{"id":13689,"date":"2023-02-14T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=13689"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:12:05","slug":"f3-testing-2023-pre-season-day-1-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2023\/02\/14\/f3-testing-2023-pre-season-day-1-results\/","title":{"rendered":"F3 Testing: 2023 Pre-season Day 1 results"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Day 1 of F3 testing kicked off the 2023 pre-season. A familiar name topped the charts on Tuesday, as 17 rookies made their debut.<\/h3>\n<p>Hosted at the season opener, the Bahrain International Circuit, day 1 of the F3 testing saw the new grid take to the track for the first time. The day consisted of two sessions that lasted two and a half hours each with drivers spending the day learning the different tires and setups. Let&#8217;s take a look at the top ten of each session.<\/p>\n<h3>Morning Session (AM)<\/h3>\n<p>It was a quiet morning as 17 rookies took to the track. Vans Amersfoort Racing driver Tommy Smith was the only driver who set a time for the opening hour. Hitech&#8217;s newest addition <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2023\/02\/13\/2023-formula-2-pre-season-testing-lineups-schedule\/\" target=\"_self\">Luke Browning<\/a> had the busiest session clocking in 29 laps to showcase his talent in hopes of securing the final seat on the grid. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2022\/11\/07\/prema-the-mercedes-of-the-f1-feeder-series\/\" target=\"_self\">PREMA<\/a> had a strong opening session with all three of their drivers finishing in the top ten. However, it was ART&#8217;s Gregoire Saucy that topped the times.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gregoire Saucy (ART Grand Prix) &#8211; 1.49.155<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Barnard (Jenzer Motorsport) &#8211; 1.49.199<\/li>\n<li>Zak O&#8217;Sullivan (PREMA) &#8211; 1.49.448<\/li>\n<li>Jonny Edgar (MP Motorsport) &#8211; 1.49.456<\/li>\n<li>Pepe Marti (Campos Racing) &#8211; 1.49.500<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Bortoleto (Trident) &#8211; 1.49.566<\/li>\n<li>Caio Collet (VAR) &#8211; 1.49.619<\/li>\n<li>Paul Aron (PREMA) &#8211; 1.49.687<\/li>\n<li>Nikita Bedrin (Jenzer Motorsport) &#8211; 1.49.712<\/li>\n<li>Dino Beganovic (PREMA) &#8211; 1.49.797<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TOP TEN &#8211; END OF MORNING SESSION \ud83c\udfc1<\/p>\n<p>Gregoire Saucy \ud83d\udcf8<br \/>Taylor Barnard<br \/>Zak O\u2019Sullivan<br \/>Jonny Edgar<br \/>Josep Maria Marti<br \/>Gabriel Bortoleto<br \/>Caio Collet<br \/>Paul Aron<br \/>Nikita Bedrin<br \/>Dino Beganovic<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#F3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F3Testing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#F3Testing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xOvgahhGv7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xOvgahhGv7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Formula 3 (@Formula3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Formula3\/status\/1625413468873531392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Afternoon Session (PM)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All teams were quickly out of the pits with the exception of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiaformula2.com\/Teams\/228\/Hitech-Pulse-Eight\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hitech Pulse-Eight<\/a> as they all looked to make up for the lost time. Gregorie Saucy once again topped the times with teammate Kaylen Frederick slotting into fourth. Browning definitely showed Hitech he&#8217;s worthy of a seat as he went into sixth place ahead of his teammate Gabriele Mini.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Gregorie Saucy (ART Grand Prix) &#8211; 1.47.563<\/li>\n<li>Paul Aron (PREMA) &#8211; 1.47.889<\/li>\n<li>Pepe Marti (Campos Racing) &#8211; 1.48.125<\/li>\n<li>Kaylen Frederick (ART Grand Prix) &#8211; 1.48.136<\/li>\n<li>Zak O&#8217;Sullivan (PREMA) &#8211; 1.48.162<\/li>\n<li>Luke Browning (Hitech Pulse-Eight) &#8211; 1.48.206<\/li>\n<li>Gabriele Mini (Hitech Pulse-Eight) &#8211; 1.48.214<\/li>\n<li>Dino Beganovic (PREMA) &#8211; 1.48.279<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Barnard (Jenzer Motorsport) &#8211; 1.48.393<\/li>\n<li>Franco Colapinto (MP Motorsport) &#8211; 1.48.434<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With day 1 of F3 testing now complete, check back into LWOS tomorrow for a breakdown of the day two sessions.<\/p>\n<h5>Formula Image Credit: Formula Motorsport Limited<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 1 of F3 testing kicked off the 2023 pre-season. 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