F3: Tsolov in supreme form as he takes pole in Spielberg

Nikola Tsolov was at his dominant best as the Campos Racing driver took a second pole position of the season, thanks to a scintillating performance in Spielberg.

The Red Bull Junior driver led after each set of flying laps, and with his final attempt, sealed the Aramco Pole Position Award on a 1m 20.743s.

Tsolov finished 0.176s clear of second-placed Brad Benavides, who achieved AIX Racing’s best Qualifying result of the season, as TRIDENT’s Mercedes-backed Noah Stromsted rounded out the top three.

MP Motorsport’s Bruno del Pino achieved his personal highest Qualifying result of the season in fourth, ahead of the second Campos of Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak.

Rodin Motorsport’s Callum Voisin finished in P6 ahead of Championship leader Rafael Câmara, who had been second after his final lap, but ended up down in seventh.

McLaren Development Programme members and PREMA Racing rookies, Ugo Ugochukwu and Brando Badoer followed in P8 and P9, respectively.

Home favourite Charlie Wurz was 10th for TRIDENT, ahead of MP’s Williams Driver Academy talent Alessandro Giusti, with ART Grand Prix rookie James Wharton rounding out the top 12.

This means Wharton is set to start Saturday’s Sprint Race from reverse grid pole, which is set to get underway at 10:05 local time.

Until then, you can read a full report from today’s FIA Formula 3 Qualifying from Spielberg on the website here.