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Norbert Michelisz leads the warm up session in Porto

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Zengõ Motorsport’s Norbert Michelisz led a Honda 1-2 in the morning warm up session at Porto, ahead of Castrol Honda Racing Team’s Tiago Monteiro.

The Hungarian left it to the last minute to pip local driver Monteiro to the top of the time sheets with a lap of 2:06.305, faster by almost a second.

Rob Huff’s Münnich Motorsport SEAT León was third fastest with the Lada of James Thompson in fourth.

Pepe Oriola was fifth fastest and the quickest of the Chevrolet drivers, with Gabriele Tarquini’s Honda sixth and Tom Chilton’s RML Chevtolet seventh.

24 cars took part in the session, with Tom Coronel deciding to skip the session in protest, see separate story.