LADA FIA World Touring Car Championship driver Nicky Catsburg topped Free Practice 2 for the WTCC Race of Slovakia after outpacing the Polestar Volvo Racing cars.
After heading the first session, Fredrik Ekblom and Thed Björk led the way again for much of FP2 before Catsburg set a 2m05.581s lap that would not be beaten. Björk finished up ahead of Ekblom thanks to a mid-session improvement.
Norbert Michelisz took fourth for Honda ahead of the returning James Thompson, who was a fine fifth overall and quickest in the WTCC Trophy in his ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1. LADA’s Hugo Valente and Honda’s Tiago Monteiro followed.
The Citroën drivers continue to have a low-key weekend, with Tom Chilton the best of them in eighth. Yvan Muller was 10th behind Honda driver Rob Huff while championship leader José María López was only 12th.
John Filippi was 14th after his beaching his Cruze in the gravel late on when poised to improve his time. Qualifying is next up at 14h00.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Catsburg | LADA Sport | Lada | 2:05.581 |
| 2 | Thed Bjork | Polestar Cyan | Volvo | 2:05.885 |
| 3 | Fredrik Ekblom | Polestar Cyan | Volvo | 2:06.596 |
| 4 | Norbert Michelisz | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 2:06.605 |
| 5 | James Thompson | Munnich Motorsport | Chevrolet | 2:06.712 |
| 6 | Hugo Valente | LADA Sport | Lada | 2:06.820 |
| 7 | Tiago Monteiro | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 2:06.914 |
| 8 | Tom Chilton | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 2:07.263 |
| 9 | Rob Huff | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 2:07.551 |
| 10 | Yvan Muller | Citroen Total WTCC | Citroen | 2:07.557 |
| 11 | Gabriele Tarquini | LADA Sport | Lada | 2:07.705 |
| 12 | Jose Maria Lopez | Citroen Total WTCC | Citroen | 2:07.814 |
| 13 | Ferenc Ficza | Zengo | Honda | 2:07.930 |
| 14 | John Filippi | Campos Racing | Chevrolet | 2:07.941 |
| 15 | Tom Coronel | ROAL Motorsport | Chevrolet | 2:07.971 |
| 16 | Mehdi Bennani | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 2:08.200 |
| 17 | Grégoire Demoustier | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 2:09.862 |