Nelson Piquet Jr. (Honda Racing) led the second free practice session of the Cuiabá (MT) round of TCR South America and TCR Brazil by recording 1min51s965. The Brazilian beat his teammate Tiago Pernía by just 0.014 seconds, who clocked 1min51s979 and secured a Honda Racing one-two at the top of the standings.
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Joaquín Cafaro (Uruguay Racing Team) was the third fastest and the best among the rookies, with a time of 1min52s133. Right behind was Eric Schotten (W2 Pro GP), also a newcomer to the category, with 1min52s157, remaining among the session’s protagonists.
Pedro Cardoso (G Racing Motorsport) recorded 1min52s226 and took fifth place, followed by Leonel Pernía (Honda Racing), who posted 1min52s277. Raphael Reis (W2 Pro GP) was seventh with 1min52s350, just 0.073 seconds ahead of Gabriel Moura (Cobra Racing Team), who clocked 1min52s374 and was another rookie present in the top 10.
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Néstor Girolami (Hyundai MSA) appeared in ninth position with 1min52s449, while Juan Ángel Rosso (Paladini Racing) completed the group of the ten fastest by recording 1min52s470.
Late Friday afternoon, at 3:05 PM local time, the TCR will hold the weekend qualifying. Race 1 takes place on the Cuiabá night at 10 PM. Brasília time is one hour ahead.
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