Kaffer quickest in Macau warm-up.

German Pierre Kaffer made the most of a drying track to set the quickest time during Sunday morning's warm-up session for the Macau Grand Prix - despite a spin.

The session had started with a wet track after a short rain shower in the morning, but the surface quickly dried out.

Kaffer set his best time, which was nearly three seconds quicker than his nearest challenger, Patrick Friesacher, on his final lap and reported no problems. "The quicker times obviously came at the end of the session when the track was at its driest," he said. "I am feeling confident for the race."

Toshiro Kaneishi was third quickest, after also setting his fastest time in the closing stages, while fourth fastest Takuma Sato, who starts from the front row of the grid, reported no problems with his car.

"The car was very good and I am happy," he explained. "The circuit was very wet out on the back session, but I had a good balance so there was no problem. I am going to sit down with my team-mate Narain Karthikeyan before the race to discuss our tactics for the start, because we cannot afford to take each other off."

Briton Ben Collins was much happier with his car after setting the fifth best time. His RC Motorsport team had worked hard in changing the set-up of the car after qualifying. "It felt a lot, lot better," said Collins. "I only got one clear lap in that session because of traffic, but I am really looking forward to the race. We are running really low wing here, and we've cut the diffuser for maximum straightline speed, so we should be quick down the main straight."

South African Tomas Scheckter was another driver much happier with his car in the session after ending up sixth quickest. "That was the first session where I haven't hit the wall and I've stayed on the track the whole time," he said. "Everything feels good and the new race format gives me a better chance to move up the field because the first event will be like a qualifying session."

Pole position man Karthikeyan reported no problems with his car as he ended the session 14th quickest, having been in the pits when the track was at its driest.

Macau warm-up times:

1. Pierre KafferGERTeam HMSDallara F399/Opel Spiess2mins 18.293secs
2. Patrick FliesacherAUTOpel Team BSRDallara F399/Opel Spiess+2.970secs
3. Toshihiro KaneishiJPN GM MotorsportDallara F300/Opel Spiess+3.714secs
4. Takuma SatoJPNCarlin MotorsportDallara F300/Honda Mugen+4.240secs
5. Ben CollinsGBRRC MotorsportDallara F300/Opel Spiess+4.479secs
6. Tomas ScheckterRSA Swiss Racing TeamDallara F399/Opel Spiess+4.745secs
7. Andy PriaulxGBRLucozade Motorsport TeamDallara F300/Honda Mugen+4.881secs
8. Tiago MonteiroPORASM-Elf Dallara F399/Renault Sodemo5.742secs
9. Lee Yin KinCHNFortec MotorsportDallara F300/Honda Mugen+5.831secs
10. Andre CoutoMAC Opel Team BSRDallara F399/Opel Spiess+6.235secs
11. Ruo FukadaJPNRyo FukudaDallara F399/Renault Sodemo+6.414secs
12. Seiji AraJPNToda RacingDallara F300/Honda Mugen+6.759secs
13. Enrico ToccaceloITAPrema PowerteamDallara F300/Opel Spiess+7.319secs
14. Narain KarthikeyanINDCarlin MotorsportDallara F300/Honda Mugen+7.741secs
15. Peter SundbergSWE Prema PowerteamDallara F300/Opel Spiess+8.486secs
16. Jonathan CochetFRAEquipe de France FFSA Gauloises BlondesDallara F399/Renault Sodemo+8.935secs
17. Alex YoongMASSwiss Racing TeamDallara F399/Opel Spiess+9.504secs
18. Milos PavlovicYUG RC MotorsportDallara F300/Opel Spiess+10.539secs
19. Sebastien PhilippeFRA Equipe de France FFSA Gauloises BlondesDallara F399/Renault Sodemo+11.341secs
20. Gianmaria BruniITAFortec MotorsportDallara F300/Honda Mugen+12.170secs
21. Robert LechnerAUTTOM'S Co LtdDallara F300/Toyota TOM'S+13.966secs
22. Lei Kit MengMACLucozade Motorsport TeamDallara F300/Honda Mugen+14.521secs
23. Haruki KurosawaJPNTOM'S Co LtdDallara F300/Toyota TOM'S+14.665secs
24. Shinichi TakagiJPNIngingDallara F399/Toyota TOM'S+15.211secs
25. Yuji IdeJPNSkill SpeedDallara F399/Honda Mugen+16.083secs
26. Paulo MontinITATarget RacingDallara F399/Opel Spiess+20.711secs
27. Mathieu ZangarelliFRAEquipe de France FFSA Gauloises BlondesDallara F399/Renault Sodemo+24.023secs
28. Zsolt BaumgartnerHUNGM MotorsportDallara F399/Opel Spiess+26.775secs
29. Jo MerezeiMAC Team HMSDallara F399/Opel Spiess+30.240secs
30. Michael HoMACGM MotorsportDallara F399/Opel Spiess+36.164secs