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.
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6 t6 U! @5 D3 H9 m% iTiago 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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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.0 l0 h* f- f" L8 P
( ]( J9 _( p0 t# n# {8 L( MOn 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.公仔箱論壇- r' ^( ]8 U9 T# D/ Z6 Q
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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.5.39.217.76! d w, O. A1 E& X( O; ^3 J
' M. M9 D+ v1 g6 q* c4 L, b( v9 L6 G5.39.217.76The 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.5.39.217.76! H7 j% [! [5 I2 _+ d8 j R
# ]! ^! r7 B, c3 M ZJames 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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James 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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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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