Donington - FP2: Tarquini closes in on Huff

Huff was in total control once again

By Franck Drui

16 July 2011 - 13:45
Donington - FP2: Tarquini closes (...)

Weather conditions improved a bit since the early morning; the track remained wet and tricky, but the racing lines began to dry out in the late stages of the session.

Rob Huff was in total control once again and topped the time sheet for most of the 30 minutes, consistently improving and eventually posting the fastest lap of 1:49.513.

However, Gabriele Tarquini managed to fill most of the gap and set the second best time of 1:49.594, only eight hundredths behind Huff. The Italian racer relegated Yvan Muller to third, as the reigning world champion was the last driver to complete a lap under the 1:50. mark (1:49.911).

Robert Dahlgren ranked fourth in his Volvo (1:50.169), followed by the first Yokohama Trophy competitors: an especially impressive Pepe Oriola (1:50.540), Fredy Barth (1:50.572) and Michel Nykjær (1:50.669).

Alain Menu, Tiago Monteiro and Javier Villa (the best BMW driver) rounded up the top ten, while Colin Turkington could not post any quick lap because of a power steering failure.

Just like in the first session, some of the drivers had moments on the damp tarmac, especially at the Old hairpin, the Fogarty esses, the Melbourne hairpin and Goddards. However, none of them hit the barriers.

Pos. Driver Car Time Gap
01 R. Huff Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:49.513
02 G. Tarquini Seat Leon 2.0 TDI 1:49.594 +0.081s
03 Y. Muller Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:49.911 +0.398s
04 R. Dahlgren Volvo C30 1:50.169 +0.656s
05 P. Oriola SR Leon 1.6T 1:50.540 +1.027s
06 F. Barth SR Leon 1.6T 1:50.572 +1.059s
07 M. Nykjaer SR Leon 1.6T 1:50.669 +1.156s
08 A. Menu Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:50.898 +1.385s
09 T. Monteiro Seat Leon 2.0 TDI 1:51.265 +1.752s
10 J. Villa BMW 320 TC 1:51.646 +2.133s
11 F. Engstler BMW 320 TC 1:51.712 +2.199s
12 A. Dudukalo SR Leon 1.6T 1:51.826 +2.313s
13 T. Coronel BMW 320 TC 1:52.050 +2.537s
14 M. Bennani BMW 320 TC 1:52.720 +3.207s
15 Y. Taniguchi Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:52.829 +3.316s
16 K. Poulsen BMW 320 TC 1:53.088 +3.575s
17 N. Michelisz BMW 320 TC 1:53.284 +3.771s
18 D. O’Young Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:53.304 +3.791s
19 C. Turkington BMW 320 TC 1:58.314 +8.801s
20 F. Fabiani BMW 320 si -:—.--- +-.---s

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