Brando Badoer achieved victory in the featured FIA Formula 3 race held in Monaco, thanks to a solid and controlled performance.
In an exciting start, Badoer overtook poleman Theophile Nael, with Freddie Slater completing the podium. As the race progressed, Nael held onto second place but could not cope with the pressure from the Rodin Motorsport driver.
The competition required the intervention of the safety car after Tuukka Taponen from MP Motorsport collided with the wall at Rascasse, forcing the race to be neutralized for two laps.
At the restart, Badoer showcased his speed again, opening a gap of 1.2 seconds over Nael in just thirteen laps. Slater lost touch with the top two, while Ugo Ugochukwu pressed from behind.
In a battle in the mid-pack, Yevan David from AIX Racing and Christian Ho from Rodin Motorsport put on an interesting duel, with David managing to regain his position after a brilliant maneuver at Rascasse.
Meanwhile, his teammate Fernando Barichello had to retire from the circuit with seven laps to go after crashing into the wall at Tabac.
With two laps remaining, the safety car appeared again due to the stopped Nicola Lacorte from DAMS. Despite the yellow flags, Nael tried to close the gap with Badoer, but it was not enough as the Italian crossed the finish line as the winner.
Slater completed the podium, while Ugochukwu and Ernesto Rivera secured fourth and fifth positions respectively.
Race Results (27 laps)
1. Brando Badoer – Rodin Motorsport – 41m14.986s
2. Theophile Nael – Campos Racing – +0.527s
3. Freddie Slater – Trident – +17.240s
4. Ugo Ugochukwu – Campos Racing – +17.962s
5. Ernesto Rivera – Campos Racing – +21.965s
6. Bruno Del Pino – Van Amersfoort Racing – +22.880s
7. Alessandro Giusti – MP Motorsport – +23.555s
8. Pedro Clerot – Rodin Motorsport – +26.131s
9. Gerrard Xie – DAMS – +27.480s
10. Noah Stromsted – Trident – +27.763s
11. Taito Kato – ART Grand Prix – +28.551s
12. Louis Sharp – Prema Racing – +29.156s
13. Hiyu Yamakoshi – Van Amersfoort Racing – +29.754s
14. Enzo Deligny – Van Amersfoort Racing – +35.308s
15. Jose Garfias – Prema Racing – +36.748s
16. Yevan David – AIX Racing – +39.761s
17. Christian Ho – Rodin Motorsport – +40.214s
18. Kanato Le – ART Grand Prix – +41.426s
19. James Wharton – Prema Racing – +48.068s
20. Mattia Colnaghi – MP Motorsport – +49.140s
21. Fionn McLaughlin – Hitech – +49.708s
22. Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi – DAMS – +1m02.729s
23. Jin Nakamura – Hitech – +1m04.444s
24. Maciej Gladysz – ART Grand Prix – +1m16.181s
25. Matteo De Palo – Trident – +1m20.635s
26. Michael Shin – Hitech – +1m30.285s
27. Nicola Lacorte – DAMS
Ret. Fernando Barrichello – AIX Racing
Ret. Tuukka Taponen – MP Motorsport
DNS. Brad Benavides – AIX Racing
Championship Standings
1. Ugo Ugochukwu – 43 points
2. Bruno Del Pino – 35 points
3. Freddie Slater – 34 points
4. Brando Badoer – 28 points
5. Theophile Nael – 22 points
6. Taito Kato – 16 points
7. Pedro Clerot – 16 points
8. Alessandro Giusti – 13 points
9. Maciej Gladysz – 13 points
10. Gerrard Xie – 12 points
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
