Moscow Raceway, FP1: Eight cars covered by six tenths

Muller set the fastest time

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7 June 2014 - 08:09
Moscow Raceway, FP1: Eight cars (...)

For the first practice session of the day a bright sky welcomed WTCC drivers who had to cope with a low-grip tarmac. As a consequence, several cars missed the braking points and struggled to stay in control while negotiating some corners.

Lap after lap the times were significantly improved, with different cars and drivers alternating on top of the time sheet. Sébastien Loeb’s Citroën (1:41.338), Tiago Monteiro’s Honda (1:41.265), Yvan Muller’s Citroën (1:41.158), Gabriele Tarquini’s Honda (1:40.475) and Tom Coronel’s Chevrolet (1:40.130) set provisional fastest laps.

Eventually Muller was able break the 1:40. wall and posted the fastest time for good at 1:39.898. However Tarquini responded with a 1:39.962 that was only 0.064 seconds slower.

Coronel (1:40.130), Monteiro (1:40.168), Loeb (1:40.306), Mehdi Bennani (1:40.831), Tom Chilton (1:40.480) and José María López (1:40.496) filled the positions between third and eight, all covered by less than six tenths.
Citroën’s rookie Ma Qing Hua ranked ninth (1:40.796) with Gianni Morbidelli (1:40.900) in tenth.

James Thompson was the fastest of the LADA drivers, twelfth with a lap of 1:41.115. His team-mate Mikhail Kozlovskiy stopped on the track due to a technical problem.

Franz Engstler topped the TC2T class (1:43.732) despite a couple of spins at turns 12 and 15.

The second practice will start at 11:00.

Pos. Driver Car Time
1 Yvan MULLER Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 1:39.898
2 Gabriele TARQUINI Honda Civic WTCC 1:39.962
3 Tom CORONEL Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 1:40.130
4 Tiago MONTEIRO Honda Civic WTCC 1:40.168
5 Sébastien LOEB Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 1:40.306
6 Mehdi BENNANI Honda Civic WTCC 1:40.384
7 Tom CHILTON Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 1:40.480
8 José Maria LOPEZ Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 1:40.496
9 Qing Hua MA Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 1:40.796
10 Gianni MORBIDELLI Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 1:40.900
11 Norbert MICHELISZ Honda Civic WTCC 1:40.985
12 James THOMPSON LADA Granta 1.6T 1:41.115
13 Hugo VALENTE Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 1:41.272
14 Dusan BORKOVIC Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 1:41.445
15 René MUNNICH Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 1:41.645
16 Mikhail KOZLOVSKIY LADA Granta 1.6T 1:41.803
17 Rob HUFF LADA Granta 1.6T 1:41.959
18 Franz ENGSTLER BMW E90 320 TC 1:43.732
19 Pasquale DI SABATINO BMW E90 320 TC 1:45.115
20 John FILIPPI Seat Leon WTCC 1:46.752
21 Nikita MISIULIA Seat Leon WTCC -:—.---

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