F3: Domingues becomes first Portuguese F3 winner with Barcelona Sprint victory

Ivan Domingues earned his maiden FIA Formula 3 victory, winning the Barcelona Sprint Race and becoming the first driver from Portugal to win in the Championship.

He led home a Van Amersfoort Racing 1-2 ahead of team mate Santiago Ramos, who climbed up to second from eighth on the grid.

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The race began with a dramatic first couple of corners as the top three on the grid collided at Turn 2, leaving polesitter Roman Bilinski, Martinius Stenshorne and Tim Tramnitz out of the running.

Championship leader Rafael Câmara was also out on the opening lap after hitting the slow-to-getaway Tuukka Taponen at lights out.

After an early Safety Car, Domingues controlled things from the front, keeping Noah Stromsted of TRIDENT just out of DRS range behind him.

In the closing stages, the Mercedes Junior Team driver looked to be in place to mount a fight for the win, but he became another retirement as an issue forced him into the pitlane with a handful of laps to go.

Domingues was able to cruise to his first F3 victory in the end, and a solid drive from Ramos put him on the second step of the podium in the end.

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Nikola Tsolov kept himself out of trouble to take third position for Campos Racing and move himself up to second in the Drivers’ Championship ahead of Sunday’s Feature Race.

Laurens van Hoepen finished fourth for ART Grand Prix, while Van Amersfoort Racing’s strong Saturday was made even better as their third and final car of Théophile Nael rounded out the top five finishers.

For an in-depth report of the FIA Formula 3 Sprint Race from Barcelona, visit the official website here.