Tarquini fastest in final practice
SEAT's Gabriele Tarquini emerged fastest from the final WTCC practice session at Imola ahead of qualifying this afternoon
Tarquini posted a 1:54.990s lap in his Leon TDi to edge out teammate Rickard Rydell by 0.275s.
James Thompson proved that his performance in the earlier session was no fluke by going third-fastest in the N.Technology Honda, the Yorkshireman finishing up just ahead of the independent SEAT of Pierre-Yves Corthals.
The fastest of the Chevrolet drivers was Rob Huff in fifth, with Augusto Farfus carrying the banner for BMW in sixth.
It was a low-key start to the weekend for both of Tarquini's main title rivals. SEAT's Yvan Muller and BMW's world champion Andy Priaulx found themselves around 1.2s shy of the pace set by the leaders and finished the session 14th and 15th respectively.
Pos Driver Car Time 1. Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Leon TDI 1:54.990 2. Rickard Rydell SEAT Leon TDI 1:55.265 +0.275 3. James Thompson Honda Accord Euro R 1:55.347 +0.357 4. Pierre-Yves Corthals SEAT Leon 1:55.383 +0.393 5. Robert Huff Chevrolet Lacetti 1:55.578 +0.588 6. Augusto Farfus BMW 320si 1:55.666 +0.676 7. Jorg Muller BMW 320si 1:55.707 +0.717 8. Alain Menu Chevrolet Lacetti 1:55.739 +0.749 9. Tiago Monteiro SEAT Leon TDI 1:55.867 +0.877 10. Felix Porteiro BMW 320si 1:56.120 +1.130 11. Nicola Larini Chevrolet Lacetti 1:56.131 +1.141 12. Tom Coronel SEAT Leon 1:56.166 +1.176 13. Jordi Gene SEAT Leon TDI 1:56.168 +1.178 14. Yvan Muller SEAT Leon TDI 1:56.174 +1.184 15. Andy Priaulx BMW 320si 1:56.198 +1.208 16. Sergio Hernandez BMW 320si 1:56.298 +1.308 17. Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320si 1:56.305 +1.315 18. Stefano D'Aste BMW 320si 1:56.844 +1.854 19. Franz Engstler BMW 320si 1:57.080 +2.090 20. Andrey Romanov BMW 320si 1:58.323 +3.333 21. Jaap van Lagen Lada 110 1:58.421 +3.431 22. Viktor Shapovalov Lada 110 1:58.603 +3.613 23. Ibrahim Okyay BMW 320si 1:58.772 +3.782 24. Kirill Ladygin Lada 110 2:00.100 +5.110 25. George Tanev BMW 320si 2:00.230 +5.240
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