By alley - Oct 18, 2014, 7:00 AM ET

Kiss quickest in Auto GP practice

Tamas Pal Kiss topped the times in Auto GP free practice at Estoril on Saturday morning.

In damp conditions the Hungarian set a best time of 1m42.601s in his Virtuosi UK-run Lola to head Markus Pommer by 0.7 seconds.

Kiss is aiming to cement the runner-up spot in the Auto GP series this weekend, and currently has a 13-point cushion over Super Nova driver Pommer.

2013 champion Vittorio Ghirelli was third fastest on his return to the series with Super Nova. He replaces the injured Michela Cerruti this weekend.

Antonio Pizzonia registered the fourth quickest time, setting his best lap of 1m43.558s on his final tour of the session. The former Williams and Jaguar Formula 1 driver is returning to the series this weekend after winning the final race of the 2012 Auto GP season at Sonoma with Zele.

Ten cars are entered for the season finale, with Kevin Giovesi sitting out the event.

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Tamas Pal Kiss	Virtuosi UK	1m 42.601s	-
2	Markus Pommer	Supernova International	1m 43.319s	0.718s
3	Vittorio Ghirelli	Supernova International	1m 43.381s	0.780s
4	Antonio Pizzonia	Zele Racing	1m 43.558s	0.957s
5	Luis Jorge Sa Silva	Zele Racing	1m 44.464s	1.863s
6	Shinya Michimi	Euronova Racing	1m 44.570s	1.969s
7	Francesco Dracone	Supernova International	1m 45.380s	2.779s
8	Andrea Roda	Virtuosi UK	1m 45.628s	3.027s
9	Michele La Rosa	MLR 71 by Euronova	1m 45.665s	3.064s
10	Salvatore De Plano	FMS Racing	1m 59.119s	16.518s