2010 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
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Date | 7 March, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Curitiba, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 3.695 kilometres (2.296 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil (formally the 2010 FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Brazil) was a
Background
Reigning manufacturer's champion
This was also the first round for the new points system introduced in Formula One. The winning driver would score 25 points, with points going down to tenth place. Points would therefore be awarded 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1.[1]
Report
Testing and free practice
BMW Team RBM driver Farfus was fastest in Friday's test session with Chevrolet driver Alain Menu second and Farfus' teammate Priaulx third. Tarquini was the fastest SR–Sport driver in sixth, his teammate Jordi Gené stopped early on with steering problems.[2]
BMW stayed on top in free practice one on Saturday morning, with 1–2 with Farfus first and Priaulx second. Huff was the fastest Chevrolet while newcomer and privateer Norbert Michelisz was the lead SEAT. The session was stopped early when Vaulkhard brought out the red flags with three minutes remaining.[3]
SR–Sport and Tarquini was quickest in free practice two, less than five hundredths of a second ahead of Farfus. Priaulx was third and Muller was fourth in the fastest of the Chevrolets. The leading independent was Franz Engstler while Vaulkhard took to the track near the end of the session after repairs to his car following his practice one crash.[4]
Qualifying
Chevrolet dominated the first qualifying session of the season. Rob Huff was fastest in Q1 ahead of teammates Alain Menu and Yvan Muller.
Muller set the fastest time in Q2, clinching pole position, while Menu and Huff were third and fourth. SR-Sport's Jordi Gené separated the Chevrolet's by setting the second fastest time. Gabriele Tarquini was fifth, ahead of the BMW's of Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus, which had set the pace in the testing and practice sessions earlier in the weekend.[5]
Warm-Up
After rain fell overnight, the Sunday morning warm–up session took place on a drying track. Priaulx was fastest while pole sitter Muller was fourth. The session was cut short when Tom Coronel went off the track with two minutes remaining.[6]
Race One
A torrential downpour shortly before the start of the race led to the first two laps of the race being run behind the safety car. As Muller led the field through the opening corners after they were released, Gené ran wide and lost places to Huff and Menu, before running wide again and dropping to tenth.
Muller led his teammates home for a Chevrolet 1-2-3 on his debut for the team. Reigning champion Tarquini finished fourth, ahead of Andy Priaulx. Augusto Farfus finished sixth after a battle with Tom Coronel that saw the Dutchman drop to eighth behind a recovering Gené. Fredy Barth finished ninth on his world championship debut, after passing Norbert Michelisz on the penultimate lap. Sergio Hernández was top Independent in 13th overall, after starting at the back of the field. He took advantage of contact between class leaders Stefano D'Aste and Darryl O'Young to win.[7]
Race Two
Tarquini led an SR–Sport 1–2 ahead of Gené. Tarquini had fought off an attack from Priaulx at the first corner, causing the BMW driver to head to the pits for repairs. Gené led the race until lap three until he was passed by Tarquini and the two distanced from the Chevrolet trio of Huff, Menu and Muller. Huff then ran wide and got back on track ahead of Farfus, Huff defended to stay ahead until the finish. Hernández was the winning independent while Priaulx and Coronel were the only two retirements, pole sitter Coronel having retired after contact with Huff on the first lap.[8]
Results
Qualifying
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | C | Q1 | Q2 |
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1 | 6 | Yvan Muller | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 1:23.923 | 1:23.725 | |
2 | 4 | Jordi Gené | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:24.157 | 1:23.757 | |
3 | 8 | Alain Menu | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 1:23.730 | 1:23.829 | |
4 | 7 | Robert Huff | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 1:23.630 | 1:23.833 | |
5 | 1 | Gabriele Tarquini | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:24.125 | 1:23.834 | |
6 | 11 | Andy Priaulx | BMW Team RBM | BMW 320si
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1:24.034 | 1:23.955 | |
7 | 10 | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team RBM | BMW 320si
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1:24.006 | 1:23.981 | |
8 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SUNRED Engineering
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:24.516 | 1:24.161 | |
9 | 2 | Tom Coronel | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:24.558 | 1:24.325 | |
10 | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | Zengő-Dension Team | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:24.019 | 1:24.926 | |
11 | 3 | Tiago Monteiro | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:24.562 | ||
12 | 18 | Fredy Barth | SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:24.983 | ||
13 | 26 | Stefano D'Aste | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si
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Y | 1:25.153 | |
14 | 20 | Darryl O'Young | bamboo-engineering
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Chevrolet Lacetti
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Y | 1:25.328 | |
15 | 21 | Mehdi Bennani | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si
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Y | 1:25.486 | |
16 | 15 | Franz Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si
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Y | 1:25.547 | |
17 | 25 | Sergio Hernández | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si
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Y | 1:25.826 | |
18 | 19 | Harry Vaulkhard | bamboo-engineering
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Chevrolet Lacetti
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Y | 1:25.841 | |
19 | 16 | Andrei Romanov
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Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si
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Y | 1:27.567 |
