Callum Voisin is starting to build momentum during his debut season in FIA F3 for Rodin Motorsport, winning the Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps.
The British driver stepped up from the GB3 Championship after claiming the title in a tense finale at Donington Park in 2023. Voisin got the better of Joseph Loake and Alex Dunne, who both stepped up to FIA F3 as well, to win the title.
Voisin suffered a difficult run of results at the start of his rookie year in Formula 3, though, after failing to score a point in the opening six rounds before a breakthrough weekend at Silverstone.
The British Grand Prix venue has been a successful circuit for Voisin. He drove to third place in the second race of the weekend in FIA F3 after multiple podiums at Silverstone in GB3.
Callum Voisin discusses winning at Spa-Francorchamps in FIA F3
Voisin was blistering fast at Spa-Francorchamps, returning to a circuit where he scored podiums in GB3 before moving to FIA F3.
His previous experiences at the Belgian Grand Prix circuit proved critical as the British driver took pole position ahead of his old adversary, Dunne.
Voisin took seventh place in the shorter Sprint Race one day earlier, setting up the second race of the weekend.
The Rodin Motorsport driver enjoyed taking the two championship points for pole position and lined up at the front of the field for the Feature Race.
Voisin knew he had a huge chance to capitalise on his excellent work in qualifying and take his first victory in FIA F3 under the nose of Formula 1.
He told the Silverstone website: “I was in the best seat in the house and I saw it as an insane opportunity to make something happen.
“I knew what was at stake, and knowing that I’ve never won an F3 race, the team have never won an FIA Formula 3 race, so it was just a huge opportunity; I did the hard work on Friday.”
Callum Voisin says winning in FIA F3 is bigger than clinching the GB3 title
Voisin had an unusual route to FIA F3, beginning in the Ginetta Junior Championship before jumping straight to GB3 without any racing experience in Formula 4.
The 18-year-old won the GB3 title in his second season, the highest level of domestic junior single-seater racing in Britain and the step on the ladder below FIA F3.
He raced against multiple drivers who also made the leap to Formula 3 but maintains that his win at Spa-Francorcamps is more special than his title in GB3.
Voisin added: “It’s the biggest highlight of my career so far. Winning GB3 was very cool and so amazing but I’d say the F3 win is at least on par, maybe a step above, just because of how it came about.
“It’s the team’s first FIA F3 win and for the moment, I can say I’m the only driver to win in a Rodin, so it’s pretty cool and I’m sure it’ll be the first of many.”