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Thailand, Tests: Michelisz fastest in Thailand WTCC testing

With a best time of 1m38.789s

By Franck Drui

31 October 2015 - 04:24

Norbert Michelisz was fastest in testing for WTCC Race of Thailand as the Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy contender topped the timesheets during the 30-minute session at the Chang International Circuit this morning.

Driving a Honda Civic WTCC for Zengő Motorsport, Michelisz set a best time of 1m38.789s to edge LADA Sport Rosneft’s Nicolas Lapierre by 0.148s. Sébastien Loeb was third quickest for Citroën with Hugo Valente completing the top four in his privateer Chevrolet.

World champion elect José María López was sixth quickest behind LADA’s Nicky Catsburg. Gabriele Tarquini, Mehdi Bennani, Yvan Muller and Ma Qing Hua filled out the remaining top 10 positions.

The session marked the first FIA World Touring Car Championship on Thai soil and was a precursor to this afternoon’s pair of 30-minute Free Practice sessions.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	Norbert Michelisz	Zengo Motorsport	Honda	1:38.260
2	Nicolas Lapierre	LADA Sport Rosneft	Lada	1:38.408
3	Sebastien Loeb	Citroen Total WTCC	Citroen	1:38.855
4	Hugo Valente	Campos Racing	Chevrolet	1:38.956
5	Nicky Catsburg	LADA Sport Rosneft	Lada	1:38.970
6	Jose Maria Lopez	Citroen Total WTCC	Citroen	1:38.980
7	Gabriele Tarquini	Honda Racing Team JAS	Honda	1:39.060
8	Mehdi Bennani	Sebastien Loeb Racing	Citroen	1:39.119
9	Yvan Muller	Citroen Total WTCC	Citroen	1:39.515
10	Ma Qing Hua	Citroen Total WTCC	Citroen	1:39.547
11	Tiago Monteiro	Honda Racing Team JAS	Honda	1:39.815
12	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	Chevrolet	1:39.959
13	John Filippi	Campos Racing	Chevrolet	1:40.142
14	Robert Huff	LADA Sport Rosneft	Lada	1:40.593
15	Tom Chilton	ROAL Motorsport	Chevrolet	1:40.616
16	Tin Sritrai	Campos Racing	Chevrolet	1:40.762
17	Grégoire Demoustier	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Chevrolet	1:40.806
18	Stefano D’Aste	Munnich Motorsport	Chevrolet	1:40.878