Charles Leclerc remained on top in the final session of the FIA F3 European Championship test at Valencia on Wednesday afternoon.
With the track drying and times improving as the afternoon went on, the Monegasque rookie claimed top spot with his final effort, 1m29.534s. That was seven seconds faster than his benchmark in the morning.
His fellow standout rookie George Russell was second fastest, 0.482s adrift, while single-seater newcomer Callum Ilott completed the top three, just over a second off the pace.
Gustavo Menezes and Tuesday pace-setter Antonio Giovinazzi made it four Carlin drivers inside the top six, sandwiching Signature’s Alex Albon.
Maximilian Gunther was the quickest of the Mercedes-powered drivers in seventh ahead of another Carlin driver Sean Gelael. Mucke’s Santino Ferrucci was ninth, while West-Tec’s sole entry Fabian Schiller was again in the top ten.
Prema opted to do relatively limited running, meaning the best of their four drivers was Brandon Maisano in 27th place, seven seconds off the pace.
Afternoon session results
Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
1 | Charles Leclerc | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:29.534 | 50 | |
2 | George Russell | Carlin | 1:30.016 | 0.482 | 45 |
3 | Callum Ilott | Carlin | 1:30.588 | 1.054 | 53 |
4 | Gustavo Menezes | Carlin | 1:30.645 | 1.111 | 32 |
5 | Alex Albon | Signature | 1:30.838 | 1.304 | 40 |
6 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Carlin | 1:31.064 | 1.530 | 33 |
7 | Maximilian Gunther | Mucke Motorsport | 1:31.099 | 1.565 | 37 |
8 | Sean Gelael | Carlin | 1:31.205 | 1.671 | 53 |
9 | Santino Ferrucci | Mucke Motorsport | 1:31.320 | 1.786 | 36 |
10 | Fabian Schiller | West-Tec | 1:31.654 | 2.120 | 57 |
11 | Alessio Lorandi | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:31.964 | 2.430 | 55 |
12 | Ryan Tveter | Carlin | 1:32.022 | 2.488 | 45 |
13 | Markus Pommer | Motopark | 1:32.318 | 2.784 | 47 |
14 | Matt Solomon | Double R Racing | 1:32.553 | 3.019 | 63 |
15 | Nicolas Beer | Eurointernational | 1:32.570 | 3.036 | 58 |
16 | Michele Beretta | Mucke Motorsport | 1:32.703 | 3.169 | 38 |
17 | Tatiana Calderon | Carlin | 1:33.114 | 3.580 | 45 |
18 | Matt Rao | Fortec Motorsports | 1:33.260 | 3.726 | 51 |
19 | Mikkel Jensen | Mucke Motorsport | 1:33.505 | 3.971 | 34 |
20 | Sam MacLeod | Motopark | 1:33.602 | 4.068 | 31 |
21 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Fortec Motorsports | 1:33.667 | 4.133 | 42 |
22 | Sergio Sette Camara | Motopark | 1:33.890 | 4.356 | 42 |
23 | Peter Li | Fortec Motorsports | 1:33.932 | 4.398 | 34 |
24 | Arjun Maini | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:34.200 | 4.666 | 46 |
25 | Nicolas Pohler | Double R Racing | 1:34.490 | 4.956 | 53 |
26 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | Motopark | 1:35.227 | 5.693 | 25 |
27 | Brandon Maisano | Prema Powerteam | 1:36.849 | 7.315 | 19 |
28 | Lance Stroll | Prema Powerteam | 1:36.927 | 7.393 | 22 |
29 | Dorian Boccolacci | Signature | 1:37.033 | 7.499 | 43 |
30 | Kang Ling | Mucke Motorsport | 1:37.274 | 7.740 | 43 |
31 | Felix Rosenqvist | Prema Powerteam | 1:37.417 | 7.883 | 13 |
32 | Jake Dennis | Prema Powerteam | 1:37.784 | 8.250 | 13 |
33 | Julio Moreno | T-Sport | 1:38.887 | 9.353 | 30 |
34 | Nabil Jeffri | Motopark | 1:39.845 | 10.311 | 15 |