{"id":401713,"date":"2026-01-09T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/401713\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:50:16","slug":"supercars-news-ryan-wood-fastest-in-hampton-downs-formula-regional-oceania-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/401713\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Ryan Wood fastest in Hampton Downs Formula Regional Oceania practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Wood during Formula Regional Oceania Trophy practice at Hampton Downs. Image: John Cowpland<\/p>\n

Former McLaren junior Ugo Ugochukwu topped Practice 1 for M2 Competition on a 1:30.047s, just 0.001s ahead of Hitech TGR driver Kanato Le.\u00a0Wood, meanwhile, wound up third and meagre 0.003s away.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s James Wharton improved on Thursday\u2019s test, ending up fifth for HMD Motorsports\/TJ Speed behind Hitech\u2019s Jin Nakamura.<\/p>\n

The morning\u2019s session was punctuated by a spin for Red Bull junior Ernesto Rivera, who took out a styrofoam sponsorship hoarding at the Double B turns.<\/p>\n

Wood controlled Practice 2 with a 1:30.234s, putting 0.042s on Nakamura. Le was third, Ugochukwu fourth, and Freddie Slater fifth.<\/p>\n

Practice 3 was when the quickest time came, however. Wood clocked a 1:29.764s on his final flying lap.<\/p>\n

He stood as the only driver in the 1m29s bracket. Slater continued to improve, going second-fastest with a 1:30.051s to end the day 0.287s off Wood. Nakamura, Louis Sharp, and Wharton completed the top five.<\/p>\n

How to watch Ryan Wood in Formula Regional Oceania<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

World Rally Championship winner Kalle Rovanpera set his best lap early in the day with a 1:30.782s in Practice 1. That was only good enough to go 13th, and he slid to 18th and 17th in the final two sessions.<\/p>\n

Qualifying gets underway at 7:30am AEDT on Saturday. That will be followed by Race 1 at 10am AEDT and Race 2 at 1:12pm AEDT.<\/p>\n

Results: Formula Regional Oceania Trophy Hampton Downs, Practice 1<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nLap
\nDiff
\nLaps
\nBest Lap<\/p>\n

1
\n4
\nUgo Ugochukwu
\n1:30.047
\n0
\n8
\n8<\/p>\n

2
\n19
\nKanato Le
\n1:30.048
\n0.001
\n8
\n7<\/p>\n

3
\n40
\nRyan Wood
\n1:30.050
\n0.003
\n8
\n8<\/p>\n

4
\n12
\nJin Nakamura
\n1:30.242
\n0.195
\n8
\n7<\/p>\n

5
\n13
\nJames Wharton
\n1:30.349
\n0.302
\n5
\n5<\/p>\n

6
\n3
\nZack Scoular
\n1:30.408
\n0.361
\n8
\n5<\/p>\n

7
\n21
\nYevan David
\n1:30.428
\n0.381
\n8
\n5<\/p>\n

8
\n11
\nLouis Sharp
\n1:30.430
\n0.383
\n8
\n8<\/p>\n

9
\n27
\nFreddie Slater
\n1:30.481
\n0.434
\n8
\n5<\/p>\n

10
\n5
\nYuanpu Cui
\n1:30.529
\n0.482
\n8
\n6<\/p>\n

11
\n22
\nSebastian Manson
\n1:30.622
\n0.575
\n6
\n6<\/p>\n

12
\n24
\nErnesto Rivera
\n1:30.724
\n0.677
\n8
\n7<\/p>\n

13
\n69
\nKalle Rovanpera
\n1:30.782
\n0.735
\n8
\n8<\/p>\n

14
\n14
\nCooper Shipman
\n1:30.883
\n0.836
\n8
\n8<\/p>\n

15
\n52
\nNolan Allaer
\n1:31.111
\n1.064
\n8
\n7<\/p>\n

16
\n41
\nRicardo Baptista
\n1:31.389
\n1.342
\n8
\n8<\/p>\n

17
\n50
\nJack Taylor
\n1:31.506
\n1.459
\n8
\n7<\/p>\n

18
\n8
\nTrevor LaTourrette
\n1:33.276
\n3.229
\n7
\n7<\/p>\n

19
\n33
\nFionn McLaughlin
\n1:40.748
\n10.701
\n2
\n2<\/p>\n

Results: Formula Regional Oceania Trophy Hampton Downs, Practice 2<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nLap
\nDiff
\nLaps
\nBest Lap<\/p>\n

