2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 26°/Dry 50°.
Brands Hatch GP Circuit Length = 3.7030 km.
1 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 30:05.069 16 118.22 1:34.676
2 5 Felix PORTEIRO ESP BMW 320si 30:06.124 16 1.055 118.15 1:34.912
3 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 30:06.448 16 1.379 118.13 1:34.608
4 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 30:07.241 16 2.172 118.08 1:34.526
5 11 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 30:13.156 16 8.087 117.69 1:35.083
6 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 30:13.334 16 8.265 117.68 1:34.429
7 26 I Stefano D'ASTE ITA BMW 320si 30:15.732 16 10.663 117.52 1:35.009
8 31 I Sergio HERNANDEZ ESP BMW 320si 30:18.351 16 13.282 117.36 1:34.566
9 10 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon TDI 30:20.040 16 14.971 117.25 1:35.063
10 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 30:20.468 16 15.399 117.22 1:34.985
11 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 30:21.526 16 16.457 117.15 1:34.963
12 6 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 30:22.816 16 17.747 117.07 1:35.184
13 42 I Franz ENGSTLER GER BMW 320si 30:23.407 16 18.338 117.03 1:35.304
14 15 James THOMPSON GBR Honda Accord Euro R 30:24.611 16 19.542 116.95 1:35.250
15 18 Tiago MONTEIRO POR SEAT Leon TDI 30:26.754 16 21.685 116.82 1:35.397
16 23 I Pierre-Yves CORTHALS BEL SEAT Leon 30:27.251 16 22.182 116.78 1:35.517
17 60 I Kristian POULSON DEN BMW 320si 30:33.227 16 28.158 116.40 1:36.507
18 29 I Jaap van LAGEN NED Lada 110 30:35.703 16 30.634 116.25 1:36.445
19 76 I Lourenco BEIRAO POR SEAT Leon 30:43.591 16 38.522 115.75 1:37.001
20 28 I Viktor SHAPOVALOV RUS Lada 110 30:46.392 16 41.323 115.57 1:37.328
21 62 I Aytac BITER TUR BMW 320si 31:08.587 16 1:03.518 114.20 1:38.601
22 20 Tom CORONEL NED SEAT Leon 30:28.721 15 1 LAP 109.40 1:35.831
NOT CLASSIFIED
1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 20:40.242 10 D.N.F. 107.57 1:34.727
13 I Ibrahim OKYAY TUR BMW 320si 14:26.834 6 D.N.F. 92.39 1:38.292
9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 0 D.N.F. N/A
FASTEST LAP
3 Augusto FARFUS BMW 320si 1:34.429 10 141.17kph 87.72mph
31 I Sergio HERNANDEZ BMW 320si 1:34.566 6 140.96kph 87.59mph
Subject to Technical Scrutineering.
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Jörg Müller wins first race in Brands Hatch
27.07.2008
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The first race at Brands Hatch gave spectators a fantastically dramatic show and Jörg Müller his first victory of the season after Robert Huff went off while leading. The first race at Brands Hatch gave spectators a fantastically dramatic show and Jörg Müller his first victory of the season after Robert Huff went off while leading.
Alessandro Zanardi struggled to get off ... mehr |
Brands Hatch - Race 1 results
27.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 26°/Dry 48°. Subject to Technical Scrutineering.
Brands Hatch GP Circuit Length = 3.7030 km.
1 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 22:20.925 14 139.26 1:34.800
2 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 22:27.520 14 6.595 138.58 1:35.033
3 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 2 ... mehr |
Dahlgren shows Volvo's potential in Brands Hatch
27.07.2008
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Robert Dahlgren drove the Volvo C30 to the tenth position in yesterday's qualifying session, which was a brilliant result for the Swedish ... mehr |
Brands Hatch Warm up results
27.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
WARM UP
Weather/Track: Bright 22°/Dry 33°
Brands Hatch GP Circuit Length = 3.7030 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:33.823 10 142.08
2 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 1:33.985 9 0.162 141.84
3 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 1:34.045 8 0.222 141.74
4 1 ... mehr |
Alex Zanardi - Moderately psyched up after the final twist!
