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René Rast leads Audi top three in second practice at the Moscow Raceway

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Audi Sport continue to dominate the weekend at the Moscow Raceway, with René Rast setting the pace in this morning’s second free practice ahead of qualifying.

Rast set a best lap time of 1:27.604, finishing ahead of fellow Audi drivers Mattias Ekström and Nico Müller, with the Swiss driver just over two-tenths of a second off the pace.

BMW driver Timo Glock stopped it being an all-Audi top five, finishing in fourth, followed by Loïc Duval and yesterday’s pace-setter Jamie Green.

Gary Paffett and Lucas Auer followed for Mercedes AMG, the only drivers from the Stuttgart-based manufacturer to make it into the top ten, with Auer over seven-tenths of a second off the pace.

Augusto Farfus and Marco Wittmann completed the top ten for BMW Motorsport, with the reigning champion three quarters of a second behind Rast.

The session was largely trouble-free, with only Rast and Mercedes’ Robert Wickens have a few minor off-track excursions, managing to recover by themselves.

René Rast, who is competing at the Moscow Raceway for the first time in his career, said: “I have a very good feeling. I learned a lot from yesterday because, obviously, I didn’t know the track. Still, we have to improve the car in some areas, but we can only be happy.”

Qualifying for Race 1 is scheduled for 12:40 CET.