Russian Egor Orudzhev was quickest in the first free practice session of the final Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Series event of the season at Jerez, while recently crowned series champion Nyck de Vries was quickest in the second session.
Tech 1 Racing’s Orudzhev set a best time of 1:40.616s in the opening session to beat Manor MP Motorsport’s Steijn Schothorst by 0.199s.
Jake Hughes had a strong session for Strakka Racing by posting the third best time, ahead of Alexander Albon of KTR, while George Russell completed the top five for Tech 1 Racing.
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup champion Ben Barnicoat was sixth for Fortec Motorsports on his debut in Eurocup, ahead of team-mate Martin Rump, while de Vries was eighth for Koiranen GP.
Prema Powerteam driver Bruno Bonifacio was ninth ahead of another debutant in the form of Pietro Fittipaldi, the recently crowned Protyre Formula Renault UK Champion, who for this weekend is racing for Koiranen GP.
De Vries took control in the second session with a time of 1:41.578s, 0.075s clear of Fortec Motorsports driver Matt Parry, while Parry’s team-mate Jack Aitken was third ahead of Bonifacio and Russell.
Gustav Malja and Kevin Jorg were sixth and seventh for Josef Kaufmann Racing ahead of Hughes, while Hans Villemi and Dennis Olsen completed the top ten for Prema Powerteam.
Jerez Collective Test Session 1 Times
POS | DRIVER | NAT | TEAM | TIME |
1 | Egor Orudzhev | RUS | Tech 1 Racing | 1:40.616 |
2 | Steijn Schothorst | NED | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:40.815 |
3 | Jake Hughes | GBR | Strakka Racing | 1:40.872 |
4 | Alexander Albon | THA | KTR | 1:40.894 |
5 | George Russell | GBR | Tech 1 Racing | 1:40.963 |
6 | Ben Barnicoat | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:41.201 |
7 | Martin Rump | EST | Fortec Motorsports | 1:41.259 |
8 | Nyck de Vries | NED | Koiranen GP | 1:41.458 |
9 | Bruno Bonifacio | BRZ | Prema Powerteam | 1:41.557 |
10 | Pietro Fittipaldi | BRZ | Koiranen GP | 1:41.676 |
11 | Kevin Jorg | SWI | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:41.766 |
12 | Jack Aitken | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:41.770 |
13 | Dennis Olsen | NOR | Prema Powerteam | 1:41.840 |
14 | Danylo Pronenko | RUS | BVM Racing | 1:41.976 |
15 | Hans Villemi | EST | Prema Powerteam | 1:42.492 |
16 | Aurelien Panis | FRA | ART Junior Team | 1:42.542 |
17 | Callan O’Keeffe | RSA | KTR | 1:42.584 |
18 | Matt Parry | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:42.590 |
19 | Gustav Malja | SWE | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:42.716 |
20 | Andrea Pizzitola | FRA | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:42.852 |
21 | Gregor Ramsey | GBR | KTR | 1:42.909 |
22 | Stefan Riener | AUT | Koiranen GP | 1:42.949 |
23 | Thiago Vivacqua | BRZ | JD Motorsport | 1:42.958 |
24 | James Allen | AUS | ARTA Engineering | 1:43.100 |
25 | Anthoine Hubert | FRA | Tech 1 Racing | 1:43.184 |
26 | Levin Amweg | SWI | ART Junior Team | 1:43.266 |
27 | Simon Gachet | FRA | ART Junior Team | 1:43.332 |
28 | Hong Li Ye | CHN | Koiranen GP | 1:43.485 |
Jerez Collective Test Session 2 Times
POS | DRIVER | NAT | TEAM | TIME |
1 | Nyck de Vries | NED | Koiranen GP | 1:41.578 |
2 | Matt Parry | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:41.653 |
3 | Jack Aitken | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:41.801 |
4 | Bruno Bonifacio | BRZ | Prema Powerteam | 1:42.010 |
5 | George Russell | GBR | Tech 1 Racing | 1:42.014 |
6 | Gustav Malja | SWE | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:42.237 |
7 | Kevin Jorg | SWI | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:42.310 |
8 | Jake Hughes | GBR | Strakka Racing | 1:42.356 |
9 | Hans Villemi | EST | Prema Powerteam | 1:42.408 |
10 | Dennis Olsen | NOR | Prema Powerteam | 1:42.410 |
11 | Steijn Schothorst | NED | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:42.438 |
12 | Egor Orudzhev | RUS | Tech 1 Racing | 1:42.485 |
13 | Aurelien Panis | FRA | ART Junior Team | 1:42.529 |
14 | Thiago Vivacqua | BRZ | JD Motorsport | 1:42.576 |
15 | Levin Amweg | SWI | ART Junior Team | 1:42.605 |
16 | Martin Rump | EST | Fortec Motorsports | 1:42.623 |
17 | Pietro Fittipaldi | BRZ | Koiranen GP | 1:42.665 |
18 | Ben Barnicoat | GBR | Fortec Motorsports | 1:42.711 |
19 | Simon Gachet | FRA | ART Junior Team | 1:42.721 |
20 | Andrea Pizzitola | FRA | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:42.754 |
21 | Hong Li Ye | CHN | Koiranen GP | 1:42.829 |
22 | Alexander Albon | THA | KTR | 1:42.999 |
23 | Stefan Riener | AUT | Koiranen GP | 1:43.307 |
24 | Anthoine Hubert | FRA | Tech 1 Racing | 1:43.332 |
25 | Gregor Ramsey | GBR | KTR | 1:43.358 |
26 | Callan O’Keeffe | RSA | KTR | 1:44.371 |
27 | Danylo Pronenko | RUS | BVM Racing | 1:44.853 |
28 | James Allen | AUS | ARTA Engineering | 1:44.918 |