Preview: Courtney tops Oulton test

The Australian visibly struggled in last weekend's Marlboro Masters on his first race back since his horrific 180mph Jaguar Formula 1 testing shunt, but at Oulton he lapped his Carlin Motorsport Dallara-Mugen Honda quickest by 0.501 seconds.

Robbie Kerr, who took the series lead in Courtney's absence at Rockingham, is in the ballpark after taking fourth fastest in his Alan Docking Racing Dallara-Mugen.
Fresh from his Marlboro Masters success, Fabio Carbone was third for the Renault-powered Fortec Motorsport team, just behind team-mate Heikki Kovalainen.

Robert Dahlgren topped the Scholarship Class for Sweeney Racing, with points leading team-mate Adam Carroll down in fifth.

Other drivers of note include Greek John Antoniadis (a sensational 12th with Duma Racing as he prepares for his first ever outing in a professional car racing series), Michael Keohane (down in 15th for Carlin after a late decision to race in the wake of his father's serious illness), and Dutchman Stefan de Groot (23rd with Menu Motorsport for the driver who normally races in the German series).

James Courtney Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m30.187s
Heikki Kovalainen Fortec Dallara-Renault 1m30.688s
Fabio Carbone Fortec Dallara-Renault 1m30.827s
Robbie Kerr Docking Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m30.871s
Mark Taylor Manor Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m30.889s
Mark Mayall Docking Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m31.286s
Ronnie Bremer Manor Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m31.311s
Robert Dahlgren Sweeney Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m31.313s
Alan van der Merwe Carlin Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m31.636s
Bruce Jouanny Promatecme Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m31.675s

Dahlgren
Clivio Piccione T-Sport Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m31.695s
Karun Chandhok T-Sport Dallara-Mugen Honda 1m31.755s