2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Car 7 excluded, Stewards decision 16 refers.
Brno Circuit Length = 5.4030 km.
1 11 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 22:04.109 10 146.89 2:11.186
2 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 22:04.469 10 0.360 146.85 2:10.371
3 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 22:09.827 10 5.718 146.26 2:10.869
4 5 Felix PORTEIRO ESP BMW 320si 22:12.301 10 8.192 145.99 2:11.234
5 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 22:16.040 10 11.931 145.58 2:12.088
6 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 22:16.252 10 12.143 145.56 2:11.333
7 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 22:17.895 10 13.786 145.38 2:11.471
8 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 22:18.929 10 14.820 145.27 2:11.504
9 15 James THOMPSON GBR Honda Accord Euro R 22:21.267 10 17.158 145.01 2:12.149
10 18 Tiago MONTEIRO POR SEAT Leon TDI 22:21.525 10 17.416 144.99 2:11.830
11 6 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 22:21.927 10 17.818 144.94 2:11.736
12 20 Tom CORONEL NED SEAT Leon 22:25.457 10 21.348 144.56 2:11.782
13 31 I Sergio HERNANDEZ ESP BMW 320si 22:27.975 10 23.866 144.29 2:10.888
14 9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 22:29.742 10 25.633 144.10 2:12.509
15 23 I Pierre-Yves CORTHALS BEL SEAT Leon 22:31.500 10 27.391 143.92 2:12.683
16 43 I Andrei ROMANOV RUS BMW 320si 22:36.110 10 32.001 143.43 2:11.975
17 10 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon TDI 22:38.045 10 33.936 143.22 2:12.044
18 28 T Viktor SHAPOVALOV RUS Lada 110 22:40.494 10 36.385 142.96 2:13.595
19 13 I Ibrahim OKYAY TUR BMW 320si 22:45.100 10 40.991 142.48 2:13.608
20 54 I Alexander LVOV RUS Honda Accord Euro R 22:51.003 10 46.894 141.87 2:14.282
21 26 I Stefano D'ASTE ITA BMW 320si 23:26.143 10 1:22.034 138.32 2:11.985
22 55 I Andrey SMETSKY RUS Honda Accord Euro R 24:24.619 10 2:20.510 132.80 2:23.791
23 42 I Franz ENGSTLER GER BMW 320si 20:13.238 9 1 LAP 144.28 2:12.494
NOT CLASSIFIED
29 T Jaap van LAGEN NED Lada 110 13:55.833 6 D.N.F. 139.62 2:13.469
16 I Oliver TIELEMANS NED BMW 320si 2:25.797 1 D.N.F. 133.41 2:25.797
22 I Michal MATEJOVSKY CZE SEAT Leon 2:27.482 1 D.N.F. 131.88 2:27.482
FASTEST LAP
4 Alessandro ZANARDI BMW 320si 2:10.371 9 149.19kph 92.70mph
31 I Sergio HERNANDEZ BMW 320si 2:10.888 4 148.60kph 92.34mph
29 T Jaap van LAGEN Lada 110 2:13.469 3 145.73kph 90.55mph
-Fabio Ravaioli, FIA WTCC also photo
Brno Race 1 results - Win for Alessandro Zanardi
15.06.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Brno Circuit Length = 5.4030 km.
1 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 21:55.769 10 147.82 2:10.449
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Zanardi wins from Porteiro in Brno race 1
15.06.2008
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WTCC Race of the Czech Republic - Automotodrom Brno - 14 / 15 June 2008
The BMW ... mehr |
Brno Warm Up results
15.06.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 16°/Dry 17°
Brno Circuit Length = 5.4030 km.
Start: 08:30 End: 08:45
1 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 2:11.209 7 148.24
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Drivers have clothing problems
15.06.2008
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Nicola Larini and Sergio Hernández have been demoted to the back of the grid for today’s Race 1 for not wearing proper racing clothes.
The Italian, who had qualified 12th in his Chevrolet Lacetti, was also fined by euro 2,000 because the homologation of his underwear and shoes had expired.
Proteam Motorsport's young Spaniard, who had set the 13th fastest qualifyin ... mehr |
The Queen bestows MBE Honour on Andy Priaulx
15.06.2008
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Britain’s triple FIA WTCC, Andy Priaulx has been awarded an MBE honour (Member of the British Empire). The Guernsey driver’s name appears in today’s Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honours List, in recognition of his outstanding motor racing career.
The ‘Schumacher of Touring cars’, Andy is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers of his generation having secured one FI ... mehr |
Alex Zanardi : Now I am really psyched up!
14.06.2008
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Dear Friends,
If at the eve of the weekend I said I was "moderately" psyched up, today after the pole position I can cut the reserve.
My last pole position in an International qualifying dated bac ... mehr |
Brno qualifying: Zanardi in pole, Porteiro third
14.06.2008
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Circuit: Brno Masaryk Circuit Venue: Brno BMW Team Italy-Spain:
Car #4
Driver: Alessandro Zanardi
Qualifying results: 1° (2 ... mehr |
Alessandro Zanardi scores first pole in WTCC
14.06.2008
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In a fiercely fought session BMW Team Italy-Spain’s Alessandro Zanardi clocked the fastest lap in the dying seconds to take his first pole position in the championship. During the session he, Alain Menu and Robert Huff continually fought for pole,, until th ... mehr |
Brno - Qualifying provisional results
14.06.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 19°/Dry 39°Brno Circuit Length = 5.4030 km.
