Both free practice sessions are now in the books, and just like this morning, it was newcomers Pellegrini/Halder (Honda Civic FL5) who set the quickest time. Though the conditions changed from damp to wet in between sessions, the MM Motorsport pair retained top spot, this time with a 1:59.356, proving to be the one to beat going into qualifying later tonight.
Second position belonged once again to Scalvini/Tavano (Cupra Leon VZ), as the championship contenders looked solid even in wet conditions. Their Wimmer Werk Motorsport teammates of Kochendörfer/Klug (Cupra TCR DSG) put up the third fastest time, though crucially emerging as the leading DSG pair just like this morning. A much better performance from Lisi/Berton (Audi RS3 LMS) saw the BF Motorsport pair vault to fourth in the standings, ahead of the DSG entry of Caso/Argenti (Cupra TCR DSG), who took second position in class.
Sixth place was obtained by Tuder Motorsport thanks to Davide Pezza (Audi RS3 DSG), while MC Motortecnica claimed seventh spot with their Honda Civic FK7 driven by Chierichetti/Sturla. Palanti/Carinci (Audi RS3 DSG) were eighth, just ahead of the two TEXACO Team AMS entries of Çiftçi/Dalokay (Audi RS3 LMS) and Söylemez/Marangoz (Audi RS3 DSG). The standings were then rounded out by Pasquale Serratore (Cupra TCR DSG), while the Gen-1 entry of Kalpaklıoğlu/Özen (Audi RS3 Gen-1) did not set a valid lap time throughout the 40 minutes.
A busy schedule sees even more action tonight, with qualifying being held later today and starting from 18:50 local time. Both stages will also take place under the floodlights; Stage-1 is scheduled for Saturday 14 November at 18:00 local time, while Stage-2 will begin at 17:55 local time on Sunday 15 November to crown this year’s champions. Both stages will be streamed live on GO-TV’s official YouTube channel, with Daniele Spadi providing commentary on both occasions.
