Report
F3: Browning takes second win of 2024 with Spielberg Feature victory
Luke Browning led every lap of the Formula 3 Feature Race around the Red Bull Ring, resisting pressure from PREMA Racing’s Gabriele Minì and Dino Beganovic throughout the race.
The Hitech Pulse-Eight driver launched into an early lead from pole position, while all three PREMAs battled behind in second, third and fourth. Rookie Arvid Lindblad ultimately lost out to his more experienced teammates, dropping from second on the grid down to seventh in the opening exchanges.
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Noel León was charging through the pack from 13th on the grid and came into battle with fourth-placed Oliver Goethe. The pair made slight contact, resulting in a puncture for the Mexican driver and ending his hopes of points just past halfway.
Into the closing stages and almost the entirety of the top 10 had DRS on the driver ahead, with Browning still holding off Beganovic in second, though Minì in third began to apply pressure on his teammate.
With four laps to go, the Alpine Academy driver made a dive to the inside at Turn 3 to seize second from Beganovic, though the Swede was back through later on in the lap.
ART Grand Prix’s Christian Mansell made a late-race surge through the points-paying positions and became embroiled in the fight for second, briefly taking third from Minì on Lap 24 before the Italian re-passed him at Turn 6.
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Onto the final tour and Browning was untroubled in front with the battle behind him taking his rivals out of DRS range. Minì put a brave pass on his teammate to earn second position with Beganovic following home in third.
Mansell ended the race in P4 with Goethe rounding out the top five. Nikola Tsolov finished sixth ahead of Lindblad, Laurens van Hoepen, Leonardo Fornaroli and Alex Dunne, the Irish driver the final point scorer in tenth.
For a full report of the FIA Formula 3 Feature Race, visit the official website here.
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