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.5.39.217.76! K8 K4 g0 Z- |" m' ?
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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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 j2 A; Z( C' m1 a
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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.3 O0 ]% [/ t3 ^$ B/ d
1 w% q+ g2 p; s公仔箱論壇This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. [2 W0 C1 h2 b3 |- T
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 X6 I5 j/ E! i* W
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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.9 ^) h$ y. c- P
6 Q& @5 [' O p3 UJames Thompson, who was looking set to once again score for Lada, was forced out of ninth by Marc Basseng, and eventually finished 13th.公仔箱論壇! }6 Q/ }+ I$ Z5 s, \; r" r
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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. |