Kevin Ceccon fastest in first Oschersleben Auto GP practice session
Kevin Ceccon set the pace in the opening free practice session for this weekend's Auto GP round at Oschersleben
The Ombra driver, who lies second in the championship, lapped the German circuit in 1m18.045s, just under a tenth of a second ahead of Adrien Tambay, who has returned to the series with Campos Racing in place of Adam Carroll.
Fabio Onidi was a sensational third quickest for Lazarus, less than two weeks after fracturing his right hand in a collision at Donington Park, while the top six was completed by his team-mate Fabrizio Crestani, DAMS driver Sergei Afanasiev and TP Formula's Samuele Buttarelli.
Series debutant Kevin Korjus was seventh quickest for DAMS while Giovanni Venturini (Durango), Bruno Mendez (Campos) and Daniel de Jong (MP) completed the top 10.
A notable absentee this weekend is the Super Nova team. Not only is its series leader Luca Filippi on GP2 duty in Hungary, but Donington Park winner Jon Lancaster is also out after injuring his ankle while training for a triathlon.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Kevin Ceccon Ombra 1m18.045s 2. Adrien Tambay Campos 1m18.143s + 0.098s 3. Fabio Onidi Lazarus 1m18.210s + 0.165s 4. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m18.223s + 0.178s 5. Sergei Afanasiev DAMS 1m18.278s + 0.233s 6. Samuele Buttarelli TP 1m18.530s + 0.485s 7. Kevin Korjus DAMS 1m18.613s + 0.568s 8. Giovanni Venturini Durango 1m18.733s + 0.688s 9. Bruno Mendez Campos 1m19.692s + 1.647s 10. Daniel de Jong MP 1m19.761s + 1.716s 11. Adrian Campos Jr Campos 1m19.793s + 1.748s 12. Pasquale di Sabatino TP 1m19.879s + 1.834s 13. Giuseppe Cipriani Durango 1m19.931s + 1.886s 14. Francesco Dracone Emmebi 1m22.148s + 4.103s
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