Maximilian Gunther fastest in session 3 of pre-season test in Madrid! Official F1 Journal Formula E post-season testing report

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DS Penske's Maximilian Gunther was fastest in the session three of pre-season testing in Madrid to complete day two on Wednesday.

The German E-Prix winner set the fastest time to complete the second day f running at the Circuit Del Jarama in Madrid after testing was moved there due to the devastating flooding that have occurred at Valencia.

It was a positive session three for DS Penske as both Gunther and his teammate Jean-Eric Vergne would also have a top three-finish. Vergne would finish third, behind Kiro Race's Dan Ticktum who would complete session three in second place.

​In the three-hour session on Wednesday afternoon, it would be Ticktum who would shine as he would have the top spot for most of the session. Early on, it would be he and his teammate David Beckmann in the top two spots early on with Ticktum top of the times.

Gunther would beat the time set by Ticktum within the final hour by a narrow margin of 0.031s with Gunther having the time of a 1:28.240.

DS Penske and Kiro Race both dominated the session and the STELLANTIS powertrain machines looked very strong indeed and the two teams' drivers took the top four spots as Beckmann would finish in fourth place. The two Mahindra drivers would follow in fifth and sixth, with Nyck De Vries completing the top five in fifth and his teammate Edoardo Mortara in sixth.

After his car coming to a stop in session two, Nick Cassidy would finish in seventh place in the afternoon's three-hour session. The Jaguar driver would just be ahead of Lola Cars driver Zane Maloney, who was eighth.

Andretti's 2023 Formula E Champion Jake Dennis would end ninth ahead of the second Jaguar car of Mitch Evans. 

Formula E action would return on Thursday for two additional three hour sessions as pre-season preparations continued in preparing for the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

​2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship: Pre-season testing - Madrid session three

1. Maximilian Gunther (Germany, DS Penske)
2. Dan Ticktum (Great Britain, Kiro Race)
3. Jean-Eric Vergne (France, DS Penske)
4. David Beckmann (Germany, Kiro Race)
5. Nyck De Vries (Netherlands, Mahindra Racing)
6. Edoardo Mortars (Switzerland, Mahindra Racing)
7. Nick Cassidy (New Zealand, Jaguar)
8. Zane Maloney (Barbados, ABT Lola Cars)
9. Jake Dennis (Great Britain, Andretti)
10. Mitch Evans (New Zealand, Jaguar)
11. Nico Mueller (Switzerland, Andretti)
12. Oliver Rowland (Great Britain, Nissan)
13. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany, Porsche)
14. Antonio Felix Da Costa (Portugal, Porsche)
15. Sebastian Buemi (Switzerland, Envision Racing)
16. Robin Frijns (Netherlands, Envision Racing)
17. Norman Nato (France, Nissan)
18. Lucas Di Grassi (Brazil, ABT Lola Cars)
19. Taylor Barnard (Great Britain, NEOM McLaren)
20. Sam Bird (Great Britain, NEOM McLaren)
21. Jake Hughes (Great Britain, Maserati Racing)
22. Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium, Maserati Racing)

Brandon Whiteside
Writer - F1 Journal