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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SAT. RACE 1 Grid set by reversing Top 12 of Q. Results >> 17 LAPS >> 118.944 KM 40 min. Start/Finish Offset RACE 2 Grid set by reversing Top 12 of R1 Results >> 17 LAPS >> 118.944 KM 40 min. 7.004 KM 0.124 km SUN. RACE 3 Grid set by Qualifying Results >> 17 LAPS >> 118.944 KM 40 min.

LES COMBES 05 07 MALMEDY AVERAGE TEMP. 21°/13° WHEN TO WATCH AVERAGE RAINFALL 106 mm KEMMEL STRAIGHT 06 ALL TIMES LOCAL (GMT +2) LAP RECORD 2019 FRIDAY 27 AUGUST SPEED 09 10:05 Practice Session . 45 min. TRAP 2:05.125 (201.513 KM/H) 08 RIVAGE

13:55 Qualifying Session . 30 min. 10 POUHON (PREMA Racing) * 16:05 Press Conference EAU ROUGE 03 11 INTER. 1 DRS 04 RAIDILLON MAXIMUM SPEED SATURDAY 28 AUGUST DETECTION ZONE 1 S ECT Race 1 . 17 laps or 40 min. 1 OR 10:05 R 02 2 303.5 KM/H in 2020 Race 2 O * T C SE 11:10 Press Conference E CTO FAGNES S 17 R 3 12 (Trident) Race 2 . 17 laps or 40 min. 19 CHICANE 17:55 BLANCHIMONT 16 13 19:00 Press Conference* COMPOUND 18 Allocation SUNDAY 29 AUGUST 14 DRS 10:40 Race 3 . 17 laps or 40 min. DETECTION 11:45 Press Conference* ZONE 2 MEDIUM LA SOURCE 01 PAUL FRÈRE *Note: You can join the Press Conference via Zoom upon request. 15 CURVE

