Nogaro – Qualifying: Bouzar takes first pole position, Ramaekers causes a red flag

The duel could certainly have featured even more drivers, but a red flag waved mid-session dashed Thibault Ramaekers' hopes. The Belgian, who spun in the first sector, saw his best time deleted, even though he seemed to have the pace to challenge for pole position. Instead, he will start fifth, while Frenchman Guillaume Bouzar, fifth in the last French F4 championship, lived up to expectations. Taking pole position with a time of 1:26.098, he edged out Matthéo Dauvergne by some 76 thousandths of a second, a pleasant surprise given his rookie status. Behind the front row, Hugo Herrouin completes the top three at this stage.

Among the pleasant surprises seen so far in Free Practice, American Maverick McKenna stood out the previous day in cooler conditions, but will have to start 19th in Race 1. Fast, but not fast enough to challenge at the very front, he encountered problems that are difficult to explain given the gap between the start of the weekend and this session. He seemed to lock his tires in the first corner numerous times, and this wasn't due to a previous setup change. On the other hand, several other rookies surprised, such as Tom Dussol, who finished fourth, and Oscar Goudchaux, who was already very quick during the morning session.

With the grid reversed, the front row will consist of FEED winner Yuval Rosen and Australian Lewis Francis, who was also formidable during the first day of the weekend's private testing. In the women's category, it was no surprise that Lisa Billard, the guest driver for this Gers round at Nogaro, stood out, securing 11th place and narrowly missing pole position for Race 2. Jade Jacquet, 18th, and Annabelle Brian, 23rd, will have to contend with traffic.

Specifically, the first race of this inaugural F4 France weekend at Nogaro will take place at 10:40 am this Saturday (French time). It will be broadcast live on YouTube and autohebdo.fr.

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