FR3.5 – Vandoorne concludes with the lap record

After competing in the first two days of testing at Dams, Stoffel Vandoorne joined Fortec Motorsports for the final laps at Motorland Aragon. Niccolo Schiro, winner of the European F3 Open, evolved within Tech 1 Racing, Dimitri Suranovich was at P1 Motorsport and Lucas Foresti at AV Formula. Nick Yelloly (Pons Racing) and Nico Müller (International Draco Racing) made their return to the wheel of Formula Renault 3.5. Noman Nato and Carlos Sainz Jr. formed the duo of the day at Dams. Finally, the Finnish Mattias Laine took over from Antonio Felix da Costa at Arden Caterham.

The track conditions were ideal on Friday and the drivers were having a blast. The end of the day turned into a real qualifying session. Marco Sorensen charged then Carlos Sainz Jr. and Nico Müller responded. But Stoffel Vandoorne, advised by Robin Frijns, could not stop there. The Belgian set off again in the final minutes and improved one after the other to finally set the Formula Renault 3.5 lap record on this circuit, in 1:39:085. Stoffel Vandoorne thus ended the year in first place, ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Nico Müller. ?It?s very good to end the year like this, and it?s quite nice to beat Robin?s record with his car, before his eyes. It was not easy because I had an oil leak this afternoon. So I drove less than expected. Now the hardest part remains, choosing the right team! It is certain that this result will be important in our choice, but that is not everything, there are many other parameters to take into account. »

Results of the last day:

1/ Stoffel Vandoorne (Fortec Motorsports)? 1'39"085
2/ Carlos Sainz Jr (Dams)? 1'39"432
3/ Nico Müller (International Draco Racing)? 1'39"547
4/ Norman Nato (Dams)? 1'39"588
5/ Marco Sorensen (Lotus)? 1'39 »592
6/ Daniil Kvyat (Fortec Motorsports)? 1'39 »637
7/ Zoel Amberg (Pons Racing)? 1'39 »847
8/ Pietro Fantin (P1 Motorsport)? 1'39 »889
9/ Lucas Foresti (AV Formula)? 1'39"954
10/ Jazeman Jaafar (Carlin)? 1'39 »955
11/ Sergey Sirotkin (ISR)? 1'39 »974
12/ Carlos Huertas (Carlin)? 1'40 »178
13/ Andrew negrao (International Draco Racing)? 1'40"191
14/ Nick Yelloly (Pons Racing)? 1'40 »217
15/ Marlon Stockinger (Lotus)? 1'40 »296
16/ Will Stevens (Arden Caterham)? 1'40 »363
17/ Will Buller (Comtec Racing)? 1'40 »602
18/ Tann Cunha (AV Formula)? 1'40 »611
19/ Nikolay Martsenko (Tech 1 Racing)? 1'40 »676
20/ Niccolo Schiro (Tech 1 Racing)? 1'40 »682
21/ Esteban Guerrieri (ISR)? 1'40 »744
22/ Matias Laine (Arden Caterham)? 1'41"105
23/ Tamas Pal Kiss (BVM Target)? 1'41 »261
24/ Dimitry Suranovich (P1 Motorsport) – 1’41”322