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.5.39.217.768 V k3 x1 W9 u- r/ _
4 J# @0 J \. g6 ]+ I- o& K4 K9 BTiago 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.5.39.217.760 m7 G6 ]$ L v7 Q! g7 l- d5 n1 O( ~
" R/ a0 k7 n6 r/ [1 V: pThe 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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" y, L; M. K$ h& V1 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOn 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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& n" z% P4 [8 O7 t公仔箱論壇This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.
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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.; `' M; |9 F8 r1 Y9 r q
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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.5.39.217.76 U9 x9 N5 A- o
" F" K" \: J0 e( O0 }5.39.217.76James 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$ x4 l2 w1 g) Z- v, J! ]! `
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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. |