Sakhir | Bahrain

Photographs of FIA F3 2022: James Gasperotti Photography

2023 FIA F3 | Bahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, Bahrain
Round 1 | Races 01 & 02
3-5 March | 2023

Bahrain Highlights

Qualifying Position: 6^th Place (starting 7^th in Saturday Reverse-Grid Sprint Race & 6^th in Sunday Feature Race).
Race 1: 28^th (Rear Tire Puncture Lap 3)
Race 2: 7^th Place
Championship: 10^th Place

Qualifying | March 3^rd: 6^th Position

Under sunny skies on the Bahrain International Circuit on Friday, Kaylen Frederick placed 6^th in the ART Grand Prix car No 7. In a field where the top nine drivers were within 3/10^th of a second on a 1m.47 second lap, the field was tight. Of note, Kaylen’s teammate placed .17 seconds ahead in 3^rd place.

Race 1 | March 4^th:

Starting Position: 6^th Place
Finish Position: 28^th Place

Starting from 7^th on the Saturday reverse-grid race, the American battled his way through the opening lap, however racing was short-lived. VAR’s Rafael Villagomez tangled with Trident’s Gabriel Bortoleto both losing grip on the brakes and driving Bortoleto’s front wing into Kaylen Frederick’s rear tire for a puncture. Pitting for a new tire, Kaylen resumed the race and worked his way to 24^th however front wing damage required a return to the pits and 28^th place finish.

Race 2 | March 5^th:

Starting Position: 6^th Position
Finish Position: 7^th Position

Kaylen Frederick lined up for the feature race in 6^th. When the green flag dropped the rush for Turn 1 real estate was heavily fought for. With deep moves in the front of the pack – 3 wide in the turns – Kaylen maintained 6^th through lap 3. In lap 5, Kaylen gained a position by aggressively passing Leo Fornoroli on the outside moving up to 5^th. A safety car in lap 8 bunched up the field from front to back. At the restart in lap 10, Colapinto at the front Kaylen attempted to pass Goethe for 4^th and then pulled back in.  Racing remained strong into lap 12 and Kaylen’s battle for 4^th continued to rage. At lap 14, tire degradation & loss of grip afflicted Kaylen’s race pace and he relinquished 5^th to Beganovic. Pace continued to drop, eventually dropping Kaylen back to 7^th place by race end.

Championship Round-up:

Finishing the weekend in 10^th for the championship, the puncture in the early part of the Saturday Sprint Race was of no help on the points scoring board. The hunt for speed will pick up again in Melbourne, Australia, in three weeks ahead. Teams and drivers will be on equal footing as they head down under for the first FIA F3 race in Melbourne, Australia, and the Albert Park Street Circuit.

Next on the Calendar:

2023 FIA F3 | Round 2 | Races 3 & 4
Melbourne, Australia
Circuit: Albert Park Street Circuit | Albert Park Lake
March 31^st – April 2^nd
Circuit Length: 5.278 KM | 3.28 Miles

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