ART Grand Prix’s Alexander Smolyar beats championship leader Dennis Hauger by just 0.082s ahead of the PREMA Racing driver in Hungary.
Alexander Smolyar took the lead from Dennis Hauger on the first session of the fourth round with an incredible 1:33.112 just a few minutes before it ends.
David Schumacher was the fourth driver who leads the previous session as he beats ART’s Frederik Vesti with a 0.012s before Caio Collet takes over.
Schumacher managed to finish inside the top 3 for Trident with his teammate, Clement Novalak, who secured the fourth position ahead of PREMA Racing’s Olli Calwell, rounding out the top 5.
Olli Caldwell was the first driver to set the 1:34s barrier, but his teammate Dennis Hauger set a quicker time with a 1:34.888 before Trident’s Jack Doohan splits the Pair as he claimed P2 during the battle.
Frederik Vesti was sixth for the second ART driver after dropping a few positions back from P1, with Jake Hughes, who stepped in for Kaylen Frederick due to his injury in seventh for Carlin, and Campos Lorenzo Colombo in eighth fastest.
Hitech’s rookie Ayumu Iwasa secured his position in ninth ahead of HWA Racelab’s Matteo Nannini in tenth.
The qualifying session will start at 01.50 PM local time in Hungary, which takes place after the first Formula One free practice session.
Free Practice result:
| 1 | Alexander Smolyar | 1:33.112 |
| 2 | Dennis Hauger | 1:33.294 |
| 3 | David Schumacher | 1:33.426 |
| 4 | Clement Novalak | 1:33.449 |
| 5 | Olli Caldwell | 1:33.609 |
| 6 | Frederik Vesti | 1:33.615 |
| 7 | Jake Hughes | 1:33.691 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Colombo | 1:33.721 |
| 9 | Ayumu Iwasa | 1:33.743 |
| 10 | Matteo Nannini | 1:33.752 |
| 11 | Arthur Leclerc | 1:33.814 |
| 12 | Jonny Edgar | 1:33.831 |
| 13 | Oliver Rasmussen | 1:34.009 |
| 14 | Johnathan Hoggard | 1:34.015 |
| 15 | Enzo Fittipaldi | 1:34.257 |
| 16 | Juan Manuel Correa | 1:34.418 |
| 17 | Jack Doohan | 1:34.512 |
| 18 | Ido Cohen | 1:34.533 |
| 19 | Jak Crawford | 1:34.608 |
| 20 | Roman Stanek | 1:34.696 |
| 21 | Amaury Cordeel | 1:34.778 |
| 22 | Caio Collet | 1:34.848 |
| 23 | Rafael Villagomez | 1:34.896 |
| 24 | Reshad De Gerus | 1:34.076 |
| 25 | Laszlo Toth | 1:35.118 |
| 26 | Filip Ugran | 1:35.318 |
| 27 | Calan Williams | 1:35.355 |
| 28 | Victor Martins | 1:35.470 |
| 29 | Logan Sargeant | 1:35.636 |
| 30 | Tjimen Van Der Helm | 1:35.372 |
