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.公仔箱論壇9 A2 l1 d; z5 n/ L
! w9 ^# ]8 P' ]$ a# ^/ MTiago 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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/ A) [, \" X" s! x$ h% IThe 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 Z, i% y" ~4 V2 t2 T公仔箱論壇This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- `. Q8 B6 s/ {% ]% i. ?
' [/ r/ g: r- }2 ^& L3 ~4 f7 oThe 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; N% D1 K8 h5 f8 Y! b$ a
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James Nash and Tom Chilton completed a 5-6 finish for Chevrolet, with Engstler’s Charles Ng beating Münnich Motorsport’s Rob Huff to seventh.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( o$ K, t1 E, a0 G1 Y- u3 F! y4 [
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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.8 ~% b' g4 [+ l3 a7 W
: C! N$ ^6 c( D; F: q& ^ f/ _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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