Hungaroring, FP2: Björk puts Polestar WTCC ahead in Hungary

Björk set a best time of 1m47.525s

By Franck Drui

23 April 2016 - 13:00
Hungaroring, FP2: Björk puts Polestar

Thed Björk was quickest as Polestar Cyan Racing showed strong speed in the second practice session at the FIA WTCC Race of Hungary.

Björk set a best time of 1m47.525s – the quickest of the weekend so far – in the 30-minute session. Free Practice 1 pace-setter Gabriele Tarquini was second for LADA, just 0.074 seconds behind.

The other Volvo Polestar S60 driver Fredrik Ekblom was third, just nine thousandths ahead of the leading Citroën, which was top WTCC Trophy competitor Tom Chilton.

The best Honda and the best Chevrolet were next, with Norbert Michelisz and Tom Coronel respectively ensuring all five WTCC makes were represented in the top six.

José María López was seventh, but was improving his time on his final lap before choosing to head to the pits. Championship leader Tiago Monteiro, Yvan Muller and WTCC Trophy standings leader Mehdi Benanni completed the top 10.

The teams now have just over three hours to prepare their cars in time for Qualifying at 16h00.

Pos. Driver Team Car Time
1 Thed Bjork Polestar Cyan Volvo 1:47.525
2 Gabriele Tarquini LADA Sport Lada 1:47.599
3 Fredrik Ekblom Polestar Cyan Volvo 1:47.738
4 Tom Chilton Sebastien Loeb Racing Citroen 1:47.747
5 Norbert Michelisz Honda Racing Team JAS Honda 1:47.873
6 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet 1:47.895
7 Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCC Citroen 1:47.952
8 Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda 1:47.966
9 Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC Citroen 1:47.989
10 Mehdi Bennani Sebastien Loeb Racing Citroen 1:48.029
11 Rob Huff Honda Racing Team JAS Honda 1:48.190
12 Nicky Catsburg LADA Sport Lada 1:48.297
13 Grégoire Demoustier Sebastien Loeb Racing Citroen 1:48.412
14 Hugo Valente LADA Sport Lada 1:48.451
15 John Filippi Campos Racing Chevrolet 1:48.894
16 Rene Munnich Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet 1:49.862
17 Ferenc Ficza Zengo Honda 1:50.124

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