Dolby stays on top in practice two
Craig Dolby (Tottenham Hotspur) remained at the top of the times in Superleague Formula's belated second practice session at the Beijing International street circuit on Saturday morning
The session had been due to happen yesterday, but problems with the new street track's kerbs curtailed that plan. The next hurdle to clear was the potential for a drivers' strike, over promised payments, but that situation was also rectified.
British driver Dolby set a best time of 1m05.854s around the 2.733km track, set around the 2008 Olympic Games rowing and canoeing venue, to edge out Frederic Vervisch (Liverpool) by just over a quarter of a second.
Robert Doornbos (Corinthians) was third quickest, ahead of a couple of drivers who did not run yesterday: Alvaro Parente of FC Porto and local club Beijing Guoan's John Martin.
Of the other usual frontrunners, Yelmer Buurman (AC Milan) was seventh fastest, and Max Wissel (FC Basel) ninth, one spot ahead of the flu-ridden Ben Hanley (Olympiacos). Points leader Davide Rigon (Anderlecht) was some 1.9 seconds off the pace in 17th.
Pos Driver Team Time 1. Craig Dolby Tottenham Hotspur 1m05.854s 2. Frederic Vervisch Liverpool FC 1m06.119s + 0.265s 3. Robert Doornbos Corinthians 1m06.172s + 0.318s 4. Alvaro Parente FC Porto 1m06.227s + 0.373s 5. John Martin Beijing Guoan 1m06.393s + 0.539s 6. Julien Jousse AS Roma 1m06.415s + 0.561s 7. Yelmer Buurman AC Milan 1m06.812s + 0.958s 8. Giacomo Ricci Galatasaray 1m06.816s + 0.962s 9. Max Wissel FC Basel 1m06.863s + 1.009s 10. Ben Hanley Olympiacos 1m06.961s + 1.107s 11. Paul Meijer Atletico de Madrid 1m07.015s + 1.161s 12. Earl Bamber PSV Eindhoven 1m07.019s + 1.165s 13. Andy Soucek Flamengo 1m07.102s + 1.248s 14. Adrian Valles Sporting Clube de Portugal 1m07.104s + 1.250s 15. Tristan Gommendy Olympique Lyonnais 1m07.272s + 1.418s 16. Marcos Martinez Sevilla FC 1m07.603s + 1.749s 17. Davide Rigon RSC Anderlecht 1m07.784s + 1.930s 18. Franck Perera Girondins de Bordeaux 1m08.722s + 2.868s 19. Ma Qing Hua Team China
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