F3 – Montoya starts Sprint Race from pole

In a qualifying session that saw three red flags, Gabriel Bortoleto has secured pole position for the first-ever Formula 3 race in Australia.

Despite the chaos, Bortoleto was able to clock in a time of 1m33.025s, putting him 0.171 seconds ahead of second-place qualifier, Gregoire Saucy.

Gabriel Bortoleto has secured the top spot on the starting grid for the Feature Race at Albert Park, following a session filled with frequent driver errors.

The qualifying session was marred by multiple mishaps, prompting a premature halt with the deployment of the red flag. One such incident was Pepe Marti’s significant collision at the Turn 9/10 chicane, who had earlier clinched victory at the Bahrain Sprint Race.

With just four minutes left in the session, Kaylen Frederick’s collision at the final corner led to another red flag interruption. However, the drivers were able to resume racing, and Bortoleto, the reigning champion of Bahrain Feature Race, made the most of the opportunity, claiming pole position.

As the clock ticked down, there was another incident at the final corner, with Nikita Bedrin crashing heavily into the wall. Throughout the session, Gregoire Saucy looked to be in the running for pole position, but ultimately had to settle for second place behind Bortoleto.

At the end of the session, Gabriel Mini, who had secured pole position in Bahrain, could only manage a third-place finish after locking up and getting stuck in the gravel trap at the first corner.

The second Trident driver, Leonardo Fornaroli, claimed fourth place, with Zak O’Sullivan and Paul Aron of Prema following closely behind.

Franco Colapinto initially held the top spot but fell down to seventh place by the end of the session.

Eighth place was taken by Dino Beganovic, with Luke Browning and Caio Collet completing the top 10 positions.

Sebastian Montoya, who qualified in 12th place, will start the Sprint Race from reverse grid pole position, alongside Oliver Goethe at the front row.

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