Kean Nakamura-Berta, Prema driver, has shown exceptional performance during the qualifying session for the third race of the Formula Regional Europe in Austria. The young talent, who is part of the Williams academy, dominated the second session, surpassing Alex Ninovic from Rodin Motorsport with a time 0.170 seconds faster.
In the front row, Nakamura-Berta will be joined by Reno Francot of CL Motorsport, who managed to outpace Sebastian Wheldon of MP Motorsport in the first session. Wheldon, who had set a good initial time with a clock of 1m26.183s, had as his main competitor Alexandre Munoz from ART Grand Prix, who was just 0.040 seconds behind the Briton.
Despite a considerable initial effort, Francot saw his time disqualified for exceeding track limits. However, he quickly recovered, posting a legal time that placed him 0.388 seconds ahead of Wheldon.
The winner of the second race, Rashi Al Dhaheri, faced a difficult moment, finishing in last position after needing mechanical assistance, which only allowed him to complete two laps before the session ended.
Reza Seewooruthun from Rodin Motorsport seemed to be Francot’s main rival in qualifying. Despite setting the best time in the first sector, he could only finish fifth, just ahead of Al Dhaheri. Meanwhile, Yuki Sano, the other driver from R-ace GP, rose to third position, while Munoz had to settle for fourth.
In Group A, Newman Chi from the Aston Martin academy was the first to dip below 1m26s. Nakamura-Berta managed to clock standout times in the first and third sectors, reclaiming the top spot without any penalties. In the closing moments, neither he nor Ninovic could improve their times, while Hanna, with a last-ditch effort, finished just 0.019 seconds behind the Australian. Dion Gowda from Van Amersfoort Racing also improved, finishing fourth.
In summary, the top five drivers achieved times better than Francot’s best from Group B, with Jan Przyrowski from RPM completing the top five standings.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
