Filip Salaquarda topped the timesheets for Audi during the opening day of pre-season testing for the Blancpain GT Series.
Salaquarda turned in a 1:56.749s behind the wheel of the ISR Racing-entered Audi R8 LMS GT3 to lead the first two sessions at Paul Ricard.
The Czech driver is sharing the #75 car this week with Clemens Schmidt and Frank Stippler.
Second quickest at the end of Monday's running was the Sainteloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3 driven by Christopher Haase, Gregory Guilvert and Christian Kelders.
Both Audis set their times during the three-hour afternoon session, whilst the third fastest car – the #333 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 – topped the morning segment.
Finishing second to the Rinaldi car in the first session was the Maximilian Buhk/Dominik Baumann Mercedes which finished second in the Blancpain Sprint Cup last season.
The afternoon saw numerous teams shed down their morning efforts, with the #87 AKKA-ASP Mercedes AMG-GT3 and the #50 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 moving up into the top five overall above the Buhk/Baumann entry.
Tuesday marks the final day of the Blancpain GT Series test, with a morning four-hour session bookmarked for 09:00 and a three-hour afternoon run scheduled to take place at 14:00 (both times local).
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