Farfus quickest in final practice

The BMW driver finished the half-hour session with a best lap nearly two tenths of a second quicker than Schnitzer Motorsport team-mate Jorg Muller, who was second.

Reigning champion Yvan Muller was third fastest for SEAT and was the only other driver within 0.7s of Farfus's time.

The SEATs of Gabriele Tarquini and Rickard Rydell were fourth and fifth, with Andy Priaulx rounding out the top six.

Sergio Hernandez was seventh in his ROAL Motorsport BMW, but more than a second slower than Farfus.

Alain Menu was the best of the Chevrolets in eighth, with Tiago Monteiro and Rob Huff completing the top 10.

Stefano D'Aste was the top indepedent again, but this time he was just 0.001s quicker than his nearest rival, Franz Engstler.

Pos Driver                Car             Time          Gap
 1. Augusto Farfus        BMW             1m36.760s
 2. Jorg Muller           BMW             1m36.937s  +0.177
 3. Yvan Muller           SEAT            1m37.149s  +0.389
 4. Gabriele Tarquini     SEAT            1m37.473s  +0.713
 5. Rickard Rydell        SEAT            1m37.581s  +0.821
 6. Andy Priaulx          BMW             1m37.706s  +0.946
 7. Sergio Hernandez      BMW             1m37.763s  +1.003
 8. Alain Menu            Chevrolet       1m37.817s  +1.057
 9. Tiago Monteiro        SEAT            1m37.908s  +1.148
10. Robert Huff           Chevrolet       1m37.926s  +1.166
11. Stefano D'Aste        BMW             1m37.948s  +1.188
12. Franz Engstler        BMW             1m37.949s  +1.189
13. Nicola Larini         Chevrolet       1m37.951s  +1.191
14. Jordi Gene            SEAT            1m38.004s  +1.244
15. Tom Coronel           SEAT            1m38.124s  +1.364
16. Felix Porteiro        BMW             1m38.334s  +1.574
17. Marin Colak           SEAT            1m38.351s  +1.591
18. Jason Watt            SEAT            1m38.470s  +1.710
19. Kristian Poulsen      BMW             1m38.545s  +1.785
20. Jaap van Lagen        Lada            1m38.661s  +1.901
21. Alex Zanardi          BMW             1m38.685s  +1.925
22. Michel Nykjaer        Chevrolet       1m38.865s  +2.105
23. Tom Boardman          SEAT            1m38.987s  +2.227
24. Jean-Marie Clairet    SEAT            1m39.079s  +2.319
25. Philip Geipel         BMW             1m39.164s  +2.404
26. Kirill Ladygin        Lada            no time