Isack Hadjar saved his best for last, setting a 1:23.139 to finish up testing as the overall fastest driver for Campos Racing. After teammate Josep María Martí finished day two on top, the Red Bull Junior Team drivers led the field when times were at their quickest in the morning segment, ending up 1-2 for the team.

In an afternoon focused on race running, Amaury Cordeel of Hitech Pulse-Eight ended with the fastest time, leading PHM AIX Racing’s Joshua Duerksen by over four-tenths.

MORNING

There was a stoppage almost right away after the Hitech Pulse-Eight car of Amaury Cordeel came to a stop on his outlap in the opening minutes.

Back to green again, Hadjar led the way early on with a 1:26.461 putting the Campos Racing driver 0.4s clear at the top of the times. Oliver Bearman then put PREMA Racing in P1 for the first time in the test, setting a 1:24.864 to go fastest.

The second Red Flag of the day came with just under 45 minutes run, Roman Stanek the next driver to stop on track for Trident.

With the session green once again, Andrea Kimi Antonelli moved himself up to P2, 0.081s down on his teammate’s earlier effort before Bearman lowered his personal best to a 1:23.894. Martí then restored Campos’ advantage at the top, going quickest of all shortly afterwards on a 1:23.867, 0.027s quicker than the Briton’s lap.

ART Grand Prix’ Victor Martins made it three drivers separated by under 0.050s, going to the top of the timing screens after setting a 1:23.853.

Hadjar smashed the best time of the week with a 1:23.139 to set a new benchmark time with an hour and a half left of the morning. Teammate Martí made it a Campos 1-2 but remained 0.4s down on the Frenchman’s effort in P2.

A third Red Flag arrived after Joshua Duerksen came to a stop in the final sector in the PHM AIX Racing #24. Running got back underway but there was a fourth Red Flag in the final half hour as Paul Aron went off the track in his Hitech Pulse-Eight to bring a pause to the morning once again.

The session resumed for the final 10 minutes though nobody could displace Hadjar from atop the times before the end. Antonelli ended the morning segment with the highest lap count, reaching 42 in total.

AFTERNOON

Cordeel led the way in the final session of Barcelona in-season testing
Cordeel led the way in the final session of Barcelona in-season testing

Stanek was the early pace setter in the afternoon segment, going to the top in the opening half hour of running on a 1:25.933.

Having run second to the Czech driver, Cordeel took over to become the first driver into the 1:24s. The Hitech driver’s 1:24.487 left him 1.4s clear of the pack.

Race simulations took up the majority of the afternoon, with pitstop practice also a heavy focus in the final segment of in-season testing.

Into the last hour of the session, Duerksen went second fastest, 0.3s down on Cordeel’s earlier time while Rodin Motorsport’s Ritomo Miyata moved himself up to third on a 1:25.808.

With in-season testing all finished, attentions now turn to Round 4 of the 2024 Formula 2 season and Imola Grand Prix. The race weekend takes place from May 17-19.

2024 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP - BARCELONA IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 3, MORNING SESSION

PositionDriverLicenceTeamTimeLaps
1Isack HadjarFRACampos Racing1:23.13918
2Josep María MartíESPCampos Racing1:23.54915
3Franco ColapintoARGMP Motorsport1:23.69828
4Victor MartinsFRAART Grand Prix1:23.85324
5Oliver BearmanGBRPREMA Racing1:23.89435
6Richard VerschoorNLDTrident1:23.90527
7Dennis HaugerNORMP Motorsport1:23.94725
8Zak O’SullivanGBRART Grand Prix1:23.97424
9Zane MaloneyBRBRodin Motorsport1:24.05838
10Paul AronESTHitech Pulse-Eight1:24.20427
11Rafael VillagómezMEXVan Amersfoort Racing1:24.43532
12Andrea Kimi AntonelliITAPREMA Racing1:24.53142
13Juan Manuel CorreaUSADAMS Lucas Oil1:24.55441
14Jak CrawfordUSADAMS Lucas Oil1:24.61433
15Enzo FittipaldiBRAVan Amersfoort Racing1:24.61831
16Roman StanekCZETrident1:24.94821
17Taylor BarnardGBRPHM AIX Racing1:25.10932
18Ritomo MiyataJPNRodin Motorsport1:25.46730
19Kush MainiINDInvicta Racing1:25.53232
20Joshua DuerksenPRYPHM AIX Racing1:26.57419
21Amaury CordeelBELHitech Pulse-Eight1:27.79216
22Gabriel BortoletoBRAInvicta Racing1:29.13536

2024 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP - BARCELONA IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 3, AFTERNOON SESSION

PositionDriverLicenceTeamTimeLaps
1Amaury CordeelBELHitech Pulse-Eight1:24.48765
2Joshua DuerksenPRYPHM AIX Racing1:24.86826
3Ritomo MiyataJPNRodin Motorsport1:25.80840
4Roman StanekCZETrident1:25.93352
5Zane MaloneyBRBRodin Motorsport1:26.36442
6Franco ColapintoARGMP Motorsport1:28.40636
7Kush MainiINDInvicta Racing1:28.86946
8Zak O’SullivanGBRART Grand Prix1:29.00854
9Rafael VillagómezMEXVan Amersfoort Racing1:29.18555
10Gabriel BortoletoBRAInvicta Racing1:29.41442
11Enzo FittipaldiBRAVan Amersfoort Racing1:29.42055
12Jak CrawfordUSADAMS Lucas Oil1:29.47042
13Isack HadjarFRACampos Racing1:29.63654
14Victor MartinsFRAART Grand Prix1:29.74950
15Andrea Kimi AntonelliITAPREMA Racing1:29.82851
16Dennis HaugerNORMP Motorsport1:29.91924
17Richard VerschoorNLDTrident1:29.93239
18Josep María MartíESPCampos Racing1:29.97464
19Oliver BearmanGBRPREMA Racing1:29.99760
20Juan Manuel CorreaUSADAMS Lucas Oil1:30.24339
21Taylor BarnardGBRPHM AIX Racing1:31.39629
22Paul AronESTHitech Pulse-EightNo time-