Cheng tops final practice at Brands
China's Congfu Cheng set the fastest time in the final free practice session for the A1GP finale at Brands Hatch on Saturday
'Franky' enjoyed a session-long battle for supremacy with Team Great Britain's Robbie Kerr, who eventually ended up second fastest.
Indeed the Kent circuit specialist was briefly top towards the end of the hour, before Cheng improved his own time.
Cheng, whose car was fitted with a new Zytek engine on Friday, put his speed down to his enthusiasm for Brands Hatch: "This is one of the best circuits in the world, it's a fantastic place," he said.
"We completed all the programmes we wanted to in practice three and I am confident of the car's pace on old tyres as well as new ones," he added.
Ex-Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan was third on the timesheet for Team India, ahead of New Zealand's Jonny Reid and Switzerland's Neel Jani.
The Swiss driver, who leads the championship, was lucky not to be facing a busy lunch break ahead of qualifying after he miraculously missed the barriers at Stirlings. Jani's car went off track, across the gravel, and along the grass verge, but was not damaged.
Indonesia's Khalil Beschir also ran into the gravel, while James Hinchcliffe spun the Canadian car at Paddock Hill bend.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Cheng Cong Fu China 1:14.916 2. Robbie Kerr Great Britain 1:15.134 +0.218 3. Narain Karthikeyan India 1:15.421 +0.505 4. Jonny Reid New Zealand 1:15.498 +0.582 5. Neel Jani Switzerland 1:15.566 +0.650 6. Filipe Albuquerque Portugal 1:15.681 +0.765 7. Filip Salaquarda Czech Republic 1:15.766 +0.850 8. Jonathan Summerton USA 1:15.773 +0.857 9. Michael Ammermuller Germany 1:15.800 +0.884 10. Franck Montagny France 1:15.814 +0.898 11. Fairuz Fauzy Malaysia 1:15.844 +0.928 12. Adam Carroll Ireland 1:15.851 +0.935 13. Adrian Zaugg South Africa 1:15.912 +0.996 14. Jeroen Bleekemolen Netherlands 1:15.941 +1.025 15. James Hinchcliffe Canada 1:15.958 +1.042 16. Edoardo Piscopo Italy 1:16.022 +1.106 17. Xandi Negrao Brazil 1:16.192 +1.276 18. Adam Khan Pakistan 1:16.229 +1.313 19. John Martin Australia 1:16.272 +1.356 20. Satrio Hermanto Indonesia 1:17.301 +2.385 21. David Martinez Mexico 1:17.375 +2.459 22. Khalil Beschir Lebanon 1:17.763 +2.847
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