Dufek and Stromsted penalised following Monte Carlo Feature Race

Following the conclusion of Sunday’s FIA Formula 3 Monte Carlo Feature Race, Joshua Dufek and Noah Stromsted have received a penalty.

The Hitech TGR driver has been handed a 10-second time penalty after he was found to have left the track and gained an advantage during the race.

The incident occurred at Turn 10 in a battle with Campos Racing driver Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak, and following the race, the Stewards reviewed video evidence and heard from both a team representative and the driver, before determining that Car 15 had left the track when defending from car 11, and rejoined in the same position, thereby gaining a lasting advantage over Car 11 at Turn 10.

As a result, the Stewards penalised Dufek with a 10-second time penalty, dropping him from 12th to 17th in the final classification.

Additionally, TRIDENT’s Noah Stromsted has also been given a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage in an incident with Brad Benavides.

The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data and video evidence and drove into the pit exit area at the inside of Turn 1 without being compelled do so in a battle with Car 28.

Stromsted then completed the overtake by going off track and as he retained the position, he gained a lasting advantage.

As a result, a 10-second time penalty has been handed to Stromsted, dropping him from P14 to P18 in the final classification.