Official F1 Journal Formula 3 Feature Race Report - Red Bull Ring

Williams academy driver Luke Browning takes the victory in Austria and takes the championship lead after dominating round the track, staying out of grips from the fights behind him that saw Gabriele Mini come out on top against Dino Beganovic and Christian Mansell.

Tack temperature was much cooler today at 27 degrees celcius compared to yesterdays sprint race.

©FIA Formula 3

Championship contender Luke Browning started on pole in Spielberg followed by rival and last weekends race winner Arvid Lindblad and after a 10 minute delay lights out and Browning gets the best start he could hope for. Flying towards to first turn Lindblad is left behind to find Mini.

Fornaroli, whos only leading the championship by 5 points is, down in 24th as he manages to gain a couple spaces in the first lap to move from 24th to 22nd, however it's Leon, 13th to 6th, who had the best start as he flying into the points position.

Sabastian Montoya retires his Campos as under investigation along Tamnitz for causing a collision, the MP Motorsport driver later getting a 10+ second penalty. Elsewhere another investigation is picked up between Dunne who made rear contact with Lindblad causing him to drop out the podium fight to 7th. 

Bedrin spins off after contact with Boya, unable to restart his car a virtual safety car is in play as he's removed from the track.

The green flag is waved as we head into the half way mark of the feature race but its disaster for leon as a puncture sends him tumble down the order to 24th after an incredible driver that saw him gain 9 positions.

Six laps to go and Fornaroli is now up to 12th on track for that vital points finish after getting past Floersch who's looking for her second points finish of her career and his teammate Sami Meguetounif. 

©FIA Formula 3

One lap to go Mini with better tyre management goes up the inside of Beganovic to start a battle for second. Mansell attempts to get involved but can't quite make the moves. the battle for second continuing well into the final lap but its Mini that comes out on top. with this battle going on, Browning is left to take the chequered flag and win the Austrian grand prix!

Christian Mansell not quite making it to the podium finished in fourth a head of Goethe who continues his points finish streak. Yesterdays sprinter winner Nikola Tsolov in sixth followed by Lindblad in 7th and Van Hoepen in 8th. 

​An excellent drive from Fornaroli  who took his Trident from 24th to finish 9th in front of Dunne who managed to hold onto that final points position after his penalty for contact with Lindblad.

POINTS FINISHERS
 1 L.BROWNING        1:26.534
 2 G.MINI                    +1.6
 3 D.BEGNOVIC         +0.4
 4 C.MANSELL           ​+0.4
 5 O.GEOTHE            ​+0.6
 6 N.TSOLOV             ​+3.9
 7 A.LINDBLAD           +0.7
 8 L. VAN HOEPEN    +2.1
 9 L.FORNAROLI        +0.3
 10 A.DUNNE              +3.1

Bronwen Jones