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French F4 graduate Valentin Hasse-Clot set the fastest lap during the morning session of day two of Eurocup Formula Renault testing at Le Mans.
Hasse-Clot, 19, became the second Strakka Racing driver to top a session this test after Max Defourny set the pace in yesterday’s afternoon run.
It was yet another session affected by rain, with the track remaining damp for most of the allotted time and only starting to dry in the final hour.
With times dropping rapidly, Hasse-Clot pulled into the lead with ten minutes to go and would remain unchallenged thanks to a red flag brought out by fellow French F4 alumnus Amaury Richard.
Fortec’s NEC champion Ben Barnicoat was the only driver to stay within a second of Hasse-Clot, finishing in the top three for a third session straight.
Anton De Pasquale of Koiranen GP took P3, with Richard ending up in fourth place.
Pre-season favorites Dennis Olsen, Kevin Jorg and Jack Aitken slotted in between fifth and seventh, ahead of Lasse Sorensen, Simon Gachet and Jake Hughes.
Session results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | Valentin Hasse-Clot | Strakka Racing | 1:41.698 | 44 | |
| 2 | Ben Barnicoat | Fortec Motorsports | 1:42.519 | 0.821 | 41 |
| 3 | Anton De Pasquale | Koiranen GP | 1:42.701 | 1.003 | 42 |
| 4 | Amaury Richard | ARTA Engineering | 1:44.367 | 2.669 | 39 |
| 5 | Dennis Olsen | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:44.771 | 3.073 | 39 |
| 6 | Kevin Jorg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:44.993 | 3.295 | 38 |
| 7 | Jack Aitken | Koiranen GP | 1:45.178 | 3.480 | 30 |
| 8 | Lasse Sorensen | Manor MP Motorsport | 1:45.212 | 3.514 | 45 |
| 9 | Simon Gachet | Tech 1 Racing | 1:45.358 | 3.660 | 40 |
| 10 | Jake Hughes | Koiranen GP | 1:46.008 | 4.310 | 41 |
| 11 | Louis Deletraz | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:46.393 | 4.695 | 45 |
| 12 | James Allen | ARTA Engineering | 1:46.942 | 5.244 | 39 |
| 13 | Charlie Eastwood | Strakka Racing | 1:47.155 | 5.457 | 34 |
| 14 | Anthoine Hubert | Tech 1 Racing | 1:47.473 | 5.775 | 36 |
| 15 | Thiago Vivacqua | JD Motorsport | 1:47.554 | 5.856 | 44 |
| 16 | Henrique Chaves | AVF | 1:47.633 | 5.935 | 33 |
| 17 | Martin Kodric | Fortec Motorsports | 1:48.351 | 6.653 | 32 |
| 18 | Harrison Scott | AVF | 1:48.399 | 6.701 | 32 |
| 19 | Callan O’Keeffe | Fortec Motorsports | 1:48.616 | 6.918 | 41 |
| 20 | Matevos Isaakyan | JD Motorsport | 1:48.887 | 7.189 | 35 |
| 21 | Hugo de Sadeleer | Tech 1 Racing | 1:49.439 | 7.741 | 37 |
| 22 | Max Defourny | Strakka Racing | 1:49.543 | 7.845 | 33 |
| 23 | Mathias Kristensen | JD Motorsport | 1:49.814 | 8.116 | 33 |
| 24 | Luke Chudleigh | Fortec Motorsports | 1:51.295 | 9.597 | 36 |
| 25 | Nikita Mazepin | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:52.561 | 10.863 | 27 |