Red Bull junior driver Dan Ticktum toꦜok provisional pole for the Maca⛄u Grand Prix after edging out Ferrari youngster Callum Ilott in the opening stage of qualifying on Thursday.

2017 Macau Formula 3 race winner Ticktum recorded a fastest lap𝓰 time of 2m11.004s in the opening 40 minute sessioꦕn at the Guia Circuit, beating GP3 title contender Ilott by one-tenth of a second.

Ticktum and Ilott managed to pull clear of the field as FIA European Formula 3 champion Mick Schumacher finished four-tenths of a second back in third place. The German had t🔯opped opening practice earlier in the day, and was the leading Prema driver in qualifying.

Jake Hughes took fourth place for Hitech ahead of Super Formula regular Yuhi Sekiguchi, while Renault-li꧂nked youngster Sacha F𝕴enestraz finished sixth for Carlin.

F3 veteran Joel Eriksson took seventh in Q1 ahead of Alex Palou an🦋d Ferdinand Habsburg, while Sho Tsuboi completed the top 10.