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Preview ROUND 2 LE CASTELLET FRANCE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Circuit Paul Ricard SATURDAY RACE 1 >> 20 LAPS >> 116.904 KM 40 min. Start/Finish Offset RACE 2 >> 20 LAPS >> 116.904 KM 40 min. 5.842 KM +0.064 km SUNDAY RACE 3 >> 20 LAPS >> 116.904 KM 40 min. AVERAGE TEMP. 26°/17° VIRAGE DE LA DRS WHEN TO WATCH SAINTE-BEAUME DETECTION AVERAGE RAINFALL 15 mm 06 ZONE 1 ALL TIMES LOCAL (GMT +2) SPEED TRAP 07 LIGNE DROITE LAP RECORD 2019 FRIDAY 18 JUNE DU MISTRAL 05 04 10:05 Practice Session . 45 min. CHICANE 1:49.519 (192.032 KM/H) S 09 VIRAGE S ECTO NORD 03 ECT R 2 Jake Hughes (HWA RACELAB) 13:50 Qualifying Session . 30 min. DU CAMP OR * 1 16:05 Press Conference VIRAGE DE L’HÔTEL COURBE DE 08 SIGNES SATURDAY 19 JUNE 02 01 MAXIMUM SPEED “S” DE LA 10 VERRERIE VIRAGE 10:10 Race 1 . 20 laps or 40 min. 293.6 KM/H in 2019 Race 2 * DU LAC 14 VIRAGE DE 11:15 Press Conference BENDOR Christian Lundgaard (ART Grand Prix) 16:40 Race 2 . 20 laps or 40 min. 12 * 13 17:45 Press Conference 3 COMPOUND 15 R VIRAGE COURBE DU O GARLABAN T Allocation DU PONT C E SUNDAY 20 JUNE S 11:40 Race 3 . 20 laps or 40 min. DRS * DETECTION DOUBLE DROITE DU 11 HARD 12:45 Press Conference ZONE 2 BEAUSSET *Note: You can join the Press Conference via Zoom upon request. THE STory so far FROM THE GRID Victor Martins MP Motorsport The 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Edgar in the early stages of Race 1 “The layout at Circuit straight with the DRS, and before makes a much-anticipated return at the to finish ahead of Trident’s Clément Paul Ricard is quite fun: Beausset too because even though you Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend, after Novalak and MP Motorsport’s Caio there are some quite don't have DRS you do have a long an action-packed opening round in Collet. Meanwhile, PREMA Racing’s long straights with straight. It’s going to be quite tricky to Barcelona last month. Caldwell emerged victorious from a some technical stay close to the cars in Sector 1 and to frenetic Race 2, which saw two front row corners. I think stay in the 1 second range to have DRS. An exhilarating weekend of racing crashes in just six laps, winning out over it's quite during the season-opener at the Circuit de tricky to get “The new format is pretty exciting Barcelona-Catalunya saw three drivers, MP’s Victor Martins and ART’s Frederik because it doesn't disadvantage a Vesti. everything Alexander Smolyar, Olli Caldwell, and right. It’s in rookie driver. The guys coming back Dennis Hauger all crowned Formula 3 Red Bull Junior Hauger got his France, so it's for a second year haven't really race winners for the first time. In addition Championship contending campaign pretty exciting experienced the format yet either. We have to manage pushing the car to the to three new podium sitters, the round off to a strong start in Race 3, with a for me as it’s my also saw a total of 15 drivers pick up limits and having some margin. It's also dominant lights-to-flag that saw him cross home race, but at the end of the day points across the three races first races important to think twice before making a the line with an impressive 4s lead. The you still expect to do that same job and of the season. decision, because if you do something Norwegian also scored PREMA’s second you expect to deliver the same results. in Race 1, it can affect Race 2 and then ART Grand Prix’s Smolyar sealed an win of the weekend, coming home “It's difficult to know what to expect your weekend isn't great. impressive first victory in Formula 3, ahead of academy-mate Jack Doohan, when it comes to tyre management darting ahead of reserve polesitter Jonny and HWA RACELAB’s Matteo Nannini. because I've never been to Le Castellet “My goal for this weekend is to enjoy with a Formula 3 car. I’ve been with it as much as possible, as it will be Formula Renault before, but we didn't first home race supporting Formula 1. have as much degradation. The target Having support from the spectators will for me is to analyse what happened be awesome. I need to enjoy it but still in MP’s previous Formula 3 races and work like I do every weekend, and if I understand as much as possible before do, I will be able to deliver really good we get into the car for Free Practice. results. I've seen in the past that it's when you expect the least from yourself that “I think the most overtakes are going you get the most, so I just need to keep to be before the chicane on the long calm and go from there.” The