Olivieri topped the 2026 FREC Spa-Francorchamps Free Practice after setting the only lap below 2m13s in Friday's session.
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2026 | FREC | Spa-Francorchamps | Free Practice | Olivieri continues his strong pace into Practice

Emanuele Olivieri carried over his strong pace from Thursday afternoon’s second collective test session to top Friday morning’s 2026 FREC Spa-Francorchamps Free Practice session, becoming the only driver to dip below the 2m13s mark. The R-ace GP driver spent much of the session towards the sharp end of the timesheets before delivering a late improvement…

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Emanuele Olivieri topped 2026 FREC Spa testing for R-ace GP, edging Sebastian Wheldon as the top 26 finished within 0.978s.
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2026 | FREC | Spa-Francorchamps | Collective Tests | Olivieri leads Thursday running as Spa weekend begins

Emanuele Olivieri gave R-ace GP the early advantage as the third round of the 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) got underway at Spa-Francorchamps on Thursday. The Italian rookie topped the second Collective Test session with a 2:14.475, which proved the fastest lap of the day. His benchmark placed him 0.178s clear of Sebastian…

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Sebastian Wheldon heads to Spa-Francorchamps as the new 2026 FREC leader after a dominant double victory at Zandvoort.
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2026 | FREC | Spa-Francorchamps | Preview | Wheldon leads the field into the Ardennes

The FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) heads to Spa-Francorchamps this weekend for the third round of the 2026 campaign, as the championship moves from the sand dunes of the Dutch North Sea coast to the Ardennes forest. After two highly competitive opening rounds at the Red Bull Ring and Zandvoort, the series arrives in…

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