BMW driver August Farfus has posted the quickest lap time in the opening practice session for this weekend’s Valencia round of the World Touring Car Championship. 
The Brazilian fractionally edged out the Chevrolet driver of Alain Menu, while his BMW team-mate was Andy Priaulx was just over a tenth slower than Farfus.
A final flying lap from Robert Huff saw the sister Chevrolet finish fourth-quickest, with the third Chevrolet of championship-leader Yvan Muller seventh-quickest.
The SEATs of Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro rounded out the top six on the timesheets, with their team-mates Norbert Michelisz, Jordi Gené and Tom Coronel completing the top-ten.
Guest driver Marc Carol in the petrol-powered SEAT León finished up fastest of the Independent Trophy runners and twelfth-quickest overall, just ahead of regular Independent Trophy driver Daryl O’Young in the Chevrolet Lacetti.
2010 WTCC Valencia 1st Practice Session Times:
| Driver | Team | Time | Laps | ||
| 1. | Augusto Farfus |  |
RBM Team BMW 320si | 1:45.509 | 12 |
| 2. | Alain Menu |  |
RML Chevrolet Cruze LT | + 0.033 | 9 |
| 3. | Andy Priaulx |  |
RBM Team BMW 320si | + 0.103 | 7 |
| 4. | Robert Huff | |
RML Chevrolet Cruze LT | + 0.154 | 11 |
| 5. | Gabriele Tarquini |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 0.313 | 9 |
| 6. | Tiago Monteiro |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 0.362 | 10 |
| 7. | Yvan Muller |  |
RML Chevrolet Cruze LT | + 0.533 | 10 |
| 8. | Norbert Michelisz |  |
Zengö-Dension SEAT León TDI | + 0.597 | 10 |
| 9. | Jordi Gené |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 0.629 | 9 |
| 10. | Tom Coronel |  |
SR Sport SEAT León TDI | + 0.670 | 7 |
| 11. | Fredy Barth | |
SUNRED SEAT León TDI | + 0.975 | 13 |
| 12. | Marc Carol (I) | |
SR Sport SEAT León TFSI | + 1.115 | 12 |
| 13. | Darryl O’Young (I) |  |
Bamboo Chevrolet Lacetti | + 1.208 | 12 |
| 14. | Michel Nykjær |  |
SUNRED SEAT León TDI | + 1.281 | 10 |
| 15. | Kristian Poulsen (I) | |
Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si | + 1.745 | 15 |
| 16. | Franz Engstler (I) |  |
Team Engstler BMW 320si | + 1.835 | 11 |
| 17. | Sergio Hernández (I) | |
Scuderia Proteam BMW 320si | + 1.868 | 15 |
| 18. | Mehdi Bennani (I) |  |
Wiechers Sport BMW 320si | + 2.350 | 17 |
| 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 | + 2.969 | 15 |
| 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 | + 3.155 | 15 |
| 21. | Stefano D’Aste (I) | |
Scuderia Proteam BMW 320si | + 3.547 | 15 |
[Original image via FIA WTCC official site]
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