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Karting graduate George Russell topped the final session of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 pre-season, getting a lap in at the perfect time in changing weather conditions.
The drivers commenced the afternoon on wet tyres and wound up switching to slicks an hour in. However, the dry compound window proved extremely short and, shortly after Russell took over at the top, the rain began again, preventing further lead changes for the rest of the day.
As such, Russell topped the end-of-session timesheets, finishing eight tenths ahead of fellow rookie Max Verstappen.
Fortec duo of Matt Parry and Jack Aitken took third and fourth respectively, with Andrea Pizzitola rounding out the top five.
Matheo Tuscher was sixth, two seconds off of the leader, while Monegasque racer Charles Leclerc picked up seventh. Prema’s Alex Bosak and Andrew Tang were eighth and ninth, with KTR’s Alex Albon in P10.
Session results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | George Russell | Koiranen GP | 1:46.256 | 51 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:47.087 | 0.831 | 50 |
| 3 | Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | 1:47.320 | 1.064 | 40 |
| 4 | Jack Aitken | Fortec Motorsports | 1:47.575 | 1.319 | 42 |
| 5 | Andrea Pizzitola | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:47.887 | 1.631 | 41 |
| 6 | Matheo Tuscher | China BRT by JCS | 1:48.321 | 2.065 | 16 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Fortec Motorsports | 1:48.768 | 2.512 | 38 |
| 8 | Alex Bosak | Prema Powerteam | 1:48.924 | 2.668 | 32 |
| 9 | Andrew Tang | Prema Powerteam | 1:49.156 | 2.900 | 38 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | KTR | 1:49.163 | 2.907 | 11 |
| 11 | Nick Cassidy | China BRT by JCS | 1:49.360 | 3.104 | 27 |
| 12 | Ignazio D’Agosto | Koiranen GP | 1:49.456 | 3.200 | 37 |
| 13 | Jules Gounon | KTR | 1:49.722 | 3.466 | 24 |
| 14 | Gregor Ramsay | KTR | 1:49.793 | 3.537 | 14 |
| 15 | Martin Rump | Fortec Motorsports | 1:50.630 | 4.374 | 35 |
| 16 | Aurelien Panis | ART Junior Team | 1:51.910 | 5.654 | 30 |
| 17 | Gustav Malja | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:52.543 | 6.287 | 27 |
| 18 | Steijn Schothorst | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:52.586 | 6.330 | 40 |
| 19 | Jordan Perroy | RC Formula | 1:52.641 | 6.385 | 42 |
| 20 | Kevin Jorg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:53.073 | 6.817 | 30 |
| 21 | Dennis Olsen | Prema Powerteam | 1:53.210 | 6.954 | 31 |
| 22 | Ryan Tveter | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:53.439 | 7.183 | 29 |
| 23 | Callan O’Keeffe | ART Junior Team | 1:53.533 | 7.277 | 23 |
| 24 | Bruno Bonifacio | Prema Powerteam | 1:53.624 | 7.368 | 5 |
| 25 | Nicholas Surguladze | Koiranen GP | 1:53.641 | 7.385 | 22 |
| 26 | Matevos Isaakyan | JD Motorsport | 1:53.700 | 7.444 | 12 |
| 27 | Egor Orudzhev | Tech 1 Racing | 1:54.190 | 7.934 | 30 |
| 28 | Hans Villemi | Prema Powerteam | 1:54.299 | 8.043 | 35 |
| 29 | Denis Korneev | JD Motorsport | 1:54.375 | 8.119 | 20 |
| 30 | Darius Oskoui | ARTA Engineering | 1:54.766 | 8.510 | 11 |
| 31 | James Allen | ARTA Engineering | 1:54.934 | 8.678 | 33 |
| 32 | Simon Gachet | ARTA Engineering | 1:55.073 | 8.817 | 16 |
| 33 | Vasily Romanov | Tech 1 Racing | 1:55.585 | 9.329 | 35 |
| 34 | Anthoine Hubert | Tech 1 Racing | 1:55.880 | 9.624 | 22 |