Imola – Tests: Alex Dunne dominates the session, Martins 5th

As temperatures seemed to rise as the practice session progressed, Irishman Alex Dunne pulled out all the stops. Topping the timesheets with a time of 1.27.907:XNUMX, the winner of the Bahrain race edged out the winner of the sprint race in Jeddah. Britain's Arvid Lindblad is only nine thousandths of a second behind after long-time lap record holder.

Behind Kush Maini, third by a tenth, and Josep Maria Marti (Campos), also in the fight with two and a half tenths of a second behind the leader, Victor Martins (ART) finished fifth in the session. The Frenchman was unable to improve his time, like many other drivers who were clearly suffering in part from the effects of the changing track conditions.

The other Frenchman on the grid performed better than in recent weekend starts. Sami Meguetounif (Trident) set his best time of 1.28.489:XNUMX, half a second off the benchmark time. Less than two tenths behind his French counterpart, the rookie could count on Imola to finally get off to a flying start after a somewhat tricky start to the season. He was ahead of Gabriele Mini (Prema), who finished eighth, and Jak Crawford, who was in form in Saudi Arabia, but only tenth at the end of this session.

This afternoon, the 22 drivers will have the opportunity to duke it out at 16:00 PM (French time) during qualifying. Having held second place on the grid in each qualifying session so far, Victor Martins is certainly hoping to secure his first pole position this Friday at Imola.

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