The top positions for Race 1 and Race 2 for the Pro and Pro-Am classes were decided at the Lamborghini World Finals on Saturday in Misano, setting the stage for the event’s most important classes.
The impressive Dani Formal left his rivals standing, while Luca Sego kept the Italian flag flying high in the Pro-Am class.
In the second session, Jonathan Cecotto emulated Formula by taking first place in Race 2 and Friedrich Schandorff, who finished second overall, took first place in the Pro-Am class.
Q1
In the first qualifying session, which produced the first race grid for the finals, Formal attacked the competitors. The 1m33.455s gave him pole position and was the fastest time of the weekend so far, but what was even more impressive was the way he achieved it.
Just a few laps on the track were enough for the Wayne Taylor Racing driver to take pole position. His rivals tried to get closer, but with little success.
Best of the rest was Paul Leavitt (VSR), who finished second by 0.235 seconds. Everyone was within 0.4 seconds, while Will Bamber did well to move into third with less than two minutes remaining in the first session.
Silas Ritter (Lippert Motorsport) finished the race 0.059 seconds behind Italian leader Giacomo Pedrini. Behind the Target Racing driver were Colin Queen and Benedetto Strignano. Nick Persing finished ninth, ahead of Sego, who finished first in the Pro-Am class, and fellow Italian Guido Lucetti.
The only red flag was raised at the end of the session, when Calle Bergman went off the track at Turn 13. The Swedish driver from Leipert Motorsport ended up in the gravel, with no real chance of rejoining.
Q2
While Formal dominated the first session, Chikoto topped the second session. The BC Racing driver stopped the clock at 1 minute, 33.618 seconds, nearly two-tenths ahead of Frederik Schandorff, the Pro-Am class pole-sitter. Thanks to the last push, the Dane was able to get closer to Chikoto.
Brendon Leach (Lippert Motorsport) did the same, finishing third ahead of Igor Orodzev. The ART Line driver also went off the track, raising the second red flag for the qualifying sessions.
Georgi Dimitrov (CMR Team) finished fifth overall, ahead of Patrick Fraboni, the Italian leader in the Target Racing standings and second in the Pro class.
Chris van der Drift (VSR) finished seventh, ahead of Benedetto Strigiano (Filorba Corse) and Hampus Ericsson, brother of Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson.
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