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Italian F4 graduate Leonardo Pulcini prevailed in Friday practice ahead of his debut in Euroformula Open in the season finale at Barcelona.
Pulcini, competing for DAV Racing, vaulted to the top of the timesheets late in the first session of the day and remained remained overall pacesetter throughout the other sessions.
Team West-Tec’s Yarin Stern was a tenth off in the morning, ahead of Artur Janosz and Alex Palou, who are competing for second in the standings. Series returnee Nelson Mason picked up fifth.
Israeli Stern was quickest in session two of practice, a full three tenths ahead of champion Sandy Stuvik. Pulcini took third, while Wei Fung Thong and Janosz made up the rest of the top five.
Finally, in the third session, it was Palou who set the pace, narrowly edging out the ever-present Stern. Championship debutants Michele Beretta, Igor Walilko and Alessio Rovera completed the top five.
Combined practice results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 |
| 1 | Leonardo Pulcini | DAV Racing | 1:41.055 | 1:42.083 | 1:42.881 |
| 2 | Yarin Stern | Team West-Tec | 1:41.172 | 1:41.690 | 1:41.883 |
| 3 | Artur Janosz | RP Motorsport | 1:41.204 | 1:42.523 | No Time |
| 4 | Alex Palou | Campos Racing | 1:41.243 | 1:42.667 | 1:41.860 |
| 5 | Nelson Mason | EmiliodeVillota Motorsport | 1:41.366 | 1:42.561 | 1:42.661 |
| 6 | Sandy Stuvik | RP Motorsport | 1:41.482 | 1:42.016 | No Time |
| 7 | Damiano Fioravanti | BVM Racing | 1:41.540 | 1:42.571 | 1:42.371 |
| 8 | Michele Beretta | BVM Racing | 1:41.618 | 1:43.187 | 1:42.198 |
| 9 | Che One Lim | EmiliodeVillota Motorsport | 1:41.647 | 1:42.685 | 1:43.198 |
| 10 | Tanart Sathienthirakul | Team West-Tec | 1:41.662 | 1:42.549 | 1:43.016 |
| 11 | Igor Walilko | Team West-Tec | 1:41.940 | 1:42.989 | 1:42.288 |
| 12 | Sean Walkinshaw | Campos Racing | 1:42.065 | 1:43.083 | 1:42.682 |
| 13 | Yu Kanamaru | EmiliodeVillota Motorsport | 1:42.123 | 1:42.858 | 1:42.466 |
| 14 | Wei Fung Thong | Team West-Tec | 1:42.140 | 1:42.427 | 1:44.314 |
| 15 | Dzhon Simonyan | RP Motorsport | 1:42.193 | 1:42.806 | 1:42.908 |
| 16 | Konstantin Tereschenko | Campos Racing | 1:42.199 | No Time | 1:42.689 |
| 17 | Alessio Rovera | Corbetta Competizioni | 1:42.231 | 1:42.953 | 1:42.302 |
| 18 | Andres Saravia | RP Motorsport | 1:42.279 | 1:43.085 | No Time |
| 19 | Henrique Baptista | DAV Racing | 1:42.357 | 1:43.367 | 1:43.485 |
| 20 | Igor Urien | DAV Racing | 1:42.381 | 1:43.321 | 1:43.469 |
| 21 | Fabian Schiller | Team West-Tec | 1:43.105 | 1:43.233 | 1:42.427 |
| 22 | Saud Al-Faisal | RP Motorsport | 1:42.947 | 1:44.630 | 1:44.063 |
| 23 | William Barbosa | Corbetta Competizioni | 1:43.187 | 1:43.727 | 1:44.432 |
Personal best time in bold
Best time of session in italics