Rashid Al Dhaheri topped the timesheets at the end of the opening Collective Test that kicked off the Hungaroring weekend, fifth round of the FIA Formula Regional European Championship. The R-ace GP driver set the benchmark with a best lap of 1:38.355. Behind him, sharing the same time of 1:38.420 were his team-mate Emanuele Olivieri and Van Amersfoort Racing’s Francisco Macedo.
Just over one and a half tenths adrift of Al Dhaheri, Matteo Giaccardi secured fourth place for ART Grand Prix, edging out Rodin Motorsport’s Reza Seewooruthun by a mere 0.035 seconds.
Championship leader Sebastian Wheldon (MP Motorsport) ended the session in 10th position, while PREMA Racing’s Kean Nakamura-Berta - who currently sits second in the standings - finished eighth.
Sixth fastest was Saqer Almaosherji of G4 Racing, ahead of R-ace GP’s Yuki Sano. Rodin Motorsport’s Alex Ninovic completed the top ten in ninth place.
Am impressively close field saw 23 of the 30 drivers covered by less then eight tenth of a second at the end of the session.
