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Felix Rosenqvist leads the way in European F3 practice at Spa

by Peter Allen
written by Peter Allen
Felix Rosenqvist

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Felix Rosenqvist started at Spa-Francorchamps how he left off at Monza as he outpaced his FIA F3 European Championship title rivals to top practice in Belgium.

After track action was delayed by striking workers at the circuit, practice took the form of a one-hour session instead of the usual two 40-minute segments.

Monza treble winner Rosenqvist led for much of the session. When Charles Leclerc displaced him at the top of the times inside the final 10 minutes, the Swedish veteran was able to respond to finish up two tenths clear.

Antonio Giovinazzi – who leads Leclerc by 15.5 points and Rosenqvist by 22 – climbed above the Monegasque rookie and into second place before the end of the session.

Six tenths back in fourth was the last of the quartet fighting for the title, Jake Dennis. Pietro Fittipaldi was fifth, just one thousandth of a second faster than Sam MacLeod, who enjoyed a strong session.

Lance Stroll was also a factor near the top of the times before slipping to seventh, followed by Raoul Hyman, Mikkel Jensen and George Russell.

Session results
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Felix Rosenqvist Prema Powerteam 2:11.362 18
2 Antonio Giovinazzi Carlin 2:11.593 0.231 19
3 Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing 2:11.639 0.277 22
4 Jake Dennis Prema Powerteam 2:11.974 0.612 21
5 Pietro Fittipaldi Fortec Motorsports 2:12.030 0.668 21
6 Sam MacLeod Motopark 2:12.031 0.669 18
7 Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam 2:12.088 0.726 21
8 Raoul Hyman West-Tec 2:12.137 0.775 21
9 Mikkel Jensen Mucke Motorsport 2:12.146 0.784 19
10 George Russell Carlin 2:12.439 1.077 20
11 Alex Albon Signature 2:12.483 1.121 21
12 Gustavo Menezes Carlin 2:12.544 1.182 19
13 Santino Ferrucci Mucke Motorsport 2:12.567 1.205 20
14 Markus Pommer Motopark 2:12.624 1.262 23
15 Callum Ilott Carlin 2:12.651 1.289 19
16 Ryan Tveter Carlin 2:12.660 1.298 20
17 Tatiana Calderon Carlin 2:12.665 1.303 19
18 Alessio Lorandi Van Amersfoort Racing 2:12.669 1.307 20
19 Maximilian Gunther Mucke Motorsport 2:12.960 1.598 18
20 Matt Rao Fortec Motorsports 2:12.998 1.636 21
21 Brandon Maisano Prema Powerteam 2:13.053 1.691 21
22 Arjun Maini Van Amersfoort Racing 2:13.201 1.839 21
23 Michele Beretta Mucke Motorsport 2:13.342 1.980 18
24 Fabian Schiller West-Tec 2:13.489 2.127 16
25 Sergio Sette Camara Motopark 2:13.498 2.136 17
26 Julio Moreno T-Sport 2:13.653 2.291 19
27 Nabil Jeffri Motopark 2:13.855 2.493 18
28 Nicolas Pohler Double R Racing 2:13.917 2.555 21
29 Dorian Boccolacci Signature 2:13.929 2.567 20
30 Matt Solomon Double R Racing 2:14.194 2.832 22
31 Martin Cao Fortec Motorsports 2:14.608 3.246 17
32 Kang Ling Mucke Motorsport 2:15.054 3.692 17
33 Mahaveer Raghunathan Motopark 2:16.569 5.207 19