Photo: FIA F3
Prema Powerteam’s Raffaele Marciello has increased his lead in the standings by taking the win in race one at Vallelunga with a measured drive.
Having converted pole into a decent lead over second-placed Alexander Sims over the opening laps, he proceeded to control the gap to the Briton, keeping him around a second behind until the checkered flag.
Fellow front row starter Alex Lynn ended up settling for third, while Daniil Kvyat took fourth.
Local driver Eddie Cheever recorded his best finish yet in the series with fifth place, while Pipo Derani kept Lucas Auer and Sven Muller at bay for sixth.
Antonio Giovinazzi held on to ninth, stalling Felix Rosenqvist’s progress after the Swede charged his way up into the points from the back of the grid. Carlin man Harry Tincknell picked up the final point.
Race results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Raffaele Marciello | Prema Powerteam | 24 laps in 36:08.051 |
| 2 | Alexander Sims | ThreeBond/T-Sport | +1.053 |
| 3 | Alex Lynn | Prema Powerteam | +2.195 |
| 4 | Daniil Kvyat | Carlin | +7.437 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Prema Powerteam | +14.104 |
| 6 | Pipo Derani | Fortec | +18.105 |
| 7 | Lucas Auer | Prema Powerteam | +18.806 |
| 8 | Sven Muller | Van Amersfoort | +19.333 |
| 9 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Double R Racing | +21.119 |
| 10 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mucke Motorsport | +22.122 |
| 11 | Harry Tincknell | Carlin | +26.404 |
| 12 | Tom Blomqvist | EuroInternational | +27.621 |
| 13 | Jordan King | Carlin | +33.115 |
| 14 | Dennis van de Laar | Van Amersfoort | +34.838 |
| 15 | John Bryant-Meisner | Fortec | +35.380 |
| 16 | Michael Lewis | Fortec | +35.826 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Carlin | +36.974 |
| 18 | Jann Mardenborough | Carlin | +37.358 |
| 19 | Lucas Wolf | URD Rennsport | +42.474 |
| 20 | Tatiana Calderon | Double R Racing | +45.216 |
| 21 | Andre Rudersdorf | ma-con | +45.665 |
| 22 | Roy Nissany | Mucke Motorsport | +48.373 |
| 23 | Sandro Zeller | Jo Zeller Racing | +55.395 |
| 24 | Mitchell Gilbert | Mucke Motorsport | +56.641 |
| 25 | Spike Goddard | ThreeBond/T-Sport | +1 lap |
| Not classified | |||
| Sean Gelael | Double R Racing | +23 laps | |
| Felix Serralles | Fortec | +24 laps | |
Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Pts. |
| 1 | Raffaele Marciello | Prema Powerteam | 409,5 |
| 2 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mucke Motorsport | 377 |
| 3 | Alex Lynn | Prema Powerteam | 268,5 |
| 4 | Lucas Auer | Prema Powerteam | 235 |
| 5 | Harry Tincknell | Carlin | 191 |
| 6 | Jordan King | Carlin | 152 |
| 7 | Tom Blomqvist | EuroInternational | 138,5 |
| 8 | Pipo Derani | Fortec | 109 |
| 9 | Felix Serralles | Fortec | 104 |
| 10 | Sven Muller | ma-con/Van Amersfoort | 87 |
| 11 | Alexander Sims | ThreeBond/T-Sport | 79 |
| 12 | Josh Hill | Fortec | 56 |
| 13 | Pascal Wehrlein | Mucke Motorsport | 49 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Carlin | 44 |
| 15 | William Buller | Fortec/ThreeBond | 39 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Prema Powerteam | 32 |
| 17 | Lucas Wolf | URD Rennsport | 28 |
| 18 | Michael Lewis | Mucke Motorsport | 20 |
| 19 | Dennis van de Laar | Van Amersfoort | 12 |
| 20 | Jann Mardenborough | Carlin | 11 |
| 21 | Roy Nissany | Mucke Motorsport | 11 |
| 22 | Mitchell Gilbert | Mucke Motorsport | 10 |
| 23 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Double R Racing | 9 |
| 24 | Andre Rudersdorf | ma-con | 3 |