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.5.39.217.763 f7 a! Y( V% H- a
6 f6 m. k& D* m/ kTiago 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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; U, |2 w$ ]1 L6 H; Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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* U& w* d- p" W3 J5.39.217.76On 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.
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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.5.39.217.76: h% v5 `' Q8 ` Q
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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." n* ]/ `, M$ L' j; F5 K, a
- M- X8 z/ Y3 l5 T$ |7 p! V4 x5.39.217.76James Nash and Tom Chilton completed a 5-6 finish for Chevrolet, with Engstler’s Charles Ng beating Münnich Motorsport’s Rob Huff to seventh.5.39.217.760 i; K* }4 m+ }. R7 j# s: y
- t8 p! n Q5 P% C" L6 SJames 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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5 ?5 Z3 F5 |* F9 L1 }- X5.39.217.76Masaki 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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