Practice 1: Manning quickest

The Briton lapped the 1.2-mile Indy circuit in 37.953s, an average lap speed of 113.066mph, in his Walker Racing Reynard, having spent most of the session swapping times with other Brands veterans Paul Tracy and Adrian Fernandez.

Neither of those drivers ended up second though as Bruno Junqueira stuck in a late fast lap as session came to a close. Championship leader Tracy who settled for third place.

Fernandez's session was eventful, setting the fourth fastest time before bringing the session to an end 20 minutes when he crashed into the tyre barriers at Clearways having lost control of his Lola through McLaren. The Mexican climbed from the car uninjured.

Sebastien Bourdais and Mario Haberfeld rounded out the top six.

Darren Manning Walker Reynard 37.953s
Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Lola 38.037s
Paul Tracy Forsythe Lola 38.055s
Adrian Fernandez Fernandez Lola 38.156s
Sebastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Lola 38.431s
Mario Haberfeld Conquest Reynard 38.449s
Tiago Monteiro Fittipaldi-Dingman Reynard 38.565s
Patrick Lemarie PK Racing Lola 38.608s
Oriol Servia Patrick Lola 38.742s
Joel Camathias Dale Coyne Lola 38.827s