Monza – Sprint: Tim Tramnitz loses his victory on the green carpet

Tim Tramnitz (MP Motorsport) thought he had secured his second victory of the 6 FIA season this Saturday, September 2025. Formula 3 near Monza (Italy). Except that the German learned, several hours after the finish, of his penalty in the Sprint Race classification! 

Indeed, the stewards noted that Tramnitz had failed to carry out the car's start setup procedure before the start of the race. After the race, the stewards heard from the team representative as well as Tramnitz and reviewed the available evidence. It was found that Tramnitz had failed to follow the start procedure in accordance with Article 1.6.1 of the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Technical Regulations and Article 11.15 of the 3 F2025 System User Manual.

As a result, Tramnitz was given a 10-second time penalty and finished 18th. He lost valuable points to Nikola Tsolov in the battle for third place in the championship. With this penalty, Roman Bilinski (Rodin Motorsport) moved up to first place and secured his first victory in FIA Formula 3.

Elsewhere, Noel Leon (Prema) was penalized 10 seconds for hitting Brando Badoer and Charlie Wurz; he dropped from 8th to 19th place. The same punishment went to champion Rafael Camara, who received a 10-second penalty for short-circuiting the track and losing an advantage. He dropped from 12th to 25th position.

All these drivers will have the opportunity to make up for lost time during the Long Race, scheduled for Sunday at 8:15 a.m.

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