Sebastien Loeb of France took provisional pole position in qualifying for the FIA World Touring Car Championship with a time of 1 minute 29.527 seconds in his Citroen C-Elysee WTCC. Jose Maria Lopez of Argentina was second fastest in another Citroen, 0.092 seconds behind Loeb. Yvan Muller of France completed the top three for Citroen, 0.330 seconds off the pace. Gabriele Tarquini of Italy was the highest placed driver in a non-Citroen, taking fourth for Honda in a Civic WTCC 1.281 seconds off the pole time.

1. FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFYING 3 - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
NO CL DRIVER NAT CAR TIME ON LAPS GAP DIFF KM/H
1 9 TC1 Sebastien LOEB FRA Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 1:29.527 2 2 154.45
2 37 TC1 Jose Maria LOPEZ ARG Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 1:29.619 2 2 0.092 0.092 154.29
3 1 TC1 Yvan MULLER FRA Citroen C-Elysee WTCC 1:29.857 2 2 0.330 0.238 153.88
4 2 TC1 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA Honda Civic WTCC 1:30.808 2 2 1.281 0.951 152.27
5 7 TC1 Hugo VALENTE FRA Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 1:31.139 2 2 1.612 0.331 151.71
www.mstworld.com Printed -15:55 Saturday, 19 April 2014
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Weather/Track: Sun 17°C / Dry 37°C
Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit Length: 3.841 km / 2.387 miles
Start: 15:41 Flag: 15:40