AS IT HAPPENED: Follow Day 2 of in-season testing at the Madring

Ugo fastest overall, Slater heads afternoon session

Make sure you follow us on social media for reaction, interviews and recap of the Madring test. For now, it's goodbye. See you all in Monza from September 4-6 for the penultimate round of the 2026 campaign

And that is test over

15:50 - The session is finished and Slater is the quickest in the afternoon on a 1:49.685, 0.105s ahead of title rival Ugochukwu, who set the fastest time overall this morning

🔴 Red Flag 🔴

15:47 - Barrichello has hit the barriers at Turn 3. Session will not be resumed

🟢 11 minutes remain 🟢

15:39 - Back underway for a final blast this afternoon

🔴 Red Flag 🔴

15:12 - A Red Flag inside the final 45 minutes. Kanato Le has had contact with the barriers at Turn 7

Slater to the top

15:11 - We have a new leader as Slater returns to P1 with a 1:49.685

The afternoon miles continue to rise

15:07 - Into the final hour of running here in Madrid and teams are getting as much data as possible ahead of Monza and the finale here around the Madring next month. Ugochukwu continues to lead the pack but there's been no serious improvements to trouble the top five spots

🟢 Back to it 🟢

14:43 - Drivers head back out there

🔴 Red Flag

14:32 - Nicola Lacorte has had contact with the wall at Turn 14. The Italian is able to recover to the pit lane however

🟢 Green again 🟢

14:27 - Cars are back on track

🔴 Red Flag 🔴

14:13 - Mattia Colnaghi has lost his front wing at Turn 7 but returned to the pit lane

🟢 Green conditions 🟢

14:06 - A short stoppage and we have the green light on once again

🔴 Red Flag 🔴

14:00 - We have a Red Flag. Matteo De Palo has stopped on track

Race running the focus so far

13:55 - A few personal bests as drivers venture back out but no majorly quick times as race pace is the aim right now

🟢 Back to it 🟢

13:28 - Green light is on and we're back in action

🔴 Red Flag 🔴

13:15 - Fionn McLaughlin is stopped on track

🟢 Green again for the PM 🟢

13:02 - Back running in Madrid

Are we ready?

12:57 - Lunch break is almost over

🏁 AM session is over 🏁

12:00 - Ugo Ugochukwu ends up fastest in the morning ahead of Yamakoshi and Deligny.

Here is your top 10:

1. Ugochukwu - 1:49.034
2. Yamakoshi - 1:49.227
3. Deligny - 1:49.501
4. Rivera - 1:49.522
5. Taponen - 1:49.535
6. Del Pino - 1:49.559
7. David - 1:49.561
8. Le - 1:49.670
9. Kato - 1:49.673
10. Nael - 1:49.786

The afternoon session begins at 13:00 local time.

🟢 Final green flag ahead of the shorter lunch break 🟢

11:55 - We have cars on track for one last blast this morning

🔴 Red Flag 🔴

11:39 - We have a Red Flag with just over 20 minutes to go. Yamakoshi has had contact with the barriers at Turn 11. Pit lane will re-open at 11:55 local time with practice starts to come

Ugo leads, Yamakoshi improves

11:15 - 1:49.034 is the benchmark time from the Campos driver but Hiyu Yamakoshi goes to P2 with a 1:49.227

Back to green 🟢

10:57 - We have another green light and are underway once more

Standings update

10:45 - While we wait to resume, here is your top five:

Ugo Ugochukwu - 1:49.034 Bruno Del Pino - 1:49.559 Yevan David - 1:49.561 Taito Kato - 1:49.673 Theophile Nael - 1:49.786

Red Flag 🔴

10:16 - Shin has had contact with the wall at Turn 5

Green light again 🟢

10:00 - Running resumes

Yevan David in P1 & Red Flag 🔴

09:59 - 1:49.561 puts the AIX driver top of the pile as the Red Flags arrive for another spin

Kato quickest for ART

09:50 - Taito Kato lowers the benchmark down to a 1:49.673. Mattia Colnaghi is second now for MP Motorsport, 0.176s back

Nakamura up to P2

09:45 - Jin Nakamura goes to within 0.094s of Nael and second overall for Hitech

🟣 New fastest lap! 🟣

09:25 - Ernesto Rivera sets a 1:50.108 and the quickest time of the test so far to lead by 0.060s over Hiyu Yamakoshi

Theophile Nael goes again though and he's the first driver underneath the 1:50s. Time to beat is now a 1:49.853

Nael leads early on

09:24 - The Campos Racing driver leads Bruno Del Pino by just 0.008s after setting a 1:51.057 on his first attempt

🟢 Green Flag 🟢

09:15 - We're back underway after that brief stoppage

🔴 RED FLAG 🔴

09:08 - Fernando Barrichello has had a spin at Turn 8 but avoided any contact with barriers. He's recovered to the pit lane.

🟢 GREEN LIGHT 🟢

09:00 - We are underway in Madrid! Live timing is available to follow here

🚨 10-minute warning 🚨

08:50 - The green light is 10 minutes away so not much longer to wait for our first bit of on-track action to begin Day 2

Day 1 Recap ⏪

08:40 - In the morning session, Campos Racing and Ugo Ugochukwu set the pace on a 1:51.901. But, it was Freddie Slater who was the fastest driver overall, logging a 1:50.343 and the best time of the test so far for TRIDENT.

Welcome back to the Madring!

08:30 - We are gearing up for Day 2 of the in-season test here in Madrid. The teams will have one final day of action before heading off to Monza for the penultimate round of the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season