Facu Regalia leads second Auto GP practice at Valencia
Facundo Regalia set the pace in Auto GP's second free practice session at Valencia on Friday afternoon. The Argentinean, competing on his Campos Racing team's home ground, recorded a fastest time of 1m24.586s
Joint championship leader Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (Super Nova) ended the afternoon just 0.023s shy of Regalia in second. The Monza victor headed the timesheets midway through the half-hour session.
Dutchman Daniel de Jong was third quickest for MP Motorsport, ahead of Quaife-Hobbs' Super Nova team-mate Victor Guerin.
Pal Varhaug, who leads the drivers' standings with Quaife-Hobbs, confessed to being slightly out of sorts during Thursday's test. The Norwegian topped the times in the opening minutes of second practice, before ending the afternoon in fifth for Virtuosi UK.
MLR71's Sergio Campana completed the top six, ahead of Russian Sergey Sirotkin. Euronova charge Sirotkin has a busy weekend in store, as he is also competing in the Italian Formula 3 race.
Series debutant Yann Cunha took 13th for Ombra, the Brazilian finishing two places above fellow newcomer Sten Pentus (Virtuosi UK).
Auto GP tyre supplier Kumho has made available a second, softer, compound of tyre at Valencia, having delayed its introduction at the opening round of the season at Monza. Most drivers are expected to use a set of soft tyres in qualifying, which follows practice on Friday afternoon.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Facu Regalia Campos 1m24.586s 2. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Super Nova 1m24.609s + 0.023s 3. Daniel de Jong Manor MP 1m24.793s + 0.207s 4. Victor Guerin Super Nova 1m24.973s + 0.387s 5. Pal Varhaug Virtuosi UK 1m25.141s + 0.555s 6. Sergio Campana MLR 71 1m25.287s + 0.701s 7. Sergey Sirotkin Euronova 1m25.333s + 0.747s 8. Chris van der Drift Manor MP 1m25.372s + 0.786s 9. Antonio Spavone Euronova 1m25.693s + 1.107s 10. Giancarlo Serenelli Ombra 1m25.776s + 1.190s 11. Matteo Beretta Zele 1m25.776s + 1.190s 12. Giuseppe Cipriani Campos 1m25.794s + 1.208s 13. Yann Cunha Ombra 1m25.820s + 1.234s 14. Maxim Snegirev Campos 1m26.003s + 1.417s 15. Sten Pentus Virtuosi UK 1m26.467s + 1.881s 16. Michele la Rosa MLR 71 1m29.138s + 4.552s 17. Peter Milavec Zele 1m31.183s + 6.597s
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