ETCC qualifying: Tarquini fastest
Gabriele Tarquini will start the first of tomorrow's FIA European Touring Car races from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying today (Saturday) at the Nurburgring
His Honda was half a second quicker than Nicola Larini's Nordauto-run Alfa Romeo 156, while Larini's team mate Fabrizio Giovanardi languished in fifth.
Matt Neal was a tremendous third in his privately-run Nissan Primera, ahead of Tarquini's JAS Engineering team mate Fabrice Walfisch.
In the Super Production class, Tommy Rustad grabbed his second pole of the season in RJN Motorsport's Nissan Primeras to head off the massed ranks of BMWs. They were led by Duncan Huisman, Peter Kox and Norman Simon.
Gabriele Tarquini, JAS Engineering Honda Accord, 1m44.692s
Nicola Larini, Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156, 1m45.140s
Matt Neal, RJN Motorsport Nissan Primera, 1m45.476s
Fabrice Walfisch, JAS Engineering Honda Accord 1m45.820s
Fabrizio Giovanardi, Team Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156, 1m46.120s
Roberto Colciago, AGS Motorsport Audi A4, 1m46.367s
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