Callum Ilott and Felix Rosenqvist each topped one of the free practice sessions as the FIA European Formula 3 Championship weekend got underway at the Nurburgring on Friday.
Red Bull-backed Carlin driver Ilott was quickest in the first session, but Prema Powerteam driver Rosenqvist usurped his time and ended the second session with the quickest time overall.
Rosenqvist’s time of 1m21.400s was comfortably faster than Ilott’s 1m21.761s from the opening session, while Lance Stroll also beat the Briton’s time to finish second fastest overall on the day, with Ilott unable to improve on his first session time in the second session.
Fourth fastest overall was Motopark’s Markus Pommer, ahead of Carlin’s George Russell, while Jake Dennis was sixth for Prema Powerteam.
Nabil Jeffri had a strong couple of sessions for Motopark to end seventh fastest overall, with Nick Cassidy making it four Prema Powerteam entries inside the top eight, while Charles Leclerc of Van Amersfoort Racing and Sam MacLeod of Motopark completed the top ten.
Nurburgring Practice Times (Combined)
| POS | NO. | DRIVER | NAT | TEAM | FP1 TIME | FP2 TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Felix Rosenqvist | SWE | Prema Powerteam | 1m22.073s | 1m21.400s |
| 11 | 25 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Prema Powerteam | 1m22.312s | 1m21.690s |
| 1 | 30 | Callum Ilott | GBR | Carlin | 1m21.761s | 1m22.219s |
| 5 | 34 | Markus Pommer | GER | Motopark | 1m21.939s | 1m21.849s |
| 2 | 10 | George Russell | GBR | Carlin | 1m21.880s | 1m22.007s |
| 3 | 2 | Jake Dennis | GBR | Prema Powerteam | 1m21.900s | 1m22.513s |
| 4 | 22 | Nabil Jeffri | MAY | Motopark | 1m21.910s | 1m22.041s |
| 10 | 24 | Nick Cassidy | NZL | Prema Powerteam | 1m22.209s | 1m21.938s |
| 8 | 7 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1m22.136s | 1m21.938s |
| 6 | 36 | Sam MacLeod | GBR | Motopark | 1m22.032s | 1m22.371s |
| 14 | 27 | Mikkel Jensen | DEN | Mucke Motorsport | 1m22.433s | 1m22.130s |
| 9 | 23 | Sergio Sette Camara | BRZ | Motopark | 1m22.137s | 1m22.415s |
| 12 | 3 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ITA | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1m22.316s | 1m22.190s |
| 17 | 29 | Arjun Maini | IND | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1m22.613s | 1m22.291s |
| 21 | 8 | Alessio Lorandi | ITA | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1m22.834s | 1m22.352s |
| 19 | 21 | Alexander Albon | THA | Signature | 1m22.642s | 1m22.366s |
| 13 | 20 | Dorian Boccolacci | FRA | Signature | 1m22.427s | 1m22.481s |
| 20 | 26 | Ryan Tveter | USA | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1m22.737s | 1m22.462s |
| 18 | 5 | Santino Ferrucci | USA | Mucke Motorsport | 1m22.626s | 1m22.466s |
| 16 | 9 | Tatiana Calderon | COL | Carlin | 1m22.604s | 1m22.510s |
| 15 | 4 | Gustavo Menezes | USA | Jagonya Ayam with Carlin | 1m22.518s | 1m22.547s |
| 26 | 6 | Michele Beretta | ITA | Mucke Motorsport | 1m23.453s | 1m22.706s |
| 22 | 12 | Pietro Fittipaldi | BRZ | Fortec Motorsports | 1m22.999s | 1m22.768s |
| 25 | 38 | Raoul Hyman | RSA | Team West-Tec F3 | 1m23.440s | 1m22.858s |
| 30 | 14 | Matt Rao | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1m23.700s | 1m23.075s |
| 23 | 35 | Felix Serralles | PUE | Mucke Motorsport | 1m23.373s | 1m23.089s |
| 24 | 17 | Julio Moreno | ECU | Threebond with T-Sport | 1m23.425s | 1m23.135s |
| 29 | 19 | Matt Solomon | HKG | Double R Racing | 1m23.665s | 1m23.226s |
| 27 | 32 | Zhi Cong Li | CHN | Fortec Motorsports | 1m23.557s | 1m23.245s |
| 28 | 31 | Wing Chung Chang | CHN | Fortec Motorsports | 1m23.659s | 1m23.673s |
| 31 | 33 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | IND | Motopark | 1m23.899s | 1m23.823s |
| 32 | 18 | Nicolas Pohler | GER | Double R Racing | 1m24.255s | 1m24.230s |
| 33 | 40 | Harald Schelegelmilch | LAT | ArtLine Engineering | 1m25.484s | 1m25.144s |
