Roman Stanek beats Victor Martins to Barcelona F3 pole position

Roman Stanek left it late to topple Victor Martins to secure pole position for the F3 feature race on Sunday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Stanek beats Martins to Barcelona F3 pole position

After showing impressive 🔜pace during the 45-minute practice session this morning, Martins continued to be the man to beat going into the final runs in a sunny Barcelona.

Stanek's last-ditch effor♏t propelled him to the top of the order to secure his first pole of the year ahead of ꦦMartins. 

Alex Smolyar completed the top three for MP Moto♌rsport, just a tenth shy of Stanek's pole time.

Red Bull F1 junior Isack Hadjar continued to impress for Hitech, securing fourth on the grid for Sunday's main event, a couple of tenths o🤪♎ff the pace.

Arthur Leclerc enjoyed hisᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ best qualifying of the year in fifth for Prem꧋a.

Leclerc has often shown great race pace, which has put him in title contender but he's struggled over one lap🌌.

Oliver Bearman made it two Premas in the top six ahead of Caio Collet, Kaylen Frederiಌck and Jak Crawford.

Juan Manuel Correa completed the top 10 on his return to the series in the second ART caꦗr.

David Vidales was 11th at his home event, just 𓆏ahead of Zane Maloney, who's under investigation for missing the weighbridge in qualifying.

Franco Colapinto was quick in sector one but couldn't put the lap together, 𒆙leaving him 13th on✱ the grid.

The Argentine w𒁏ill be hoping that Maloney f🏅aces a post-qualifying penalty to move him up to 12th and thus secure reverse grid pole position.

Gregoire Saucy and Oliver Rasmussen completed t🔯he top 15 in Barcelona.

Pepe M🔯arti was the second-highest Spaniard in 16th ahead of Reece Ushijima, Rafael Villagomez, Zak O'Sullivan and Hunter Yeany.

Click here forꩲ the full F3 qualifying results from Barcelona

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