Za nami so kvalifikacije za prvo dirko WTCC, ki bo jutri na sporedu ob petnajsti uri na dirkališču Magny Cours v Franciji. Optimistične napovedi BMW-ja so se izjalovile, ko prva vrsta pripada v celoti Seatu. Alfe Romeo nimajo nikakršne hitrosti na tem dirkališču.
Gabriele Tarquini je s časom 01:49.306 s Seat Leonom postal “pole-seater” za jutrišnjo dirko. Dve desetinki za njim se je uvrstil moštveni kolega Rickard Rydell. Komaj tretje mesto je pripadlo BMW-ju in sicer Jorgu Mullerju, kateremu steza zelo ustreza. Alessandro Zanardi je dosegel odlični sedmi najboljši čas.
Najboljši voznik N.Technology oziroma Alfe Romeo je Salvatore Tavano na devetnajstem štartnem mestu in slabo sekundo in pol počasnejšim najhitrejšim krogom za prvim. Pred njim bo na štartu stal Alessandro Balzan, sicer zasebnik z Alfo Romeo 156. Najboljši Chrevrolet bo štartal iz enajstega štartnega mesta Nicola Larini.
| 1 | 2 | Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) | 7 | 00:01:49.306 | |
| 2 | 3 | Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) | 8 | 00:01:49.554 | + 0.248 |
| 3 | 42 | Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) | 9 | 00:01:49.555 | + 0.249 |
| 4 | 9 | Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) | 6 | 00:01:49.798 | + 0.492 |
| 5 | 10 | Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) | 8 | 00:01:49.949 | + 0.643 |
| 6 | 43 | Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) | 10 | 00:01:50.027 | + 0.721 |
| 7 | 4 | Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) | 11 | 00:01:50.043 | + 0.737 |
| 8 | 20 | Tom CORONEL (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) | 8 | 00:01:50.053 | + 0.747 |
| 9 | 1 | Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) | 9 | 00:01:50.093 | + 0.787 |
| 10 | 11 | James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) | 11 | 00:01:50.213 | + 0.907 |
| 11 | 7 | Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) | 11 | 00:01:50.257 | + 0.951 |
| 12 | 12 | Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) | 8 | 00:01:50.265 | + 0.959 |
| 13 | 8 | Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) | 10 | 00:01:50.281 | + 0.975 |
| 14 | 30 | Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) | 10 | 00:01:50.338 | + 1.032 |
| 15 | 6 | Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) | 12 | 00:01:50.344 | + 1.038 |
| 16 | 5 | Marcel COSTA (BMW 320si ) | 11 | 00:01:50.524 | + 1.218 |
| 17 | 54 | Emanuele NASPETTI (BMW 320i ) | 10 | 00:01:50.689 | + 1.383 |
| 18 | 51 | Alessandro BALZAN (Alfa Romeo 156 ) | 9 | 00:01:50.714 | + 1.408 |
| 19 | 18 | Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) | 10 | 00:01:50.795 | + 1.489 |
| 20 | 23 | Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) | 11 | 00:01:50.805 | + 1.499 |
| 21 | 31 | Stefano D’ASTE (BMW 320i ) | 8 | 00:01:51.023 | + 1.717 |
| 22 | 15 | Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) | 9 | 00:01:51.089 | + 1.783 |
| 23 | 16 | Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) | 11 | 00:01:51.158 | + 1.852 |
| 24 | 58 | Roberto COLCIAGO (SEAT Leon ) | 12 | 00:01:51.186 | + 1.880 |
| 25 | 55 | Stefano VALLI (BMW 320i ) | 13 | 00:01:51.390 | + 2.084 |
| 26 | 56 | Simone IACONE (BMW 320i ) | 11 | 00:01:51.773 | + 2.467 |
| 27 | 52 | Elio MARCHETTI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) | 9 | 00:01:52.360 | + 3.054 |
| 28 | 34 | Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) | 13 | 00:01:52.580 | + 3.274 |
| 29 | 24 | Ryan SHARP (Honda Accord Euro R ) | 12 | 00:01:52.627 | + 3.321 |
| 30 | 53 | Riccardo ROMAGNOLI (Alfa Romeo 156 Gta ) | 13 | 00:01:52.652 | + 3.346 |
| 31 | 19 | Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) | 13 | 00:01:52.698 | + 3.392 |
| 32 | 33 | Emmet O’BRIEN (BMW 320i ) | 10 | 00:01:52.852 | + 3.546 |
| 33 | 57 | Davide RODA (SEAT Leon ) | 11 | 00:01:54.134 | + 4.828 |
