Leonel Pernía (Honda Racing) was the fastest in the first free practice session of the Velocitta round, valid for the sixth round of TCR South America and the final round of TCR Brasil. The Argentine registered 1min43s481 and led the first activity of the weekend, held this Friday (24), after a delay in the schedule due to the rain that fell over Mogi Guaçu (SP).
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Nelson Piquet Jr. (Honda Racing) was very close to the best time, clocking 1min43s493, just 0s012 behind Pernía. Néstor Girolami (Hyundai MSA) completed the top-3 with a time of 1min43s783. Thiago Pernía (Honda Racing) secured fourth place with 1min43s907, while Camilo Trappa (Hyundai MSA) closed out the top-5 with a time of 1min44s014.
Pedro Cardoso (PMO Racing) clocked 1min44s128 and finished in sixth position, followed by Fabián Yannantuoni (Paladini Racing), who set 1min44s304. Juan Ángel Rosso (Paladini Racing) appeared in eighth with 1min44s371, while Nicolás Fuca (Paladini Racing) was ninth with 1min44s667. Gabriel Moura completed the top ten with a time of 1min44s749.
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The session served as the first indication of the strengths for the remainder of the Brazilian championship grand final schedule. FP2 is scheduled for this Friday, but the schedule may undergo further changes due to the weather.
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