Victor Martins is the Formula 3 champion!
After a confusing end to the race, Victor Martins is the Formula 3 Champion! He succeeds Denis Hauger. He also succeeds Anthoine Hubert, the last Frenchman to win this discipline.
Brief moment of panic in the Monza pit lane.
The red flag is out with six laps to go following the collision between Benavides and Maini. Ultimately, it will be a red flag. At that moment, Victor Martins was in third place.
While all the drivers are in the pit lane, a five-second penalty is imposed on Victor Martins for exceeding track limits. Moreover, the race will not resume.
This may compromise the title for Martins. When should the five seconds be implemented?
Finally, after long minutes of waiting and calculations from the ART team, with a stressed Victor Martins on the pit wall, a penalty is given to Alatalo for track limits as well. This means that the Frenchman finishes in fourth place, while Zane Maloney triumphs for the third consecutive time in the main race.
Victor Martins becomes the Formula 3 champion with two victories. He surpasses Zane Maloney by five points. Ollie Bearman, also a rookie, is third in the championship with a seven-point deficit behind Martins.
Isack Hadjar has been excellent this season, finishing in fourth place in the championship.
🏆 CHAMPION 🏆
Victor Martins is the 2022 FIA Formula 3 champion!#F3 pic.twitter.com/8574allYJu
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