Photo: Fran?ois Flamand / DPPI / Renault Sport Media
Experienced Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 racers Alex Albon and Nyck de Vries set the pace in collective testing ahead of the series’ penultimate round at Paul Ricard.
The Thai racer was quickest in the morning session, while de Vries upstaged him to claim the best lap of the day in the afternoon.
In session one, Josef Kaufmann Racing duo Kevin Jorg and Ryan Tveter followed Albon, with Prema’s Dennis Olsen picking up fourth place.
Fortec’s Brits Matt Parry and Jack Aitken followed in fifth and sixth, ahead of Andrea Pizzitola, Hans Villemi and Tech 1 racers Egor Orudzhev and Anthoine Hubert.
Albon then went on to lap just 0.15s slower than championship leader de Vries in the afternoon, which allowed him to take second, with Jorg a tenth down in third.
Bruno Bonifacio and Gustav Malja rounded out the top five, leading Hubert, Villemi, Olsen, Tveter and ART Junior Team’s Aurelien Panis.
Combined practice results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | FP1 | FP2 |
| 1 | Nyck de Vries | Koiranen GP | 2:07.104 | 2:04.116 |
| 2 | Alexander Albon | KTR | 2:04.732 | 2:04.266 |
| 3 | Kevin Jorg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2:04.959 | 2:04.366 |
| 4 | Bruno Bonifacio | Prema Powerteam | 2:05.696 | 2:04.633 |
| 5 | Gustav Malja | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2:06.787 | 2:04.672 |
| 6 | Anthoine Hubert | Tech 1 Racing | 2:05.521 | 2:04.799 |
| 7 | Hans Villemi | Prema Powerteam | 2:05.434 | 2:04.835 |
| 8 | Dennis Olsen | Prema Powerteam | 2:05.102 | 2:04.856 |
| 9 | Ryan Tveter | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2:05.065 | 2:04.870 |
| 10 | Aurelien Panis | ART Junior Team | 2:06.824 | 2:04.895 |
| 11 | Egor Orudzhev | Tech 1 Racing | 2:05.517 | 2:04.932 |
| 12 | Jack Aitken | Fortec Motorsports | 2:05.227 | 2:04.962 |
| 13 | Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | 2:05.145 | 2:04.989 |
| 14 | Ignazio D’Agosto | Koiranen GP | 2:07.057 | 2:05.085 |
| 15 | Andrea Pizzitola | Manor MP Motorsport | 2:05.255 | 2:05.201 |
| 16 | Levin Amweg | ART Junior Team | 2:07.200 | 2:05.274 |
| 17 | Jules Gounon | AVF | 2:06.704 | 2:05.324 |
| 18 | Martin Rump | Fortec Motorsports | 2:06.003 | 2:05.348 |
| 19 | Steijn Schothorst | Manor MP Motorsport | 2:07.581 | 2:05.445 |
| 20 | Gregor Ramsay | KTR | 2:06.166 | 2:05.774 |
| 21 | Simon Gachet | ART Junior Team | 2:07.661 | 2:05.931 |
| 22 | Hugo de Sadeleer | Tech 1 Racing | 2:06.640 | 2:06.052 |
| 23 | Callan O’Keeffe | KTR | 2:06.285 | 2:06.095 |
| 24 | Hong Li Ye | Koiranen GP | 2:07.091 | 2:06.308 |
| 25 | Louis Deletraz | AVF | 2:07.761 | 2:06.492 |
| 26 | Patric Armand | Tech 1 Racing | 2:08.445 | 2:06.636 |
| 27 | James Allen | ARTA Engineering | 2:07.353 | 2:06.698 |
Personal best time in bold
Best time of session in italics