Formula 2 race winner Vic🍸tor Martins will ﷽drive for Williams in this Friday’s opening practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.

The Frenchman will take over 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon’s FW47 for the one-hour session in Barcelona.

The outing will mark the first grand prix appearance for Martins, who joined the Williams Racing Academy ꧂at the start of April after splitting with his previous backer Alpine at the end of the 🐻2024 season.

Williams hand chance to newcomer at F1 Spanish Grand Prix

He had already gained experience in Williams’ 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Formula 1 machinery as part of a TPC (testing of previous cars) run at Monza last month along with fello꧃w academy driver Luke Browning.

“I’m super happy to be taking the wheel of the FW47 for the first time in Barcel⛦ona," Victor shared following the announcement.

"It will be an incredible experien༺ce to drive for the team. I’m working hard to prepa🏅re as much as possible to maximise my time in the car and make it a valuable session for myself and the team.

"I’m hugely grateful to ever🐎yone at Atlassian Williams Racing for giving me this opportunity and I’m looking forward to enjoying every second of it!”

Martins is contesting his third season in F2 with ART this year and sits eighth in the standings after a poඣle position in Melbourne and a podium in Jeddah. The drivers' championship is led by Browning.

Martin’s previous successes in junior racing include titles in Formula 3 and Renau⛦lt Eurocup.

By giving seat time to the 23-year-old to Barcelona, Williams will be fulfilling the second of its four mandated rookie FP1 rookie sessions. Earlier in Bahrain, Browning drove 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz’s car in practice.

“We’re proud that Victor will be tak🐽ing part in his first Formula 1 session with Atlassian Williams Racing in Barcelona,” said Williams sporting director Sven Smeets.

“He continues to demonstrate that he is a talented driver, and this session is an important step forward🌼 in his career as part of the Academy.

🐲"His partici🌼pation in our TPC programme and simulator work in Grove have prepared him well and we look forward to seeing him in the garage this weekend.”