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. n& x) b4 T P T! g5 p
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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.公仔箱論壇0 Y& u- f, G) q4 b9 M
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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,bttvb% e' ]9 e$ t) K
: m/ U" c! z' IOn 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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4 U4 a5 @$ M4 [7 Z3 }4 R0 I1 ^5.39.217.76The 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: B, E0 u: W" R% R( r$ ^# H4 o" ~
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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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James Thompson, who was looking set to once again score for Lada, was forced out of ninth by Marc Basseng, and eventually finished 13th.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 |! u a) I! x) h8 c
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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. |