AS IT HAPPENED: Follow the action from Spielberg Day 2 in-season testing

NEXT UP: MONACO

Join us from June 4-7 for Round 2 of the 2026 campaign as we head to the streets of Monte Carlo!

🏁 CHEQUERED FLAG 🏁

Spielberg test is in the books and Brad Benavides ends the afternoon fastest, but it's Taito Kato who set the quickest time of the test this morning

Your top 10 at the end of the second afternoon:

1 - Benavides - 1:21.092 2 - Badoer - 1:21.129 3 - Trappa - 1:21.894 4 - Slater - 1:22.391 5 - Barrichello - 1:22.614 6 - Del Pino - 1:22.880 7 - David - 1:23.040 8 - Yamakoshi - 1:23.156 9 - Bhriombhakdi - 1:23.203 10 - Nakamura - 1:23.250

INTO THE FINAL HOUR

Here is the top 10 as things stand:

1 - Benavides - 1:21.092 2 - Badoer - 1:21.129 3 - Del Pino - 1:22.880 4 - Trappa - 1:22.896 5 - Bhriombhakdi - 1:23.203 6 - Nakamura - 1:23.250 7 - Sharp - 1:23.345 8 - Lacorte - 1:23.362 9 - Xie - 1:23.372 10 - Shin - 1:23.417

A QUIET TRACK FOR THE TIME BEING

Just three cars are circulating at the moment as teams go over the data ahead of the final hour of running

RACE PACE BECOMES THE FOCUS ONCE MORE

After Benavides' fast laps, everyone has switched their attentions to long running

BENAVIDES SETS THE EARLY PACE

The AIX Racing driver puts in a 1:21.399 for the fastest time at this early point in the session

A string of fastest laps continues for the American driver and he lowers the time to beat down to a 1:21.092

🟢 BACK UNDERWAY FOR THE FINAL SESSION 🟢

The afternoon session has begun after the shorter lunchbreak on this final day of testing

🏁 KATO FINISHES THE MORNING QUICKEST 🏁

The chequered flag is waving and we are finished for the morning session

Here is the top 10:

P1 - Kato - 1:20.297 P2 - Sharp - 1:20.322 P3 - Stromsted - 1:20.336 P4 - Taponen - 1:20.411 P5 - Slater - 1:20.427 P6 - Clerot - 1:20.495 P7 - Yamakoshi - 1:20.501 P8 - Badoer - 1:20.607 P9 - Deligny - 1:20.649 P10 - Gladysz - 1:20.657

15 MINUTES TO GO

The track is relatively busy but there's no sign of anyone dethroning Kato just yet

🟢 GREEN FLAG 🟢

We are back to green with half an hour of the morning session remaining

🔴 RED FLAG 🔴

PREMA Racing's James Wharton has stopped on track

ONE HOUR REMAINING OF THE MORNING

Kato leads still while the majority remain in the pitlane for the time being

KATO GOES FASTEST

Back out on track and Taito Kato sets a 1:20.297 to go quickest of all this week while Sharp moves himself up to second

YOUR TOP 5 CURRENTLY

P1 - Stromsted - 1:20.336 P2 - Taponen - 1:20.411 P3 - Slater - 1:20.427 P4 - Clerot - 1:20.495 P5 - Sharp - 1:20.595

🟢 GREEN FLAG 🟢

Back to green flag conditions in Spielberg

🔴 RED FLAG 🔴

Brando Badoer has had an off at the final corner

🟢 GREEN FLAG 🟢

And we're back to green again

🔴 RED FLAG 🔴

Shin has stopped on track in his Hitech

🟣 NEW FASTEST LAP 🟣

Stromsted delivers a 1:20.336 for the new fastest time of the test so far as he continues to lead

🟢 GREEN FLAG 🟢

Back underway once again

🔴 RED FLAG 🔴

Taito Kato has stopped on track

TIMES COMING IN ALREADY

Freddie Slater posts a 1:21.667 to lead at this very early stage with everyone out on circuit currently.

TRIDENT teammate Noah Stromsted betters that time to go P1 on a 1:21.585 and then fires in a 1:20.832 on the following lap

🟢 GREEN LIGHT ON DAY 2 🟢

We are underway at Red Bull Ring

TARGET TO BEAT 🎯

Yesterday, Campos Racing's Ugo Ugochukwu set a 1:20.368 in the morning session to wind up with the fastest time overall. Will anyone beat that today?

GOOD MORNING 👋

We are back for one final day of testing in Spielberg ahead of Round 2, with a full day of track action coming up