Vergne logged his headline time immediately after the chequered flag fluttered over the finish line, jumping above Mortara to take the early bragging rights ahead of the second day of running at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR.
On a brisk morning, with vigorous winds breathing eight-degree air around the circuit, race 1 winner Mitch Evans kicked off the post-installation running with a lap in the 1m43s.
