Marcus Armstrong has gone fourth fastest on the final day of pre-season testing for the FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Hungaroring.
The New Zealander, who set the pace on the first day of the test, clocked a 1:31.122s during the morning session, the faster of the two, at the Budapest circuit.
The time left him 0.376s back from Prema Racing team-mate Robert Shwartzman, who clocked the fastest lap (1:30.746s).
Christian Lundgaard of ART Grand Prix was second on the timesheets, before another Prema driver in Jehan Daruvala.
Armstrong’s compatriot Liam Lawson (MP Motorsport) was ninth in the morning session and on combined times with a 1:31.273s.
Tasmanian Alex Peroni had what he described on social media as “Not the smoothest of tests” after his Campos Racing car stopped at Turn 10 and caused a red flag halfway through the morning session.
He was 19th fastest in that session and 17th fastest in the afternoon.
Teams and drivers will now prepare for Round 1 in Barcelona on May 10-12, supporting the Spanish Grand Prix.
FIA Formula 3 Budapest Test – Day 2 Morning Session
| Driver | Team | Fastest lap | Laps | |
| 1 | Robert Shwartzman | PREMA Racing | 1:30.746 | 37 |
| 2 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:30.940 | 53 |
| 3 | Jehan Daruvala | PREMA Racing | 1:31.021 | 27 |
| 4 | Marcus Armstrong | PREMA Racing | 1:31.122 | 27 |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.146 | 39 |
| 6 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | 1:31.184 | 55 |
| 7 | Jake Hughes | HWA RACELAB | 1:31.207 | 54 |
| 8 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:31.213 | 37 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | 1:31.273 | 53 |
| 10 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | 1:31.291 | 58 |
| 11 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:31.347 | 48 |
| 12 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:31.384 | 47 |
| 13 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:31.442 | 54 |
| 14 | Sebastian Fernandez | Campos Racing | 1:31.442 | 36 |
| 15 | Niko Kari | Trident | 1:31.467 | 41 |
| 16 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:31.501 | 48 |
| 17 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | 1:31.503 | 32 |
| 18 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 1:31.508 | 51 |
| 19 | Alexander Peroni | Campos Racing | 1:31.530 | 46 |
| 20 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | 1:31.604 | 51 |
| 21 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:31.670 | 48 |
| 22 | Artem Petrov | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.692 | 37 |
| 23 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Buzz Racing | 1:31.704 | 41 |
| 24 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Buzz Racing | 1:31.785 | 33 |
| 25 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:31.964 | 27 |
| 26 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | 1:32.106 | 44 |
| 27 | Bent Viscaal | HWA RACELAB | 1:32.146 | 52 |
| 28 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Buzz Racing | 1:32.415 | 34 |
| 29 | Keyvan Andres | HWA RACELAB | 1:32.549 | 45 |
| 30 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 1:33.320 | 44 |
FIA Formula 3 Budapest Test – Day 2 Afternoon Session
| Driver | Team | Fastest lap | Laps | |
| 1 | Yuki Tsunoda | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.177 | 50 |
| 2 | Felipe Drugovich | Carlin Buzz Racing | 1:32.382 | 49 |
| 3 | Robert Shwartzman | PREMA Racing | 1:32.464 | 53 |
| 4 | Artem Petrov | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.520 | 48 |
| 5 | Jake Hughes | HWA RACELAB | 1:32.547 | 27 |
| 6 | Jüri Vips | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:32.733 | 32 |
| 7 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | 1:32.733 | 57 |
| 8 | Raoul Hyman | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:32.800 | 42 |
| 9 | Bent Viscaal | HWA RACELAB | 1:32.880 | 45 |
| 10 | Niko Kari | Trident | 1:32.905 | 56 |
| 11 | Andreas Estner | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.939 | 48 |
| 12 | Jehan Daruvala | PREMA Racing | 1:33.006 | 49 |
| 13 | Keyvan Andres | HWA RACELAB | 1:33.017 | 46 |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | MP Motorsport | 1:33.114 | 36 |
| 15 | Marcus Armstrong | PREMA Racing | 1:33.123 | 50 |
| 16 | Simo Laaksonen | MP Motorsport | 1:33.195 | 39 |
| 17 | Alexander Peroni | Campos Racing | 1:33.212 | 41 |
| 18 | Teppei Natori | Carlin Buzz Racing | 1:33.455 | 48 |
| 19 | Richard Verschoor | MP Motorsport | 1:33.827 | 35 |
| 20 | Lirim Zendeli | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:33.849 | 56 |
| 21 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Trident | 1:33.925 | 44 |
| 22 | David Beckmann | ART Grand Prix | 1:33.950 | 41 |
| 23 | Sebastian Fernandez | Campos Racing | 1:33.983 | 43 |
| 24 | Ye Yifei | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:33.990 | 37 |
| 25 | Max Fewtrell | ART Grand Prix | 1:34.085 | 37 |
| 26 | Logan Sargeant | Carlin Buzz Racing | 1:34.193 | 46 |
| 27 | Leonardo Pulcini | Hitech Grand Prix | 1:34.227 | 32 |
| 28 | Fabio Scherer | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 1:34.299 | 55 |
| 29 | Alessio Deledda | Campos Racing | 1:34.311 | 23 |
| 30 | Christian Lundgaard | ART Grand Prix | 1:34.424 | 40 |
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