Verschoor and MP Motorsport end in-season testing on top on Day 3 in Sakhir

Richard Verschoor set the fastest time of the final day of in-season testing for MP Motorsport, recording a 1:43.273 for the top time ahead of AIX Racing’s Joshua Duerksen

In the morning session, Van Amersfoort Racing topped the times in a 1-2 as John Bennett led the way with a 1:47.228 ahead of teammate Rafael Villagómez.

MORNING

The first 10 minutes were busy, with most heading onto the track and Van Amersfoort Racing were quick to the top of the timing screens.

Rafael Villagómez and John Bennett took turns in P1, but the Briton’s 1:47.228 was the effort to beat in the opening 15 minutes of the session, with the former 0.271s down in second.

The Dutch squad maintained its 1-2 for much of the session as the field focused on long runs and race pace during the first three-hour segment of the day.

AIX Racing filtered into third and four place with Cian Shields heading up teammate Joshua Duerksen by 0.012s.

Oliver Goethe slotted into fifth for MP Motorsport ahead of PREMA Racing’s Sebastián Montoya and teammate Verschoor.

Arvid Lindblad made a late improvement inside the final 15 minutes to move up to eighth position, ahead of Day 2’s leader, Gabriele Minì. Luke Browning rounded out the top 10 finishers in the morning segment for Hitech TGR.

On a busy morning for everyone, Leonardo Fornaroli was the busiest driver, logging 50 laps for Invicta Racing.

AFTERNOON

The final session of the week began with plenty heading out right away. Kush Maini took the top spot early on before Joshua Duerksen posted three quickfire improvements to take P1 with a 1:46.042 in the first 15 minutes.

Dino Beganovic then went to the top of the times, a 1:45.596 for the Hitech TGR driver good enough to go to P1.

The Red Flags were out for the first time on the final day after Oliver Goethe stopped on track in the MP #5 car, requiring a recovery.

Once his car was clear, the session resumed and Duerksen wasted little time in putting AIX back in first, the Paraguayan setting a 1:43.394 with just over half the session gone.

With little over half an hour to go in the test, Verschoor went quickest of all on a 1:43.273, 0.121s better than Duerksen’s earlier effort. Sami Meguetounif became the only other driver within half a second of the leader, as he moved up to third for TRIDENT.

Shields was another late improver as he went fourth for AIX, until Goethe displaced him in the final five minutes.

Beganovic followed in sixth ahead of Maini, Montoya, Victor Martins and Villagómez in the top 10.

Round 2 will take place around the Bahrain International Circuit from April 11-13.

2025 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP – SAKHIR IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 3, MORNING SESSION

2025 FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP – SAKHIR IN-SEASON TEST, DAY 3, AFTERNOON SESSION