Jin Nakamura wins maiden F3 sprint race at Spa

Jin Nakamura claimed his maiden Formula 3 victory in the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, taking the win for Hitech after starting fourth on the reverse grid. He moved past Mattia Colnaghi and Pedro Clerot early, then seized the lead from Brando Badoer after a Safety Car restart and held on to win by 0.978 seconds.

The race was disrupted by an opening-lap Safety Car after contact between Freddie Slater and Ugo Ugochukwu at Turn 6. Slater retired, and stewards later ruled the incident a racing incident. Nakamura also set the fastest lap eligible for points and kept his composure through a late restart scare before sealing the win.

Badoer finished second and Clerot third, giving Rodin Motorsport its first-ever Formula 3 double podium. Colnaghi finished fourth for MP Motorsport, followed by Taito Kato in fifth and Théophile Naël in sixth.