Photo: Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Fortec’s Jehan Daruvala set the quickest time of the second practice session in Formula Renault NEC at Spa, while the first session went to newcomer Daniel Ticktum.
Ticktum, an MSA Formula frontrunner who is making his FR2.0 debut with Koiranen, beat Daruvala by a tenth in the final minutes of the opening practice, with MGR’s Colin Noble a further tenth down in third.
Championship leader Louis Deletraz was sixth, two spots below main title rival and teammate Kevin Jorg, with the JKR duo split by Alps series regular Philip Hamprecht.
Ukyo Sasahara took seventh, ahead of Nikita Mazepin, Josef Zaruba and Ferdinand Habsburg.
Daruvala, fresh off taking his two first poles in cars in last week’s Alps round, took over at the top with four minutes remaining in session two.
Fellow Fortec rookie Habsburg moved up to second before Daruvala posted two further improvements to end up almost half a second clear.
Deletraz and Jorg were fourth and fifth, leading the rookie trio of Alex Gill, Mazepin and Max Defourny.
After an early end to his morning session, Callan O’Keeffe moved up to eighth in the afternoon, with Stefan Riener and Henrique Chaves making up the top ten.
Combined practice results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | S1 | S2 |
| 1 | Jehan Daruvala | Fortec Motorsports | 2:19.732 | 2:19.093 |
| 2 | Ferdinand Habsburg | Fortec Motorsports | 2:20.484 | 2:19.572 |
| 3 | Dan Ticktum | Koiranen GP | 2:19.630 | 2:20.770 |
| 4 | Louis Deletraz | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2:20.047 | 2:19.742 |
| 5 | Kevin Jorg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2:19.889 | 2:19.850 |
| 6 | Colin Noble | MGR Motorsport | 2:19.852 | 2:21.197 |
| 7 | Philip Hamprecht | Koiranen GP | 2:19.890 | 2:21.427 |
| 8 | Alex Gill | Fortec Motorsports | 2:20.513 | 2:20.008 |
| 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2:20.267 | 2:20.127 |
| 10 | Max Defourny | ART Junior Team | 2:20.571 | 2:20.193 |
| 11 | Ukyo Sasahara | ART Junior Team | 2:20.205 | 2:20.778 |
| 12 | Callan O’Keeffe | Fortec Motorsports | 2:21.400 | 2:20.205 |
| 13 | Stefan Riener | Koiranen GP | 2:21.037 | 2:20.240 |
| 14 | Josef Zaruba | AVF | 2:20.439 | 2:21.007 |
| 15 | Henrique Chaves | AVF | 2:21.130 | 2:20.458 |
| 16 | Dries Vanthoor | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2:20.999 | 2:20.497 |
| 17 | Darius Oskoui | ART Junior Team | 2:21.054 | 2:20.770 |
| 18 | Bruno Baptista | Koiranen GP | 2:21.836 | 2:21.331 |
| 19 | Bartlomiej Mirecki | BM Racing | 2:22.543 | 2:21.438 |
| 20 | Pontus Fredricsson | Prizma Motorsport | 2:21.951 | 2:22.067 |
| 21 | Kevin Kleveros | Prizma Motorsport | 2:22.918 | 2:22.176 |
| 22 | Inigo Bikuna | AVF | 2:23.072 | 2:22.433 |
| 23 | Pietro Peccenini | TS Corse | 2:22.527 | 2:22.655 |
| 24 | Charlie Eastwood | AVF | 2:21.020 | 2:24.242 |
| 25 | David Richert | Inter Europol | 2:26.896 | 2:23.191 |
Personal best time in bold
Best time of session in italics