Victor Martins claimed the first Formula 3 feature race victory of 2022, keeping Arthur Leclerc from the lead both on track and in the points standings.
Franco Colapinto had taken pole during Friday’s qualifying session and was able to get away with the lead at the start, covering the inside line into turn one to keep Roman Stanek behind.
There were multiple incidents and several retirements on the first lap, bringing out an immediate safety car. Zane Maloney’s car was seen in the runoff out of turn four, having seemingly collided with equally stranded Charouz rookie Francesco Pizzi. Maloney had suffered a bad start from fifth and tangled with Pizzi, spinning his car on track and ending both their races.
Caio Collet was forced into the pits, where his car retired with visibly broken front suspension rods after running wide over the kerb and hitting it violently while rejoining at turn seven. Collet had been trying to avoid near-contact between Oliver Bearman and Zak O’Sullivan,…