Race Report
Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2024
FIA F3 CHAMPIONSHIP
Circuit: RedBull Ring (A), Length 4,326 km, 28th – 30th June 2024, Rounds 11 + 12
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JENZER MOTORSPORT 2024:
Charlie Wurz (A), Max Esterson (USA), Matias Zagazeta (PER)
Zagazeta shows good race pace at the Red Bull Ring
The 2024 FIA F3 circus met up for the sixth event of the season as they ran as part of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Austria on the demanding circuit of the RedBull Ring. Weather conditions were good during the event it was again very clear just how close the competition is within this highly competitive field.
Qualifying
Friday, 28/06/24, 14.00 – 14.30, Weather: Sunny, 24°C
The sixth race event of the season began on Friday morning with free practice. It started in pleasantly warm temperatures. Charlie made good use of his opportunity and took first place in the session with the soft tire compound. Matias and Max initially stayed on the hard tire compound and reached 23rd and 26th place.
The qualifying session followed in the afternoon. Our drivers improved continuously. But on the last attempt with new tires they got pretty stuck in traffic. Max managed to take 18th place and Matias reached 23rd place. But Charlie was unable to improve his lap time and ended up in 26th place.
Race One Grid | |||
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1st | Martinius Stenshorne (N) | Hitech | |
2nd | Christian Mansell (GB) | ART | |
3rd | Nikola Tsolov (BLG) | ART | |
18th | Max Esterson (USA) | Jenzer Motorsport | |
23rd | Matias Zagazeta (PER) | Jenzer Motorsport | |
26th | Charlie Wurz (A) | Jenzer Motorsport |
Race Two Grid | |||
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1st | Luke Browning (GB) | Hitech | 1:20.222 |
2nd | Arvid Lindblad (GB) | Prema | 1:20.306 |
3rd | Tim Tramnitz (D) | ART | 1:20.411 |
18th | Max Esterson (USA) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:21.056 |
23rd | Matias Zagazeta (PER) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:21.131 |
26th | Charlie Wurz (A) | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:21.403 |
FIA F3 Championship
Race One (Sprint-Race, 40 Minutes)
Saturday, 29/06/24, 09.30, Weather: Sunny, 22°C
The start of the first race of the weekend went well. In beautiful sunshine, a large crowd of spectators lined the track and the grandstands were well occupied. Max and Matias easily avoided an accident. Charlie was squeezed between two vehicles and later had no choice but to take the exit next to the track to avoid a collision. Some vehicles had to be removed and the safety car took over the field. Max had already moved up to 15th place, Matias was 19th and Charlie was in 26th place. As the race progressed, our drivers showed good speed and Max had moved up to 14th place. Matias was involved in several position changes, back and forth, until he managed to hold on to 19th place. Charlie managed to gain some positions and was now in 22nd place. Shortly before the end of the race there was another accident and the safety car had to be deployed again. After that there was one lap left until the end of the race. But in this one lap, many tried to improve their positions. Max was unfortunately pushed from behind and pushed off the track. As a result he and fell back to 18th place. Matias had already got past and finished in 17th place. Charlie crossed the finish line in 20th place.
Results Race One | ||||
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1st | Nikola Tsolov (BLG) | ART | 34:24.710 | |
2nd | Martinius Stenshorne (N) | Hitech | Gap | 0.673 |
3rd | Christian Mansell (GB) | ART | Gap | 1.244 |
17th | Matias Zagazeta (PER) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
18th | Max Esterson (USA) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
20th | Charlie Wurz (A) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
Fastest lap: Nikola Tsolov (BUL) in 1:23.420 |
FIA F3 Championship
Race Two (Feature Race, 45 Minutes)
Sunday, 30/06/24, 08.30, Weather: Sunny, 20°C
On Sunday morning, the race fans set off early and already lined the race track. Max got off to a good start and immediately improved his position. Matias didn't have a good start and lost a few positions. Charlie came together with Dufek and fell back. An exciting race with many overtaking maneuvers began. Max was moving between positions 17 - 19 and managed to bring home 17th place in the end. Matias, after getting going, made his way from 29th place up to 14th place. He managed several nice overtaking maneuvers and drove very good lap times. During the race, Charlie had worked his way back up from 28th place to 20th place when he was pushed from behind and had to go into the pits to change his right rear tire because of a puncture. Charlie then filed into the field again and finished the race in 27th place.
Results Race Two | ||||
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1st | Luke Browning (GB) | Hitech | 37:22.286 | |
2nd | Gabriele Mini (I) | Prema | Gap | 1.685 |
3rd | Dino Beganovic (S) | Prema | Gap | 2.154 |
14th | Matias Zagazeta (PER) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
17th | Max Esterson (USA) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
27th | Charlie Wurz (A) | Jenzer Motorsport | ||
Fastest lap: Laurens van Hoepen (NL) in 1:23.647 |
We are looking forward to the next race event which will alrady take place on the weekend of 7th July 2024 at Silverstone in Great Britain.
Championship standings after 12 out of 18 races:
1st Luke Browning (GB), 106 points; 2nd Gabriele Mini (I), 95 points; 3rd Leonardo Fornaroli (I), 86 points; 4th Dino Beganovic (S), 80 points; 5th Christian Mansell (GB), 78 points; 6th Arvid Lindblad (GB), 77 points; 18th Charlie Wurz (A), 10 points; 22nd Max Esterson (USA), 5 points
Charlie Wurz (A)
Max Esteron (USA)
Matias Zagazeta (PER)
2024 FIA F3 Meisterschaft
29 Feb 01/02 March | 2024 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix | Sakhir (BHR) |
22/23/24 March | 2024 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne (AUS) |
17/18/19 May | 2024 Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Imola (I) |
23/24/25/26 May | 2024 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix | Monte Carlo (MC) |
21/22/23 June | 2024 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix | Barcelona (E) |
28/29/30 June | 2024 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix | RedBull Ring (A) |
05/06/07 July | 2024 Formula 1 British Grand Prix | Silverstone (GB) |
19/20/21 July | 2024 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring (HU) |
26/27/28 July | 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps (B) |
30/31 Aug 01Sept | 2024 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix | Monza (I) |
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