The PREMA Racing Team continued to make progress at its home venue in Monza and was in contention for pole since Free Practice. After topping the FP session, Ugo Ugochukwu was in the hunt for pole in the group-split qualifying. Despite topping Group A, the track improved for Group B, which meant that the McLaren Driver Development programme driver had to settle for an extremely positive P2, a great starting point for the coming weekend.