Taito Kato was the fastest driver in the final post-season Formula 3 test, held this Tuesday (27) at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. The Japanese driver, who races for ART Grand Prix, clocked a lap time of 1:27.902 in the morning session at the Montmeló circuit, earning the day’s best time.
Ernesto Rivera, driving a Campos Racing car, finished in second place, 0.012 seconds behind Kaito’s time. Alessandro Giusti, a Rodin Motorsport driver, ended the day with the third-best mark, ahead of his teammate Reza Seewooruthun. Yevan David, from Van Amersfoort, completed the list of the five best.
Pilot from MP Motorsport, Matteo De Palo, who was the fastest on Monday, ended the day in sixth place, ahead of Rashid Al Dhaheri, seventh best this Tuesday with Van Amersfoort. Alex Powell, for Prema, Mattia Colnaghi, for Campos Racing, and Niccolo Maccagnani, for Trident, complete the group of the ten best.
The three Brazilian drivers who took part in the tests remained among the day’s top 20 in Barcelona. Miguel Costa, who drove for DAMS and is not yet a definite name on the Formula 3 grid, finished 11th, while Pedro Clerot, who raced this year and is confirmed for 2027 with Rodin, finished 14th. Gabriel Gomez, from LN4, was 17th.
Formula 3 is expected to hold preseason tests in 2027 at venues yet to be defined. The championship’s opening is scheduled for March 12-14, in Sakhir, Bahrain.
