The past two weekends we travelled to Imola and the Red Bull Ring for the 7th and 8th round of the FRECA season. After a six week summer break, Noah was eager to continue his great form while Giovanni and Edgar were looking for a first top-10 finish.

IMOLA

Qualifying:

During the first Qualifying Session of the weekend, our drivers struggled to find the right pace. This resulted in the best time set by Noah with a P12, followed by Edgar in P27. Giovanni finished the RPM grid for Race 1 at P30. Noah turned things around during the second Qualifying Session, setting the 6th best time of the grid. Giovanni also improved with a P18 and Edgar set the 27th time in Q2.

Race 1:

Noah: P11

Edgar: P20

Giovanni: P22

Race 2:

Noah: P2

Giovanni: DNF

Edgar: DNS

Imola (ITA), SEP 6-8 2024 – Round 7 of the Formula Regional Europea Championship by Alpine at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Noah STROMSTED #57, RPM. © 2024 Dutch Photo Agency.

RED BULL RING

Qualifying:

After a Friday in very wet conditions, it was time to show our true pace during Q1 on Saturday morning. Noah was able to put in a good lap during Q1, resulting in a P7 in Group A and P14 on the grid of Race 1. Our other Rookie driver, Edgar Pierre, managed to qualify on P21 out of the 33 drivers in his first qualifying at Mugello. Giovanni qualified in P24 for the first race of the weekend. Noah turned things around massively during the second Qualifying Session, setting the fastest lap which means our first Pole Position in FRECA. Giovanni also improved with a P17 and Edgar set the 26th time in Q2.

Race 1:

Noah: P9

Giovanni: P14

Edgar: DNS

Race 2:

Noah: P2

Giovanni: P15

Edgar: DNF

Driver standings after round 8:
P6 Noah – 102 points
P24 Giovanni– 1 points
P31 Edgar – 0 points
Team standings after round 8:
P6 – 103 points