Once qualifying ended, Trident teammate Clement Nova🅘lak was on po𓂃le position ahead of Doohan, but issues with the timing in Russia has meant some changes to the order.

With Dooha🐼n on pole, points leader Dennis Hauger is down in ninth place, in what was a tricky session for the Prema driver.

With Trident locking out the front row of the grid, Hogga🐲rd enjoyed his best qualifying of the se👍ason in third.

Frederik Vesti was fourth ahead of Juan Manuel🐼 Correa in the second ART car, while Loཧrenzo Colombo had a strong qualifying for Campos.

Next up was Alexander S🌠molyar, Caio Collet, with Hauger and Jak Crawford completing the top 10 in Sochi.

Logan Sargeant and Victor Mart🎶ins will sh🥂are the front row for the first sprint race.

The session was briefly red-flagged after Jonny Edgar lost con💃trol o😼f his Carlin in the middle sector.

Edgar will start this afternoon’s ﷺsprint race from the back of the grid.

Change in the schedule

Formula 3 announced due to th🐎e heavy rain forecast for S🍒aturday, race one has been moved to Friday afternoon.

A stat🎀ement from F3, read: “The FIA Formula 3 Race 1 at the Sochi Autodrom has been re-scheduled to today, Friday, 24 September 2021, at 5.25pm local time.

“The race was originally planned for tomorrow, Saturday, 25 Sep൲tember, at 8.35pm, but due to an uncertain weather forecast, the decision has been made to bring it forward by one day.”