Report
PRACTICE: Wurz quickest for Jenzer in opening Spielberg session
Jenzer Motorsport’s Charlie Wurz ended up quickest of all in the opening session of Round 6. The Austrian saved his best effort for the final five minutes to go top on a 1:21.182, while Trident’s Santiago Ramos got closest to him, just half a tenth back in second. Teammate Leonardo Fornaroli wound up third-fastest but was 0.4s back from the fastest time.
Joshua Dufek set the early pace for AIX Racing, though it was beaten shortly afterwards by ART Grand Prix’s Laurens van Hoepen, as he set a 1:22.409 to lead after 10 minutes of running.
Van Amersfoort Racing’s Noel Leon then moved to the top of the timing screens, lowering the fastest effort to a 1:22.387 to narrowly head up the field. Sami Meguetounif then put Trident in P1, going quicker still onto a 1:22.325. PREMA Racing’s Gabriele Minì slotted into second before improving to go fastest of all on his next lap.
After a minor lock-up on his first flying lap, Luke Browning went quickest of all approaching the halfway stage on a 1:21.781. Teammate Martinius Stenshorne made it a one-two for Hitech Pulse-Eight, 0.123s back in P2.
Fornaroli took back over at the top with 16 minutes remaining of the session, lowering the benchmark to a 1:21.663 to lead the way.
After a lull in action and return to the pits, cars ventured back out onto circuit with under 10 minutes to go for the final laps ahead of Qualifying.
Charlie Wurz for Jenzer Motorsport was the first to go quickest of all, deposing Fornaroli and then going quicker still, putting in a 1:21.182 to go almost half a second quicker than anyone else.
Santiago Ramos closed the gap to just 0.054s with under two minutes remaining to go second quickest in the Trident, with Fornaroli remaining third to the end.
Browning ended the session in fourth ahead of VAR’s Tommy Smith in P5, with Minì, Goethe, Stenshorne, Meguetounif and León rounding out the top 10.
Qualifying from Spielberg is set to get underway at 14:00 local time around the Red Bull Ring.