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 |