take part at the fourth round in Silverstone and was then replaced by Romanian driver Filip Ugran, who returned to the series after competing in the previous season.
Classification
Qualifying
Rookie and Carlin driver Zak O'Sullivan took his maiden Formula 3 pole position on home soil ahead of Arthur Leclerc and Zane Maloney.[2]
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Sprint race
Notes:
- ^1 – Rafael Villagómez 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 Zdeněk Chovanec received the same penalty, but the penalties became invalid as they eventually retired from the Sprint Race.
Feature race
Notes:
- ^2 – Brad Benavides and Kush Maini both received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits multiple times.
- ^3 – Zdeněk Chovanec received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with László Tóth in the Sprint race.
- ^4 – Grégoire Saucy received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Roman Staněk.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- Ushijima is a Japanese-American driver competing under a British licence.[3]
- Benavides is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan driver who competed under a Spanish licence in rounds 1–3 and an American licence from round 4.[4][5]
- Chovanec is a Czech-Venezuelan driver competing under a Portuguese licence.[4][5]
References
- "Jonny Edgar returns with Trident at Silverstone". FIA Formula 3. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "QUALIFYING: O'Sullivan brings it home with unexpected maiden pole position". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Reece Ushijima". fiaformula3.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- "2022 Barcelona Event - Barcelona 2022 F3 Entry List" (PDF). FIA. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- "2022 Silverstone Event - Silverstone DRIVERS ENTRY LIST" (PDF). FIA. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- "Formula 3 2022 Result for Round 4: Great Britain, 01-03 July 2022". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "SPRINT RACE: Hadjar leaves it late to snatch victory from Martins". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- "FEATURE RACE: Leclerc scores first 2022 win after tight Silverstone battle". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 3 July 2022.