Stewards end Monza finale following racing standards issues

The third and final race of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship race at the Autodromo Nazionale de Monza was halted and half points awarded for the second time this weekend as stewards put the whole race under investigation due to the driving standards of the drivers.

Much like the first two races of the weekend, there were a number of incidents up and down the field, but as in the previous two races, Prema Powerteam driver Felix Rosenqvist stayed out of trouble and took the victory.

Jake Dennis took second place from Van Amersfoort Racing’s Charles Leclerc to make it a Prema 1-2 for a second time this weekend after passing the Monegasque driver on the restart after the first safety car period.

Antonio Giovinazzi was classified fourth for Jagonya Ayam with Carlin ahead of Brandon Maisano of Prema Powerteam, with Giovinazzi’s team-mate Gustavo Menezes sixth. Carlin’s George Russell was seventh ahead of Mücke Motorsport’s Santino Ferrucci, with Lance Stroll of Prema Powerteam and Maximilian Günther of Mücke Motorsport completing the top ten.

Following an emergency meeting following the conclusion of race two on Saturday after issues with driving standards there, two drivers were excluded from starting race three following issues during the previous race, with Fortec Motorsports driver Matt Rao and Signature driver Dorian Boccolacci the unfortunate drivers. Boccolacci’s absence meant that both Signature drivers missed the race after Alexander Albon withdrew earlier in the weekend with engine issues on his car.

Jagonya Ayam with Carlin driver Ryan Tveter was eliminated on the first lap of the race as he struck the back of Team West-Tec F3’s Fabian Schiller, with the safety car being deployed while the young American driver was attended to by medical staff after being winded by the incident.

Other drivers also had problems with staying on track, with the final safety car of the weekend being caused by Mikkel Jensen breaking his suspension in a clash with Stroll, with stewards deciding enough was enough and calling the race.

After the earlier warnings, the stewards are likely to want to talk to all of the drivers before the championship resumes at Spa-Francorchamps in three weeks time.

Monza Race 3 Result

POS	NO.	DRIVER	NAT	TEAM	TIME/LAPS
1	1	Felix Rosenqvist	SWE	Prema Powerteam	19m40.310s
2	2	Jake Dennis	GBR	Prema Powerteam	+1.441s
3	7	Charles Leclerc	MON	Van Amersfoort Racing	+2.700s
4	3	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	+3.211s
5	24	Brandon Maisano	FRA	Prema Powerteam	+4.184s
6	4	Gustavo Menezes	USA	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	+4.745s
7	10	George Russell	GBR	Carlin	+6.211s
8	5	Santino Ferrucci	USA	Mucke Motorsport	+7.365s
9	25	Lance Stroll	CAN	Prema Powerteam	+8.077s
10	28	Maximilian Gunther	GER	Mucke Motorsport	+8.966s
11	34	Markus Pommer	GER	Motopark	+9.603s
12	12	Pietro Fittipaldi	BRZ	Fortec Motorsports	+10.749s
13	38	Raoul Hyman	RSA	Team West-Tec F3	+12.066s
14	9	Tatiana Calderon	COL	Carlin	+12.426s
15	30	Callum Ilott	GBR	Carlin	+13.502s
16	31	Hongwei Cao	CHN	Fortec Motorsports	+13.949s
17	18	Nicolas Pohler	GER	Double R Racing	+14.578s
18	8	Alessio Lorandi	ITA	Van Amersfoort Racing	+14.947s
19	15	Artur Janosz	POL	EuroInternational	+16.237s
20	19	Matt Solomon	HKG	Double R Racing	+17.348s
21	29	Arjun Maini	IND	Van Amersfoort Racing	+18.063s
22	22	Nabil Jeffri	MAY	Motopark	+19.175s
23	23	Sergio Sette Camara	BRZ	Motopark	+20.643s
24	17	Julio Moreno	ECU	Threebond with T-Sport	+21.894s
25	35	Kang Ling	CHN	Mucke Motorsport	+22.859s
26	33	Mahaveer Raghunathan	IND	Motopark	+23.818s
27	36	Sam MacLeod	GBR	Motopark	+49.121s
RET	27	Mikkel Jensen	DEN	Mucke Motorsport	6 Laps
RET	11	Fabian Schiller	GER	Team West-Tec F3	4 Laps
RET	26	Ryan Tveter	USA	Jagonya Ayam with Carlin	0 Laps
DNS	6	Michele Beretta	ITA	Mucke Motorsport
DNS	14	Matt Rao	GBR	Fortec Motorsports
DNS	20	Dorian Boccolacci	FRA	Signature
DNS	21	Alexander Albon	THA	Signature
DNS	16	Facu Regalia	ARG	EuroInternational