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F.Renault 2.0 Alps this weekend in Spa

More than seven kilometers of sheer adrenalina: a track that since 1950 hosted 45 editions of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix. Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS, on the upcoming weekend, will be on the historic Spa-Francorchamps track, engulfed in the charming scenario of the Ardennes.

Fast Lane Promotion Series reserved to the two liters single seaters cars, it's now at its third season round, crossing the Italian borders after the early round of Vallelunga and Imola. On top of the standing there is Antonio Fuoco, turned 17 in mid May. The young Prema Junior rookie, was the real ruler on the Santerno track and has scored so far three wins that make him the Championship leader with a 36 points gap over the French Tech1 Racing driver Pierre Gasly.

A family fight, the one between the Italian and his teammates Bruno Bonifacio (in Vallelunga signed Race 1) and Luca Ghiotto, respectively third and fourth in the overall. Plenty of other protagonists are also awaited in Belgium. The first novelty is represented by the season debut of AV Formula, the Spanish team was already involved in last year last rounds, in Spa racing with the Norwegian Dennis Olsen and the Spanish Victor Sendin. Another debut will be the the of the Swiss Levin Amweg and of the Argentinean Marcos Siebert, racing for Jenzer Motorsport along with the other Swiss Kevin Joerg, the Russian Denis Korneev and the Singaporian Andrew Tang.

Attention also on the Italian Dario Capitanio, among the protagonists with BVM Racing in the two first rounds of the season with the Indian Parth Ghorpade. Spotlights also on the Euronova Racing trio, Javier Amado, Gregor Ramsay and Ukyo Sasahara. After the positive debut in Imola JD Motorsport will be back with the Polish Jakub Dalewski. Full line up instead for SMP Racing by Koiranen GP, with the other Polish Alex Bosak, the Estonian Hans Villemi and the two Russians Semen Evstigneev and Nikita Zlobin.

Tech1 Racing will do its best to strike back on Prema in the Team standing, where now is second. In Spa there will be the Canadian Luke Chudleigh and the two Russians Egor Orudzhev and Ivan Taranov. Three drivers for Interwetten.com as well, lining up the Mexican Alejandro Abogado, the French Michel Mora and the Russian Konstantin Tereshchenko. Two Frenchmen for Arta Engineering: Joffrey De Narda and Simon Gachet.

Who is going to count on his experience on the up and down hills of Spa is the Italian Kevin Gilardoni, along with the Russian Dzhon Simonyan defending the GSK Grand Prix colors. One driver for Team Torino Motorsport (the Australian Joshua Raneri), TS Corse (the Italian Pietro Peccenini) and Viola Formula Racing (the other Italian Daniele Cazzaniga).

On Thursday the engines will be lit up for the collective testing session that will start at 14.45. On Friday the free practice from 9 to 9.40, while the qualifying session (with the drivers splitted into two groups) will start at 15.55. On Saturday there will be Race 1 (25 minutes plus a lap) with green light at 14. Race 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 10.40.

The Championship (top-5): 1. Antonio Fuoco ITA (Prema Junior) 93; 2. Pierre Gasly FRA (Tech1 Racing) 57; 3. Bruno Bonifacio BRA (Prema Powerteam) 52; 4. Luca Ghiotto ITA (Prema Powerteam) 44; 5. William Vermont FRA (Arta Engineering) 41.