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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