Photo: FIA Formula 3 European Championship / Thomas Suer
Team West-Tec’s Felix Serralles posted the quickest time of the opening day of FIA F3 European Championship’s pre-season test at Spielberg in the afternoon session.
Serralles vaulted to the top of the timesheets with a last-minute effort, going less than a tenth quicker than previous leader Antonio Giovinazzi.
The Italian led the final half hour of the test after taking over from fellow Carlin racer Ed Jones, but wound up settling for second as he continued his strong streak of pre-season performances with his new team.
2013 runner-up Felix Rosenqvist took third, with Jones and quickest Prema driver Nicholas Latifi rounding out the top five.
Jordan King narrowly led Italian duo of Antonio Fuoco and Riccardo Agostini in sixth, while Esteban Ocon and Sean Gelael made up the rest of the top ten.
Session results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Felix Serralles | Team West-Tec | 1:25.244 | 24 | |
| 2 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1:25.328 | 0.084 | 50 |
| 3 | Felix Rosenqvist | kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport | 1:25.657 | 0.413 | 30 |
| 4 | Ed Jones | Carlin | 1:25.794 | 0.550 | 32 |
| 5 | Nicholas Latifi | Prema Powerteam | 1:25.847 | 0.603 | 54 |
| 6 | Jordan King | Carlin | 1:25.956 | 0.712 | 59 |
| 7 | Antonio Fuoco | Prema Powerteam | 1:25.974 | 0.730 | 48 |
| 8 | Riccardo Agostini | EuroInternational | 1:25.991 | 0.747 | 32 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Prema Powerteam | 1:26.063 | 0.819 | 40 |
| 10 | Sean Gelael | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1:26.073 | 0.829 | 50 |
| 11 | Dennis van de Laar | Prema Powerteam | 1:26.086 | 0.842 | 35 |
| 12 | John Bryant-Meisner | Fortec Motorsport | 1:26.125 | 0.881 | 32 |
| 13 | Lucas Auer | kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport | 1:26.183 | 0.939 | 8 |
| 14 | Felipe Guimaraes | Double R Racing | 1:26.280 | 1.036 | 17 |
| 15 | Roy Nissany | kfzteile24 Mucke Motorsport | 1:26.320 | 1.076 | 39 |
| 16 | Jake Dennis | Carlin | 1:26.323 | 1.079 | 53 |
| 17 | Mitch Gilbert | Fortec Motorsport | 1:26.439 | 1.195 | 11 |
| 18 | Hector Hurst | Team West-Tec | 1:26.605 | 1.361 | 28 |
| 19 | Sandro Zeller | Jo Zeller Racing | 1:26.616 | 1.372 | 52 |
| 20 | Michele Beretta | EuroInternational | 1:26.714 | 1.470 | 19 |
| 21 | Alexander Toril | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 1:26.773 | 1.529 | 54 |
| 22 | Gustavo Menezes | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:26.781 | 1.537 | 22 |
| 23 | Max Verstappen | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:26.888 | 1.644 | 10 |
| 24 | Spike Goddard | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 1:26.932 | 1.688 | 40 |
| 25 | Marco Sorensen | Signature | 1:27.321 | 2.077 | 43 |
| 26 | Jules Szymkowiak | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:27.511 | 2.267 | 22 |
| 27 | Tatiana Calderon | Signature | 1:27.521 | 2.277 | 40 |