Monza second practise

The drying Monza circuit may have provided a change in driving conditions from the practice session earlier this morning but the outcome was the same – Priaulx was fastest. The BMW driver clocked a time of 2:12.172 on his very last lap, before the session was concluded early under a red flag.

Fellow countryman, James Thompson jumped up the time sheet in the final stages to finish 2nd – the fastest of the Alfa Romeo Racing Team. SEAT Sport’s rookie German driver Peter Terting secured 6th position with a time of 2:13.142. This ensured that the SEAT Toledo Cupra cars appeared in the top ten fastest times along with the BMW Teams and Alfa Romeo.

Former BTCC competitor Robert Huff lead the Chevrolet bid and finished a respectable 20th, he too used the drying track to his advantage by clocking his best time on his final lap. Again, Ford Hotfiel Sport was plagued by technical problems at the start but both drivers were able to partake in the session with Jäger proving the faster of the two drivers. For a large proportion of the session there was a battle between two independent drivers, Andrea Larini and Stefano D’Aste. Both are also competing in the Italian Superturismo this season. Larini finished in an excellent 3rd place and D’Aste took 8th. A number of drivers had their best lap times disallowed for having cut the first chicane, braking too late on the slippery track.