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.% d7 K$ M4 g' b1 `$ Q
! s) i9 ~7 {: m( L7 G8 T) MTiago 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.# i; [6 E3 G: Z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% J n, }# ]) p0 Q
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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.公仔箱論壇2 V7 A8 D$ i; E9 C" g: J! B3 E
- @1 @$ z: u9 u) m; |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.公仔箱論壇7 W, U. |+ ~; k
" `( P# J8 j" Y( L: mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJames 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.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& G- j+ D+ ?4 e
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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. |