Overview
- James Wharton won the Formula 3 Sprint race at Barcelona-Catalunya on Saturday, June 13, with Freddie Slater second and Gerrard Xie third.
- Wharton started second, briefly fell to third, then used a tow and a Lap 5 DRS pass into Turn 1 to take the lead and held on through two Safety Car restarts.
- Ernesto Rivera and championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu caused the incidents that produced the Safety Cars, and Wharton also recorded the race's fastest lap.
- The result moved Wharton to 12th in the drivers’ standings, lifted Slater level with Ugochukwu on 43 points, and left Campos Racing leading the teams' table on 78 points.
- The victory is Prema's first F3 win since Belgium 2024 and gives Wharton and the team momentum and morale to carry into Sunday's Feature race.