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Francot Wins Race 3 as FIA FREC Opens With Three Different Winners

A new push-to-pass format hints at closer racing this season.

Overview

  • At the Red Bull Ring, CL Motorsport’s Reno Francot won Race 3, capping an opening weekend that produced three different winners.
  • Kean Nakamura-Berta secured both pole positions and converted the first into victory for Prema Racing in the series’ debut event.
  • R-ace GP’s Rashid Al-Dhaheri was declared the reversed-grid Race 2 winner after a five-second penalty for Dion Gowda’s false start changed the order, with results noted as provisional.
  • Stewarding calls materially shifted outcomes, including a 10-second penalty that dropped Rodin’s Alex Ninovic from third on the road to 12th in Race 1.
  • The second-generation Tatuus T-326 and a 100-second push-to-pass Race Mode created more passing chances, setting the tone for an eight-weekend, 20-race season.