Australia

Melbourne saw Fornaroli pip Minì to pole by a sliver of 0.019s, with Beganovic third. The reverse-grid Sprint went to Stenshorne, who traded the lead with van Hoepen through the slipstream early before securing the win for Hitech; Lindblad climbed past Mansell to take second, while van Hoepen completed the podium. A safety car was needed to clear a collision between Inthraphuvasak and Smith, and León retired with a driveshaft failure. A wave of post-race penalties reshuffled the order, dropping Beganovic and Bedrin down the field. In the Feature, Fornaroli led away from pole but an early safety car neutralised the opening laps after a first-corner tangle that eliminated Smith, Loake, Inthraphuvasak and Flörsch. Beganovic, racing from third, hauled in Fornaroli and passed him for the lead to take his first F3 win. Fornaroli held on for second, and Minì recovered the final podium step from Browning on the penultimate lap. Wurz, Montoya and Boya led the chasing pack. The result left the championship finely poised: Browning and Fornaroli tied at the top on points, with Browning ahead on the tiebreaker and Minì a further five back.