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Buller leads Red Bull Junior duo in second Motorland practice

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
written by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: Florent Gooden / DPPI / Renault Sport Media

Photo: Florent Gooden / DPPI / Renault Sport Media

Arden Motorsport’s Will Buller topped the timesheets in second Formula Renault 3.5 practice at Motorland.

The Briton managed to come out on top after a series of lead changes in the final minutes of the session.

Comtec’s Nikolay Martsenko led the field with ten minutes remaining on the clock but was then dethroned by Roberto Merhi, who took the checkered flag in first place.

However, the improvements wouldn’t end there. A minute after the clock ran out, DAMS racer Carlos Sainz took over at the front, while just five seconds later it was Buller who ultimately secured the top spot.

So it was the Brit who rounded out the test on top, leading Sainz and another late improver in fellow Red Bull Junior Team protege Pierre Gasly, with Merhi taking fourth less than a tenth down.

Martsenko settled for fifth, ahead of sophomores Sergey Sirotkin and Marlon Stockinger. Jazeman Jaafar took another eighth, with morning pacesetter Will Stevens and Oliver Rowland making up the rest of the top ten.

Session results
Pos. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 William Buller Arden Motorsport 1:41.222 18
2 Carlos Sainz DAMS 1:41.257 0.035 21
3 Pierre Gasly Arden Motorsport 1:41.280 0.058 19
4 Roberto Merhi Zeta Corse 1:41.303 0.081 18
5 Nikolay Martsenko Comtec Racing 1:41.531 0.309 20
6 Sergey Sirotkin Fortec Motorsports 1:41.532 0.310 18
7 Marlon Stockinger Lotus 1:41.547 0.325 18
8 Jazeman Jaafar ISR 1:41.587 0.365 20
9 Will Stevens Strakka Racing 1:41.605 0.383 17
10 Oliver Rowland Fortec Motorsports 1:41.652 0.430 18
11 Norman Nato DAMS 1:41.671 0.449 19
12 Matthieu Vaxiviere Lotus 1:41.726 0.504 18
13 Zoel Amberg AVF 1:41.814 0.592 18
14 Luca Ghiotto International Draco Racing 1:41.816 0.594 18
15 Marco Sorensen Tech 1 Racing 1:41.825 0.603 19
16 Beitske Visser AVF 1:42.079 0.857 19
17 Pietro Fantin International Draco Racing 1:42.097 0.875 20
18 Oliver Webb Pons Racing 1:42.140 0.918 19
19 Meindert van Buuren Pons Racing 1:42.186 0.964 20
20 Roman Mavlanov Zeta Corse 1:42.248 1.026 20
21 Matias Laine Strakka Racing 1:42.249 1.027 17