27.07.2008
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Dear Friends,
This morning during free practice my BMW 320si was not as competitive as the team and myself were expecting, but after a series of technical briefing we managed to find the right solutions that allowed, with a twist in the final stages, to get the eighth place in the starting grid of race one.
After the exciting qualifying at Brno I used a title si ... mehr |
Andy Priaulx in Formula One Show
26.07.2008
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WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit - 26 / 27 July 2008
The pearcing howl of the BMW Formula One engine broke the lunch break's silence at Brands Hatch when triple WTCC champion Andy Priaulx drove the powerful machine around the track for a short demonstration.
Priaulx completed a few laps before simulatin ... mehr |
Brands Hatch Qualifying results
26.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Brands Hatch GP Circuit Length = 3.7030 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:32.794 8 143.66
2 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 1:32.796 9 0.002 143.65
3 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 1:33.100 12 0.306 143.18
4 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 1:33.307 12 0.513 142.87
5 2 J ... mehr |
Farfus snatches second pole at Brands Hatch
26.07.2008
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Augusto Farfus managed to beat Alain Menu to pole position in the qualifying at Brands Hatch, but he had to set a new lap record to do it. With a time of 1:32.794 he shattered the track record for Super 2000 cars by two and a half tenths of a second and claimed his second pole of the season after Pau. However Menu’s second position was only 0.002 seconds behind him.
There ... mehr |
Brands Hatch Free Practice 2 results
26.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 23°/Dry 38°Brands Hatch GP Circuit Length = 3.7030 km.
1 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 1:33.587 8 142.44
2 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 3 ... mehr |
Menu beats the Brits in Practice 1 at Brands Hatch
26.07.2008
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Last year’s pole sitter Alain Menu popped his Chevrolet Lacetti onto the top spot in the first practice at Brands Hatch.Last year’s pole sitter Alain Menu popped his Chevrolet Lacetti onto the top spot in the first practice at Brands Hatch. He set the time of 1:34.089 halfway through the session, and no other driver seemed able to match it. The closest rival was BMW Team Germany’ ... mehr |
Brands Hatch Practice 1 results
26.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 21°/Dry 33°
Brands Hatch GP
Circuit Length = 3.7030 km.Start: 09:00 End: 09:30
1 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 1:34.089 8 141.68
2 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:34.104 16 0.015 141.66
3 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 1:34.160 15 0.071 141.57
4 2 J ... mehr |
Robert Huff aims for home victory
25.07.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 2 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - 26th / 27th July, in Brands Hatch
Robert Huff will contest his 100th race as a professional touring car driver on Sunday in the first of two FIA World Touring Car Championship races at Brands Hatch. The 28-year old driver from Cambridgeshire is currently 5th in the WTCC Drivers' standings, ... mehr |
Andy Priaulx launches autobiography
25.07.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 2 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - 26th / 27th July, in Brands Hatch
Triple Touring Car World Champion Andy Priaulx has launched his autobiographic book yesterday in London, at BMW's Mayfair showroom.
The book, published by HarperCollins, is the inspiring story of Andy Priaulx, an extremely determined man who battle ... mehr |
Romanov sidelined by visa problems
25.07.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 2 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - 26th / 27th July, in Brands Hatch
Regular Liqui-Moly Team Engstler's driver Andrey Romanov will be forced to miss the WTCC event in Brands Hatch.
The Russian, who is currently lying in fifth position in the Independents' Trophy, failed to obtain in due time the visa ... mehr |
Bureau's latest decision regarding Honda and Diesel cars
25.07.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 2 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - 26th / 27th July, in Brands Hatch
The FIA Touring Car Bureau have taken two decisions that will take effect from this weekend's event in Brands Hatch and until further notice.
HONDA - The minimum weight of the Honda Accord Euro R cars will be reduced by a further 10 kilos in ... mehr |
Olivier Tielemans & Wiechers Sport in Brands Hatch nicht am Start!
24.07.2008
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Das Wiechers Sport Team wird bei den Läufen 13 & 14 zur FIA WTCC in Brands Hatch nicht vertreten sein. Das erfolgreiche Rennteam von Dieter Wiechers, das unter anderem 2005 und 2007 den Titel in der Privatfahrerwertung der FIA WTCC gewonnen hat, setzt somit zu ... mehr |
Tiago Monteiro se rend à Brands Hatch
24.07.2008
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Motivation maximale !