THE STory so far FROM THE GRID ART Grand Prix

The stage is set for a spectacular there never looked in doubt, eventually “The biggest challenge Of course, you have Turn 1 where you resumption of the Championship battle in crossing the line 2.519s ahead of the at Spa is that it's have a bit of a DRS zone before the corner. the Ardennes Forest this weekend as the Brazilian. The pair were joined on the so long, so to put a But I would say the biggest overtaking second half of the 2021 FIA Formula 3 podium by Hitech’s Roman Stanek, who lap together is like zone is arriving to Turn 5, after Eau Rouge Championship, and the only double- collected his maiden podium at this level. putting almost two laps at the end of the Kemmel Straight, arriving header of the season, gets underway at Sunday’s Race 3 saw near-torrential together at other at the last chicane. It's a circuit where it's tracks and you Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. rainfall over the , but once easy to overtake but it's also very easy to need to get a Hauger demonstrated masterful again, the weather failed to halt the be overtaken, especially now I'm seeing lot of corners consistency in the first four rounds of unrelenting consistency of Hauger. The the dynamic of the Championship in the right. the season, but there’s no doubting that Norwegian showed masterful form in the races I can already predict there's going There are the Red Bull Junior still has a fight on his wet, beating his pole-sitting teammate to be a lot of action. very long hands. It was the young Norwegian’s Leclerc to victory and collecting a seventh straights “I think there are two JMs going to Spa: PREMA Racing teammate podium in just 12 races. Jack Doohan led which make there's going to be the 2021 Formula 3 a trio of Tridents across the line, securing who snatched pole in Friday’s Qualifying the exits out of season JM that's going to be focused and session last time out in , denying third and adding enough points to his some corners treat it like any other race. For sure, I want the Championship leader of a third pole, tally to move up into second place in the absolutely crucial. It's a track that's all to continue with my progression of the by just 0.089s. Championship. about rhythm, and it's also up and down season, score points, get a podium and Race 1 saw ’s Ayumu Carlin Buzz Racing’s a bit, so it's fun to drive but to put the I'd love to win a race. Then there is the Iwasa claim his Formula 3 maiden win tested positive for COVID-19 during perfect lap together is a big challenge. personal JM whose life has been marked after Lorenzo Colombo, who finished mandatory pre-event PCR testing ahead of by what happened in Spa two years ago. “I think the key to Qualifying is to put all first on track, was handed a post-race Round 5. In accordance with COVID-19 It will always be special for me because the laps you do together and make them time penalty. The Japanese rookie, who protocols the American driver will continue of what happened, because of Anthoine all count, because it's a track where started 3rd on the grid, finished ahead to isolate, and therefore will not compete losing his life there… It's always going very easily you can get a red flag with of PREMA’s and Charouz at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend. to be emotional. There is also that angle minutes to go and if you didn't put the Racing System’s who took which I will have to deal with. I will try Meanwhile, two drivers make their first push lap together you might not get his first podium finish of the season. to not let it distract me too much but it's a Formula 3 debuts with Charouz Racing a second push lap. You just need to make reality, and I am also happy to go there It was HWA RACELAB’s Matteo System in Spa. Reigning every lap count and try to stay in the Nannini who took the victory in Race 2, United States Champion Hunter Yeany pace as the lap progresses throughout and race again after so long. It's going to overcoming Charouz’ , to replaces Enzo Fittipaldi in car #30, and Qualifying. be an opportunity for me to face my fears collect his first F3 win. The Italian racer Zdenek Chovanec takes over from Reshad and show everyone that I can drive there got a strong launch off the line and from de Gerus in car #31. “It is one of the tracks with the most without any issues and hopefully have overtaking opportunities in the season. some good races.” The CHALLENGERS STAT PACK (152 points) will be PREMA Racing (287) continue gearing up to defend his 63-point lead in their dominant form in the Teams’ the Drivers’ Championship as the second Championship after another three > The Formula 3 race lap at the Circuit > now holds the record half of the season gets underway. Jack podiums at the Hungaroring. Second- de Spa-Francorchamps is 2:05.125 for the total number of career points Doohan (89) moves up one position placed Trident (194) are 88 points back set by Jehan Daruvala with PREMA scored in Formula 3, with a total of following his podium in Budapest, and lead ART Grand Prix (162) by 32 Racing in 2019. 226.5 points. The Dane has surpassed narrowly leading Olli Caldwell (86) by points. MP (107) remain in the previous record of 212 set by just three points. Frederik Vesti (80) sits six fourth and Hitech Grand Prix (64) round > At 7.004 KM long Spa-Francorchamps 2019 Champion . points back in fourth, ahead of Alexander out the top five. is the longest circuit on the 2021 > Smolyar (73) in fifth. Formula 3 calendar, 1.162 KM longer PREMA’s Dennis Hauger currently has than the next longest track, Circuit eight career podiums. He only needs . two more to equal the all-time TYRE TALK MARIO ISOLA ( HEAD OF F1 AND CAR RACING) SAYS: Formula 3 podium record, also held by Robert Shwartzman. > Just two members of the current grid “The P Zero Yellow medium tyre is that usually produces exciting racing in have previously stood on the podium nominated for Spa, where the tyres are Formula 3 as you also have to be prepared at Spa-Francorchamps. Charouz subjected to a range of different forces for rain and we will have the Cinturato Racing System’s Logan Sargeant around a lap that features high-speed wet-weather tyres on standby as always, claimed victory ahead of ART Grand corners, significant elevation changes capable of dealing with a wide variety of Prix’s Frederik Vesti in Race 2 at the and heavy braking zones. It is a circuit wet conditions.” circuit last year.

