Tom Coronel took victory in the WTCC’s 200th race, after beating fellow BMW man, Mehdi Bennani, to the chequered flag in race two at Suzuka.5.39.217.772 O8 s4 @3 M6 C, V2 \0 X- o' A
: Q" X' h: Z/ j( y5 h. X% D) [! p5.39.217.77Tiago Monteiro managed to cling on to third to complete the final step on the podium, despite his Honda Civic slowing dramatically as he crossed the line, almost allowing team-mate, Gabriele Tarquini through.
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The Coronel/Bennani battle was a race-long affair, as both drivers once again took advantage of the BMW’s strong start to lead from the front row.
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On lap 17, Coronel got the advantage after diving down the inside of the Moroccan driver going into the second right-hand corner, and allowed him to secure the victory at the end of the 26-laps.
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; |7 D) q' u" L$ K& `; p公仔箱論壇This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 O1 m" n5 Q6 ~/ ]+ h) c5 f2 r) a
0 A7 c3 s& V3 x! X+ \* f5.39.217.77The newly crowned 2013 WTCC champion, Yvan Muller, was knocked off at the start after starting down in the midfield; his RML Chevrolet ending its weekend in the barriers.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, o# Z( M( R/ u# ^5 t1 C8 H
9 V3 r/ p% ?- q" T% YJames Nash and Tom Chilton completed a 5-6 finish for Chevrolet, with Engstler’s Charles Ng beating Münnich Motorsport’s Rob Huff to seventh.
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James Thompson, who was looking set to once again score for Lada, was forced out of ninth by Marc Basseng, and eventually finished 13th.
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Masaki Kano, who was drafted in to replace the unwell Franz Engstler, finished 16th as the best of the local Japanese drivers. |