Oulton test: Antinucci on top again

The American was the only man to drop below the 1m30secs mark at the Cheshire track to go fastest for the second test in succession.

Reigning Scholarship Class champion Robbie Kerr was the next best in his Alan Docking Racing Dallara, ahead of promising young Finn Heikki Kovalainen, who topped a test at Donington at the beginning of last week.

Title favourite James Courtney was fourth for champion team Carlin Motorsport, with Manor's two other drivers, Ronnie Bremer and Mark Taylor, fifth and sixth.

The sessions were interrupted by a number of red flags in the dry, cold conditions. One driver who came to grief was Indian Karun Chandhok, who crashed his Scholarship Class car on his very first lap. The damage left him on the sidelines for the rest of the day.

Richard Antinucci Manor Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m 29.767s
Robbie Kerr Docking Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m 30.120s
Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Dallara-Renault 1m 30.204s
James Courtney Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m30.227s
Ronnie Bremer Manor Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m 30.331s
Mark Taylor Manor Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m 30.466s
Fabio Carbone Fortec Dallara-Renault 1m 30.779s
Ernani Judice Promatecme Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m 30.881s
Bruce Jouanny Promatecme Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m30.984s
Clivio Piccione T-Sport Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m 31.033s