Colapinto takes Van Amersfoort Racing’s maiden F3 pole on debut in Bahrain
Colapinto rose to t𒁏⛄he top of the timesheets with just under 10 minutes to go as the rookie impressed on his first-ever F3 outing.
It was also Van Amersfoort's first outing in F3 after taki🐈ng over from HWA Racelab for this season.
The Argentine edged out Trident's Roman Stanek♋ by just under 0.1s to secure pole position for Sunday's feature race.
Stanek led the way for 🅰the majority of the session but was ultimately toppled by Colapinto at Sakhir.
Kush Miani was another driver to impress ♓on his first F3 weekend, securing third overall for M🌱P Motorsport.
Miani ended up just over a tenth shy of Colapinto's 1m46.322s 📖but he will be happy with his first qualܫifying outing in F3.
Gregoire Saucy led the way for ART Grand Prix ahead of teammates Victor Martins and Jওuan Manuel Correa.
Zane Maloney was✃ seventh quickest ahead of Aleksandr Smolyar, who will compete under a neutral licence after the FIA's decision to not allow Russian drivers to compete under their own nationality.
Isack Hadjar and David Vidale🍌s rounded out the topᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ 10.
It was a disappointing ses💛sion for Prema as Oliver Bearman♒ was its best qualifier in 11th.
Arthur Leclerc cꦕould only manage 14th on the grid, while Jak Crawford was down in 21st.
Click here for the full FIA Formula 3 qualifying results for the opening round i❀n Bahrain
With a sharp eye for F1’s controversies and𓆉 storylines, Connor is the heartbeat of our unbiased reporting.
