F3: Beganovic sees off Mini to take victory at Spa Sprint Race

Dino Beganovic scored his first victory since Melbourne after overcoming the challenge of his PREMA Racing teammate Gabriele Minì to win a damp Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race.

The Ferrari Driver Academy member made a slow start from pole that allowed Minì to get ahead of him into Turn 1.

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But after a Safety Car restart on Lap 4 Beganovic showed great pace to get back into the lead ahead of the Alpine Academy driver down the Kemmel Straight.

Minì looked to put his teammate under pressure, but Beganovic held on to take an important victory that keeps his title hopes alive.

Championship leader Minì crossed the line in second and extended his lead out front to eight points, while Van Amersfoort Racing’s Noel León overtook MP Motorsport’s Tim Tramnitz on the final lap to finish third.

Red Bull Academy member Tramnitz was able to hold off the challenge of Trident’s Santiago Ramos across the line to take fourth, with the Mexican driver in fifth.

Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Luke Browning was promoted to P6 once Sami Meguetounif’s 30-second time penalty for exceeding track limits one too many times was applied, with Sebastián Montoya in seventh for Campos Racing.

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Leonardo Fornaroli was once again in the points as he finished in P8, with Campos’ Oliver Goethe in P9 and Rodin Motorsport’s Callum Voisin taking the final point in P10.

Voisin is set to start tomorrow’s Feature Race from pole position, with the action set to get underway at 08:30 local time.

You can read an in-depth report of the Formula 3 Sprint Race from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps by heading to the official website here.