Glock fastest in Silverstone practice
Championship leader Timo Glock set the pace in the free practice session ahead of this weekend's Silverstone rounds of the GP2 Series
Glock, who suffered a disastrous Magny-Cours with two non-finishes, just outpaced reigning British Formula 3 champion Mike Conway by 0.059s in his iSport machine.
Super Nova racer Conway was strong right from the start, and survived a scary moment at Copse, pushed wide in the blustery wind, to set the second fastest time.
Kazuki Nakajima was third fastest for DAMS, but over a quarter of a second behind Conway. Bruno Senna (Arden) was fourth quickest, this despite a huge spin at Copse.
Lucas di Grassi was fifth fastest for ART, ahead of Adam Carroll (FMS) who was in the top six despite a throttle problem. Karun Chandhok was an impressive seventh for Durango, ahead of the second iSport car of recent pacesetter Andi Zuber.
Magny-Cours winner Giorgio Pantano was ninth, ahead of Monaco winner Pastor Maldonado, but ended his session in the gravel.
There was also drama elsewhere, as Adrian Zaugg (Arden) missed a good chunk of the session stuck in the pits due to a hydraulic problem, while also suffering with technical problems was Nicolas Lapierre, whose hydraulics failed completely jamming him in fourth gear.
Racing Engineering newcomer Filipe Albuquerque fared the worst, however, completing only two corners before having to pull off.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Glock iSport International 1:29.371 13 2. Conway Super Nova International 1:29.430 + 0.059 15 3. Nakajima DAMS 1:29.665 + 0.294 16 4. Senna Arden International 1:29.710 + 0.339 16 5. Di Grassi ART Grand Prix 1:29.877 + 0.506 13 6. Carroll FMS International 1:29.949 + 0.578 16 7. Chandhok Durango 1:30.046 + 0.675 13 8. Zuber iSport International 1:30.175 + 0.804 13 9. Pantano Campos Grand Prix 1:30.290 + 0.919 12 10. Maldonado Trident Racing 1:30.637 + 1.266 16 11. Ammermuller ART Grand Prix 1:30.664 + 1.293 16 12. Negrao Minardi Piquet Sports 1:30.678 + 1.307 15 13. Yamamoto BCN Competicion 1:30.816 + 1.445 15 14. Zaugg Arden International 1:30.915 + 1.544 10 15. Rodriguez Minardi Piquet Sports 1:30.972 + 1.601 18 16. Petrov Campos Grand Prix 1:31.337 + 1.966 9 17. Soucek DPR 1:31.389 + 2.018 16 18. Villa Racing Engineering 1:31.500 + 2.129 15 19. Garcia Durango 1:31.551 + 2.180 15 20. Filippi Super Nova International 1:31.556 + 2.185 13 21. Hirate Trident Racing 1:31.766 + 2.395 16 22. Tahinci FMS International 1:32.069 + 2.698 13 23. Tung BCN Competicion 1:32.117 + 2.746 16 24. Bakkerud DPR 1:32.423 + 3.052 16 25. Lapierre DAMS 1:34.038 + 4.667 4 26. Albuquerque Racing Engineering No time 1
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