David Vidales brilliantly takes his and the team’s first-ever Formula 3 victory on their home race, dominating the weekend’s first race from reversed pole position.
Despite getting pressurized by his fellow rookie Jak Crawford in a closely-fought battle halfway through the 20-laps-long session, the headstrong Vidales still managed to take his first victory in the category with 1.2 seconds clear of Crawford, who settled in second for PREMA.
The temperature kept rising in Barcelona as the battle heated up for the final podium spot as ART’s Juan Manuel Correa returned to the series with a competitive performance in battling out MP Motorsport’s Caio Collet and PREMA Racing’s Arthur Leclerc for third.
However, Correa finished fifth after his tires faded regardless of his strong performance in fighting for third, as Collet and Leclerc easily cleared the American driver to continue their rise-up order.
Alexander Smolyar made up four places to finish sixth in the second MP Motorsport car ahead of Hitech’s rookie Kaylen Frederick in seventh as tomorrow’s polesitter Roman Stanek placed his Trident in the eighth.
Lastly, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Reece Ushjima claimed ninth after taking over Oliver Bearman’s place to score his first championship points, as Hitech’s rookie Isack Hadjar rounded out the top 10.
Feature Race will occur at 10.05 local times in Barcelona, with Trident’s Roman Stanek starting from the pole position for the first time, joined by the championship leader Victor Martins on the front row.
Sprint Race results:
| 1 | David Vidales | Campos Racing |
| 2 | Jak Crawford | PREMA Racing |
| 3 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport |
| 4 | Arthur Leclerc | PREMA Racing |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix |
| 6 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport |
| 7 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech Grand Prix |
| 8 | Roman Stanek | Trident |
| 9 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Grand Prix |
| 11 | Gregoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | PREMA Racing |
| 13 | Josep Maria Marti | Campos Racing |
| 14 | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| 15 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 16 | Oliver Rasmussen | Trident |
| 17 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport |
| 18 | Zak O’Sullivan | Carlin |
| 19 | Frederico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 20 | Lirim Zendelli | Charouz Racing System |
| 21 | Zane Maloney | Trident |
| 22 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin |
| 23 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 24 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System |
| 25 | Brad Benavides | Carlin |
| 26 | Laszlo Toth | Charouz Racing System |
| 27 | Hunter Yeany | Campos Racing |
| 28 | Nazim Azman | Hitech Grand Prix |
| 29 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| 30 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix |
