Race Report

Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana 2022
FIA F3 CHAMPIONSHIP

Circuit: Barcelona (E), Length 4.655 km, 20^th - 22^th May 2022, Rounds 5 & 6
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2022:
Ido Cohen (ISR), Federico Malvestiti (ITA), William Alatalo (FIN)

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Alatalo with strong races in Barcelona

The FIA F3 Championship held the third racing event of the season in Barcelona in the FIA F1 program of the Gran Premio de Espana 2022. It was immediately apparent how close the top-class, 30-vehicle field was.

Qualifying

Friday, 20/05/22, 15.30 – 16.00, Weather: Sunny, 23°C

On Friday morning, with slightly cooler temperatures, the weekend got underway with the drivers heading out for the practice session. Not much action happened in the first part of the session and it was only with 20 minutes left on the clock that some competitive times were set. Our drivers were classified as follows: Ido 17^th, Federico 23^rd and William 26^th.
Qualifying began not much later, in the afternoon heat. As usual, traffic plays a big part in qualifying and with track temperatures reaching 48 degrees, the conditions were really challenging. Despite losing momentum in the first runs, William managed to marginally improve his position and qualified 21^rd. A demanding session saw Ido qualifying 25^th. After a rather good first run, Federico was in 17^th place. Improving was very tricky and despite a good lap, the Italian driver ended up 27^th.

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Race One (Sprint-Race, 40 Minutes)

Saturday, 21/05/22, 11.00, Weather: Sunny, 27°C

When the lights went out at the start, William made a good getaway as the field headed for the first corner safely. By the end of the first lap, the Finnish - Etiopian driver was already in 19^th place. With air temperature hitting 29 degrees, tyre management was crucial. William worked his pace through the race and, taking advantage of some situations in front of him, he gained more spots to finish the race in 15^th position. From 26^th place on the grid, Federico put in a battling performance and immediately moved up several positions. By the end of the first lap, the Italian driver was already up to 22^nd place. Federico then managed his tyres well and resisted Ido's attempts to overtake him, eventually crossing the line in 19th place. Ido started from 24^th place and held on to that position after the opening lap. The Israeli driver was up to 20^th place and was trying to put pressure on Federico when he lost momentum due to avoiding an incident. With less than 5 laps to go, Ido dropped down a few places but then managed his race until the chequered flag, taking 23^rd place at the end.

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Race Two (Feature Race, 45 Minutes)

Sunday, 22/05/22, 10.05, Weather: Sunny, 25°C

On Sunday morning, the 30 drivers met on the grid for the last race of the weekend. Starting from the 20th place, William managed a good start and after the first laps he was already up to 18^th place. Taking advantage of some situations in front of him, William made up some more places and was now running in 15^th place. William then worked his pace through the race, restarted well after the two safety car phases and left the best for the final stages of the race when with some nice moves he powered past different drivers to cross the line in 12^th place. Ido had a good start and after the opening laps he was up to 22^nd place. Ido then progressed steadily through the race, managed the two restarts well and finished the race in 17^th position. Federico took the start from the 26^th spot on the grid and had a good getaway, immediately moving up to 25^th. The Italian driver then managed his pace throughout the race, avoiding troubles at the two restarts and finally took the chequered flag in 22^nd place.

We are looking forward to the next race which will take place on the weekend of 3rd July 2022 at Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain.

 
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Championship standings after 6 out of 18 races:

1^st Victor Martins (F), 62 points; 2^nd Roman Stanek (CZE), 56 points; 3^rd Jak Crawford (USA), 50 points; 4^th Isack Hadjar (F), 47 points; 5^th Arthur Leclerc (F), 43 points; 6^th Alexander Smolyar (RUS), 28 points; 18^th William Alatalo (FIN), 3 points

Ido Cohen (ISR)

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Federico Malvestiti (ITA)

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William Alatalo (FIN)

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2022 FIA F3 Meisterschaft

For more information:

• www.fiaformula3.com
• www.italiaracing.net