 Tracy took provisional pole by recording the only lap close to 36 seconds with a new track record of 37.006 seconds on his last attempt, 0.016 seconds ahead of Junqueira who held the first position until Tracy's time.Junquiera's performance was compromised as he drove in an altered car that had better straightline speed but was slower in the corners.Bourdais ended the session third with Oriol Servià fourth and Manning fifth.