F3 began its pre-season testing for 2025 while also shifting to 100% sustainable fuels. The testing is divided into two sessions: Morning and Afternoon.
Day 1 of the pre-season test was a win for two different teams. The morning session was a 1-2-3 win for Rodin Motorsports. The afternoon session was topped by PREMA’s Noel Leon, who went unchallenged for the whole session.
Rodin Motorsport and PREMA Racing Dominate Day 1 of F3 Pre-Season Testing in Barcelona
Day 2 of the pre-season test was a different story as a sole driver swept the entire table on his own.
Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov tops the morning session
ART’s Driver Tuukka Taponen set the threshold first and became the first challenge of the day for the other drivers with a 1:28.879 on the board. James Wharton followed in second place with a 0.376s difference.
TRIDENT used their placement effectively, leaving the pitlane later than most and having a clean track advantage. Noah Stromsted and Rafael Camara took the 1-2 for the Italian team.
DAY 2 AM TOP-10 🏁
Tsolov 📸
Taponen
Stromsted
van Hoepen
Boya
Sharp
Bilinski
Camara
Wurz
Leon#F3 #F3Testing pic.twitter.com/J51pxSlBuM— Formula 3 (@Formula3) February 20, 2025
ART managed to briefly regain their 1-2 with Taponen and Laurens van Hoepen in P1 and P2, respectively. Then came Campos’ Nikola Tsolov, setting a 1:26.618, taking P1 on the board and remaining there for the rest of the session.
There was one red flag waved as DAMS Lucas Oil’s driver Nicola Lacorte stopped on the track. After the session resumed, Tsolov remained at the top followed by Taponen and Stromsted.
Nikola Tsolov continues his dominance into the afternoon session
The afternoon session started on a high for Campos Racing as Tsolov led a 1-2-3 for the Spanish team. The Bulgarian’s teammates followed closely as Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak was just 0.075s behind followed by Mari Boya.
DAY 2 PM TOP-10 🏁
Tsolov
Inthraphuvasak
Tramnitz
Stenshorne
van Hoepen
Boya
Giusti
Del Pino 📸
Leon
Xie #F3 #F3Testing pic.twitter.com/tNNXehtoL5— Formula 3 (@Formula3) February 20, 2025
After the first hour, Tsolov managed to extend his lead by 0.199s ahead of his teammate. Campos’ 1-2-3 was disrupted by Hitech’s Martinius Stenshorne, who slotted into P3. Stenshorne was then pushed down to P4 by MP Motorsport’s Tim Tramnitz.
The session ended with Tsolov once again holding on to his lead followed by Inthraphuvasak and Tramnitz.
