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: @ q' E4 `& v) J/ A
z f' |8 A0 I2 h5.39.217.76Tiago 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.& I( y5 E6 R- q
- ~( B. C: _8 k& _. Y& dThe 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." {5 t3 r- a9 c4 C
- `: ^. Z q1 {$ d+ z5.39.217.76On 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.$ ^& ] ?% H1 s0 Y9 T& F# O- K
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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.; f E. S( }2 ?5 t8 h! i; n
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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.! ?( b& ?! B! w5 M8 \: j$ k0 t+ \) M
+ q) p$ u$ `, }, P' H xJames Thompson, who was looking set to once again score for Lada, was forced out of ninth by Marc Basseng, and eventually finished 13th.5.39.217.763 [& S: k, @- A6 W
( B# t( F2 I& ^7 r CMasaki 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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