Piquet tops Hungary practice
Nelson Piquet Jr showed he is determined to bounce back from his dismal Hockenheim weekend by topping the times in a damp practice session in Hungary
The Brazilian, who in Germany finished 13th in the first race and retired from the second, posted a best time of 1:32.369 to lead Venezuelan Ernesto Viso, and Argentine Jose Maria Lopez.
The session began with all drivers on wet tyres following overnight rain, but the track eventually dried up and times began to tumble.
Some drivers were caught out by the tricky conditions, however, with Luca Filippi being the first one to spin and touch the barriers at turn 11. Javier Villa then followed suit, and so did championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who slammed hard into the Armco after losing control of his car.
Hamilton's crash forced the session to be red flagged as marshals picked up the debris from his car.
The Briton finished down in 17th place.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 1:32.369 15 2. Viso iSport International 1:33.371 + 1.002 12 3. Valles Campos Racing 1:33.816 + 1.447 13 4. Lopez Super Nova International 1:33.939 + 1.570 9 5. Pantano FMS International 1:33.953 + 1.584 12 6. Hernandez Durango 1:34.189 + 1.820 15 7. Ammermueller Arden International Ltd 1:34.334 + 1.965 13 8. Negrao Piquet Sports 1:34.353 + 1.984 13 9. Di Grassi Durango 1:34.527 + 2.158 16 10. Fauzy Super Nova International 1:34.698 + 2.329 9 11. Piccione DPR 1:35.019 + 2.650 12 12. Carroll Racing Engineering 1:35.064 + 2.695 10 13. Glock iSport International 1:35.226 + 2.857 9 14. Lapierre Arden International Ltd 1:35.307 + 2.938 9 15. Monfardini DAMS 1:36.112 + 3.743 12 16. Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:36.178 + 3.809 8 17. Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:36.180 + 3.811 8 18. Porteiro Campos Racing 1:36.698 + 4.329 13 19. Petrov DPR 1:36.747 + 4.378 12 20. Perera DAMS 1:37.617 + 5.248 12 21. Premat ART Grand Prix 1:38.167 + 5.798 7 22. Tahinci FMS International 1:41.684 + 9.315 14 23. Bruni Trident Racing 1:46.406 + 14.037 15 24. Zuber Trident Racing 1:46.823 + 14.454 15 25. Villa Racing Engineering No time 3 26. Filippi BCN Competicion No time 2
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