Boya fastest once again on final day of in-season test in Barcelona

Mari Boya set the fastest time for the second consecutive day at the in-season test in Barcelona. The Campos Racing driver set a time of 1:27.034 in the morning session to lead his teammate Oliver Goethe by a slender margin.

The afternoon session was led by another pair of teammates, on this occasions it was Trident, as Leonardo Fornaroli’s 1:28.444 ended as the leading time ahead of Sami Meguetounif.

MORNING

With rain having hit the track before the day’s play, the first hour included plenty of wet weather running, Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Luke Browning led the way with a time of 1:37.131.

The teams opted to then bolt on the slick tyres, and it was Boya that went quickest. The Campos driver’s time of 1:30.277 meant he topped the timesheets, two-tenths ahead of MP Motorsport’s Alex Dunne.

Then came the PREMA Racing #3 car of Arvid Lindblad, who completed a lap of 1:29.564 to take P1. His teammate Dino Beganovic followed him across the line but settled for second, nearly three-tenths behind.

The times continued to drop as conditions improved and entering the final hour of the session, Max Esterson went fastest after clocking a time of 1:28.174. His Jenzer Motorsport teammate Matías Zagazeta ended up in P2, 0.263s behind.

Goethe was second fastest in the morning behind his teammate Boya

As we approached the last 30 minutes, Boya regained top spot, this time with a lap of 1:27.034, leading his teammate Goethe by just 0.073s.

The Campos pair remained as the top two for the rest of the session with Browning, who was four-tenths behind Boya, rounding out the top three.

AFTERNOON

Long runs were the focus to start the afternoon as Leonardo Fornaroli set the pace for Trident. The Italian’s time of 1:28.444 put him on top of the timesheets by over six-tenths to his teammate Sami Meguetounif in the early stages.

The Trident pair remained at the top of the leaderboard for the rest of the session with the teams opting for high fuel runs for the duration of the afternoon.

The session was then Red Flagged in the closing stages of the session when PHM AIX Racing’s Joshua Dufek came to a stop out on track. This brought an end to the week’s proceedings with Rodin Motorsport’s Callum Voisin rounded out the top three.

That concludes the in-season test in Barcelona with the drivers and teams left to chew over the data they have collected over the three days ahead of Round 3 in Imola which takes place on May 17-19.

Meguetounif was second behind teammate Fornaroli in the afternoon session on the final day

2024 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP – BARCELONA IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 3, MORNING SESSION

Position Driver Licence Team Time Laps
1 Mari Boya ESP Campos Racing 1:27.034 33
2 Oliver Goethe DEU Campos Racing 1:27.107 36
3 Luke Browning GBR Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:27.435 39
4 Arvid Lindblad GBR PREMA Racing 1:27.448 40
5 Gabriele Minì ITA PREMA Racing 1:27.565 35
6 Alexander Dunne IRL MP Motorsport 1:27.579 36
7 Santiago Ramos MEX Trident 1:27.624 30
8 Dino Beganovic SWE PREMA Racing 1:27.645 40
9 Tim Tramnitz DEU MP Motorsport 1:27.665 34
10 Laurens Van Hoepen NLD ART Grand Prix 1:27.786 36
11 Martinius Stenshorne NOR Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:27.844 41
12 Christian Mansell AUS ART Grand Prix 1:27.902 35
13 Sebastián Montoya COL Campos Racing 1:27.919 31
14 Charlie Wurz AUT Jenzer Motorsport 1:27.998 29
15 Sophia Floersch DEU Van Amersfoort Racing 1:28.007 34
16 Nikola Tsolov BGR ART Grand Prix 1:28.110 39
17 Max Esterson USA Jenzer Motorsport 1:28.174 32
18 Matías Zagazeta PER Jenzer Motorsport 1:28.319 32
19 Cian Shields GBR Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:28.325 43
20 Kacper Sztuka POL MP Motorsport 1:28.374 41
21 Joseph Loake GBR Rodin Motorsport 1:28.448 43
22 Tommy Smith AUS Van Amersfoort Racing 1:28.497 35
23 Piotr Wisnicki POL Rodin Motorsport 1:28.533 37
24 Nikita Bedrin ITA PHM AIX Racing 1:28.570 40
25 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak THA PHM AIX Racing 1:28.653 40
26 Noel León MEX Van Amersfoort Racing 1:28.775 35
27 Joshua Dufek AUT PHM AIX Racing 1:28.794 37
28 Callum Voisin GBR Rodin Motorsport 1:30.083 38
29 Leonardo Fornaroli ITA Trident 1:31.109 25
30 Sami Meguetounif FRA Trident 1:31.638 19

2024 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP – BARCELONA IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 3, AFTERNOON SESSION

Position Driver Licence Team Time Laps
1 Leonardo Fornaroli ITA Trident 1:28.444 14
2 Sami Meguetounif FRA Trident 1:29.106 14
3 Callum Voisin GBR Rodin Motorsport 1:29.662 38
4 Santiago Ramos MEX Trident 1:29.706 40
5 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak THA PHM AIX Racing 1:30.158 32
6 Joshua Dufek AUT PHM AIX Racing 1:31.025 34
7 Noel León MEX Van Amersfoort Racing 1:31.396 52
8 Mari Boya ESP Campos Racing 1:31.470 52
9 Oliver Goethe DEU Campos Racing 1:31.731 58
10 Joseph Loake GBR Rodin Motorsport 1:31.844 48
11 Charlie Wurz AUT Jenzer Motorsport 1:31.853 60
12 Piotr Wisnicki POL Rodin Motorsport 1:31.910 42
13 Sophia Floersch DEU Van Amersfoort Racing 1:31.910 49
14 Luke Browning GBR Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:31.951 47
15 Martinius Stenshorne NOR Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:32.088 44
16 Sebastián Montoya COL Campos Racing 1:32.121 56
17 Max Esterson USA Jenzer Motorsport 1:32.144 33
18 Tim Tramnitz DEU MP Motorsport 1:32.211 48
19 Christian Mansell AUS ART Grand Prix 1:32.231 55
20 Nikita Bedrin ITA PHM AIX Racing 1:32.304 56
21 Alexander Dunne IRE MP Motorsport 1:32.309 45
22 Nikola Tsolov BGR ART Grand Prix 1:32.409 55
23 Gabriele Minì ITA PREMA Racing 1:32.464 56
24 Tommy Smith AUS Van Amersfoort Racing 1:32.602 49
25 Arvid Lindblad GBR PREMA Racing 1:32.606 56
26 Dino Beganovic SWE PREMA Racing 1:32.617 57
27 Cian Shields GBR Hitech Pulse-Eight 1:32.718 43
28 Laurens Van Hoepen NLD ART Grand Prix 1:32.753 55
29 Kacper Sztuka POL MP Motorsport 1:32.865 48
30 Matías Zagazeta PER Jenzer Motorsport 1:32.995 48

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