Carroll fastest in France practice
Adam Carroll continued his and Racing Engineering's strong Silverstone form by heading the free practice session for the GP2 rounds at Magny-Cours this weekend
The Briton outpaced his nearest rival, BCN's Hiro Yoshimoto, by almost two tenths of a second in the 30-minute session.
Former championship leader Nelson Piquet Jr got his weekend off to a promising start by setting the third best time, while Lewis Hamilton - who heads the points - was back in ninth, one place behind ART teammate Alex Premat.
Olivier Pla was fourth fastest on his return to the series following his broken wrist, while mid-season test pace setter Jose Maria Lopez was fifth fastest.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Carroll Racing Engineering 1:24.456 16 2. Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:24.624 + 0.168 14 3. Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 1:24.636 + 0.180 17 4. Pla DPR Direxiv 1:24.792 + 0.336 13 5. Lopez Super Nova International 1:25.040 + 0.584 15 6. Bruni Trident Racing 1:25.155 + 0.699 15 7. Pantano FMS International 1:25.227 + 0.771 11 8. Premat ART Grand Prix 1:25.265 + 0.809 14 9. Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:25.275 + 0.819 15 10. Viso iSport International 1:25.282 + 0.826 16 11. Jani Arden International Ltd 1:25.288 + 0.832 15 12. Glock iSport International 1:25.351 + 0.895 16 13. Perera DAMS 1:25.365 + 0.909 16 14. Monfardini DAMS 1:25.482 + 1.026 17 15. Valles Campos Racing 1:25.799 + 1.343 15 16. Filippi BCN Competicion 1:25.834 + 1.378 17 17. Villa Racing Engineering 1:25.844 + 1.388 16 18. Negrao Piquet Sports 1:25.863 + 1.407 15 19. Zuber Trident Racing 1:25.932 + 1.476 17 20. Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:26.009 + 1.553 14 21. Porteiro Campos Racing 1:26.061 + 1.605 16 22. Ammermueller Arden International Ltd 1:26.156 + 1.700 16 23. Di Grassi Durango 1:26.388 + 1.932 16 24. Hernandez Durango 1:26.668 + 2.212 13 25. Fauzy Super Nova International 1:27.229 + 2.773 16 26. Tahinci FMS International 1:28.641 + 4.185 14
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