Doohan fastest for Van Amersfoort on opening day of F3 test in Valencia

2021 Formula 3 runner-up Jack Doohan set the pace on the opening day of testing for Van Amersfoort Racing in Valencia.
Doohan fastest for Van Amersfoort on opening day of F3 test in Valencia

Doohan finished the season as vice-champion to Prema’s Dennis Hau💫ger, who wasn’t p꧑resent at the test.

He set thꦜe pace in both the morning and afternoon sessions, driving for𝄹 Dutch outfit Van Amersfoort. 

Van Amersfoort has replaced HWA for the 💖next three seasons having regularly competed in junior categories such as the now-defunct European F3 championship.

Doohan was the fas🍸test in both sess🍬ions ahead of Victor Martins, who was in action for ART Grand Prix.

Morning

Wet conditions meant it was a slow s💙tart 🔯to the day at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit.

Caio Collet se𝐆t the early pace before Doohan took to the top ag♍ain ahead of Martins. 

Kaylen Frederick was in action for Hitech Grand Prix and he moved up to an impressive third at the closeꦐ of the mo♔rning session.

Th𝔍e top 10 in the morning was: Doohan, Martins, Frederick, Stanek, Crawfo🧜rd, Rasmussen, Leclerc, Collet, Colapinto and Maloney. 

Afternoon

Doohan took to the top with a 1m22.402s, getting ahead ofꦬ⭕ Martins who had led much of the afternoon session.

Rookies Grégoire Saucy and Zane Maloney    impressed with third and fourth at the end of the day, while Roman Stanek cl♕assified fifth for Trident.

The top 10 in the afternoon was: Doohan, Martins, Sa🎃ucy, Maloney, Stanek, Colombo, L🥂eclerc, Crawford, Rasmussen and Colapinto.

The action continues in Valencia tomorꦡrow with day two of the test.

The most notable changes include Mercedes junior 🍌driver Paul Aron replacing Arthur Leclerc at Prema, whi﷽le Enzo Trulli - the son of 2004 Monaco GP winner Jarno - will be driving for Jenzer.

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