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Magnussen goes unmatched in first practice session at Aragon

by Valentin Khorounzhiy

Photo: World Series by Renault

Kevin Magnussen has stamped his authority coming into round two of World Series by Renault at Motorland Aragon, showing commandeering pace in the first practice session that saw him lead for the bigger part of the run and eventually come out with the quickest time.

Fellow title contenders Antonio Felix da Costa and Stoffel Vandoorne came closest to dethroning the Dane throughout the session, with the Portuguese driver eventually taking second ahead of the Fortec man. Draco’s Nico Muller showed strong pace in fourth, ahead of Sergey Sirotkin and Matias Laine.

Magnussen’s compatriot Marco Sorensen was seventh, while Pietro Fantin narrowly edged out Christopher Zanella for eighth. P1’s Will Stevens rounded out the top ten.

Session results
Pos. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Kevin Magnussen DAMS 1:56.130 22
2 Antonio Felix da Costa Arden Caterham 1:56.517 +0.387 19
3 Stoffel Vandoorne Fortec Motorsports 1:56.523 +0.393 21
4 Nico Muller International Draco Racing 1:56.588 +0.458 23
5 Sergey Sirotkin ISR 1:56.783 +0.653 17
6 Matias Laine P1 Motorsport 1:56.940 +0.810 21
7 Marco Sorensen Lotus 1:56.979 +0.849 21
8 Pietro Fantin Arden Caterham 1:57.125 +0.995 23
9 Christopher Zanella ISR 1:57.184 +1.054 17
10 Will Stevens P1 Motorsport 1:57.504 +1.374 19
11 Zoel Amberg Pons Racing 1:57.536 +1.406 21
12 Marlon Stockinger Lotus 1:57.633 +1.503 22
13 Andre Negrao International Draco Racing 1:57.791 +1.661 19
14 Lucas Foresti SMP Racing by Comtec 1:57.872 +1.742 18
15 Norman Nato DAMS 1:57.885 +1.755 17
16 Arthur Pic AV Formula 1:58.045 +1.915 20
17 Matheo Tuscher Zeta Corse 1:58.476 +2.346 20
18 Yann Cunha AV Formula 1:58.476 +2.346 21
19 Oliver Webb Fortec Motorsports 1:58.484 +2.354 23
20 Daniil Move SMP Racing by Comtec 1:58.525 +2.395 16
21 Mikhail Aleshin Tech 1 Racing 1:58.527 +2.397 21
22 Nigel Melker Tech 1 Racing 1:58.621 +2.491 22
23 Jazeman Jaafar Carlin 1:58.780 +2.650 22
24 Nikolay Martsenko Pons Racing 1:59.437 +3.307 18
25 Carlos Huertas Carlin 2:00.092 +3.962 21
26 Mihai Marinescu Zeta Corse 2:00.166 +4.036 21