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Mexican driver Javier Herrera started from fifth place but quickly moved into the lead in the final weekend race at Autodrom Most, securing his first win of the year.

František Němec started from pole position alongside Benett Gáspár, who stalled the engine when the lights went out. Fortunately, all the drivers behind managed to avoid the stationary car.

The sprint to the first chicane went well for Němec and Simon Schranz, who moved into second place. However, David Walther missed his braking point and collided with David Gorčica, who was forced to retire, as Walther continued behind the safety car.

The order behind the safety car was: Němec, Schranz, Herrera, Karhan, Mimassi, Trappa, Lo Bue, Chabr, Michalina Sabaj and Borenstein in the top 10.

At the restart, Herrera immediately went on the attack, as did Schranz, but Schranz went straight through the chicane. Herrera took the lead at the exit of the turn and Němec began losing positions, dropping to fifth by the end of the lap.

Herrera began to pull away in front, while Schranz came under pressure from Max Karhan. Karhan overtook him under braking into the first chicane, making it a Jenzer Motorsport one-two.

Third and fourth were held by Renauer Motorsport drivers Schranz and Mimassi, who had their mirrors full of Gino Trappa, winner of the previous two races.

With five minutes remaining, Michalina Sabaj crashed into the barriers, prompting another safety car, which was soon followed by a red flag that ended the race.

Javier Herrera was declared the winner of Race 3—his first win and also his first podium finish of the season. Max Karhan finished second, securing his third podium in as many races. Third place went to Simon Schranz. Just behind was his teammate Hady Mimassi in fourth, and championship leader Gino Trappa secured valuable points with a fifth-place finish. After his first-lap incident, David Walther recovered to finish sixth, followed by his Maffi Racing teammate Andreas Lo Bue in seventh. František Němec eventually crossed the line in eighth, with local driver Teo Borenstein ninth. The top 10 was completed by Nicolas Cortes.

UPDATE: Walther and Cortes received 10 seconds penalties and dropped down the order. Walther to 10th place, Cortes to 12th. Mathilda Paatz received 5 seconds penalty and dropped to 11th place.

F4 CEZ – race 3

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