Nikola Tsolov claimed a second Formula 3 victory of the season in the Austrian sprint race, in a race dominated by slipstreaming and wheel-to-wheel battles.
After climbing into the lead, ART's Tsolov was leading team-mate Christian Mansell but not could break free of the DRS, with Mansell launching an attack on Lap 15 of 21 as the two diced for the lead.
In the end, the race was neutralised with four laps to go following a big crash at Turn 4 for Sebastian Montoya after contact with Alex Dunne - as the safety car was deployed.
There was one racing lap on the restart, with Tsolov was able to see it out to follow up his Monaco sprint win.
Martinius Stenshorne pipped Mansell to P2 as championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli climbed from 24th on the grid to 12th, but was empty-handed.
Fornaroli will also start Sunday's feature from 24th.
Austrian Grand Prix - F3 Sprint
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix |
| 2nd | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
| 3rd | Christian Mansell | ART Grand Prix |
| 4th | Alex Dunne | MP Motorsport |
| 5th | Laurens van Hoepen | ART Grand Prix |
| 6th | Gabriele Mini | Prema Racing |
| 7th | Oliver Goethe | Campos Racing |
| 8th | Tim Tramnitz | MP Motorsport |
| 9th | Noel Leon | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| 10th | Sami Meguetounif | Trident |
| 11th | Luke Browning | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
| 12th | Leonardo Fornaroli | Trident |
| 13th | Nikita Bedrin | AIX Racing |
| 14th | Callum Voisin | Rodin Motorsport |
| 15th | Cian Shields | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
| 16th | Dino Beganovic | Prema Racing |
| 17th | Matias Zagazeta | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 18th | Max Esterson | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 19th | Joseph Loake | Rodin Motorsport |
| 20th | Charlie Wurz | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 21st | Tommy Smith | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| 22nd | Mari Boya | Campos Racing |
| 23rd | Piotr Wisnicki | Rodin Motorsport |
| 24th | Santiago Ramos | Trident |
| 25th | Joshua Dufek | AIX Racing |
| 26th | Sophia Floersch | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| 27th | Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | AIX Racing |
| DNF | Arvid Lindblad | Prema Racing |
| DNF | Sebastian Montoya | Campos Racing |
| DNF | Kacper Sztuka | MP Motorsport |
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