2019 Le Castellet Formula 3 round
The 2019 Paul Ricard FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held on 22 and 23 June 2019 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France. It is the second round of the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, and ran in support of the 2019 French Grand Prix.
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Round 2 of 8 in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Layout of the Circuit Paul Ricard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.842 km (3.630 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary
Background
Following the opening round, Russian driver Robert Shwartzman leads the championship by thirteen points over Christian Lundgaard of Denmark, with Shwartzman's team-mate Jehan Daruvala a further three points behind the Dane.
Artem Petrov will be absent from the round, and with his Jenzer Motorsport team unable to draft in a replacement due to visa restrictions the grid would stand at 29 cars.[1]
Qualifying
Jake Hughes of HWA Racelab would claim the pole position, beating Daruvala by just under 9-hundredths of a second. Championship leader Shwartzman will start third alongside Pedro Piquet, son of former world champion Nelson Piquet.[2]
Classification
Qualifying
Race 1
- ^1 Driver awarded a five-second penalty for track limits abuse.
Race 2
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- "Paul Ricard F3: Hughes delivers HWA's first pole". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Hughes hunts down pole in France". FIA Formula 3 Championship. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "HWA's Jake Hughes snatches Paul Ricard FIA F3 pole from Jehan Daruvala". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "FIA F3 2019 Paul Ricard: RACE1". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- "Paul Ricard F3: Shwartzman wins sprint race with double overtake". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
External links
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