The 17-year-old driver from Barcelona wins the F3 sprint race in the Principality
Martí, supervised by Fernando Alonso’s pilot agency, already has two victories this season
Formula 3 arrives for the first time on the program of the Monaco Grand Prix, and before the third free practice of F1, the sprint race of this category has been held, with a prestigious victory for the young 17-year-old Pepe Martí from Barcelona. The pilot supervised by Fernando Alonso He has achieved his second victory of the F3 season on his debut in the Principality and he has done it in style, leading his first pursuer by eight seconds.
Martí, who competes for Campos Racing, has not failed at the start, starting from pole due to the reverse grid and a penalty for Saucy. With ‘cold blood’ despite his youth and the imposing stage, he has managed to maintain the lead until the end of the race. In the last few laps Pepe increased his brutal pace to end up beating Fornaroli by 8 seconds and third-place Saucy by 8″8, securing the top step of the podium with enormous authority.
He is 17 years old. He just won in Monaco. In his first race. Taking 8 seconds per second. DON Pepe Martí, DON @CamposRacing
🤯👏🔥💪We start dreaming the weekend with @JMMarti_oficial
🥰 and we don’t want to wake up#MonacoDAZNF1 🇲🇨 pic.twitter.com/t8R7bn1hmG— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) May 27, 2023
In his second season in the category, Pepe Martí wanted to take a step forward and for the moment he is succeeding. He showed it from the start by winning the first race on Saturday in Bahrain. And he has repeated in Monaco, where tomorrow he will face the long race with fewer opportunities, since he starts behind on the grid (11th) which makes it very difficult to shine on this circuit.
In any case, the driver, who belongs to Alonso’s driver representation agency, A14 Managemen, is showing that he is one of the great promises of Spanish motorsport.