Tom Coronel was a surprise pacesetter in his Chevrolet in Free Practice 2 for FIA WTCC AFRIQUIA Race of Morocco.
Coronel went a quarter of a second clear of the rest of the field right at the end of the session with a superb 1m21.824s lap of the new-look Circuit Moulay El Hassan.
Behind Coronel, the order was close, with Honda’s Rob Huff leading Citroën’s José María López, and the other two Civic WTCCs of Norbert Michelisz and Tiago Monteiro following behind.
As in the first session, Nicky Catsburg was the quickest LADA in sixth, with team-mate Gabriele Tarquini eighth behind Yvan Muller.
James Thompson posted the best time in the WTCC Trophy in ninth ahead of the Moroccan hero Mehdi Bennani.
The Qualifying session begins at 15h00 local time, with MAC3 following at 16h30.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Coronel | ROAL Motorsport | Chevrolet | 1:21.824 |
| 2 | Rob Huff | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 1:22.076 |
| 3 | Jose Maria Lopez | Citroen Total WTCC | Citroen | 1:22.143 |
| 4 | Norbert Michelisz | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 1:22.224 |
| 5 | Tiago Monteiro | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 1:22.248 |
| 6 | Nicky Catsburg | LADA Sport | Lada | 1:22.423 |
| 7 | Yvan Muller | Citroen Total WTCC | Citroen | 1:22.638 |
| 8 | Gabriele Tarquini | LADA Sport | Lada | 1:22.681 |
| 9 | James Thompson | Munnich Motorsport | Chevrolet | 1:22.707 |
| 10 | Mehdi Bennani | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 1:22.866 |
| 11 | Fredrik Ekblom | Polestar Cyan | Volvo | 1:22.980 |
| 12 | Thed Bjork | Polestar Cyan | Volvo | 1:23.062 |
| 13 | John Filippi | Campos Racing | Chevrolet | 1:23.240 |
| 14 | Hugo Valente | LADA Sport | Lada | 1:23.252 |
| 15 | Tom Chilton | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 1:23.347 |
| 16 | Grégoire Demoustier | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 1:24.078 |
| 17 | Ferenc Ficza | Zengo | Honda | 1:24.300 |