Deux semaines après sa victoire historique à Estoril, Tiago Monteiro se rend à Brands Hatch pour la 13ème et la 14ème course du Championnat du Monde de Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC ... mehr |
Route to Brands Hatch, UK
18.07.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - 26th / 27th July, in Brands Hatch
The 13th and 14th rounds of the FIA WTCC will take place next week at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, located some 30 km South East of London. It is the third consecutive year the championship visits the racetrack.
Being a regular venue ... mehr |
A field of 28 with Beirao and Biter
18.07.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - 26th / 27th July, in Brands Hatch
The WTCC will have a field of 28 cars in Brands Hatch. Besides Dahlgren's Volvo the championship will welcome two more newcomers: Lourenço Beirão da Veiga and Aytaç Biter.
Beirão da Veiga, a 29 year-old driver from Lisbon, has won his participatio ... mehr |
Volvo C30 to make WTCC debut in Brands Hatch
18.07.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the United Kingdom - 26th / 27th July, in Brands Hatch
The new Volvo C30 in Super 2000 is ready to make its maiden appearance in the FIA WTCC at Brands Hatch.
The Swedish car entered by the Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing and driven by Robert Dahlgren is fitted with a bio-ethanol fuel-powered engine. Beca ... mehr |
Unglückliches Wochenende für Olivier Tielemans und Wiechers Sport in Estoril.
15.07.2008
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Bei bestem Wetter fanden am vergangenen Wochenende im portugiesischen Estoril die Läufe 11 & 12 zur FIA World Touring ... mehr |
Alexandre Zanardi : Back on earth
15.07.2008
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Dear Friends,
The Portuguese reality took me back on earth, after twirling delightfully for the good result obtained at Brno. Anyway, there are some reasons that led the weekend towards a more opaque performance than what it could have been.
In qualifying we certainly had the setup wrong but a problem to the brakes that prevented me to fully exploit a new set of ... mehr |
Héros national - Tiago Monteiro gagne la seconde course à Estoril
15.07.2008
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Tiago Monteiro a ravi le public portugais. Le pilote de la SEAT León nº 18 a gagné la seconde course du championnat du Monde des Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC courue sur le circuit d'Estoril et a signé une prestation mémorable en devenant le premier Po ... mehr |
ROAL Motorsport - Porteiro close to the podium despite the ballast
14.07.2008
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Circuit: Circuito de Estoril
Venue: Estoril
Car #5 Driver: Felix Porteiro
Qualifying results: 11° ( ... mehr |
Stefano d'Aste punished after Race 1
14.07.2008
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Stefano D'Aste was given a 30-second time penalty in the first race.
The Stewards judged him guilty for the collision he had with Franz Engstler that sent the German driver into a spin.
D'Aste, who had finished second in the Independents' Trophy race, was demoted to seventh and lost the leadership of the classification in favour of his own team-mate Sergio Hernán ... mehr |
Race 2 - Home victory for Tiago Monteiro
13.07.2008
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WTCC Race of Portugal - Automotódromo Fernanda Pires Da Silva, Estoril - 12 / 13 July 2008
SEAT Sport’s Tiago Monteiro took the chequered flag in front of his cheering fans at the second race in Portugal. ... mehr |
Estoril - Race 2 results
13.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
RACE 2 - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Subject to Technical Scrutineering
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Rydell beat's Larini to claim first win
13.07.2008
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WTCC Race of Portugal - Automotódromo Fernanda Pires Da Silva, Estoril - 12 / 13 July 2008
Rickard Rydell led from the first corner in his SEAT León TDI to win the first race in Estoril, which ... mehr |
Estoril - Race 1 results
13.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship RACE 1 RESULT
Estoril Circuit Length = 4.1820 km.
1 10 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon TDI 22:05.135 12 136.03 1:49.621
2 6 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 22:05.951 12 0.816 135.95 1:49.423
3 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 22:13.295 12 8.160 135.20 1:49.847
4 7 Robert HUFF GB ... mehr |
