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Visoiu tops opening practice session at Monza

by Valentin Khorounzhiy

Robert Visoiu has topped the timesheets in the first practice session of this year’s Auto GP World Series season, ahead of Andrea Roda.

The Romanian GP3 regular set a time 0.174 seconds quicker than Roda. The Euronova duo of Yoshitaka Kuroda and Kimiya Sato were third and fourth, ahead of Luciano Bacheta.

Italians Vittorio Ghirelli and Riccardo Agostini were sixth and seventh ahead of ex-F1 racer Narain Karthikeyan who placed eighth in his maiden Auto GP session.

Sergio Campana was ninth while?Antonio Spavone completed the top ten.

Practice results
Pos. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Robert Visoiu Ghinzani 1:37.439 24
2 Andrea Roda Virtuosi UK 1:37.613 +0.174 23
3 Yoshitaka Kuroda Euronova 1:37.948 +0.509 15
4 Kimiya Sato Euronova 1:38.013 +0.574 21
5 Luciano Bacheta Zele Racing 1:38.174 +0.735 20
6 Vittorio Ghirelli Super Nova 1:38.185 +0.746 24
7 Riccardo Agostini Manor MP 1:38.201 +0.762 22
8 Narain Karthikeyan Zele Racing 1:38.266 +0.827 21
9 Sergio Campana Ibiza Racing 1:38.644 +1.205 17
10 Antonio Spavone Super Nova 1:38.730 +1.291 23
11 Giuseppe Cipriani Ibiza Racing 1:39.698 +2.259 13
12 Max Snegirev Virtuosi UK 1:40.300 +2.861 19
13 Meinder van Buuren Manor MP 1:42.534 +5.095 8
14 Giacomo Ricci MLR71 No Time Set 2
15 Michele La Rosa MLR71 No Time Set 0