Mirko Bortolotti quickest in second practice at Red Bull Ring
Formula 2 points leader Mirko Bortolotti once again topped the times in the second free practice session at Spielberg
The Italian was the only driver to break into the 1m22s at the recently reopened Austrian circuit, topping the charts with a 1m22.904s. This put him over 0.5s up on his nearest rival, Romanian Mihai Marinescu.
It was a generally uneventful session held in hot sunny conditions, but a number of drivers had their fastest times deleted for 'exceeding track limits'. This followed a warning after the opening session, during which many drivers used the asphalt run-off, particularly at Turn 1, as part of the circuit.
New boys Luciano Bacheta and Rene Binder were 14th and 20th respectively, while Christopher Zanella, who is second in the points, was eighth fastest.
Pos Driver Time Gap 1. Mirko Bortolotti 1m22.904s 2. Mihai Marinescu 1m23.438s + 0.534s 3. Benjamin Lariche 1m23.654s + 0.750s 4. Ramon Pineiro 1m23.783s + 0.879s 5. Tobias Hegewald 1m23.795s + 0.891s 6. Sunghak Mun 1m23.818s + 0.914s 7. Alex Brundle 1m23.908s + 1.004s 8. Christopher Zanella 1m24.065s + 1.161s 9. Kelvin Snoeks 1m24.126s + 1.222s 10. Miki Monras 1m24.136s + 1.232s 11. Jack Clarke 1m24.219s + 1.315s 12. Julian Theobald 1m24.282s + 1.378s 13. Plamen Kralev 1m24.325s + 1.421s 14. Luciano Bacheta 1m24.386s + 1.482s 15. Johannes Theobald 1m24.465s + 1.561s 16. Parthiva Sureshwaren 1m24.544s + 1.640s 17. James Cole 1m24.629s + 1.725s 18. Thiemo Storz 1m24.689s + 1.785s 19. Maxim Snegirev 1m24.760s + 1.856s 20. Rene Binder 1m24.760s + 1.856s 21. Mikkel Mac 1m25.077s + 2.173s 22. Armaan Ebrahim 1m25.117s + 2.213s
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