Egor Orudzhev set best time in first collective test today on Circuito de Jerez. Schothorst, Hughes and Albon followed him three tenths away in a foggy session.


Fog strikes again in World Series by Renault. After having to stop track activity this july in Nürburgring for several hours, Jerez’s fog built doubts about session taking part or not. But activity started on time and drivers were able to practise. Most drivers wear a #ForzaJules sticker on their car supporting Marussia F1 Team driver who had an accident in Japan two weeks ago. Ryan Tveter did not come to Jerez as he is not recovered yet from accident suffered in Paul Ricard, so Josef Kaufmann Racing just has two cars on track.

Hughes, who has a Wild Card this weekend with Strakka Racing, has been on top for most of the session, away from his competitors. Albon, who was on top before Hughes, was following him half a second slower although being one of the most active drivers on track, along with Russell.

Past twenty minutes, fog was getting heavier and race direction had to stop the session. Until half an hour from then activity could not be restablished and fifteen minutes would be cut from time. Hughes was still on top followed now by De Vries and Bonifacio, half a second away.

When just a quarter was left, drivers entered massively to pit-lane in order to make some adjustements and get back to the track. It was then when Hongli Ye, after fourteen laps on track, had to leave the car as his cockpit was full of smoke. This is second weekend of Wild Card with Koiranen GP for the chinese driver, after Paul Ricard’s.

Massive restart would only leave time for two or three laps after another red flag that closed the session. Egor Orudzhev was then on top out lining the day after switching to nineteen years old.

 

Results:

Pos. Driver Team Laps Time Gap
1 Egor Orudzhev RUS Tech 1 Racing 13 1:40,616
2 Steijn Schothorst NED Manor MP Motorsport 18 1:40,815 + 0,199
3 Jake Hughes (R) GBR Strakka Racing 13 1:40,872 + 0,256
4 Alexander Albon THA KTR 17 1:40,894 + 0,278
5 George Russell (R) RUS Tech 1 Racing 16 1:40,963 + 0,347
6 Ben Barnicoat (R) GBR Fortec Motorsports 17 1:41,201 + 0,585
7 Martin Rump (R) EST Fortec Motorsports 16 1:41,259 + 0,643
8 Nyck De Vries NED Koiranen GP 15 1:41,458 + 0,842
9 Bruno Bonifacio BRA Prema Powerteam 16 1:41,557 + 0,941
10 Pietro Fittipaldi (R) BRA Koiranen GP 15 1:41,676 + 1,060
11 Kevin Jörg SUI Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 1:41,766 + 1,150
12 Jack Aitken (R) GBR Fortec Motorsports 15 1:41,770 + 1,154
13 Dennis Olsen (R) NOR Prema Powerteam 10 1:41,840 + 1,224
14 Danylo Pronenko (R) UKR BVM Racing 19 1:41,976 + 1,360
15 Hans Villemi EST Prema Powerteam 17 1:42,492 + 1,876
16 Aurélien Panis FRA ART Junior Team 15 1:42,542 + 1,926
17 Callan O’Keeffe (R) RSA KTR 16 1:42,584 + 1,968
18 Matt Parry (R) GBR Fortec Motorsports 13 1:42,590 + 1,974
19 Gustav Malja SWE Josef Kaufmann Racing 17 1:42,716 + 2,100
20 Andrea Pizzitola FRA Manor MP Motorsport 17 1:42,852 + 2,236
21 Gregor Ramsay GBR KTR 15 1:42,909 + 2,293
22 Stefan Riener (R) AUT Koiranen GP 15 1:42,949 + 2,333
23 Thiago Vivacqua (R) BRA JD Motorsports 16 1:42,958 + 2,342
24 James Allen (R) AUS Arta Engineering 19 1:43,100 + 2,484
25 Anthoine Hubert (R) FRA Tech 1 Racing 15 1:43,184 + 2,568
26 Levin Amweg SUI ART Junior Team 15 1:43,266 + 2,650
27 Simon Gachet RSA ART Junior Team 15 1:43,332 + 2,716
28 Hongli Ye (R) CHI Koiranen GP 14 1:43,485 + 2,869