Browning wins first feature race of F3 season

Luke Browning powered Hitech Pulse-Eight to the feature race victory today in the season-opening round of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, held on Race Day in this year’s Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.

Browning started on the front row alongside Dino Beganovic of defending champions Prema Racing, but after the pole-sitter had a slow start, Browning took advantage and went to the front.

He maintained his strong pace and claimed the win in 41 minutes 08.012 seconds for F3’s first feature event triumph of the year.

ART Grand Prix’s Christian Mansell followed 1.264 seconds behind, while MP Motorsport’s Tim Tramnitz claimed the other podium place 2.432s back.

Sami Meguentounif and Santiago Ramos of Trident and Gabriele Mini of Prema were fourth through sixth, respectively, while completing the top 10 and the points winners were Leonardo Fornaroli of Trident, sprint race winner Arvin Lindblad of Prema, Alexander Dunne of MP, and Oliver Goethe of Campos Racing.

The F3 season continues later this month with round two in Melbourne from 22 to 24 March.