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Victor Martins went fastest in FIA Formula 3 practice at Barcelona with a 1m32.796s lap, with title rival Arthur Leclerc close behind.
It wasn’t until the last 20 minutes of the session when competitive laptimes began to be set, and Martins and Leclerc were split by 0.076 seconds when the chequered flag arrived.
Roman Stanek, Jak Crawford, Franco Colapinto completed the top five, all with similar laptimes, however they weren’t able to break into the 1m32s and were over half a second off the pace.
It was a rather relaxed start to practice, with most drivers only taking to the track 20 minutes in.
Carlin’s Zak O’Sullivan, Brad Benavides and Enzo Trulli did get some laps in early in on, and led Charouz Racing System’s Laszlo Toth and Lirim Zendeli.
When a more representative pace started to occur on track, it was Campos Racing’s David Vidales who was at the top ahead of Jenzer Motorsport’s Ido Cohen, both in the 1m33s. There was little improvement from either after though, and were shuffled down to 10th and 17th respectively.
Free practice results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | 1m32.796s | 11 | |
| 2 | Arthur Leclerc | Prema | 1m32.872s | +0.076s | 11 |
| 3 | Roman Stanek | Trident | 1m33.304s | +0.508s | 11 |
| 4 | Jak Crawford | Prema | 1m33.332s | +0.536s | 11 |
| 5 | Franco Colapinto | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1m33.339s | +0.543s | 11 |
| 6 | Zane Maloney | Trident | 1m33.365s | +0.569s | 11 |
| 7 | Ollie Bearman | Prema | 1m33.558s | +0.762s | 12 |
| 8 | Kaylen Frederick | Hitech GP | 1m33.637s | +0.841s | 10 |
| 9 | Alexander Smolyar | MP Motorsport | 1m33.657s | +0.861s | 11 |
| 10 | David Vidales | Campos Racing | 1m33.676s | +0.880s | 11 |
| 11 | Caio Collet | MP Motorsport | 1m33.687s | +0.891s | 11 |
| 12 | Oliver Rasmussen | Trident | 1m33.746s | +0.950s | 11 |
| 13 | Pepe Marti | Campos Racing | 1m33.824s | +1.028s | 13 |
| 14 | Gregoire Saucy | ART Grand Prix | 1m33.853s | +1.057s | 10 |
| 15 | Kush Maini | MP Motorsport | 1m33.876s | +1.080s | 10 |
| 16 | Juan Manuel Correa | ART Grand Prix | 1m33.898s | +1.102s | 13 |
| 17 | Ido Cohen | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m33.966s | +1.170s | 13 |
| 18 | Rafael Villagomez | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1m34.400s | +1.604s | 11 |
| 19 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech GP | 1m34.433s | +1.637s | 9 |
| 20 | Hunter Yeany | Campos Racing | 1m34.461s | +1.665s | 14 |
| 21 | Lirim Zendeli | Charouz Racing System | 1m34.513s | +1.717s | 17 |
| 22 | Reece Ushijima | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1m34.869s | +2.073s | 14 |
| 23 | Federico Malvestiti | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m34.898s | +2.102s | 13 |
| 24 | Enzo Trulli | Carlin | 1m35.221s | +2.425s | 16 |
| 25 | Zak O’Sullivan | Carlin | 1m35.420s | +2.624s | 15 |
| 26 | William Alatalo | Jenzer Motorsport | 1m35.483s | +2.687s | 10 |
| 27 | Francesco Pizzi | Charouz Racing System | 1m35.531s | +2.735s | 13 |
| 28 | Laszlo Toth | Charouz Racing System | 1m35.708s | +2.912s | 13 |
| 29 | Nazim Azman | Hitech GP | 1m35.961s | +3.165s | 14 |
| 30 | Brad Benavides | Carlin | 1m35.965s | +3.169s | 15 |