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FREC: Wheldon stakes title claim with Race 1 pole

Sport news Driving for MP Motorsport, American driver Wheldon was quickest among the Group A contenders to set the overall best time of 1m34.353s on the 4.574-kilometre layout. However, with R-ace GP’s Olivieri setting the pace in Group B, the top two in the provisional FIA FREC

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September 12, 2026
FREC: Wheldon stakes title claim with Race 1 pole

Sport news Driving for MP Motorsport, American driver Wheldon was quickest among the Group A contenders to set the overall best time of 1m34.353s on the 4.574-kilometre layout. However, with R-ace GP’s Olivieri setting the pace in Group B, the top two in the provisional FIA FREC standings will share the front row of the grid for Race 1, which is due to get under way 13:05 local time live on YouTube. RPM’s Jan Przyrowski, the fastest driver during Friday practice, was third quickest ahead of Prema Racing driver Tomass Štolcermanis with Maksimilian Popov (Trident Motorsport) joining title conten

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