Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar got off to a dream start in his Formula 3 career in the Sakhir sprint race as the Hitech Grand Prix rookie claimed a maiden victory after track winner Oliver Bearman was given a post-race penalty for violating track limits .
The Ferrari Junior Bearman led the majority of the race after moving into the early stages alongside reverse Grid pole-sitter Zak O’Sullivan and taking the cracked flag first.
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However, the Stewards handed the Ferrari Junior a five-second penalty, moments after crossing the line, which degraded him to second and handed Hadjar victory.
The battle for the podium places was fierce, but the last place went to MP Motorsport Alex Smolyar, who used his three years of experience to get out of a battle with Barbados rookie Zane Maloney – who took the fastest lap – and Ferrari Junior . Arthur Leclerc.
O’Sullivan burned out his rubber in his attempts to keep the lead, O’Sullivan had to settle for sixth on the flag, ahead of Alpine Academy pilot Caio Collet and American Kaylen Frederick. Juan Manuel Correa of the ART Grand Prix and Campos rookie David Vidales completed the top 10.
Van Amersfoort Racing’s Franco Colapinto, after beating Pole in the qualification on Friday, starts on Sunday at 1145 local time at the top of the field in the first feature race of the year.
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