Van der Garde on top again at Spa
Giedo van der Garde predictably topped the day's second Formula Renault 3.5 practice session at Spa-Francorchamps
The Dutchman won the opening two rounds of the season at Monza last weekend and topped this morning's session by over half a second. He was quickest again this afternoon, although his advantage was cut to just a tenth of a second.
GP2 Asia race winner Marco Bonanomi was third fastest this morning and improved to second place in the afternoon run, closing the gap on van der Garde.
Salvador Duran, Robert Wickens, and Marcos Martinez had better sessions this afternoon, climbing from 14th, ninth, and 10th places to third, fourth, and fifth respectively.
Borja Garcia, who was runner-up in the championship in 2006, was sixth quickest for the second time today.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1. Giedo Van Der Garde P1 2:02.886 18 2. Marco Bonanomi Comtec 2:03.003 +0.117 25 3. Salvador Duran Interwetten 2:03.047 +0.161 31 4. Robert Wickens Carlin 2:03.281 +0.395 25 5. Marcos Martinez Pons 2:03.395 +0.509 24 6. Borja Garcia RC 2:03.418 +0.532 32 7. Julien Jousse Tech 1 2:03.515 +0.629 21 8. Charles Pic Tech 1 2:03.695 +0.809 31 9. Bertrand Baguette Draco 2:03.706 +0.820 21 10. Pasquale Di Sabatino Comtec 2:03.805 +0.919 20 11. Guillaume Moreau KTR 2:03.924 +1.038 13 12. Miguel Molina Prema 2:03.943 +1.057 22 13. Fabio Carbone Ultimate 2:03.944 +1.058 20 14. Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 2:04.019 +1.133 27 15. Pablo Sanchez Interwetten 2:04.083 +1.197 29 16. Alvaro Barba Prema 2:04.477 +1.591 23 17. James Walker Fortec 2:04.529 +1.643 32 18. Mario Romancini Epsilon 2:04.619 +1.733 31 19. Aleix Alcaraz RC 2:04.652 +1.766 27 20. Pippa Mann P1 2:04.733 +1.847 25 21. Alexandre Marsoin Epsilon 2:04.752 +1.866 33 22. Marco Barba Draco 2:04.845 +1.959 10 23. Daniil Move KTR 2:05.488 +2.602 22 24. Maximo Cortes Pons 2:05.526 +2.640 33 25. Claudio Cantelli Ultimate 2:05.761 +2.875 25 26. Julian Theobald Fortec 2:05.875 +2.989 39
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