Photo: FIA Formula 3 European Championship / Thomas Suer
Despite Lucas Auer topping the afternoon practice session for the Masters of F3 event at Zandvoort, it was Felix Rosenqvist‘s best time of the morning that stood as the quickest lap of the day.
Carlin drivers Jordan King and Harry Tincknell were second and third respectively in session one, with Emil Bernstorff posting the quickest time out of the Prema cars in fourth. Auer came in fifth, ahead of another Prema man Alex Lynn.
Pipo Derani was the top Fortec man in seventh, ahead of Tom Blomqvist, Mucke’s Michael Lewis and Sven Muller.
With Auer topping practice two, it was Lynn who took second behind his teammate. 2011’s event winner Rosenqvist was third, ahead of Blomqvist, Bernstorff and Tincknell.
Nicholas Latifi posted the seventh time, ahead of Eddie Cheever, who made it four out of four Prema cars in the top ten. Derani was ninth with Dennis van de Laar rounding out the top ten.
Session one results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mucke Motorsport | 1:31.989 | 12 | |
| 2 | Jordan King | Carlin | 1:32.153 | +0.164 | 16 |
| 3 | Harry Tincknell | Carlin | 1:32.221 | +0.232 | 13 |
| 4 | Emil Bernstorff | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.227 | +0.238 | 13 |
| 5 | Lucas Auer | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.270 | +0.281 | 6 |
| 6 | Alex Lynn | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.357 | +0.368 | 10 |
| 7 | Pipo Derani | Fortec | 1:32.407 | +0.418 | 14 |
| 8 | Tom Blomqvist | EuroInternational | 1:32.452 | +0.463 | 17 |
| 9 | Michael Lewis | Mucke Motorsport | 1:32.458 | +0.469 | 14 |
| 10 | Sven Muller | ma-con | 1:32.526 | +0.537 | 16 |
| 11 | Nicholas Latifi | Carlin | 1:32.584 | +0.595 | 19 |
| 12 | William Buller | Fortec | 1:32.879 | +0.890 | 12 |
| 13 | Roy Nissany | Mucke Motorsport | 1:32.914 | +0.925 | 14 |
| 14 | Dennis van de Laar | Van Amersfoort | 1:32.924 | +0.935 | 19 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.947 | +0.958 | 14 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Double R Racing | 1:32.994 | +1.005 | 20 |
| 17 | Josh Hill | Fortec | 1:33.085 | +1.096 | 14 |
| 18 | Spike Goddard | ThreeBond/T-Sport | 1:33.164 | +1.175 | 17 |
| 19 | Jann Mardenborough | Carlin | 1:33.714 | +1.725 | 15 |
| 20 | Andre Rudersdorf | ma-con | 1:33.875 | +1.886 | 18 |
| 21 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Mucke Motorsport | 1:33.913 | +1.924 | 15 |
| 22 | Sandro Zeller | Jo Zeller Racing | 1:34.654 | +2.665 | 18 |
| 23 | Tatiana Calderon | Double R Racing | 1:34.911 | +2.922 | 18 |
| 24 | Sean Gelael | Double R Racing | 1:35.278 | +3.289 | 15 |
| 25 | Felix Serralles | Fortec | No Time | 0 |
Session two results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Lucas Auer | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.157 | 13 | |
| 2 | Alex Lynn | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.451 | +0.294 | 19 |
| 3 | Felix Rosenqvist | Mucke Motorsport | 1:32.733 | +0.576 | 15 |
| 4 | Tom Blomqvist | EuroInternational | 1:32.855 | +0.698 | 17 |
| 5 | Emil Bernstorff | Prema Powerteam | 1:32.885 | +0.728 | 15 |
| 6 | Harry Tincknell | Carlin | 1:32.957 | +0.800 | 18 |
| 7 | Nicholas Latifi | Carlin | 1:33.058 | +0.901 | 18 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Prema Powerteam | 1:33.068 | +0.911 | 17 |
| 9 | Pipo Derani | Fortec | 1:33.128 | +0.971 | 18 |
| 10 | Dennis van de Laar | Van Amersfoort | 1:33.234 | +1.077 | 19 |
| 11 | Sven Muller | ma-con | 1:33.259 | +1.102 | 18 |
| 12 | Jordan King | Carlin | 1:33.393 | +1.236 | 20 |
| 13 | Andre Rudersdorf | ma-con | 1:33.426 | +1.269 | 21 |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Double R Racing | 1:33.494 | +1.337 | 20 |
| 15 | William Buller | Fortec | 1:33.640 | +1.483 | 19 |
| 16 | Jann Mardenborough | Carlin | 1:33.788 | +1.631 | 20 |
| 17 | Sean Gelael | Double R Racing | 1:33.837 | +1.680 | 17 |
| 18 | Spike Goddard | ThreeBond/T-Sport | 1:34.076 | +1.919 | 21 |
| 19 | Tatiana Calderon | Double R Racing | 1:34.257 | +2.100 | 21 |
| 20 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Mucke Motorsport | 1:34.275 | +2.118 | 13 |
| 21 | Michael Lewis | Mucke Motorsport | 1:34.292 | +2.135 | 17 |
| 22 | Josh Hill | Fortec | 1:34.498 | +2.341 | 5 |
| 23 | Sandro Zeller | Jo Zeller Racing | 1:34.674 | +2.517 | 20 |
| 24 | Roy Nissany | Mucke Motorsport | 1:34.915 | +2.758 | 13 |
| 25 | Felix Serralles | Fortec | No Time | 0 |