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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

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