Dijon – Race 3: Guillaume Bouzar in control, Thibaut Ramaekers makes the comeback of the weekend

Guillaume Bouzar left no chance for his rivals. The leader of the French F4 championship maintained his lead from the start and never relinquished it until the checkered flag, setting the fastest lap of the race in the process with a time of 1:17.219. Behind him, Lilian Soares and Tom Dussol held their positions in the opening seconds, but Jack Iliffe made an excellent start from fifth place to slot in between them on the first lap.

The race was quickly neutralized: Thomas Sénécloze, suffering a left rear puncture at turn 5, was unable to brake and ended up in the tire wall, an accident without serious consequences. The safety car was deployed while Clara Stiebleichinger, who had a poor start, returned to the pits at the end of the first lap with a mechanical problem — she rejoined the race a lap and a half down.

At the restart after the third lap, the pole-sitter quickly pulled away at the front. In the pack, Lewis Francis took advantage of the restart to overtake Hugo Herrouin. But on the very next lap, with nineteen minutes remaining, another safety car was deployed: Matthéo Dauvergne—who was having a very difficult weekend—crashed out at the first corner along with several other drivers. Yuval Rosen, involved in the collision, returned to the pits with a completely bent rear wing. The Israeli driver, winner of the Feed Racing series in 2025, and the Frenchman thus ended their race prematurely.

Thibaut Ramaekers on the hunt for points

For the second restart, Guillaume Bouzar adopts a technique known from the Formula 1Taking advantage of his lead to warm up his tires, he waited for his nearest rival to begin his spin before launching into a high-speed race. In the ensuing confusion, Hugo Herrouin and Lewis Francis found themselves battling again—and the French driver suffered a puncture. Both drivers pitted at the end of lap eight and didn't rejoin the race until the start of lap ten, a lap down. Clara Stiebleichinger, meanwhile, received a drive-through penalty for failing to stop at a red light in the pit lane.

Meanwhile, Thibaut Ramaekers — winner of race 2 this weekend — staged the most spectacular comeback of the day. Starting from twenty-second place, the Belgian was already fourteenth when the second safety car period began, before continuing his progress to finish seventh — a gain of fifteen positions since the start.

The end of the race also saw Chandaria overtake Avril on the final lap for fifth place, while Dussol and Iliffe battled for third until the very last seconds, with Iliffe ultimately holding on. Sofia Zanfari, however, was forced to retire three and a half minutes from the finish due to a mechanical issue, stranded at the pit lane entrance under double yellow flags. Guillaume Bouzar crossed the finish line as the undisputed winner, achieving a clean sweep: pole position, victory, and fastest lap.

In the women's category, Lisa Billard took the win—although she didn't score any points, having been invited by the FFSA Academy to drive during the F1 Academy break. Angelina Proenca and Annabelle Brian completed the podium, finishing just four-tenths of a second apart.

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F4 France (FFSA F4) – Dijon
The classification of Race 3