CHALLENGERS STAT PACK After three races Dennis Hauger > The Formula 3 race lap record at the > Just one driver has previously (34 points) leads the Drivers’ Circuit Paul Ricard is 1:49.519, set competed in a Formula 3 race at Championship, with a narrow 2-point by Jake Hughes with HWA RACELAB Le Castellet: Logan Sargeant, with gap to teammate Olli Caldwell (32) who in 2019. Carlin Buzz Racing in 2019. was one of five drivers to score points in all three races in the opening round. > At 5.842km in length Circuit Paul > A fastest lap for ART’s Frederik Vesti The PREMA duo lead Clément Novalak Ricard is the second longest circuit at Paul Ricard would see him equal (28) who sits in third ahead of Alpine on the 2021 calendar, shorter only the existing record of four, currently Academy driver Victor Martins (24), the than Spa-Francorchamps. held by Oscar Piastri and Marcus highest placed rookie, in fourth. Trident’s Armstrong. Jack Doohan (21), who collected his Johnathan Hoggard makes his Formula 3 Formula 3 podium in Barcelona rounds debut this weekend, replacing Pierre- TYRE TALK MARIO ISOLA (PIRELLI HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING) SAYS: out the top five. Louis Chovet at Jenzer Motorsport. Hoggard featured in both post-season PREMA Racing lead the way in the tests last year, but this weekend will be “Paul Ricard provides quite a varied is always a possibility in the warm Teams’ Championship (66 points) after his first appearance of the 2021 season. challenge for the tyres, but the main weather you expect in the south of France strong weekends for both Hauger and demands are the lateral forces through in June. We saw some great racing in Caldwell. Second placed Trident (49) are Meanwhile Chovet steps in for Campos the fast corners such as Signes. There Formula 3 on this circuit two years ago, 17 points back, and lead MP Motorsport Racing driver László Tóth at the Spanish are also some long straights and heavy and with the hard compound being (44) by just five points. ART Grand Prix team this weekend, after the Hungarian braking zones. The surface is fairly nominated rather than the medium, the (38) and HWA RACELAB (16) are in rookie tested positive for COVID-19 smooth, though, meaning degradation is drivers should be able to push harder fourth and fifth, respectively. during pre-race PCR testing. fairly low, although thermal degradation throughout all three races.” CONTACT Alexa Quintin - Head of Media and Communications [email protected] +33 (0)6 23 900 777 • Katie McGuinness - Press Officer [email protected] +44 (0)7929 731 457 For more information please visit www.fiaformula3.com Follow us @FIAFormula3 @fiaf3 @formula3 ROUND 2 Preview LE CASTELLET FRANCE ON-BOARD 2021 ENTRY LIST CAMERAS SEASOn STATS 1 Dennis Hauger HAU PREMA Racing NOR 18 y/o A total 15 drivers scored points in the opening round 2 Arthur Leclerc LEC in Barcelona, the second highest number of drivers to MON 20 y/o Rookie score points in a single round since Formula 3 began. 3 Olli Caldwell CAL 15 GBR 19 y/o 4 Jack Doohan DOO Of the 15 who scored points, five drivers scored Trident AUS 18 y/o points in all three races: 3 second years and 5 Clément Novalak NOV 2 rookies, Victor Martins and Caio Collet. FRA 20 y/o 5 6 David Schumacher SCH DEU 19 y/o Eight teams scored points at Circuit de Catalunya- 7 Frederik Vesti VES Barcelona, and five teams were represented on the ART Grand Prix DNK 19 y/o podium across the three races. 8 Alexander Smolyar SMO 8 RUS 19 y/o 9 Juan Manuel Correa JCO After 3/21 RACES USA 21 y/o Rookie 2021 CLASSIFICATIONS 10 Jak Crawford CRA drivers’ standings teams’ standings Hitech Grand Prix USA 16 y/o Rookie POS. DRIVER R1M R2M R3M PTS SHUFFLE POS. TEAM R1M R2M R3M PTS SHUFFLE 11 Ayumu Iwasa IWA JPN 19 y/o Rookie 1. Dennis Hauger.................................. 1M ......34 . 1. PREMA Racing .......................... 1M ..1M ..... 66 . 12 Roman Stanek STA M 2. Trident .............................................................. 49 . CZE 17 y/o 2. Olli Caldwell ............................1 ................32 . 14 Matteo Nannini NAN 3. Clément Novalak ..........................................28 . 3. MP Motorsport .............................................. 44 . HWA RACELAB ITA 17 y/o Rookie 4. Victor Martins ........................................24 . 4. ART Grand Prix ................ 1M ...................... 38 . RAS 15 Oliver Rasmussen 5. Jack Doohan ..................................................21 . 5. HWA RACELAB............................................