Grant Trask posted the fastest time of the weekend so far in Saturday morning’s optional warm-up session at the Shanghai Grand Prix, edging out Team Sweden team-mate Jonas Andersson by just 0.058 seconds as the pair continued their impressive form on the Huangpu River.
Trask’s lap of 00:40.801 marked the quickest time across all sessions in Shanghai, underlining the pace that carried him to second place in Friday’s Sprint Race 1. Andersson, who won that race after Stefan Arand’s late engine failure, posted 00:40.860 to complete a Team Sweden 1-2 at the top of the warm-up timesheet.
Strong Showing From Stromoy
Marit Stromoy impressed in third place with 00:41.102, bouncing back from her lap 3 retirement in Sprint Race 1 due to engine issues. The Norwegian completed 27 laps during the session – the highest count of any driver as she dialled in her new APX power head for the main event.
Rookie Kyle Maskall continued his strong Shanghai debut with fourth fastest (00:41.777), ahead of Peter Morin in fifth and Ferdinand Zandbergen in sixth.
Pole-Sitter’s Cautious Approach
Notably, pole-sitter Stefan Arand did only four laps and finished seventh fastest with 00:42.442.
The young Estonian, who suffered heartbreak in Sprint Race 1 when his engine lost power while leading, appeared to be taking a conservative approach to preserve his equipment for the Grand Prix.
Warm-Up Results
| POS | # | DRIVER | LAPS | BEST LAP | GAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Grant Trask | 11 | 00:40.801 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jonas Andersson | 10 | 00:40.860 | + 0.00″058 |
| 3 | 50 | Marit Stromoy | 27 | 00:41.102 | + 0.00″300 |
| 4 | 22 | Kyle Maskall | 13 | 00:41.777 | + 0.00″975 |
| 5 | 7 | Peter Morin | 17 | 00:42.329 | + 0.01″527 |
| 6 | 12 | Ferdinand Zandbergen | 8 | 00:42.389 | + 0.01″587 |
| 7 | 18 | Stefan Arand | 4 | 00:42.442 | + 0.01″640 |
| 8 | 77 | Bartek Marszalek | 2 | 00:42.825 | + 0.02″023 |
| 9 | 11 | Sami Selio | 11 | 00:43.079 | + 0.02″277 |
| 10 | 6 | Erik Stark | 14 | 00:43.171 | + 0.02″369 |
| 11 | 9 | Ben Jelf | 13 | 00:43.358 | + 0.02″556 |
| 12 | 97 | Alberto Comparato | 5 | 00:43.448 | + 0.02″646 |
| 13 | 3 | Alec Weckstrom | 11 | 00:43.513 | + 0.02″711 |
| 14 | 5 | Mansoor Al Mansoori | 13 | 00:43.958 | + 0.03″156 |
| 15 | 98 | Damon Cohen | 4 | 00:44.701 | + 0.03″899 |
| 16 | 74 | Alexandre Bourgeot | 11 | 00:45.010 | + 0.04″208 |
| 17 | 10 | Duarte Benavente | 7 | 00:45.445 | + 0.04″643 |
| 18 | 73 | Cédric Deguisne | 10 | 00:45.847 | + 0.05″045 |
| 19 | 17 | Rusty Wyatt | 5 | 01:15.850 | + 0.35″048 |
| 20 | 4 | Shaun Torrente | 4 | 01:16.816 | + 0.36″014 |
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