1-2 for Ocean Racing in first session Ocean Racing Technology have started their Istanbul weekend in fine form by filling the top two spots  in  this  morning's  free  practice  session,  with  Alvaro  Parente  leading  his  teammate  Karun Chandhok  by  half  a  second,  while  championship  leader 

 Romain  Grosjean  was  a  tenth  further back in third spot. The Portuguese driver set his best lap of 1:35.347 with ten minutes remaining, but yellow flags late in the session meant his competitors had to deal with a number of yellow flag areas and were unable to close up a time that is already half a second faster than the corresponding lap from last year's free practice. The  session,  which  took  place  in  blazing  sunshine,  opened  with  a  competition  for  the  top  spot between Alberto Valerio, Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Luca Filippi, with the Italian looking to have the session  under  control  after  Dani  Clos  spun  off  at  the  turn  8  complex  but  remained  in  his  car, causing a yellow flag period for the next 10 minutes.

But Parente was the first to use the clear track on fresh rubber to set a time which was to prove untouchable  after  Diego  Nunes  found  the  barriers  at  turn  4  and  Grosjean  narrowly  avoided  a stationary Edoardo Mortara in the gravel trap one corner earlier. Behind the top three on the timesheets were Valerio, Filippi, Andreas Zuber and Lucas di Grassi, all of whom will be hoping to find a clear track in a few hours time during qualifying so they can give the Ocean pair a run for their money.

Istanbul – Free Practice Driver Team Time Laps

1. Alvaro Parente Ocean Racing Technology 1:35.347 18

2. Karun Chandhok Ocean Racing Technology 1:35.904 15

 3. Romain Grosjean Barwa Addax Team 1:36.005 11

4. Alberto Valerio Piquet GP 1:36.034 17

5. Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:36.246 16

6. Andreas Zuber FMSI 1:36.255 17

7. Lucas di Grassi Fat Burner Racing Eng. 1:36.272 17

8. Roldan Rodriguez Piquet GP 1:36.307 15

9. Edoardo Mortara Telmex Arden International 1:36.414 13

10. Jérôme d’Ambrosio DAMS 1:36.436 15

11. Sergio Perez Telmex Arden International 1:36.499 16

12. Davide Valsecchi Durango 1:36.542 17

13. Davide Rigon Trident Racing 1:36.561 18

14. Luiz Razia FMSI 1:36.581 13

15. Vitaly Petrov Barwa Addax Team 1:36.624 15

16. Giedo van der Garde iSport International 1:36.764 18

17. Diego Nunes iSport International 1:36.839 10

18. Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix 1:36.857 15

19. Javier Villa Super Nova Racing 1:36.862 18

20 Kamui Kobayashi DAMS 1:36.881 15

21. Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:36.980 16

22. Michael Herck DPR 1:36.999 14

23. Pastor Maldonado ART Grand Prix 1:37.255 12

24. Nelson Panciatici Durango 1:37.520 16

25 Ricardo Teixeira Trident Racing 1:38.411 16

 26. Dani Clos Fat Burner Racing Eng. 1:39.465 4