Formula 3 follows on very quickly from the French Grand Prix by heading to Austria to support this weekend’s Formula 1 event.
On form
The three Prema Racing drivers of Robert Shwartzman, Jehan Daruvala and Marcus Armstrong are all ones to watch out for as they occupy the first three positions in the standings.
Embed from Getty ImagesEstonian, Juri Vips, is also on form having built on his twenty points from Barcelona with a further twelve in France.
It is also worth following how Pedro Piquet follows up his successful French Grand Prix weekend, having scored fifteen points in the feature race and then twelve points in the sprint race.
In need of a result
Christian Lundgaard had a very difficult weekend in France, following on from his twenty four points in Barcelona with no points in France, dropping him from second in the championship to sixth.
Embed from Getty ImagesBoth David Beckmann and Niko Kari will also be hoping for a more successful weekend in Austria having scored fourteen points each in Barcelona but only scoring one point between them in France.
Been there, done that
There have been a few drivers on the Formula 3 grid to have raced at the Red Bull Ring in GP3 last season:
| Driver | 2018 GP3 Feature Race Result | 2018 GP3 Sprint Race Result |
 Leonardo Pulcini |
2nd | 3rd |
 David Beckmann |
8th | Retired |
 Pedro Piquet |
4th | 2nd |
 Jake Hughes |
5th | 1st |
 Niko Kari |
11th | 8th |
 Devlin DeFrancesco |
18th | 11th |
Last Season
In the 2018 GP3 series, Briton, Callum Ilott (now in Formula 2) claimed pole position and the feature race victory ahead of Leonardo Pulcini and Italian, Alessio Lorandi. In the sprint race, Jake Hughes won ahead of Pedro Piquet and Pulcini.
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