One week before the pre-final Formula Renault 2.0 event of 2017 season the drivers had their opportunity to test their skills at famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The Belgian weather met the Eurocup competitors with its classic rainy conditions. Robert Shwartzman (R-ace GP) was the one to set the fastest time of the day 2:20.236 ahead of Max Fewtrell (Tech 1 Racing) and Will Palmer (R-ace GP).

The day started with the fastest time of Max Defourny (R-ace GP). The Belgian driver set the best lap of 2:38.527 at his home track. Shwartzman took the lead after lunch break during “the driest” session.

Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers also checked-in at the top of the rankings when the rain got heavier – 2:41.979 for Yifei Ye; 2:39.414 and 2:39.737 for Sacha Fenestraz.

Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 | Session 5 | Session 6

Robert Shwartzman (R-ace GP): “There was just one dry session from the six, but there is always something good to learn from a day like this. The car was good, which confirms the work we did here in the earlier test. Everything went fine, even if we struggled a bit with vibrations in one set of wet tyres and my driving in the first session. Nevertheless, we were not far off, so everything wasn’t so bad. I would have liked to have run more in the rain to better understand the tyres. I hope everything will go well and that we will have nice weather next week.”

Max Defourny (R-ace GP): “We had a good start to the day although I only managed to get in three fast laps due to the red flags and the short 35 minute sessions. We did a good job in setting best time before the second session, in which we came in to put on slick tyres as it started to rain again in sector two. The wager didn’t pay off, but we felt it wasn’t useful anymore to run on wets and that it is worth it to stay out to pick up data.”