The Dutchman enjoyed a sterling weekend in which he collected two podium finishes, which lifted him to second in the drivers' championship - two points behind Vergne - and continued his ever-presence in the new qualifying duels format.
Frijns led both races in Rome for a spell, battling with polesitter Stoffel Vandoorne in the early stages of the first before the two were cleared by double winner Mitch Evans, and faced up against Andre Lotterer and Vergne in the second before Evans cleared them all once more.
