Photo: Chris Schotanus
Oliver Rowland converted pole position into victory in the first of the two Formula Renault 2.0 NEC races at Most in the Czech Republic, while champion-elect Matt Parry was eliminated on the first lap.
Rowland led Oscar Tunjo throughout, finishing up 1.398 seconds ahead of the Colombian Lotus junior.
Parry, who can secure the title this weekend, started third but was taken out of proceedings at the start. Gustav Malja capitalised to finish in third while Jack Aitken, who is the closest driver to Parry in the standings, climbed three spots on the first lap to finish fourth and the first of the series regulars.
Steijn Schothorst recovered from a three-place grid penalty to come home fifth ahead of Andrea Pizzitola and Kuba Dalewski.?Alex Albon was eighth after starting 16th, with Raoul Owens and Dennis Olsen completing the top ten.
Race results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Oliver Rowland | Manor MP Motorsport | 17 laps in 26:26.373 |
| 2 | Oscar Tunjo | Josef Kaufmann Racing | +1.425 |
| 3 | Gustav Malja | Josef Kaufmann Racing | +5.984 |
| 4 | Jack Aitken | Fortec Motorsports | +7.167 |
| 5 | Steijn Schothorst | Josef Kaufmann Racing | +7.985 |
| 6 | Andrea Pizzitola | ART Junior Team | +9.321 |
| 7 | Jakub Dalewski | JD Motorsport | +13.498 |
| 8 | Alex Albon | KTR | +14.006 |
| 9 | Raoul Owens | Mark Burdett Racing | +14.965 |
| 10 | Dennis Olsen | Josef Kaufmann Racing | +15.640 |
| 11 | Nicolas Jamin | ART Junior Team | +16.350 |
| 12 | Yu Kanamaru | KTR | +26.146 |
| 13 | Alberto Di Folco | ART Junior Team | +26.709 |
| 14 | Fran Rueda | AV Formula | +30.523 |
| 15 | Corinna Kamper | Fortec Competition | +32.777 |
| 16 | Sam Macleod | Fortec Motorsports | +34.958 |
| 17 | Alexander Bosak | AV Formula | +36.802 |
| 18 | Philopaz Armand | Fortec Motorsports | +37.127 |
| 19 | Ryan Tveter | Fortec Competition | +39.602 |
| 20 | Josef Zaruba | KEO Racing | +49.637 |
| 21 | Julio Moreno | JTR Racing | +50.306 |
| 22 | Alfonso Celis | Fortec Competition | +50.726 |
| 23 | Cedric Freiburghaus | SL Formula | +57.438 |
| 24 | Louis Deletraz | Josef Kaufmann Racing | +1:06.503 |
| 25 | Max Biedermann | Inter Europol | +1:09.924 |
| 26 | Juan Branger | JD Motorsport | +1 lap |
| 27 | Christian Malcharek | Krenek Motorsport | +1 lap |
| 28 | Andres M?ndez | Mark Burdett Racing | +2 laps |
| Not classified | |||
| Thiago Vivacqua | ART Junior Team | 8 laps | |
| Jakub Smiechowski | Inter Europol | 7 laps | |
| Esteban Ocon | ART Junior Team | 2 laps | |
| Tanart Sathienthirakul | ART Junior Team | 2 laps | |
| Matt Parry | Fortec Motorsports | 0 laps | |
| Roman Beregech | Fortec Competition | 0 laps | |