F3: Nael makes it three in a row as he leads Campos 1-2 in Barcelona

Theophile Nael narrowly beat Campos Racing team mate Ugo Ugochukwu to pole position in Barcelona – claiming his third consecutive P1 start of the season.

The French driver completed a 1:28.263 to beat Ugochukwu by just 0.039s in a closely fought contest between the two Campos team mates throughout the session.

Van Amersfoort Racing’s Hiyu Yamakoshi was third ahead of Rodin Motorsport’s Brando Badoer, who continues his strong form after his Feature Race victory in Monte Carlo.

ART Grand Prix rookie Taito Kato was fifth ahead of the second VAR driver of Bruno del Pino, while Ernesto Rivera made it three Campos cars in the top seven at the team’s home race.

Enzo Deligny made it a trifecta of VAR cars in the higher positions in P8 ahead of MP Motorsport’s Tuukka Taponen and TRIDENT’s Freddie Slater.

PREMA Racing driver James Wharton qualified 11th ahead of DAMS Lucas Oil driver Gerrard Xie.

Xie is set to start Saturday’s Sprint Race from reverse grid pole, with Wharton set to join him on the front row.

Saturday’s 21-lap race is set to get underway at 10:05 local time. Until then, you can read a full breakdown of Friday’s FIA Formula 2 Qualifying on the official website here.