Martins wins F3 Bahrain feature race ahead of Leclerc

Victor Martins has won the first Formula 3 feature race of the 2022 season ahead of Arthur Leclerc.
Martins wins F3 Bahrain feature race ahead of Leclerc

Startꦬing from third on the grid, Martins overtook Roman Stanek into Turn 1 👍on Lap 5 at the Safety Car restart. 

The race was p💛ut on hold early on after a number of cars were forced to retire from the race.

Caio Collet picked up susp🅷ension damage after running over the kerbs at Turn 6/ꦅ7, while Zane Maloney and Francesco Pizzi were out on the opening lap. 

Once the race got back underway, pole-sitter Franco Colaܫpinto led Martins and Alexander Smolyar.

As the race progressed, Colapinto's la🗹ck of experience became aཧpparent as he struggled with his rear tyres. 

On Lap 15, Martins completed a switchback mo꧃ve out of Turn 3 to take the lead of the rac🍸e. 

The ART Grand Prix driver controlled the race from theꦦ 🍸front, eventually winning by 1.5s ahead of Leclerc in the Prema.

Leclerc completed a similar move on Colapinto on Lap 18, completing a sensational recover𓄧y from outside of the top 10.

If the Monegasque improves his qualifying pace for futur𓃲e races then no doubt he will be a serious 💎threat in the title race. 

Gregoire Saucy completed the podium in the second ART car after Colapinto picked up a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits on multiple occasions, dropping hᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚim to fifth in the final classification.

Juan Manuel Correa made it three ARTs in the top four with a strong drive to P4, getting ahead o♓f Colapinto thanks to his penalty.

Oliver Bearman finished sixth in the second Prema as he led an in🐼tense midfield🔥 fight.

Jak Crawford,꧅ David Vidales, William Alatalo and Kaylen Frederick rounded out the top 10.

Sprint race🙈 winner Isack Hadjar finished 25th after contact with Smolyar han😼ded him an unfortunate puncture.

Click here for the full FIA Formula 3 feature race results from B༺ahrain

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