Stoneman tops Brands Hatch practice
Dean Stoneman set the fastest time of the opening practice session for this weekend's Formula 2 round at Brands Hatch
It was tightly-packed at the front though, with the first three cars covered by less than one tenth of a second.
Tom Gladdis was second fastest on his return to the series, having missed all four rounds since the season opener at Silverstone.
Philipp Eng - a winner at Brands last year - was third, just 0.073s slower than Stoneman.
Sergei Afanasiev, Ivan Samarin and Benjamin Bailly completed the top six, while championship leader Jolyon Palmer was only 14th.
New face Julian Theobald was 13th in the first session of his F2 debut, while Dutchman Kelvin Snoeks is forced to sit out the weekend after breaking his ankle in a scooter accident.
Pos Driver Time Gap Laps 1. Dean Stoneman 1:16.838 15 2. Tom Gladdis 1:16.872 +0.034 19 3. Philipp Eng 1:16.911 +0.073 17 4. Sergei Afanasiev 1:16.957 +0.119 18 5. Ivan Samarin 1:16.999 +0.161 18 6. Benjamin Bailly 1:17.009 +0.171 19 7. Will Bratt 1:17.043 +0.205 21 8. Armaan Ebrahim 1:17.199 +0.361 18 9. Jack Clarke 1:17.206 +0.368 20 10. Ricardo Teixeira 1:17.492 +0.654 19 11. Mihai Marinescu 1:17.572 +0.734 20 12. Kazim Vasiliauskas 1:17.649 +0.811 18 13. Julian Theobald 1:17.690 +0.852 21 14. Jolyon Palmer 1:17.969 +1.131 17 15. Parthiva Sureshwaren 1:18.134 +1.296 18 16. Natalia Kowalska 1:18.148 +1.310 18 17. Benjamin Lariche 1:18.163 +1.325 18 18. Plamen Kralev 1:19.143 +2.305 15 19. Nicola de Marco 1:19.788 +2.950 17
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