Yvan Muller headed the timesheets in a damp second practice session at Germany’s Oschersleben circuit, the venue for this weekend’s round of the World Touring Car Championship.
The Frenchman – who was recently confirmed as a guest driver in the Argentine TC2000 series and the World Rally Championship round in France – posted his fastest lap time in the Chevrolet Cruze on his final attempt as the circuit dried.
Muller finished a tenth quicker than Chevrolet team-mate Alain Menu, followed by the two SEATS of Tiago Monteiro and Jordi Gené, with Robert Huff completing the top five.
Stefano D’Aste managed to recover from his heavy accident in the first practice session to finish quickest of the Independent Trophy drivers, and less than two-tenths slower than the works BMW of Augusto Farfus.
2010 WTCC Oschersleben 2nd Practice Session Times:
| Driver | Team | Time | Laps | ||
| 1. | Yvan Muller |  |
RML Chevrolet Cruze LT | 1:37.715 | 12 |
| 2. | Alain Menu |  |
RML Chevrolet Cruze LT | + 0.171 | 13 |
| 3. | Tiago Monteiro |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 0.407 | 14 |
| 4. | Jordi Gené |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 0.690 | 9 |
| 5. | Robert Huff |  |
RML Chevrolet Cruze LT | + 0.840 | 13 |
| 6. | Michel Nykjær |  |
SUNRED SEAT León TDI | + 0.926 | 13 |
| 7. | Andy Priaulx | |
RBM Team BMW 320si | + 1.112 | 15 |
| 8. | Tom Coronel |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 1.130 | 9 |
| 9. | Gabriele Tarquini |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 1.474 | 12 |
| 10. | Augusto Farfus |  |
RBM Team BMW 320si | + 1.690 | 14 |
| 11. | Stefano D’Aste (I) | |
Scuderia Proteam BMW 320si | + 1.692 | 15 |
| 12. | Franz Engstler (I) |  |
Team Engstler BMW 320si | + 1.852 | 13 |
| 13. | Norbert Michelisz |  |
Zengö-Dension SEAT León TDI | + 2.010 | 15 |
| 14. | Darryl O’Young (I) |  |
Bamboo Chevrolet Lacetti | + 2.046 | 14 |
| 15. | Fredy Barth | |
SUNRED SEAT León TDI | + 2.051 | 15 |
| 16. | Kristian Poulsen (I) | |
Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si | + 2.081 | 14 |
| 17. | Sergio Hernández (I) | |
Scuderia Proteam BMW 320si | + 2.546 | 15 |
| 18. | Mehdi Bennani (I) |  |
Wiechers Sport BMW 320si | + 2.689 | 13 |
| 19. | Andrey Romanov (I) | ![RUS_thumb[2]](http://motorsportm8.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RUS_thumb2.gif "RUS_thumb[2]"){kind=small} |
Team Engstler BMW 320si | + 3.484 | 13 |
| 20. | Yukinori Taniguchi (I) | ![JPN_thumb[2]](http://motorsportm8.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/JPN_thumb2.gif "JPN_thumb[2]"){kind=small} |
Bamboo Chevrolet Lacetti | + 5.634 | 13 |
| 21. | Fabio Fabiani (I) | |
Scuderia Proteam BMW 320si | + 12.778 | 14 |
[Original image via FIA WTCC official site]
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