1
\n40
\nRyan Wood
\n1:30.234
\n0
\n15
\n13<\/p>\n

2
\n12
\nJin Nakamura
\n1:30.276
\n0.042
\n10
\n9<\/p>\n

3
\n19
\nKanato Le
\n1:30.323
\n0.089
\n10
\n8<\/p>\n

4
\n4
\nUgo Ugochukwu
\n1:30.409
\n0.175
\n12
\n11<\/p>\n

5
\n27
\nFreddie Slater
\n1:30.422
\n0.188
\n12
\n11<\/p>\n

6
\n33
\nFionn McLaughlin
\n1:30.511
\n0.277
\n14
\n11<\/p>\n

7
\n21
\nYevan David
\n1:30.602
\n0.368
\n11
\n7<\/p>\n

8
\n22
\nSebastian Manson
\n1:30.610
\n0.376
\n12
\n12<\/p>\n

9
\n13
\nJames Wharton
\n1:30.752
\n0.518
\n12
\n9<\/p>\n

10
\n52
\nNolan Allaer
\n1:30.768
\n0.534
\n12
\n10<\/p>\n

11
\n14
\nCooper Shipman
\n1:30.798
\n0.564
\n11
\n8<\/p>\n

12
\n3
\nZack Scoular
\n1:30.855
\n0.621
\n15
\n7<\/p>\n

13
\n50
\nJack Taylor
\n1:30.882
\n0.648
\n11
\n11<\/p>\n

14
\n5
\nYuanpu Cui
\n1:30.938
\n0.704
\n14
\n13<\/p>\n

15
\n24
\nErnesto Rivera
\n1:30.963
\n0.729
\n4
\n3<\/p>\n

16
\n11
\nLouis Sharp
\n1:31.058
\n0.824
\n14
\n11<\/p>\n

17
\n41
\nRicardo Baptista
\n1:31.191
\n0.957
\n13
\n10<\/p>\n

18
\n69
\nKalle Rovanpera
\n1:31.369
\n1.135
\n14
\n9<\/p>\n

19
\n8
\nTrevor LaTourrette
\n1:32.835
\n2.601
\n12
\n8<\/p>\n

Results: Formula Regional Oceania Trophy Hampton Downs, Practice 3<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nLap
\nDiff
\nLaps
\nBest Lap<\/p>\n

1
\n40
\nRyan Wood
\n1:29.764
\n0
\n15
\n14<\/p>\n

2
\n27
\nFreddie Slater
\n1:30.051
\n0.287
\n9
\n8<\/p>\n

3
\n12
\nJin Nakamura
\n1:30.190
\n0.426
\n9
\n6<\/p>\n

4
\n11
\nLouis Sharp
\n1:30.201
\n0.437
\n13
\n13<\/p>\n

5
\n13
\nJames Wharton
\n1:30.243
\n0.479
\n15
\n14<\/p>\n

6
\n24
\nErnesto Rivera
\n1:30.305
\n0.541
\n14
\n14<\/p>\n

7
\n4
\nUgo Ugochukwu
\n1:30.323
\n0.559
\n11
\n7<\/p>\n

8
\n5
\nYuanpu Cui
\n1:30.451
\n0.687
\n14
\n14<\/p>\n

9
\n3
\nZack Scoular
\n1:30.456
\n0.692
\n13
\n12<\/p>\n

10
\n19
\nKanato Le
\n1:30.582
\n0.818
\n9
\n5<\/p>\n

11
\n21
\nYevan David
\n1:30.679
\n0.915
\n13
\n13<\/p>\n

12
\n33
\nFionn McLaughlin
\n1:30.741
\n0.977
\n10
\n9<\/p>\n

13
\n52
\nNolan Allaer
\n1:30.811
\n1.047
\n14
\n14<\/p>\n

14
\n22
\nSebastian Manson
\n1:30.814
\n1.050
\n14
\n11<\/p>\n

15
\n50
\nJack Taylor
\n1:30.963
\n1.199
\n14
\n13<\/p>\n

16
\n41
\nRicardo Baptista
\n1:31.100
\n1.336
\n14
\n11<\/p>\n

17
\n69
\nKalle Rovanpera
\n1:31.112
\n1.348
\n13
\n8<\/p>\n

18
\n14
\nCooper Shipman
\n1:31.318
\n1.554
\n14
\n12<\/p>\n

19
\n8
\nTrevor LaTourrette
\n1:33.034
\n3.270
\n14
\n6<\/p>\n


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