It is the Alpine Academy member’s first win with ART Grand Prix, who he joined from MP Motorsport this season, and marked a change in his fortunes after a forced retirement in the sprint race.
Martins overtook polesitter Franco Colapinto – starting at the front in his and Van Amersfoort Racing’s first FIA F3 weekend – to secure the lead, and built enough of a lead to ensure he was well protected from a late-race charge from Leclerc.
A fierce battle behind the leading duo had allowed Colapinto and Martins to build up a healthy gap to the pack by the halfway mark before Martins eventually took the lead on lap 15, despite his rival’s best attempts to defend.
Leclerc made an astonishing charge through the field to finish second for Prema Racing, having started in P13.
Colapinto crossed the line in third place for series newcomers Van Amersfoort Racing, but was demoted to P5 after suffering a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits, handing the final podium place to ART’s…
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