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Marrakech, Tests: Huff sets the pace on new WTCC track

He achieved a best time of 1m22.451s

By Franck Drui

6 May 2016 - 14:15

Honda driver Rob Huff led the way in testing as the FIA World Touring Car Championship drivers tried out the new layout in Marrakech for WTCC AFRIQUIA Race of Morocco.

Huff achieved a best time of 1m22.451s towards the end of the 30-minute session, finishing 0.216 seconds clear of a last-lap attempt from Citroën’s José María López.

Huff’s fellow Honda Civic drivers Norbert Michelisz and Tiago Monteiro took third and fourth respectively, with the Hungarian just 0.011s behind López. Yvan Muller was fifth in the second Citroën, followed by LADA drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Nicky Catsburg.

Mehdi Bennani got his home event off to a good start by being the quickest in the WTCC Trophy in eighth, just ahead of James Thompson who is back in the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze for this weekend. Hugo Valente rounded out the top 10 for LADA.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	Rob Huff	Honda Racing Team JAS	Honda	1:22.451
2	Jose Maria Lopez	Citroen Total WTCC	Citroen	1:22.667
3	Norbert Michelisz	Honda Racing Team JAS	Honda	1:22.678
4	Tiago Monteiro	Honda Racing Team JAS	Honda	1:23.050
5	Yvan Muller	Citroen Total WTCC	Citroen	1:23.458
6	Gabriele Tarquini	LADA Sport	Lada	1:23.918
7	Nicky Catsburg	LADA Sport	Lada	1:23.946
8	Mehdi Bennani	Sebastien Loeb Racing	Citroen	1:23.995
9	James Thompson	Munnich Motorsport	Chevrolet	1:24.200
10	Hugo Valente	LADA Sport	Lada	1:24.209
11	Tom Chilton	Sebastien Loeb Racing	Citroen	1:24.324
12	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	Chevrolet	1:24.353
13	Thed Bjork	Polestar Cyan	Volvo	1:24.594
14	Fredrik Ekblom	Polestar Cyan	Volvo	1:24.972
15	John Filippi	Campos Racing	Chevrolet	1:26.695
16	Grégoire Demoustier	Sebastien Loeb Racing	Citroen	1:27.109
17	Ferenc Ficza	Zengo	Honda	1:27.123