Nael handed penalty following Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race

Following the conclusion of the FIA Formula 3 Sprint Race at Spa-Francorchamps, Van Amersfoort Racing driver Théophile Nael has been handed a post-race penalty.
The Frenchman was found to have exceeded track limits four times during the race, breaching Article 27.3 of the FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations.
As a result, he has had a five-second time penalty applied to his race time. With the application of the five seconds, the VAR driver goes from P17 in the classification down to 22nd.
It promotes, Callum Voisin, Tuukka Taponen, Brad Benavides, James Wharton and Santiago Ramos up one place each in the final classification.
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