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.# o" X% `( l" R& H
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Tiago 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.; y$ ^( C7 a4 D6 \8 B3 ?: D# G
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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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: Y4 i4 c+ \5 K% L3 o" V$ Z5.39.217.77:8898On 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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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.
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The 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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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.
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! i4 J) l8 f+ J% K t+ qJames Thompson, who was looking set to once again score for Lada, was forced out of ninth by Marc Basseng, and eventually finished 13th.5 r7 v, D5 {/ z
7 {; d. r5 A9 w公仔箱論壇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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