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Marciello leads Ocon in 3.5 testing opener at Aragon

by Valentin Khorounzhiy
Photo: FIA European F3 Championship

Photo: FIA European F3 Championship

FIA European F3 champion Raffaele Marciello topped the morning session of day one of Formula Renault 3.5 post-season testing at Motorland Aragon.

The young Italian took over at the top of the timesheets from fellow rookie Luca Ghiotto with two hours to go and remained in first until the checkered flag.

Lotus junior Esteban Ocon took second in his first collective test in the championship, while Sauber F1 hopeful Sergey Sirotkin rounded out the top three for Fortec.

Oliver Rowland, also testing with Fortec, was fourth while 3.5 regular Zoel Amberg rounded out the top five.

Malaysian racer Jazeman Jaafar, who spent the 3.5 season with Carlin, took sixth with Tech 1. Eurocup graduate Matthieu Vaxiviere began his two-day stint at Pons with seventh, while another 2.0 racer Jake Dennis took eighth.

Strakka regular Matias Laine and Ghiotto, whose session was interrupted by an off in the final hour, completed the top ten.

Session results
Pos. Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Raffaele Marciello P1 by Strakka Racing 1:40.354 ? 44
2 Esteban Ocon Lotus 1:40.621 0.267 42
3 Sergey Sirotkin Fortec Motorsports 1:40.752 0.398 38
4 Oliver Rowland Fortec Motorsports 1:40.846 0.492 50
5 Zoel Amberg DAMS 1:40.898 0.544 40
6 Jazeman Jaafar Tech 1 Racing 1:41.040 0.686 46
7 Matthieu Vaxiviere Pons Racing 1:41.147 0.793 33
8 Jake Dennis SMP Racing by Comtec 1:41.342 0.988 42
9 Matias Laine P1 by Strakka Racing 1:41.405 1.051 39
10 Luca Ghiotto Pons Racing 1:41.482 1.128 27
11 Alex Lynn DAMS 1:41.558 1.204 40
12 Pierre Gasly Tech 1 Racing 1:41.660 1.306 35
13 Pietro Fantin International Draco Racing 1:41.855 1.501 33
14 William Buller Arden Caterham 1:41.878 1.524 20
15 Marlon Stockinger Lotus 1:41.976 1.622 28
16 Antonio Fuoco AV Formula 1:41.994 1.640 36
17 Riccardo Agostini AV Formula 1:42.053 1.699 34
18 Dean Stoneman Carlin 1:42.257 1.903 42
19 Dennis Olsen SMP Racing by Comtec 1:42.380 2.026 31
20 Felix Rosenqvist ISR 1:42.655 2.301 32
21 Roman Mavlanov Zeta Corse 1:43.117 2.763 37
22 Matt Parry Carlin 1:43.309 2.955 50
23 Jack Aitken Arden Caterham 1:43.379 3.025 30
24 Mirko Bortolotti International Draco Racing 1:44.171 3.817 25
25 Sandy Stuvik Zeta Corse 1:44.252 3.898 20