Monza F3: Norris leads Carlin 1-2-3 in eventful opener

The duo started from the front row and, while Daruvala led off the line, Norris slightly bogged down and fell behind fellow Carlin drivers Jake Dennis and Ferdinand Habsburg.

He quickly recovered by passing Habsburg and then took advantage of Dennis having to give up his position to Daruvala after he passed the Indian by cutting the first chicane.

Dennis fought back to take second place for a handful of laps, but Norris eventually got back ahead and set about closing down Daruvala's two-second advantage out front.

Norris was in striking distance with 11 minutes left on the clock, and went past Daruvala at Turn 1.

Daruvala kept up with Norris, but couldn't quite get close enough to the McLaren junior to attempt a pass, and it was the British driver who took the chequered flag by 0.6 seconds ahead of Daruvala.

Ferdinand Habsburg completed an all-Carlin podium in third, taking advantage of Joel Eriksson running wide in the latter stages.

Motopark's Eriksson brought a fourth Volkswagen-powered car into the top four, as the top Mercedes-powered driver, Prema's Guan Yu Zhou, was a further 10 seconds away in fifth.

Zhou emerged victorious in a multi-car fight for fifth, which started with another Prema driver, Callum Ilott, attacking Dennis.

However, Dennis lost out after being nudged by Maximilian Gunther at Turn 1, and eventually retired in the pits.

Zhou was followed by Prema teammates Mick Schumacher and Gunther, as well as Hitech's Ralf Aron. Ilott had to settle for ninth despite running as high as third in the early stages.

Hitech's Jake Hughes took the final point in 10th.

Race 1 results

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Time/Gap
1	Lando Norris	Carlin	Dallara/Volkswagen	35'00.127
2	Jehan Daruvala	Carlin	Dallara/Volkswagen	0.649
3	Ferdinand Habsburg	Carlin	Dallara/Volkswagen	5.360
4	Joel Eriksson	Motopark	Dallara/Volkswagen	5.803
5	Guan Yu Zhou	Prema Powerteam	Dallara/Mercedes	17.245
6	Mick Schumacher	Prema Powerteam	Dallara/Mercedes	17.937
7	Maximilian Gunther	Prema Powerteam	Dallara/Mercedes	19.334
8	Ralf Aron	Hitech	Dallara/Mercedes	22.580
9	Callum Ilott	Prema Powerteam	Dallara/Mercedes	22.947
10	Jake Hughes	Hitech	Dallara/Mercedes	22.975
11	Nikita Mazepin	Hitech	Dallara/Mercedes	23.653
12	Tadasuke Makino	Hitech	Dallara/Mercedes	34.515
13	Marino Sato	Motopark	Dallara/Volkswagen	34.937
14	Joey Mawson	Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara/Mercedes	48.992
15	Keyvan Soori	Motopark	Dallara/Volkswagen	1 Lap
16	Pedro Piquet	Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara/Mercedes	1 Lap
17	Harrison Newey	Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara/Mercedes	1 Lap
18	Jake Dennis	Carlin	Dallara/Volkswagen	2 Laps
19	David Beckmann	Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara/Mercedes	Retirement