Van der Garde dominates Spa test
Giedo van der Garde continued his dominance of the Formula Renault 3.5 series today when he topped the official test session at Spa-Francorchamps by over half a second
The Dutchman won both races at the opening round of the championship at Monza last weekend and is set to continue that form at Spa this weekend with a 0.605 second margin over his nearest rival on the first day of testing.
Bertrand Baguette finished the session in second place, ahead of GP2 Asia race winner Marco Bonanomi and Marco Barba, who headed a quartet of Spanish drivers.
Fortec Motorsport continued with Julien Theobald in their second car, although the German is still only with the team on a race by race basis.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1. Giedo Van Der Garde P1 2:03.664 30 2. Bertrand Baguette Draco 2:04.269 +0.605 30 3. Marco Bonanomi Comtec 2:04.315 +0.651 23 4. Marco Barba Draco 2:04.365 +0.701 29 5. Miguel Molina Prema 2:04.560 +0.896 33 6. Borja Garcia RC 2:04.610 +0.946 35 7. Alvaro Barba Prema 2:04.680 +1.016 32 8. Fabio Carbone Ultimate 2:04.711 +1.047 35 9. Robert Wickens Carlin 2:04.772 +1.108 25 10. Marcos Martinez Pons 2:04.853 +1.189 30 11. Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 2:04.913 +1.249 29 12. James Walker Fortec 2:05.359 +1.695 30 13. Charles Pic Tech 1 2:05.389 +1.725 39 14. Salvador Duran Interwetten 2:05.399 +1.735 18 15. Julien Jousse Tech 1 2:05.456 +1.792 15 16. Guillaume Moreau KTR 2:05.519 +1.855 24 17. Mario Romancini Epsilon 2:05.569 +1.905 34 18. Pablo Sanchez Interwetten 2:05.666 +2.002 29 19. Alexandre Marsoin Epsilon 2:05.720 +2.056 34 20. Pippa Mann P1 2:05.838 +2.174 32 21. Pasquale DiSabatino Comtec 2:05.875 +2.211 27 22. Aleix Alcaraz RC 2:05.987 +2.323 30 23. Claudio Cantelli Ultimate 2:06.009 +2.345 31 24. Daniil Move KTR 2:07.105 +3.441 7 25. Maximo Cortes Pons 2:07.357 +3.693 30 26. Julian Theobald Fortec 2:07.885 +4.221 42
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