Race 1
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | C | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 6 | Yvan Muller | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 16 | 26:57.181 | 1 | 25 | |
2 | 7 | Robert Huff | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 16 | +1.053 | 4 | 18 | |
3 | 8 | Alain Menu | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 16 | +5.582 | 3 | 15 | |
4 | 1 | Gabriele Tarquini | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +7.136 | 5 | 12 | |
5 | 11 | Andy Priaulx | BMW Team RBM | BMW 320si
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16 | +11.625 | 6 | 10 | |
6 | 10 | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team RBM | BMW 320si
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16 | +12.098 | 7 | 8 | |
7 | 4 | Jordi Gené | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +14.379 | 2 | 6 | |
8 | 2 | Tom Coronel | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +14.647 | 9 | 4 | |
9 | 18 | Fredy Barth | SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +18.773 | 12 | 2 | |
10 | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | Zengő-Dension Team | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +20.359 | 10 | 1 | |
11 | 3 | Tiago Monteiro | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +21.691 | 11 | ||
12 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SUNRED Engineering
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +22.645 | 8 | ||
13 | 25 | Sergio Hernández | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si
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Y | 16 | +34.973 | 19 | |
14 | 15 | Franz Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si
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Y | 16 | +38.092 | 16 | |
15 | 20 | Darryl O'Young | bamboo-engineering
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Chevrolet Lacetti
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Y | 16 | +44.692 | 14 | |
16 | 19 | Harry Vaulkhard | bamboo-engineering
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Chevrolet Lacetti
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Y | 16 | +50.005 | 17 | |
17 | 26 | Stefano D'Aste | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si
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Y | 16 | +50.742 | 13 | |
18 | 21 | Mehdi Bennani | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si
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Y | 16 | +1:20.825 | 15 | |
Ret | 16 | Andrei Romanov
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Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si
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Y | 5 | Race incident | 18 |
- Bold denotes Fastest lap.
Race 2
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | C | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Gabriele Tarquini | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | 20:13.311 | 5 | 25 | |
2 | 4 | Jordi Gené | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +1.276 | 2 | 18 | |
3 | 8 | Alain Menu | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 14 | +5.407 | 6 | 15 | |
4 | 6 | Yvan Muller | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 14 | +5.985 | 8 | 12 | |
5 | 7 | Robert Huff | Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 14 | +8.295 | 7 | 10 | |
6 | 10 | Augusto Farfus | BMW Team RBM | BMW 320si
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14 | +8.596 | 3 | 8 | |
7 | 3 | Tiago Monteiro | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +10.419 | 11 | 6 | |
8 | 17 | Michel Nykjær | SUNRED Engineering
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +11.808 | 12 | 4 | |
9 | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | Zengő-Dension Team | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +17.576 | 10 | 2 | |
10 | 25 | Sergio Hernández | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si
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Y | 14 | +24.244 | 13 | 1 |
11 | 15 | Franz Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si
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Y | 14 | +24.643 | 14 | |
12 | 21 | Mehdi Bennani | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si
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Y | 14 | +30.072 | 18 | |
13 | 19 | Harry Vaulkhard | bamboo-engineering
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Chevrolet Lacetti
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Y | 14 | +30.923 | 16 | |
14 | 26 | Stefano D'Aste | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si
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Y | 14 | +40.328 | 17 | |
15 | 20 | Darryl O'Young | bamboo-engineering
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Chevrolet Lacetti
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Y | 14 | +40.481 | 15 | |
16 | 18 | Fredy Barth | SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +1:09.780 | 9 | ||
Ret | 2 | Tom Coronel | SR-Sport
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SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1 | Race incident | 1 | ||
Ret | 11 | Andy Priaulx | BMW Team RBM | BMW 320si
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0 | Race incident | 4 | ||
DNS | 16 | Andrei Romanov
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Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si
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Y | 0 | Did not start | 19 |
- Bold denotes Fastest lap.
Standings after the event
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
- ^ Meissner, Johan (27 February 2010). "New point system for WTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Farfus tops first test in Brazil". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (6 March 2010). "BMW ahead in Saturday first practice". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ English, Steven (6 March 2010). "Tarquini tops final Curitiba practice". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.fiawtcc.com/html/uploadedFiles/PDF/RP.1.201036224126.pdf Archived 2010-10-28 at the Wayback Machine Qualifying Report
- ^ Hudson, Neil (7 March 2010). "Priaulx tops warm-up at drying Curitiba". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.fiawtcc.com/html/uploadedFiles/PDF/RP.1.20103722221.pdf Archived 2010-10-28 at the Wayback Machine Race Report
- ^ English, Steven (7 March 2010). "Tarquini wins Curitiba race two". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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