The Briton, hoping to take her seventh consecutive series win in France, faced a stern threat to her reign from the young Spaniard, who held provisional pole for much of the session.
But Garcia was unable to better Chadwick’s time, finishing in fourth, with a last-ditch attempt from Beitske Visser putting her up into second, just 0.011 seconds behind the leader, while Nerea Marti improved to third.
