Alpine-junior Collet fastest in F3-test

The first Formula 3 test was held in Austria this weekend. At the Red Bull Ring the young drivers could measure themselves with each other for the first time. Alpine F1-junior Caio Collet of MP Motorsport set the fastest time.

The Brazilian driver set a time of 1:18.592 and was just over one-tenth faster than Dennis Hauger. Hauger is in his second season in Formula 3 and switched to champion team Prema Racing. He is one of the favourites to win the title this year. The top three was completed by Alexandr Smolyar (ART).

The Dutch MP Motorsport will be driving this year, besides Collet, with drivers Victor Martins and Tijmen van der Helm. Dutchman Van Der Helm however performed significantly less than his teammate. In the morning he drove the 29th time and in the afternoon session, he did not get further than the 28th time. Van der Helm is the only Dutchman in Formula 3 this season.

On 21 and 22 April another test will be held at the Circuit de Barcelona, wherein the weekend of 7 to 9 May the opening race of the championship will be held. A third test will be held after that race on the circuit of Jerez in Spain on 12 and 13 May.