Nikola Tsolov was the quickest driver across the post-season test in Jerez, setting a 1:29.758 in the morning session, the best effort of the week.

In the afternoon, Nicola Lacorte went quickest of all in a rain-affected session to close out the Jerez test.

MORNING

It was a busy track right away at the green light with everyone eager to make the most of the track conditions. Charlie Wurz was the first below the two-minute mark, but it was Freddie Slater that set the early pace with a 1:31.450 for Rodin Motorsport.

Nikola Tsolov broke into the 1:30s on his next effort to take over in P1 for Campos Racing, a 1:30.496 leaving him almost four-tenths quicker than anyone else. Roman Bilinski improved to go second-fastest ahead of Martinius Stenshorne, as he too lowered his personal best time with 15 minutes gone.

Freddie Slater and John Bennett rounded out the top five after the first flurry of action for Rodin and Van Amersfoort Racing respectively.

After having the track to himself, Noah Stromsted then went quicker still to take over at the top, setting a 1:30.072 for Trident to go 0.4s clear.

With the majority back out on track after half an hour of running, Mari Boya broke the 1:30s barrier with a 1:29.881, the fastest lap of the test to that point. Tsolov improved once again to make it a Campos Racing 1-2, 0.051s down on the Spaniard’s effort.

The first Red Flag of the test arrived with 40 minutes run, as Brando Badoer went off track at Turn 10 and was left stuck in the gravel.

With the #2 PREMA Racing car recovered, running got back underway with just over two hours to go of the morning session.

Tsolov returned to the top of the timing screens with a 1:29.858 to pip Boya by 0.023s. The Bulgarian then improved on his personal best to lower the benchmark time to a 1:29.758.

After a flurry of fast laps, longer runs became the focus up until the lunch break, with Stromsted and Joshua Dufek the busiest of all, logging 48 laps each.

Lacorte put in the fastest time of the afternoon ahead of the rain
Lacorte put in the fastest time of the afternoon ahead of the rain

AFTERNOON

Nicolas Lacorte was out of the pitlane at the green light to kick off the afternoon session. He laid down a 1:31.584 in the #17 Jenzer Motorsport car as the early time to beat in the opening 15 minutes.

As the session rolled on, rain began to fall, and the second Red Flag came with just over two hours to go. Jesse Carrasquedo spun into the gravel at Turn 1 to bring the session to a halt temporarily.

After his car was recovered, the afternoon running resumed, but rain continued to intensify, with the track conditions far from ideal for slick running.

While some teams opted to complete some wet weather runs heading into the final hour of the test, there were no major changes to the order for the remainder of the afternoon.

2024 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP - JEREZ POST-SEASON TEST, DAY 2, MORNING SESSION

PositionDriverLicenceTeamTimeLaps
1Nikola TsolovBULCampos Racing1:29.75842
2Mari BoyaESPCampos Racing1:29.88131
3Martinius StenshorneNORHitech Pulse-Eight1:30.05047
4Noah StromstedDNKTrident1:30.07248
5Ugo UgochukwuUSAPREMA Racing1:30.17533
6Tasanapol InthraphuvasakTHACampos Racing1:30.20239
7Charlie WurzAUTTrident1:30.22143
8Joshua DufekAUTHitech Pulse-Eight1:30.23048
9Freddie SlaterGBRRodin Motorsport1:30.26337
10Christian HoSGPJenzer Motorsport1:30.31737
11Rafael CamaraBRATrident1:30.33747
12Noel LeónMEXPREMA Racing1:30.36637
13Laurens van HoepenNLDART Grand Prix1:30.37733
14Tim TramnitzDEUMP Motorsport1:30.39130
15Matías ZagazetaPRYJenzer Motorsport1:30.41735
16John BennettGBRVan Amersfoort Racing1:30.54843
17Roman BilinskiGBRRodin Motorsport1:30.60835
18Bruno Del PinoESPMP Motorsport1:30.70243
19James WhartonAUSART Grand Prix1:30.73435
20Louis SharpNZLRodin Motorsport1:30.76240
21Nicola LacorteFRAJenzer Motorsport1:30.85734
22Javier SagreraESPAIX Racing1:30.92441
23Gerrard XieCHNHitech Pulse-Eight1:30.95446
24Jesse CarrasquedoMEXVan Amersfoort Racing1:31.02944
25Alessandro GiustiFRAMP Motorsport1:31.05142
26Ivan DominguesPRTVan Amersfoort Racing1:31.11446
27Tuukka TaponenFINART Grand Prix1:31.25036
28Brando BadoerITAPREMA Racing1:31.26314
29Jose GarfiasMEXAIX Racing1:31.34338
30Niels KoolenNLDAIX Racing1:31.98240

2024 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP - JEREZ POST-SEASON TEST, DAY 2, AFTERNOON SESSION

PositionDriverLicenceTeamTimeLaps
1Nicola LacorteITAJenzer Motorsport1:31.58430
2John BennettGBRVan Amersfoort Racing1:32.03135
3Jose GarfiasMEXAIX Racing1:32.25037
4Ivan DominguesPRTVan Amersfoort Racing1:32.62232
5Mari BoyaESPCampos Racing1:32.90324
6Noah StromstedDNKTrident1:32.95535
7Nikola TsolovBULCampos Racing1:33.03433
8Tasanapol InthraphuvasakTHACampos Racing1:33.29932
9Jesse CarrasquedoMEXVan Amersfoort Racing1:33.52025
10Charlie WurzAUTTrident1:33.65640
11Freddie SlaterGBRRodin Motorsport1:33.69828
12Joshua DufekAUTHitech Pulse-Eight1:33.79222
13Ugo UgochukwuUSAPREMA Racing1:33.79645
14Martinius StenshorneNORHitech Pulse-Eight1:33.87132
15Roman BilinskiGBRRodin Motorsport1:33.90040
16Laurens van HoepenNLDART Grand Prix1:33.98433
17Brando BadoerITAPREMA Racing1:33.99235
18James WhartonAUSART Grand Prix1:34.07634
19Noel LeónMEXPREMA Racing1:34.09548
20Louis SharpNZLRodin Motorsport1:34.09540
21Christian HoSGPJenzer Motorsport1:34.27947
22Matías ZagazetaPRYJenzer Motorsport1:34.33937
23Tuukka TaponenFINART Grand Prix1:34.53940
24Tim TramnitzDEUMP Motorsport1:34.72619
25Alessandro GiustiFRAMP Motorsport1:34.85325
26Bruno Del PinoESPMP Motorsport1:34.86724
27Javier SagreraESPAIX Racing1:36.23132
28Niels KoolenNLDAIX Racing1:36.37528
29Gerrard XieCHNHitech Pulse-Eight1:44.64715
30Rafael CamaraBRATrident1:45.38116