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Koiranen GP’s new recruit Jack Aitken kicked off the first pre-season Eurocup Formula Renault test at Le Mans by setting the quickest lap in the opening session.
While his new teammate Jake Hughes and Tech 1 returnee Anthoine Hubert led much of the proceedings, the damp track dried rapidly in the final hour, allowing the times to improve dramatically.
As such, Aitken seized control in his final minutes, with the ex-Fortec driver leading two of the team’s current racers – Ben Barnicoat and Martin Kodric.
Hughes ended up fourth ahead of Tech 1’s Simon Gachet and Anton De Pasquale, with the FR1.6 NEC champion making it three Koiranen cars in the top six.
French F4 graduates Valentin Hasse-Clot and Max Defourny were seventh and eighth respectively, just half a tenth apart. AVF’s Harrison Scott and ARTA’s Amaury Richard completed the top ten.
Session results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Jack Aitken | Koiranen GP | 1:34.783 | |
| 2 | Ben Barnicoat | Fortec Motorsports | 1:35.449 | 0.666 |
| 3 | Martin Kodric | Fortec Motorsports | 1:35.958 | 1.175 |
| 4 | Jake Hughes | Koiranen GP | 1:35.968 | 1.185 |
| 5 | Simon Gachet | Tech 1 Racing | 1:36.000 | 1.217 |
| 6 | Anton De Pasquale | Koiranen GP | 1:36.146 | 1.363 |
| 7 | Valentin Hasse-Clot | Strakka Racing | 1:36.676 | 1.893 |
| 8 | Max Defourny | Strakka Racing | 1:36.730 | 1.947 |
| 9 | Harrison Scott | AVF | 1:37.063 | 2.280 |
| 10 | Amaury Richard | ARTA Engineering | 1:37.175 | 2.392 |
| 11 | Mathias Kristensen | JD Motorsport | 1:37.715 | 2.932 |
| 12 | Nikita Mazepin | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:38.012 | 3.229 |
| 13 | Dennis Olsen | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:38.110 | 3.327 |
| 14 | James Allen | ARTA Engineering | 1:38.612 | 3.829 |
| 15 | Jayde Kruger | Strakka Racing | 1:38.650 | 3.867 |
| 16 | Hugo de Sadeleer | Tech 1 Racing | 1:39.206 | 4.423 |
| 17 | Henrique Chaves | AVF | 1:39.244 | 4.461 |
| 18 | Anthoine Hubert | Tech 1 Racing | 1:46.969 | 12.186 |
| 19 | Lasse Sorensen | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:51.906 | 17.123 |