Setting the fastest time was Kabir Anurag, Alpine Academy driver with US Racing. The Singaporean clocked a 1’52.079 lap in the final stages of the session, securing the top spot on the timesheets.
Just 0.181 seconds behind was American driver Sebastian Wheldon, a promising talent from Prema Racing and part of the Andretti Global development program. Third place went to Maksimilian Popov of Van Amersfoort Racing, 0.442 seconds off Anurag’s pace.
Fourth fastest was Romanian driver David Cosma-Cristofor (PHM Racing), with a gap of 0.
458. The front runners were all tightly packed: Maxim Rehm (US Racing) was fifth at 0.466, followed by his Finnish teammate Jesse Sammalisto in sixth at 0.491.
Seventh fastest was Australian driver Dante Vinci (Van Amersfoort Racing), just 0.506 off the lead, ahead of Andrija Kostic (US Racing) at 0.510 and Colombian Salim Hanna (Prema Racing), ninth at 0.515. Championship leader Kean Nakamura-Berta (Prema Racing) completed the top 10 with a 0.542 gap.
Another 40-minute free practice session is scheduled for today, Friday 20 June, starting at 11:45. In the afternoon, it’s time for qualifying: Q1, which sets the grid for Race 1, will run from 15:35 to 15:50; followed by Q2 (grid for Race 2) from 16:00 to 16:15. The grid for Race 3 will be based on each driver’s second-best time across the two sessions.
Race 1 and Race 2 will take place on Saturday 21 June at 10:35 and 17:50 respectively, while Race 3 is scheduled for Sunday 22 June at 10:20.
All races will be broadcast live on ACI Sport TV (Sky channel 228, Tivùsat channel 52), and streamed on www.acisport.tv as well as ACI Sport TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages. English commentary will be available on the championship’s official channels and distributed globally through its international media partner network.
Admission to the circuit is free for the public, with open access to grandstands and the paddock. Full event details are available on the official circuit website:
https://www.monzanet.it/evento/aci-racing-weekend-1-3/