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ON-BOARD 2021 ENTRY LIST CAMERAS SEASOn STATS 1 Dennis Hauger HAU PREMA Racing NOR 18 y/o The first four rounds of the season have already produced nine different races winners. In both the 2020 2 Arthur Leclerc LEC MON 20 y/o Rookie and 2019 seasons, there were also nine race different winners. 3 Olli Caldwell CAL 9 GBR 19 y/o 4 Jack Doohan DOO Trident AUS 18 y/o After three rounds, 16 drivers from eight different teams have stood on the podium. 5 Clément Novalak NOV FRA 20 y/o 16 6 David Schumacher SCH DEU 19 y/o Dennis Hauger has scored points in ten consecutive races. The record for races finished in the points is held 7 Frederik Vesti VES ART Grand Prix DNK 19 y/o by David Beckmann, who scored in 15 consecutive 8 Alexander Smolyar SMO 10 races in 2020. RUS 20 y/o 9 Juan Manuel Correa JCO After 12/21 RACES USA 22 y/o Rookie 2021 CLASSIFICATIONS 10 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 IWA JPN 19 y/o Rookie 1. Dennis Hauger...... 1M...... 2M..... 152 = 1. PREMA Racing...... 1M... 2M...2M.....282 = Stanek STA 12 Roman 2. Jack Doohan...... 1M...... 89 +1 2. Trident...... 1M...1M.....194 = CZE 17 y/o 3. Olli Caldwell...... 1M...... 86 +1 M M 14 NAN 3. ART Grand Prix...... 2 ...... 1 .....162 = HWA RACELAB ITA 18 y/o M 4. Frederik Vesti...... 1 ...... 80 -2 4. MP Motorsport...... 107 = RAS 5. Alexander Smolyar...... 2M...... 73 +1 15 5. Hitech Grand Prix...... 1M...... 64 = DNK 20 y/o Rookie 6. Clément Novalak...... 70 +1 ...... = VIL 6. 60 16 Rafael Villagómez 7. Rookie...... 66 -2 MEX 19 y/o Rookie 7. HWA RACELAB...... 1M...... 42 = 8. R...... M...... +4 MAR Arthur Leclerc 1 44 17 Victor Martins 8. Carlin Buzz Racing...... 25 = MP Motorsport FRA 20 y/o Rookie 9. Matteo Nannini...... 1M...... 42 = 9. ...... 16 = 18 CCO 10. Caio Collet R...... 41 -2 BRA 19 y/o Rookie 10. ...... 10 = 11. Ayumu Iwasa R...... 1M...... 39 = VAN 19 12. David Schumacher...... 1M...... 35 +2 NLD 17 y/o Rookie 13. Logan Sargeant...... 35 = 20 László Tóth TOT Campos Racing HUN 21 y/o Rookie 14. Enzo Fittipaldi...... 25 +2 21 Lorenzo Colombo LCO 15. R...... 23 -5 ITA 20 y/o Rookie 16. Roman Staněk...... 19 +1 ACO 22 17. ...... 17 -2 BEL 19 y/o Rookie 18. Lorenzo Colombo R...... 10 +5 23 COH Carlin Buzz Racing ISR 20 y/o Rookie 19. Juan Manuel Correa R...... 9 -1 24 20. Jak Crawford R...... 6 -1 R MOST IMPROVED 21. Kaylen Frederick ...... 2 -1 EDG 25 Jonny Edgar 22. R...... 1 -1 GBR 17 y/o Rookie 23. Amaury Cordeel R...... 0 -1 26 Calan Williams WIL Jenzer Motorsport AUS 21 y/o 24. Tijmen Van der Helm R...... 0 = 27 Johnathan Hoggard HOG 25. ...... 0 << GBR 20 y/o Rookie LORENZO 26. Reshad de Gerus R...... 0 -1 UGR COLOMBO 28 27. Pierre-Louis Chovet R...... 0 -1 ROU 18 y/o Rookie Campos Racing 28. Oliver Rasmussen R...... 0 -1 29 Logan Sargeant SAR Charouz Racing USA 20 y/o 29. Ido Cohen R...... 0 -1 +5 PLACES System 30 Hunter Yeany YEA 30. Rafael Villagómez R...... 0 -1 gained in the drivers’ Rookie standings after USA 16 y/o R 31. László Tóth ...... 0 -1 Round 4 CHO 31 Zdenek Chovanek 32. Filip Ugran R...... 0 -1 (Budapest). PRT 16 y/o Rookie

POLE POSITION RACE 1 FASTEST LAP RACE 2 FASTEST LAP RACE 3 FASTEST LAP 2021 SEASOn RECAP WINNER M WINNER M WINNER M

SPAIN 1 07-08-09 May Barcelona Dennis Hauger Alexander Smolyar Alexander Smolyar Olli Caldwell Dennis Hauger Dennis Hauger Dennis Hauger Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya PREMA Racing ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix PREMA Racing PREMA Racing PREMA Racing PREMA Racing

FRANCE 2 18-19-20 June Le Castellet Frederik Vesti Alexander Smolyar Jack Doohan Arthur Leclerc Victor Martins Jack Doohan ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix Trident PREMA Racing MP Motorsport Trident Charouz Racing System

AUSTRIA 3 02-03-04 July Spielberg Dennis Hauger Dennis Hauger Dennis Hauger David Schumacher Arthur Leclerc Frederik Vesti Victor Martins PREMA Racing PREMA Racing PREMA Racing Trident PREMA Racing ART Grand Prix MP Motorsport

HUNGARY 4 30-31 July - 01 August Budapest Arthur Leclerc Ayumu Iwasa Lorenzo Colombo Matteo Nannini Olli Caldwell Dennis Hauger Matteo Nannini Hungaroring PREMA Racing Hitech Grand Prix Campos Racing HWA RACELAB PREMA Racing PREMA Racing HWA RACELAB

BELGIUM 5 27-28-29 August Spa-Francorchamps ...... Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ......

NETHERLANDS 6 03-04-05 September Zandvoort ...... Zandvoort Circuit NEW VENUE ......

UNITED STATES 7 22-23-24 October Austin ...... NEW VENUE ......

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