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.2 U! T+ a8 }+ ~- Z7 v& J l
1 O$ n/ K) @4 e7 y( }- TTiago 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.公仔箱論壇. [+ u6 h% ?( W+ N* t3 y% X) p
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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.9 e U" s, M4 y# V8 _
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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.
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& x5 S+ F) v7 Q2 m, utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.
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+ a2 K3 {8 U! X5 G# j5.39.217.77:8898James Nash and Tom Chilton completed a 5-6 finish for Chevrolet, with Engstler’s Charles Ng beating Münnich Motorsport’s Rob Huff to seventh.公仔箱論壇0 Y0 d; P/ T* X; e1 Y. }
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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.5.39.217.77:88982 @8 l8 A* F9 \) D& O2 t
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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. |
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