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Home News Sainz heads opening session of 2014 FR3.5 season at Monza
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Sainz heads opening session of 2014 FR3.5 season at Monza

by Peter Allen
written by Peter Allen
Carlos Sainz

Photo: GEPA pictures/Dutch Photo Agency/Sebastiaan Rozendaal

Carlos Sainz set the pace in the first session of running on Friday ahead of the opening Formula Renault 3.5 round at Monza.

Driving with reigning champions DAMS, the Red Bull Junior posted a time of 1m34.207s around the Italian circuit.

Lotus junior Marlon Stockinger came closest to matching that time, finishing up 0.171s slower. Zoel Amberg had a strong showing to take third for AVF ahead of lead Fortec driver Sergey Sirotkin.

Will Stevens, who starts the season as a title favourite as the highest-placed 2013 driver to return, was fifth quickest ahead of Marco Sorensen, who will be Tech 1 Racing’s sole driver for this weekend.

Pre-season surprise package Pietro Fantin took seventh for Draco ahead of the second Fortec car of Oliver Rowland, who was followed closely by his 2013 Eurocup FR2.0 rival Pierre Gasly (Arden). Sainz’s team-mate Norman Nato?completed the top ten.

Only 21 cars will take part in the opening round, with Tech 1, ISR and Comtec only fielding one car and Carlin absent altogether.

Session results
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Carlos Sainz DAMS 1:34.207 21
2 Marlon Stockinger Lotus 1:34.378 0.171 21
3 Zoel Amberg AVF 1:34.423 0.216 21
4 Sergey Sirotkin Fortec Motorsport 1:34.675 0.468 23
5 Will Stevens Strakka Racing 1:34.724 0.517 22
6 Marco Sorensen Tech 1 Racing 1:35.058 0.851 19
7 Pietro Fantin International Draco Racing 1:35.084 0.877 24
8 Oliver Rowland Fortec Motorsport 1:35.188 0.981 24
9 Pierre Gasly Arden Motorsport 1:35.226 1.019 20
10 Norman Nato DAMS 1:35.243 1.036 22
11 Roman Mavlanov Zeta Corse 1:35.404 1.197 20
12 Jazeman Jaafar ISR 1:35.445 1.238 20
13 Luca Ghiotto International Draco Racing 1:35.549 1.342 21
14 William Buller Arden Motorsport 1:35.708 1.501 20
15 Matias Laine Strakka Racing 1:35.760 1.553 22
16 Nikolay Martsenko Comtec Racing 1:35.864 1.657 21
17 Matthieu Vaxiviere Lotus 1:35.982 1.775 23
18 Oliver Webb Pons Racing 1:36.004 1.797 20
19 Roberto Mehri Zeta Corse 1:36.330 2.123 19
20 Beitske Visser AVF 1:36.744 2.537 21
21 Meindert Van Buuren Pons Racing 1:40.083 5.876 3