The Saturday afternoon action at Imola got underway with all the titles already decided and the sound of Eurofighters overhead drowning out the rolling start in the second Trofeo Pirelli race of the weekend. After setting his first pole of the year, Eliseo Donno (CDP-Best Lap) rocketed away from fellow front row man John Wartigue (FML-D2P).
Amidst all the action, Thomas Neubauer (Charles Pozzi-Courage) finished on the grass in the opening lap, which immediately put an end to any hopes he had of victory. Wartigue immediately had his work cut out after a bad start, first being pushed onto the grass by Doriane Pin (Scuderia Niki-Iron Lynx) and then being taken out by Nigel Schoonderwoerd (Scuderia FMA-Iron Lynx), who picked up a drive-through penalty for his actions. A surprisingly below-par Ange Barde (Cotes d’Azur Cannes) also went through the gravel at the Tamburello.
