Franco Colapinto managed to get on the podium in the Formula 3 sprint race in Bahrain

In the first competition of the season Formula 3 contested in Bahrainargentinian Franco Colapinto was able to demonstrate dominance in much of the development after starting from the pole position but in the home straight he was overtaken by the Spaniards Josep Maria Marti and took 2nd place from a podium completed by the Brazilian Gaius Collet.

It was a tough race sprintwhich had several incidents in its development, where colapinto he was in control for 13 laps of the 19 scheduled but finished behind Martin. The competitor of Campos race He tried constantly and on lap 14 he managed to break his line to win, with a decisive move around the outside of Turn 4 to secure the lead to the finish.

Despite the fact that the native driver of Pillar (Buenos Aires) of the Williams Academy he was about to recover his turn several times, Jose Maria Marti managed the use of its tires better and managed to break DRS on the last lap, crossing the finish line 1.8 seconds ahead of the Argentinian. Third place went to Gaius Colletteam member Van Amersfoort race.

Martinprotected from Fernando Alonsohad a difficult first season in 2022, where it only got its first points in the last test, in Italybefore continuing with the Spanish team in his second year.

This specialized race on the circuit of Sakhir was interrupted twice with safety carfirst when the Mexican Raphael Villagomez (Van Amersfoort Racing) came close to the Italian Gabriel Bortoletto (Trident) in the second round; then by the error of Luca Browning (Hitech Pulse – Eight).

This Sunday, at 5:50 a.m. Argentinian time, the main race of Formula 3con Franco Colapinto from the 12th place of the grid. This is the position he obtained in the classification disputed this Friday, where he was favored by the sanction of his English teammate. Zak O’Sullivan for exceeding circuit limits. By the modality of “reverse start”was able to start in the front row this Saturday.

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