 Pole sitter Huff was quickest in the Sunday morning warm–up session, O'Young the fastest independent driver.Huff led away from pole position followed by Muller while further back there was contact between Priaulx and Couto with both ending up in the barrier at turn one.Couto and Michel Nykjær, who had also been caught up in the incident, both retired while Priaulx limped back to the pits for repairs.