Adam Eteki put Boutsen Racing on top in this morning’s free practice session at Hockenheim, which saw heavy rain drench the German circuit.
The youngster lapped in 1:53.626s at the wheel of the #10 Audi, giving the Gold Cup squad a rare turn to the top of the overall order. Second place also went to a class entrant as Pro-Am front-runner Henrique Chaves was 0.498s adrift of Eteki in the #188 Garage 59 McLaren.
Third overall, and the best of the Pro cars, was Jack Aitken in the #63 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini. He was followed by Nick Catsburg (#98 ROWE Racing BMW), Alessio Picariello (#54 Dinamic Motorsport Porsche) and Dani Juncadella (#88 Akkodis ASP Mercedes-AMG).
The best of the Silver Cup runners was the championship-leading #30 Team WRT Audi, which placed eighth overall with Thomas Neubauer at the wheel. A total of 42 cars set a representative lap from the 49 entered for this weekend’s event.
The rain was a major factor throughout, having started roughly an hour before the session and intensifying thereafter. This led to several spins and off-track excursions, though it was not until the final five minutes that a red flag was required after the #33 Team WRT Audi made contact with the barriers.
No sooner had the session been stopped than the rain ceased.
