Sport news Clément Novalak put Trident at the top of the timesheet for the second day in a row at Jerez, finishing as the fastest man overall in the final test before the end of the season. Beating out ART Grand Prix’s Frederik Vesti and Charouz Racing System’s Enzo Fittipaldi, Novalak broke the Formula 3 track record in Jerez, setting 1:28.677. MORNING The sun was shining on the final morning of pre-season testing, providing ideal conditions for a Qualifying simulation around the Circuito de Jerez. Carrying over their form from Day 1, Trident took their now customary place at the top of the order, with Novalak leading teammate Jack Doohan. Lapping at 1:28.677, Novalak was the first driver to post a sub-1m 29s time in Jerez, breaking the previous F3 track record of 1:29.041, which had been set in cooler conditions by Doohan at the post-season test in October last year. Novalak retained his place at the top of the order, but Doohan began to drop down, falling to fourth by the end of the morning. Vesti was the first to overtake him, with the Mercedes prodigy breaking the 1m 28s barrier as well, running 0.258s off Novalak. Also splitting the Trident duo was Fittipaldi, whose tour of 1:29.060 proved enough for P3. MP Motorsport and Alpine Academy duo Victor Martins and Caio Collet took fifth and sixth ahead of Hitech Grand Prix’s Red Bull junior Jak Crawford. ART duo Alex Smolyar and Juan Manuel Correa took eight and ninth, while Carlin Buzz racer Jonny Edgar completed the top 10. Iwasa topped the afternoon session with a time of 1:29.884 AFTERNOON The majority of the field were focused on race runs and data gathering as they headed out for the final afternoon of testing before the end of the season. Hitech’s Ayumu Iwasa leapt to the top of the leaderboard within the opening half an hour. Setting 1:29.884 in the opening stages, the Hitech racer remained on top for the duration and was the only driver to break the 1m 30s barrier in the afternoon. Clambering into second and third was PREMA duo Dennis Hauger and Olli Caldwell, who were 0.179s and 0.335s off the leading pace. Iwasa’s Hitech teammates Crawford and Stanek completed the top five ahead of Edgar and Calan Williams. Lorenzo Colombo made the top 10 for the first time in Jerez, beating out the quickest man from Day 1, Doohan. The final PREMA of Arthur Leclerc completed the top 10, ahead of Pierre-Louis Chovet, who ran an impressive 56 laps in the final stint. The field will now depart Spain with just over a month to work on the cars before the second round of the season at Le Castellet, on June 25-27. 2021 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP - JEREZ TEST, DAY 2, MORNING SESSION DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS 1 Clément Novalak Trident 1:28.677 29 2 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1:28.935 35 3 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 1:29.060 25 4 Jack Doohan Trident 1:29.061 35 5 Victor Martins MP Motorsport 1:29.144 44 6 Caio Collet MP Motorsport 1:29.193 46 7 Jak Crawford Hitech Grand Prix 1:29.196 39 8 Alexander Smolyar ART Grand Prix 1:29.207 30 9 Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix 1:29.215 29 10 Jonny Edgar Carlin Buzz Racing 1:29.219 35 11 Ayumu Iwasa Hitech Grand Prix 1:29.223 35 12 David Schumacher Trident 1:29.258 28 13 Matteo Nannini HWA RACELAB 1:29.333 43 14 Roman Stanek Hitech Grand Prix 1:29.339 38 15 Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport 1:29.392 17 16 Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing 1:29.542 35 17 Kaylen Frederick Carlin Buzz Racing 1:29.586 36 18 Pierre Louis Chovet Jenzer Motorsport 1:29.619 25 19 Oliver Rasmussen HWA RACELAB 1:29.658 43 20 Rafael Villagomez HWA RACELAB 1:29.662 42 21 Ido Choen Charouz Racing System 1:29.697 33 22 Amaury Cordeel Campos Racing 1:29.743 32 23 Reshad de Gerus Charouz Racing System 1:29.959 23 24 Dennis Hauger PREMA Racing 1:30.226 31 25 Olli Caldwell PREMA Racing 1:30.273 31 26 Filip Ugran Jenzer Motorsport 1:30.404 31 27 Arthur Leclerc PREMA Racing 1:30.594 31 28 Tijmen Van der Helm MP Motorsport 1:30.629 46 29 László Tóth Campos Racing 1:31.144 15 2021 FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP - JEREZ TEST, DAY 2, AFTERNOON SESSION DRIVER TEAM LAPTIME LAPS Ayumu Iwasa Hitech Grand Prix 1:29.884 35 Dennis Hauger PREMA Racing 1:30.063 39 Olli Caldwell PREMA Racing 1:30.218 36 Jak Crawford Hitech Grand Prix 1:30.265 38 Roman Stanek Hitech Grand Prix 1:30.520 29 Jonny Edgar Carlin Buzz Racing 1:30.632 32 Calan Williams Jenzer Motorsport 1:30.724 22 Lorenzo Colombo Campos Racing 1:30.920 35 Jack Doohan Trident 1:30.947 33 Arthur Leclerc PREMA Racing 1:30.974 38 Pierre Louis Chovet Jenzer Motorsport 1:31.220 56 Amaury Cordeel Campos Racing 1:31.280 34 Oliver Rasmussen HWA RACELAB 1:31.325 37 Matteo Nannini HWA RACELAB 1:31.391 37 Ido Cohen Carlin Buzz Racing 1:31.438 34 Rafael Villagomez HWA RACELAB 1:31.663 36 Kaylen Frederick Carlin Buzz Racing 1:31.736 33 Filip Ugran Jenzer Motorsport 1:31.822 53 László Tóth Campos Racing 1:31.978 23 Clément Novalak Trident 1:32.545 51 Frederik Vesti ART Grand Prix 1:32.625 49 Alexander Smolyar ART Grand Prix 1:32.674 47 David Schumacher Trident 1:32.759 25 Enzo Fittipaldi Charouz Racing System 1:32.868 50 Caio Collet MP Motorsport 1:32.965 51 Juan Manuel Correa ART Grand Prix 1:33.002 48 Victor Martins MP Motorsport 1:33.055 48 Reshad de Gerus Charouz Racing System 1:33.308 47 Tijmen Van der Helm MP Motorsport 1:33.462 47 FIA Formula 3 Championship Formula 3 F3 SEASON 2021 Sport Circuit 1SportFIA Formula 3 ChampionshipCircuitF3SEASON 2021Formula 300 Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 5:25pm Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 5:25pm
