Turkington tops final practice

Date published : 17 Jul 2010 - 12:39:00

Colin Turkington celebrated his return to Brands Hatch by lapping more than three tenths quicker than anyone else in the second World Touring Car practice session.The independent BMW racer posted a best time of 1m33.564s to pull well clear of the Chevrolets of Alain Menu and Rob Huff.Tiago Monteiro was fourth quickest in the first of the SEATs, with Yvan Muller and Tom Coronel rounding out the top six.Augusto Farfus was seventh in the first of the works BMWs, with Robert Dahlgren's Volvo separating him from RBM team-mate Andy Priaulx in ninth.Reigning champion Gabriele Tarquini completed the top 10 in his diesel Leon.Caca Bueno was 15th in his second session with Chevrolet, while Tom Boardman was 17th on his WTCC return on home soil.Mehdi Bennani was black-flagged during the session for repeatedly exceeding the track limits.Pos Driver Car Time Gap 1. Colin Turkington BMW 1m33.564s 2. Alain Menu Chevrolet 1m33.926s + 0.362s 3. Rob Huff Chevrolet 1m33.971s + 0.407s 4. Tiago Monteiro SEAT 1m34.025s + 0.461s 5. Yvan Muller Chevrolet 1m34.051s + 0.487s 6. Tom Coronel SEAT 1m34.109s + 0.545s 7. Augusto Farfus BMW 1m34.563s + 0.999s 8. Robert Dahlgren Volvo 1m34.564s + 1.000s 9. Andy Priaulx BMW 1m34.626s + 1.062s10. Gabriele Tarquini SEAT 1m34.691s + 1.127s11. Jordi Gene SEAT 1m34.693s + 1.129s12. Kristian Poulsen BMW 1m34.704s + 1.140s13. Fredy Barth SEAT 1m34.712s + 1.148s14. Franz Engstler BMW 1m34.846s + 1.282s15. Caca Bueno Chevrolet 1m34.934s + 1.370s16. Norbert Michelisz SEAT 1m34.974s + 1.410s17. Tom Boardman SEAT 1m35.014s + 1.450s18. Sergio Hernandez BMW 1m35.085s + 1.521s19. Harry Vaulkhard Chevrolet 1m35.340s + 1.776s20. Michel Nykjaer SEAT 1m35.762s + 2.198s21. Darryl O'Young Chevrolet 1m35.796s + 2.232s22. Stefano D'Aste BMW 1m35.914s + 2.350s23. Mehdi Bennani BMW 1m36.683s + 3.119s24. Tim Coronel BMW 1m37.096s + 3.532s