José Maria López ended Honda’s stranglehold on the fastest times at FIA WTCC Race of Portugal by topping Free Practice 2 at Vila Real.
López posted a time of 1m56.365s in his Citroën, outpacing Norbert Michelisz by 0.334 seconds.
Home hero Tiago Monteiro was third once more ahead of Yvan Muller, who spent a large part of the session in the pits after braking a wishbone in contact with a barrier, but Citroën got him back on track before the end.
Thed Björk continued to improve in his Volvo with fifth place ahead of FP2 pace-setter Rob Huff. Tom Coronel was the best WTCC Trophy driver in seventh and was followed by Nicky Catsburg, Mehdi Bennani and James Thompson.
Qualifying will begin at 14h00.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Maria Lopez | Citroen Total WTCC | Citroen | 1:56.365 |
| 2 | Norbert Michelisz | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 1:56.699 |
| 3 | Tiago Monteiro | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 1:56.865 |
| 4 | Yvan Muller | Citroen Total WTCC | Citroen | 1:56.926 |
| 5 | Thed Bjork | Polestar Cyan | Volvo | 1:57.061 |
| 6 | Rob Huff | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda | 1:57.340 |
| 7 | Tom Coronel | ROAL Motorsport | Chevrolet | 1:58.069 |
| 8 | Nicky Catsburg | LADA Sport | Lada | 1:58.264 |
| 9 | Mehdi Bennani | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 1:58.271 |
| 10 | James Thompson | Munnich Motorsport | Chevrolet | 1:58.455 |
| 11 | Tom Chilton | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 1:58.613 |
| 12 | Hugo Valente | LADA Sport | Lada | 1:59.312 |
| 13 | Robert Dahlgren | Polestar Cyan | Volvo | 2:00.049 |
| 14 | Ferenc Ficza | Zengo | Honda | 2:00.055 |
| 15 | John Filippi | Campos Racing | Chevrolet | 2:00.935 |
| 16 | Grégoire Demoustier | Sebastien Loeb Racing | Citroen | 2:01.416 |
| 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | LADA Sport | Lada | -:—.--- |
| 18 | Daniel Nagy | Zengo | Honda | -:—.--- |