Pr view ROUND 3 SPIELBERG AUSTRIA IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Red Bull Ring SATURDAY RACE 1 Grid set by reversing Top 12 of Q. Results >> 24 LAPS >> 103.506 KM 40 min. Start/Finish Offset RACE 2 Grid set by reversing Top 12 of R1 Results >> 24 LAPS >> 103.506 KM 40 min. 4.318 KM 0.126 km SUNDAY RACE 3 Grid set by Qualifying Results >> 24 LAPS >> 103.506 KM 40 min. DRS AVERAGE TEMP. 23°/10° SPEED DETECTION WHEN TO WATCH TRAP AVERAGE RAINFALL 115 mm 04 RAUCH ZONE 3 ALL TIMES LOCAL (GMT +2) RINDT 09 LAP RECORD 2020 FRIDAY 02 JULY 05 R 3 TO EC Practice Session . 45 min. 2 S 1:19.429 (195.706 KM/H) 09:30 TOR SEC PIRELLI 10 13:50 Qualifying Session . 30 min. REMUS 03 RED BULL Sebastián Fernández (ART Grand Prix) MOBILE 16:05 Press Conference* 06 08 VOESTALPINE MAXIMUM SPEED SATURDAY 03 JULY 02 DRS DETECTION 10:35 Race 1 . 24 laps or 40 min. 268.9 KM/H in 2020 Race 2 * ZONE 2 07 WÜRTH Press Conference 11:40 KURVE S Jake Hughes (HWA RACELAB) E CT O R 17:45 Race 2 . 24 laps or 40 min. 1 18:50 Press Conference* COMPOUND Allocation SUNDAY 04 JULY NIKI LAUDA 01 11:05 Race 3 . 24 laps or 40 min. KURVE * DRS 12:10 Press Conference DETECTION MEDIUM ZONE 1 *Note: You can join the Press Conference via Zoom upon request. THE STory so far FROM THE GRID David Schumacher Trident It has been an enthralling start to the home third to take not only his first points “I really like how “When it comes to the best overtaking season for the 2021 FIA Formula 3 in the category but also his first podium technical the Red Bull zones, that’s easy: into Turn 3 and Championship. After a six-week interlude as well. Ring is. If you have probably the Rauch corner, which is following the opening round at the Circuit A sensational drive for Arthur Leclerc in a bad exit from Turn 4. These are the main spots for de Barcelona-Catalunya, the 30-strong Race 1, which saw the Ferrari protégé Turn 10, you're overtaking, so that's where the most field arrived at Paul Ricard ready to climb from 30th to 12th, was followed going to lose action will be happening. I'm pretty jump back into the fray and get their by a controlled lights-to-flag victory in a lot of time sure this is the number one circuit on our Championship campaigns in motion. Race 2, with the PREMA driver taking on the main calendar this year for overtaking. It's ART Grand Prix got off to a strong start in his first victory in Formula 3 from reverse straight. pretty much a drag race to get the DRS, Qualifying, with Frederik Vesti claiming grid pole. The Monegasque’s teammate, Since there and whoever has the biggest tow will pole by almost two-tenths of a second. Dennis Hauger secured a one-two are quite a be quickest on the straight. It is easy to The French outfit was the only team to see finish for the Italian team beating out few straights, overtake on the straight, so that's where all three of their drivers qualify in the top Martins, who made his second podium it is not easy to we'll see the most moves and the most ten, with Alexander Smolyar lining up in appearance of the day. make up a lot of interesting racing. P7 and Juan Manuel Correa in P9. time and a small Sunday saw rain roll over the hills of Le mistake can cost “Finishing in the top ten in Qualifying is It was Smolyar who went on to seal an Castellet, with the grid obliged to start you a lot, so this is probably one of the the number one objective. The tests at the impressive victory in one of the most on wet tyres. Trident’s Jack Doohan, sides of the track that I like. I also really Red Bull Ring went pretty well for us. We dramatic Formula 3 races in recent seemingly unphased by the rainy like that the last two corners are high- had good Qualifying pace and good memory, clinching the win in Race 1 conditions, drove a brilliant race to seal speed ones, which are really my thing, long run pace as well so I think it should his first Formula 3 victory from fourth from a starting position of sixth. The ART so I'm looking forward to those. be a pretty good weekend.” driver beat out MP Motorsport’s Victor on the grid. The Australian came home Martins, who was up from 10th, seizing ahead of long-time race leader Hauger, the lead from the Frenchman with a last who finished P2 for the second time in STAT PACK gasp move on the final lap. Meanwhile, two days, and MP’s Caio Collet who reverse polesitter Calan Williams came crossed the line in third. > The Formula 3 race lap record at > Seven drivers on the current grid now the Red Bull Ring is 1:19.429 set by have Formula 3 race wins to their The CHALLENGERS Sebastián Fernández with ART name (Hauger, Leclerc, Caldwell, Grand Prix in 2020. Doohan, Vesti, Smolyar and After two rounds Dennis Hauger after a win for Leclerc and two podiums Sargeant). (66 points) has edged further ahead in for Hauger at Paul Ricard. Second-placed > At 4.318km in length the Red Bull the Drivers’ Championship with a 6-point Trident (107) are just 15 points back and Ring is the second shortest circuit > Dennis Hauger has led 47 laps, lead to Victor Martins (60), with both head MP Motorsport (95) by 12 points. on the 2021 calendar, just 59 meters more than any other driver on the drivers having made three visits to the ART Grand Prix (81) are in fourth longer than Zandvoort Circuit. grid. Logan Sargeant has led 44, podium so far this season. The Trident meanwhile Hitech Grand Prix (19 points) and Alexander Smolyar 40. duo of Jack Doohan (58) and Clément trail in 5th. > The Red Bull Ring also has the fewest Novalak (49) sit in third and fourth corners of any track on this year’s respectively after both picked up a solid Campos Racing’s László Tóth has made calendar at just 10, four fewer than haul of points in Le Castellet. PREMA’s a full recovery after testing positive Zandvoort. Olli Caldwell (41) rounds out the top five. for Covid-19 ahead of Round 2 in Le > PREMA Racing (122 points) continue to Castellet. The Hungarian driver returns to Three of the current grid have lead the way in the Teams’ Championship action in car #20 this weekend. previously stood on the podium at the Red Bull Ring, Frederik Vesti, Clément Novalak and Logan Sargeant. TYRE TALK MARIO ISOLA (PIRELLI HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING) SAYS: > MP Motorsport Caio Collet was > ART Grand Prix have already “Austria is the first time that the P Zero than significant lateral demands. I’m sure quickest around the Red Bull Ring in claimed two victories in the first two Yellow medium compound tyres have we can look forward to a very close and pre-season testing, beating the F3 rounds of the 2021 season alone, been nominated this season in Formula 3 competitive weekend, where getting a race lap record by more than eight the same number of wins they – although the drivers had the chance to clean lap in qualifying will be important tenths, with a 1:18.592. finished the 2020 season with. get to grips with them during pre-season over such a short track and with the high testing at the same circuit. Generally, the number of F3 cars attending the event. > MP Motorsport have already Red Bull Ring is a low-degradation track We also know that the weather can play achieved five podiums this season, characterized by a smooth surface, with a role, having experienced both extreme two more than they achieved in the a focus on traction and braking rather heat and heavy rain there in recent years.” entirety of the 2021 season. 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