Esteban Guerrieri was fastest once again in the second World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) practice session at the Hungaroring.
It was a case of déjà vu around the wet circuit, with Mikel Azcona also matching his earlier performance in second place, just three tenths of a second between himself and the pace-setter Guerrieri.
It’s looking to be a strong weekend for the Münnich Motorsport Honda outfit so far, with Guerrieri’s team-mates Néstor Girolami and Attila Tassi finishing the session in third and fourth position respectively.
Gilles Magnus was fifth for the privateer Comtoyou Racing team, ending practice as the final driver to get within a second of Guerrieri’s lap time.
Meanwhile, an impressive sixth place for Luca Engstler ensured that he would be the best-placed Hyundai driver at the end of the final practice session before qualifying.
Four hundredths of a second further back was the next Hyundai driver, with Norbert Michelisz beating Nathanaël Berthon to the seventh fastest time by a tenth of a second.
Yvan Muller was the best of the Lynk & Cos in ninth, while Tiago Monteiro – who will serve an engine penalty in race one – rounded out the top ten.
Championship leader Yann Ehrlacher ended the session in twelfth place, while his nearest challenger in the points standings, Tom Coronel, also struggled somewhat down in fourteenth.
Qualifying is next on the WTCR timetable, scheduled to get underway this afternoon at 15:30 CEST (14:30 BST).
Session results
| POS | NO | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | GAP |
| 1 | 86 | Esteban GUERRIERI |  |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 9 | 2:05.591 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 96 | Mikel AZCONA |  |
Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 12 | 2:05.930 | 0.339 |
| 3 | 29 | Néstor GIROLAMI | |
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 13 | 2:06.477 | 0.886 |
| 4 | 9 | Attila TASSI |  |
ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 11 | 2:06.517 | 0.926 |
| 5 | 16 | Gilles MAGNUS |  |
Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 12 | 2:06.575 | 0.984 |
| 6 | 8 | Luca ENGSTLER |  |
Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 12 | 2:06.831 | 1.240 |
| 7 | 1 | Norbert MICHELISZ | |
BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 11 | 2:06.875 | 1.284 |
| 8 | 17 | Nathanaël BERTHON |  |
Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 10 | 2:06.975 | 1.384 |
| 9 | 100 | Yvan MULLER | |
Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 11 | 2:07.084 | 1.493 |
| 10 | 18 | Tiago MONTEIRO |  |
ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR | 11 | 2:07.363 | 1.772 |
| 11 | 11 | Thed BJÖRK |  |
Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 10 | 2:07.374 | 1.783 |
| 12 | 68 | Yann EHRLACHER | |
Cyan Racing | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 11 | 2:07.425 | 1.834 |
| 13 | 30 | Gabriele TARQUINI |  |
BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 10 | 2:07.442 | 1.851 |
| 14 | 31 | Tom CORONEL |  |
Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Audi RS3 LMS TCR | 10 | 2:07.527 | 1.936 |
| 15 | 12 | Santiago URRUTIA |  |
Cyan Performance | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 10 | 2:07.532 | 1.941 |
| 16 | 55 | Bence BOLDIZS | |
Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 12 | 2:07.594 | 2.003 |
| 17 | 69 | Jean-Karl VERNAY | |
Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 12 | 2:08.317 | 2.726 |
| 18 | 34 | Aurélien COMTE | |
Vuković Motorsport | Renault Mégane RS TCR | 13 | 2:08.538 | 2.947 |
| 19 | 25 | Luca FILIPPI | |
Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 7 | 2:09.477 | 3.886 |
| 20 | 97 | Nicolas GRUBER |  |
Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 11 | 2:10.354 | 4.763 |
| 21 | 28 | José Manuel SAPAG | |
Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 12 | 2:10.407 | 4.816 |
| 22 | 99 | Gábor KISMARTY-LECHNER | |
Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA Leon Competición | 11 | 2:12.460 | 6.869 |