2025 Melbourne Formula 3 round


The 2025 Melbourne FIA Formula 3 round was a motor racing event held between 13 and 16 March 2025 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It was the opening round of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship and was held in support of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.
The round marked the first use of the new Formula 3 car, the Dallara F3 2025, during a race weekend.

Classification

Summary

Rafael Câmara qualified on pole position at Albert Park Circuit, ahead of Noah Strømsted and Théophile Naël. Santiago Ramos won the sprint race, while pole sitter Câmara won the feature race. Câmara leads the championship by 9 points ahead of Naël and 10 points ahead of Strømsted.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 14 March 2025, at 14:00 local time.

Sprint race

The sprint race was held on 15 March 2025, at 11:15 local time.
Notes:
  • – Alessandro Giusti originally finished eleventh, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for Safety Car infringement, subsequently dropping him down to 21st.
  • – Joshua Dufek originally finished 18th, but later received a ten-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage and another ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, dropping him down to 22nd in the final classification.
  • – James Wharton was given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision.

Feature race

The feature race was held on 16 March 2025, at 9:05 local time. Originally scheduled for 20 laps, the race was red-flagged on lap 18 due to heavy rain, and the results were taken from lap 16.
Notes:
  • – Matías Zagazeta originally finished 13th, but was later given a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision, subsequently dropping him down to 22nd.

Standings after the event

;Drivers' Championship standings
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