Yvan Muller of France took provisional pole position in qualifying 2 for the FIA World Touring Car Championship with a time of 1:29.566 in his Citroen C-Elysee WTCC. Sebastien Loeb of France was second fastest at 1:29.638 just 0.072 seconds slower. Jose Maria Lopez of Argentina completed the top three in 1:29.655. Hugo Valente of France was the highest placed non-Citroen in fourth driving a Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1.