F3 pre-season testing comes to an end as the final day rolls by. The tests have been massively successful, especially for the new 100% sustainable fuels. They also helped the drivers get used to the new cars.
Campos Racing Goes Unchallenged for Day 2 of F3 Pre-Season Testing in Barcelona
The first day of the pre-season tests was won by Rodin and PREMA teams in the morning and afternoon session, respectively. The second day was a total domination by Campos Racing’s Nikola Tsolov.
TRIDENT takes a 1-2 in the wet morning session on the third day
The morning session of the third day was a watery start. Damp weather and a slippery track had every driver start the session on wet tyres.
Hitech’s Martinius Stenshorne set the first threshold for the day with a 1:45.844 on the board. Red flags started waving just 15 minutes into the session as Ivan Domingues spun off into the gravel. The second red flag was caused by MP driver Bruno del Pino in the same corner. Charlie Wurz also stopped further down the lap.
Nikola Tsolov took back his top stop while Louis Sharp followed him to P2. However, Sharp’s campaign didn’t last long as his car stopped at turn 4, thus bringing out the third red flag.
The red flag carnage didn’t stop there as DAMS’ Matias Zagazeta spun into the wall. Noah Stromsted and Tuukka Taponen went P2 and P3, respectively, followed by Rafael Camara in P4. Stromsted was pushed down to P3 by Laurens van Hoepen just before another red flag. This time it was Domingues who stopped into gravel.
DAY 3 AM TOP-10 🏁
Camara
Stromsted
Voisin
Dufek
Nael
Tsolov
Stenshorne
Bilinski
Badoer 📸
Lacorte #F3 #F3Testing pic.twitter.com/yFPr9CfPUJ— Formula 3 (@Formula3) February 21, 2025
VAR’s Theophile Nael went P3 while van Hoepen toppled over Tsolov with a 1:43.623. van Hoepen’s top spot didn’t last long as Nael took it with a 1:43.298. The top 3 was once again shaken as Camara shot up to P1 followed by his teammate Stromsted, with Callum Voisin taking P3 for Rodin.
Callum Voisin shines for Rodin in the afternoon session
The afternoon session wasn’t any better in terms of weather. Callum Voisin and Roman Bilinski led the board with a 1-2 for Rodin. However, Stromsted took P1 being 0.3s quicker.
The first red flag was caused by Nael as he came to a halt at the pit exit. Another red flag was caused by Rodin’s Louis Sharp and DAMS’ Christian Ho both running off the road. DAMS had another driver in gravel, Nicola Lacorte, causing the third red flag of the session.
DAY 3 PM TOP-10 🏁
Loads of improvements late on, but it’s Callum Voisin who ends the third and final day fastest 💨
Voisin
Tramnitz
Camara 📸
Boya
Inthraphuvasak
Bilinski
Sharp
Nael
Stromsted
Stenshorne#F3 #F3Testing pic.twitter.com/hDS8liI2lj— Formula 3 (@Formula3) February 21, 2025
Sharp, however, continued his drive with a 1:44.483, which Camara matched exactly. The Rodin driver managed a P1 with 1:43.885 with Camara ending up in P2 just 0.026s behind.
Noel Leon of PREMA caused another red flag as he ran off the road. Camara went 1:42.611 to shoot up to P1. Sharp came to P2 while Nael went to P3. The order was disrupted by MP’s Tim Tramnitz, who took P1 with 1:40.887.
Voisin, at his final lap, took the top spot with 1:39.031, which remained the top spot for the whole day. Tramnitz and Camara rounded up the top 3.
With the pre-season testing for F3 done, fans can now wait for the season to start in Melbourne, Australia on 14th March. F2 and F1 will also start their pre-season testing soon. F1 will have its pre-season tests in Bahrain on 26th February. F2 will conduct its pre-season test in Barcelona itself starting 22nd February.
