Tramnitz and Ugochukwu penalised following Barcelona Sprint Race

After the conclusion of the FIA Formula 3 Sprint Race in Barcelona, two drivers have been penalised.

Firstly, MP Motorsport driver Tim Tramnitz has been handed a three-place grid penalty.

The German made contact with Car 14, Hitech TGR driver Martinius Stenshorne at the start of the race, resulting in another collision with Rodin Motorsport Car 26 of Roman Bilinski.

After the race, the Stewards heard from both Stenshorne and Tramnitz and their team representatives, along with examining video evidence. They determined that Car 17 had been the driver wholly at fault for the incident.

The MP driver did not secure the required positioning for an overtake on the outside with his front axle ahead of Car 14 at the apex of Turn 1 and was therefore not entitled to racing room into Turn 2. The presence of Car 25 through Turns 1 and 2 was considered a mitigating factor.

As a result, the Stewards elected to apply a three-place grid penalty. Tramnitz will serve the penalty in the Barcelona Feature Race.

Finally, PREMA Racing driver Ugo Ugochukwu has been handed a 10-second time penalty.

During the Sprint Race, Car 3 allegedly left the circuit at Turn 2 and re-joined at Turn 3, gaining a lasting advantage in the process.

After the race, the Stewards examined video evidence and heard from both the driver and team representative.

They confirmed that Car 3 had left the track at Turn 2 and re-joined via the prescribed route at Turn 3 as stipulated by the Race Director’s Event Notes, overtaking Cars 10, 31 and 6 in the process.

Ugochukwu ceded one place to Car 10 of Mari Boya but failed to hand places back to Car 31 of Christian Ho and Car 6 of Charlie Wurz, thus, gained a lasting advantage by leaving the track and breaching Article 27.3 of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations.

As a result, the Stewards applied the standard 10-second time penalty. With the 10-seconds applied, Ugochukwu drops from P17 to 22nd in the Sprint Race classification.

It moves each driver that finished behind the PREMA driver up one position each.