Madrid F3: Kato, Taponen reported on poles

Formula1.com reported Taito Kato took his first FIA Formula 3 pole in Madrid qualifying, while Tuukka Taponen was fastest in the second session.

Formula1.com reported that Taito Kato and Tuukka Taponen came away with the Formula 3 pole positions in Madrid. In that account, Kato claimed his first FIA Formula 3 pole position in the opening qualifying session, while Taponen set the fastest time in Qualifying 2.

Because the supplied brief marked the story as unconfirmed, those results are reported here as emerging rather than official. Based on the information provided, no lap times, margins or full grid details were available beyond Formula1.com’s report that Kato secured a maiden pole and Taponen topped the second session.