Jul 9

Jul 9 Handful of drivers penalised after Formula 3 Silverstone sprint

A handful of drivers have been penalised following the FIA Formula 3 sprint race at Silverstone.

Taylor Barnard and Nikita Bedrin at Silverstone during the British Grand Prix. *(Joe Portlock / Getty Images / Formula Motorsport Limited)*

Nikita Bedrin, Mari Boya, Oliver Gray, Roberto Faria, and Taylor Barnard were all penalised by the stewards following Saturday’s action.

Jenzer Motorsport driver Nikita Bedrin was given a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits, dropping to 18th in the final results.

MP Motorsport’s Mari Boya was given three penalties for excessive track limits violations, taking a five-second penalty then a ten-second penalty before being slapped with a drive-through penalty, which was converted to a twenty-second penalty after the race. Boya drops from 21st to 29th in the final classification.

Oliver Gray was awarded a five-second penalty for track limits, dropping from 22nd to 25th, with Roberto Faria copping the same but keeping his position in 27th.

Taylor Barnard was given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision after taking out race leader Sebastián Montoya at the late race restart.

The Jenzer driver remains in 30th after finishing at the rear of the grid.

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2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship - British Grand Prix Sprint Race Final Result