▁N ure m berg . ▁Viv ien ▁K esz th ely i ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁reserve ▁driver ▁role . ▁ ▁Finn ish ▁driver ▁Emma ▁Kim il ä inen ▁domin ated ▁the ▁opening ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁week end , ▁setting ▁the ▁first ▁representative ▁time ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁top ▁spot ▁throughout . ▁The ▁only ▁driver ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁have ▁rac ed ▁at ▁Ass en ▁previously , ▁having ▁done ▁so ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁would ▁finish ▁nearly ▁three ▁t enth s ▁clear ▁of ▁Friday ▁gun ▁Jess ica ▁Haw kins ▁and ▁Nor is ring ▁ret irement ▁Sarah ▁Moore . ▁ ▁Moore ▁would ▁finish ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁practice ▁session . ▁Despite ▁the ▁later ▁than ▁usual ▁session ▁time , ▁la pt imes ▁would ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁slower ▁overall ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁session . ▁Vitt oria ▁Pi ria ▁would ▁be ▁second ▁fast est ▁with ▁a ▁late ▁time ▁putting ▁her ▁ 0 . 2 5 sec ▁ad rift ▁of ▁Moore , ▁with ▁championship ▁leader ▁Ch ad wick ▁third . ▁Home ▁favour ite ▁and ▁championship ▁cont ender ▁Vis ser ▁would ▁end ▁the ▁session ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 2 th ▁place . ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁Qual ifying ▁would ▁commence ▁at ▁ 9 : 3 0 am ▁C ET . ▁Kim il ä inen ▁would ▁start ▁Saturday ▁where ▁she ▁left ▁off ▁on ▁Friday , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁fast ▁representative ▁time . ▁With ▁the ▁ling ering ▁threat ▁of ▁rain , ▁drivers ▁began ▁to ▁push ▁early ▁on . ▁Es mee ▁Haw key ▁would ▁find ▁trouble , ▁first