The 2025 FIA Formula 3 Spanish Grand Prix wrapped up the European triple-header, bringing a weekend packed with standout performances and major setbacks. With five rounds down and five remaining, here’s a look at the winners and losers from the F3 Spanish GP.
Winners of the 2025 F3 Spanish GP
Rafael Câmara – TRIDENT
Câmara proved in Barcelona why he is the current FIA F3 championship leader. He secured valuable points and his championship lead has grown to 26 points clear of Nikola Tsolov. He secured a record-breaking fourth Formula 3 Pole Position (every previous race this year except Monaco), before taking the checked flag and winning his third Feature Race in 2025.
At the halfway point of the 2025 F3 season, he has shown superb qualifying pace. His gap to P2 has steadily increased as the season progresses. He’s also developed his race craft. Imola was a tough lesson—he lost the win to Ramos and P2 to his teammate, Stenshorne. Since then, he has bounced back. With his Feature Race win at the Spanish GP, he’s extended his lead over the rest of the field.
Théophile Naël – Van Amersfoort Racing
Naël struggled in the first two weekends of the triple header, finishing outside the points in both the Sprint and Feature Races. However, he proved in Barcelona that his strong Melbourne performance, where he scored his only points of the season, was no fluke. He narrowly missed out on the top three by qualifying P4. He showed strong pace all weekend and made the most of the lap 21 restart in the Feature Race. There, he overtook Van Hoepen around the outside to finish P2 on Sunday. The result marked his career-best finish in F3.
Alessandro Giusti – MP Motorsport
The Williams Academy driver claimed his maiden F3 podium at the Spanish GP, finishing P3 in the Feature Race. He qualified P6, matched that result in the Sprint Race, and secured his podium with a last-lap overtake on Van Hoepen. Giusti now sits P6 in the 2025 FIA F3 Championship standings with 45 points. He has scored in every race since Round 2, making him one of the winners of the F3 2025 Spanish GP.
Nikola Tsolov – Campos Racing
Tsolov finished the F3 Spanish GP second in the championship, after securing more points in the Sprint Race. He qualified in P2, which meant he started the Sprint Race in P11 (due to the reverse grid format) and climbed his way from there to achieve P2 in the Sprint Race. After having a slow start in the Feature Race and losing positions early, he made his way up the pack in a recovery drive, finishing the feature race in P5.
Ivan Domingues – Van Amersfoort Racing
Domingues was one of the big winners of the F3 Spanish GP, securing his first points of the season. He claimed victory in Saturday’s Sprint Race—his first-ever win in Formula 3. Starting P4, he capitalised when the top three collided on the opening lap, putting him in prime position to take the lead. He followed that up with a strong P6 finish in the Feature Race, earning 18 points across the weekend. Domingues now sits 14th in the FIA Formula 3 Championship standings.
Losers of the 2025 F3 Spanish GP
Rodin Motorsport – Callum Voisin, Roman Bilinski and Louis Sharp
Rodin Motorsport had a difficult weekend following their strong showing in Monaco. Bilinski, who finished P2 in Monaco’s Feature Race, could only manage P12 in Qualifying. That result put him on the front row for the Sprint Race, but his luck quickly ran out. He was taken out on the first lap and scored no points. Things got worse in the Feature Race, where he made contact with Jose Garfias, taking both drivers out. He received a 10-second time penalty for causing the collision. Since he didn’t finish the race, the penalty was converted into a five-place grid drop for the next race he competes in.
Overall, the Rodin Motorsport cars lacked pace in Barcelona. Voisin scored their only point of the weekend in the Feature Race. He qualified P17 and climbed up to finish P11. A post-race penalty for James Wharton, who originally held P10, promoted Voisin into the points. Sharp finished both races outside the points, capping off a tough weekend for the team. Overall, they lacked pace at the Spanish GP, consistently around two-tenths off the pace. As a result, Rodin Motorsport ended the round as one of the weekend’s losers.
Mari Boya – Campos Racing
Boya endured a disappointing home race. He showed promise in Practice but lost pace in Qualifying, ending up P15. He recovered well in the Sprint Race, finishing P7 and scoring points. However, his Feature Race didn’t go as planned. He received a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage, which dropped him to P22 by the end of the race.
Nicola Lacorte – DAMS Lucas Oil
Lacorte had a disappointing triple header, collecting penalty after penalty and ending the Spanish GP with a race ban—making him one of the clear losers of the weekend. In Monaco, he received seven penalty points. Five were for rejoining the session with outside assistance and ignoring a black flag. The other two were for a collision with Ramos. That earned him a five-place grid drop in Barcelona.
Things got worse in Barcelona. He made contact with Garfias in Qualifying, adding four more penalty points. That brought his total to 11 and resulted in a 10-place grid drop for both the Sprint and Feature Races. In the Feature Race, he failed to stay above the minimum delta time under the safety car, earning three more points. With a total of 14, he exceeded the limit and will now serve a race ban in the next round.
Jose Garfias – AIX Racing
Garfias raced in Barcelona as a substitute for the injured James Hedley, following Hedley’s crash in Monaco. However, he was unable to show his potential, enduring a tough weekend overall. In the Sprint Race, he lost a rear wheel and failed to finish. In the Feature Race, he collided with Bilinski and once again did not make it to the chequered flag.
Tuukka Taponen – ART Grand Prix
Taponen started on the second row in the Sprint Race after qualifying P9, but his race ended before it began. He stalled at the start and was rear-ended by Câmara, forcing both out of the race. His bad luck continued in the Feature Race. On Lap 9, he suddenly slowed from P5, dropping all the way to P25. Although he finished the race, he ended well outside the points, capping off a luckless weekend at the F3 Spanish GP.
Barcelona wraps up the triple header and marks the halfway point of the 2025 FIA F3 Championship. The series now enters a three-week break, with drivers set to return to the track in Spielberg from June 27–29.
