F3: Yamakoshi achieved his first career victory.
Hiyu Yamakoshi won the Formula 3 sprint race in Monaco on Saturday. Along with him on the podium were Gérard Si and Bruno del Pino.
Saturday morning greeted the Formula 3 participants with variable cloudiness. By the time of the start, the air had warmed up to +23°C, and the asphalt temperature was +30°C. Starting from pole position for the first time in his career was Japanese driver Hiyu Yamakoshi from Van Amersfoort Racing, who shared the front row with Gérard Si from DAMS.
The start went smoothly, and the leaders maintained their positions. However, during the first lap at the hairpin of the sixth corner, a pile-up occurred, resulting in several cars being damaged and retiring from the race, while the safety car was deployed.
The race ended for Taponen, Badoer, Benavides, and Ho. James Wharton and Taito Kato visited the pits to replace damaged wings. On the second lap, red flags were shown as Taponen's car stopped in the tunnel, and it was unsafe to remove it from the track under yellow flags.
The pause lasted for more than half an hour. The restart was given on the fly, with the drivers needing to complete twenty laps out of twenty-three, but at the moment of the start, the countdown timer was activated – effectively, they had to complete 21 minutes and one lap.
Yamakoshi and Si maintained the top two positions, while Bruno del Pino overtook Pedro Clero in the climb to the third corner in the battle for third place.
On the sixth lap, a second pile-up occurred at the hairpin of the sixth corner involving Freddy Slater, who spun Ernesto Riviera, and Théophile Naël crashed into them from behind. The safety car was deployed again. All participants in the incident were able to continue, but Slater received a 10-second penalty.
The race resumed on the eighth lap, and the second restart went without overtakes – everyone maintained their positions. On the twelfth lap, a virtual safety car was deployed due to debris from Slater's car. The marshals quickly cleared it, and the race continued.
Yamakoshi confidently led, but behind him, del Pino was trying to apply pressure on Si and even brushed the barrier, but without consequences for the car. In turn, Bruno was closing in on Pedro Clero, but no active attacking actions were initiated by any of the drivers. In this order, the top four reached the finish line.
Hiyu Yamakoshi not only secured his first victory but also earned his first points in Formula 3. For Gérard Si, who is in his second season, the podium was his first in his career and the first for Chinese drivers in Formula 3. Bruno del Pino once again stepped onto the podium in the sprint, just like in the first round of the season in Melbourne.
Driver
Team
Laps
1. H. Yamakoshi
Van Amersfoort Racing
18
2. G. Si
DAMS Lucas Oil
18
3. B. del Pino
Van Amersfoort Racing
18
4. P. Clero
Rodin Motorsport
18
5. A. Giusti
MP Motorsport
18
6. N. Stromsted
Trident
18
7. U. Ugochukwu
Campos Racing
18
8. D. Nakamura
Hitech
18
9. M. Gladys
ART Grand Prix
18
10. K. Li
ART Grand Prix
18
11. N. Lacorte
DAMS Lucas Oil
18
12. M. de Palo
Trident
18
13. L. Sharp
Prema Racing
18
14. U. Shin
Hitech
18
15. E. Deligny
Van Amersfoort Racing
18
16. H. Garfias
Prema Racing
18
17. M. Kolnagi
MP Motorsport
18
18. N. Bhirombhakdi
DAMS Lucas Oil
18
19. F. Barrichello
AIX Racing
18
20. E. David
AIX Racing
18
21. F. McLaughlin
Hitech
18
22. J. Wharton
Prema Racing
18
23. T. Kato
ART Grand Prix
18
24. F. Slater
Trident
18
25. T. Naël
Campos Racing
18
-. E. Riviera
Campos Racing
11
-. T. Taponen
MP Motorsport
00
-. B. Badoer
Rodin Motorsport
00
-. K. Ho
Rodin Motorsport
00
-. B. Benavides
AIX Racing
00
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F3: Yamakoshi achieved his first career victory.
Hiyu Yamakoshi won the Formula 3 sprint race in Monaco on Saturday. Along with him on the podium were Gérard Si and Bruno del Pino.