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Charles Leclerc quickest on pre-event test day at Monza

by Peter Allen
Charles Lecerc

Photo: FIA F3 European Championship

Rookie standout Charles Leclerc posted the fastest time on the FIA F3 European Championship test day at Monza ahead of this weekend’s races at the Italian circuit.

Leclerc, a double winner at Monza in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps last year, topped the morning session with a time of 1m44.040s.

In the afternoon, Leclerc was second quickest to Santino Ferrucci who managed a best lap of 1m44.347s.

Ferrucci’s Mucke Motorsport team-mate Mikkel Jensen was second behind Leclerc in the morning, followed by West-Tec’s Raoul Hyman and double Pau winner Jake Dennis of Prema Powerteam.

Rookies Arjun Maini, Pietro Fittipaldi (back in action after injuring his left hand in Pau), Lance Stroll and Alessio Lorandi completed the top eight ahead of championship leader Antonio Giovinazzi, while Maximilian Gunther denied team-mate Ferrucci a place in the top 10 by 0.01 seconds.

Behind Ferrucci and Leclerc in the second session were Felix Rosenqvist, Markus Pommer, Jensen and Stroll. Dennis was seventh ahead of Gunther and former BRDC F4 rivals George Russell and Hyman. Italian Giovinazzi was 12th.

Eurointernational’s two new drivers for this weekend’s races both enjoyed competitive runs, with Facu Regalia 15th and 17th in the two sessions and Artur Janosz in 19th and 22nd from a 34-car field.

Combined test results
Pos Driver Time Session 1 Laps Session 2 Laps
1 Charles Leclerc Van Amersfoort Racing 1:44.040 49 1:44.465 40
2 Mikkel Jensen Mucke Motorsport 1:44.282 51 1:44.710 30
3 Santino Ferrucci Mucke Motorsport 1:44.754 46 1:44.347 40
4 Raoul Hyman West-Tec 1:44.400 40 1:44.833 32
5 Jake Dennis Prema Powerteam 1:44.438 47 1:44.723 35
6 Arjun Maini Van Amersfoort Racing 1:44.531 58 1:45.045 33
7 Felix Rosenqvist Prema Powerteam 1:44.868 49 1:44.590 32
8 Pietro Fittipaldi Fortec Motorsports 1:44.609 43 1:44.868 27
9 Markus Pommer Motopark 1:44.984 38 1:44.627 43
10 Lance Stroll Prema Powerteam 1:44.655 52 1:44.721 28
11 Alessio Lorandi Van Amersfoort Racing 1:44.701 49 1:45.583 26
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Carlin 1:44.730 38 1:44.890 21
13 Maximilian Gunther Mucke Motorsport 1:44.744 49 1:44.801 33
14 Alex Albon Signature 1:44.814 43 1:45.484 36
15 George Russell Carlin 1:45.457 37 1:44.832 32
16 Julio Moreno T-Sport 1:44.893 51 1:45.078 50
17 Facu Regalia Eurointernational 1:44.934 49 1:45.159 33
18 Fabian Schiller West-Tec 1:45.265 57 1:45.083 15
19 Michele Beretta Mucke Motorsport 1:45.183 43 1:45.116 23
20 Callum Ilott Carlin 1:45.166 50 1:45.757 24
21 Matt Solomon Double R Racing 1:45.287 41 1:45.192 33
22 Brandon Maisano Prema Powerteam 1:46.107 22 1:45.208 40
23 Artur Janosz Eurointernational 1:45.210 60 1:45.334 33
24 Sergio Sette Camara Motopark 1:45.637 46 1:45.231 37
25 Ryan Tveter Carlin 1:45.231 41 1:45.491 42
26 Kang Ling Mucke Motorsport 1:45.597 49 1:45.257 37
27 Tatiana Calderon Carlin 1:45.323 34 1:45.665 35
28 Sam MacLeod Motopark 1:45.400 57 1:45.421 30
29 Gustavo Menezes Carlin 1:45.496 42 1:45.439 28
30 Matt Rao Fortec Motorsports 1:45.454 43 1:45.929 35
31 Nicolas Pohler Double R Racing 1:45.743 46 1:46.981 28
32 Mahaveer Raghunathan Motopark 1:45.788 52 1:45.962 37
33 Dorian Boccolacci Signature 1:46.679 37 1:46.386 35
34 Nabil Jeffri Motopark 1:46.492 43 1:46.401 31