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Graham and O’Keeffe top NEC practice sessions at Assen

by Gruz David
Photo: Chris Schotanus / Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

Photo: Chris Schotanus / Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

AVF’s Matthew Graham and ART Junior Team’s Callan O’Keeffe were the fastest drivers in the practice sessions for the fifth round of the 2014 Formula Renault NEC season at Assen.

In the morning, Graham was able to go almost three tenths clear of the opposition, leading most of the session and managing a late benchmark to stay on top.

Eurocup regular Alex Albon, who makes his return to the championship after running in the season opener, finished second, followed by championship frontrunners Ben Barnicoat, Ukyo Sasahara and Louis Deletraz.

Austrian Stefan Riener and Welshman Seb Morris took sixth and seventh respectively, with race winner Gustav Malja ending up in eighth. Reigning Formula Renault 1.6 NEC champion Roy Geerts was ninth fastest as?O’Keeffe rounded the top ten out.

The Lotus junior then went on to post the best lap of the day, beating Graham at the last minute of the afternoon session by a tenth and a half.

Albon, Deletraz and Barnicoat maintained their presence in the top five, followed by Josef Zaruba, Ryan Tveter and Raoul Owens. The top ten was completed by Morris and Jules Gounon.

Practice 1
Pos. Driver Team Time
1 Matthew Graham AVF 1:38.251
2 Alex Albon KTR 1:38.543
3 Ben Barnicoat Fortec Motorsports 1:38.624
4 Ukyo Sasahara Euronova 1:38.848
5 Louis Deletraz Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:38.895
6 Stefan Riener Speedfish Racing 1:39.020
7 Seb Morris Fortec Motorsports 1:39.035
8 Gustav Malja Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:39.115
9 Roy Geerts AVF 1:39.309
10 Callan O’Keeffe ART Junior Team 1:39.313
11 Ryan Tveter Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:39.316
12 Raoul Owens Mark Burdett Motorsport 1:39.374
13 Jules Gounon AVF 1:39.492
14 Steijn Schothorst Manor MP 1:39.576
15 Gregor Ramsay KTR 1:39.624
16 Martin Kodric Fortec Motorsports 1:39.772
17 Robin Hansson Fragus BR Motorsport 1:39.904
18 Josef Zaruba AVF 1:40.106
19 Jake Hughes Mark Burdett Motorsport 1:40.243
20 Julio Moreno Manor MP 1:40.490
21 Philip Hamprecht Inter Europol 1:40.960
22 Michele La Rosa Euronova 1:42.916
23 Harri Salminen PositiOne 1:43.027
24 Inigo Bikuna AVF 1:43.339
Practice 2
Pos. Driver Team Time
1 Callan O’Keeffe ART Junior Team 1:38.086
2 Matthew Graham AVF 1:38.213
3 Alex Albon KTR 1:38.297
4 Louis Deletraz Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:38.369
5 Ben Barnicoat Fortec Motorsports 1:38.388
6 Josef Zaruba AVF 1:38.473
7 Ryan Tveter Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:38.644
8 Raoul Owens Mark Burdett Motorsport 1:38.694
9 Seb Morris Fortec Motorsports 1:38.845
10 Jules Gounon AVF 1:38.857
11 Gustav Malja Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:38.952
12 Stefan Riener Speedfish Racing 1:38.971
13 Roy Geerts AVF 1:38.986
14 Ukyo Sasahara Euronova 1:38.996
15 Jake Hughes Mark Burdett Motorsport 1:39.011
16 Philip Hamprecht Inter Europol 1:39.092
17 Steijn Schothorst Manor MP 1:39.172
18 Martin Kodric Fortec Motorsports 1:39.371
19 Robin Hansson Fragus BR Motorsport 1:39.691
20 Julio Moreno Manor MP 1:39.836
21 Gregor Ramsay KTR 1:39.990
22 Michele La Rosa Euronova 1:42.700
23 Inigo Bikuna AVF 1:43.975
24 Harri Salminen PositiOne 1:44.077