Turkington quickest in final practice

Date published : 31 Jul 2010 - 10:54:22

Colin Turkington looks set to continue his excellent form since joining the World Touring Car Championship this summer, after topping Saturday's final practice session at Brno.The reigning BTCC champion impressed on familiar ground at Brands Hatch two weeks ago when he was quickest in final practice and went on to score two podium finishes. He will go one step further if he can repeat the feat on his first visit to the Czech circuit this weekend.Turkington's best time was nearly half a second faster than championship leader Yvan Muller's Chevrolet, with Gabriele Tarquini's SEAT and Augusto Farfus's BMW trailing by more than a second in third and fourth.Rob Huff, Jordi Gene and Alain Menu were next on the list, before Kristian Poulsen - eighth outright in his independent BMW.Tiago Monteiro was ninth fastest, but caused the session to conclude early when he spun into the gravel in the closing minutes. Andy Priaulx completed the top 10 in his BMW.Pos Driver Car Time Gap Laps 1. Colin Turkington BMW 2m11.028s 10 2. Yvan Muller Chevrolet 2m11.489s +0.461 9 3. Gabriele Tarquini SEAT 2m12.029s +1.001 10 4. Augusto Farfus BMW 2m12.119s +1.091 11 5. Rob Huff Chevrolet 2m12.130s +1.102 10 6. Jordi Gene SEAT 2m12.260s +1.232 9 7. Alain Menu Chevrolet 2m12.405s +1.377 8 8. Kristian Poulsen BMW 2m12.560s +1.532 11 9. Tiago Monteiro SEAT 2m12.579s +1.551 1110. Andy Priaulx BMW 2m12.624s +1.596 1111. Norbert Michelisz SEAT 2m12.626s +1.598 1112. Darryl O'Young Chevrolet 2m13.070s +2.042 813. Michel Nykjaer SEAT 2m13.155s +2.127 1014. Sergio Hernandez BMW 2m13.306s +2.278 1315. Franz Engstler BMW 2m13.420s +2.392 1016. Harry Vaulkhard Chevrolet 2m13.624s +2.596 817. Fredy Barth SEAT 2m13.730s +2.702 1118. Stefano D'Aste BMW 2m13.869s +2.841 1219. Tom Coronel SEAT 2m13.896s +2.868 920. Mehdi Bennani BMW 2m14.143s +3.115 1121. Andrey Romanov BMW 2m15.654s +4.626 1122. Fabio Fabiani BMW 2m18.683s +7.655 6