1 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 2:08.913 9 150.88
2 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 2:09.039 9 0.126 150.73
3 5 Felix PORTEIRO ESP BMW 320si 2:09.100 9 0.187 150.66
4 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 2:09.104 9 ... mehr |
BMW beat all at Brno in Practice 2
14.06.2008
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Jörg Muller took the top spot in the second practice session in Brno as the BMW reigned supreme again. However, this time Andy Priaulx was much further down the pack on the cooler track.
Fellow Briton Chevrolet’s Robert Huff took second place in the dying moments behind Muller’s 2:09:564, by two tenths of a second.
BMW's Augusto Farfus and Alessandro Zanardi ... mehr |
Andy Priaulx continues his reign in sunshine
14.06.2008
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Andy Priaulx came out of nowhere to set the fastest lap in the first practice at Brno this morning. The track’s new surface seems to be a success as the Briton clocked a fastest time of 2:10.360, which is over one and a half seconds faster of the pole position from last year.The BMW Team UK driver was flanked by BMW Team Italy-Spain’s Félix Porteiro, who trailed him by 0.273 seco ... mehr |
BRNO - Free Practice2 results
14.06.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 15°/Dry 33°
Brno Circuit Length = 5.4030 km.
1 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 2:09.564 12 150.12
2 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 2:09.759 9 0.195 149.89
3 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 2:09.907 11 0.343 149.72
4 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 2:09.958 1 ... mehr |
BRNO - Free Practice1 results
14.06.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Car 10 completed 1 lap into pitsWeather/Track: Sun 13°/Dry 28°Brno Circuit Length = 5.4030 km.
1 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 2:10.360 11 149.20
2 5 Felix ... mehr |
Tiago Monteiro - Pilote et orateur
13.06.2008
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Tiago Monteiro au Forum Économique International de St Petersbourg
Tiago Monteiro n'est pas resté inactif entre les courses de Pau et de Brno. Le pilote portugais du Championnat du Monde de Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC a échangé sa combinaison de pilote pour un costume cravate et son casque radio pour un micro au pupitre du Forum Économique International XI ... mehr |
Tiago Monteiro - Un défi appelé Brno
13.06.2008
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Neuvième et dixième courses du Championnat du Monde de Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC
C'est possiblement le plus grand défi de la saison pour l'équipe SEAT. Sur le papier le circuit de Brno est celui du calendrier du Championnat du Monde de Voitures de Tourisme qui présente les plus grandes difficultés pour la SEAT León TDI. Malgré les obstacles qui pourraient se dr ... mehr |
Chevrolet fastest in BRNO test
13.06.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 2 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic - 14th / 15th July, in Brno
Chevrolet drivers set the fastest time in yesterday's official test session at Brno.
Alain Menu topped the morning session, with a lap of 2:09.942, while his team-mate Robert Huff was the fastest in the afternoon, improving the best lap to 2:09.648.
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WTCC Czech race launched yesterday - last news
13.06.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 2 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic - 14th / 15th July, in Brno
The WTCC Race of the Czech Republic was launched yesterday at the Automotodrom Brno.
Félix Porteiro, winner of last year's first race in Brno attended the event, together with fellow competitors James Thompson, Nicola Larini, Gabriele Tarquini, Jaap van Lagen an ... mehr |
Former FIA Champion remembered
08.06.2008
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Late Czech driver Zdenek Voitech will be honoured during the WTCC event with an invitation race.
The 1st Touring Car Cup - Zdenek Voitech Memorial, reserved for saloon cars, is made up of two 11-lap races that will close the programme on Saturday and Sunday.
Voitech was part of the Skoda team that won the 1981 FIA European Touring Car Championship Manufactu ... mehr |
Official Brno Test on Thursday
08.06.2008
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The WTCC competitors will hit the Brno track on Thursday, during an official test organised by the championship promoter KSO.
The test day will be split into two sessions from 9.00 to 13.00 and from 14.00 to 18.00.
During the lunch break a press conference will be held at the track to present the event to the local media.
EUROSPORT COVERAGE FROM BRNO ... mehr |
Czech driver Michal Matejovsky in home WTCC race
08.06.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic - 14th / 15th July, in Brno
Michal Matejovský will join the WTCC for his home event at Brno. The young Czech driver will be at the wheel of SUNRED's second SEAT León TFSI car alongside Tom Coronel, entered under the name of SUNRED-BRT.
Matejovský, 23-year old from Hradec Králové, is ... mehr |
BRNO - Same ballast for Priaulx and Muller
08.06.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic - 14th / 15th July, in Brno
Andy Priaulx (who won his first race of the season in Pau) and Yvan Muller (who obtained a second and a seventh place in France) will have their cars laden by the same success ballast in Brno: 58 kg. Current championship leader Gabriele Tarquini will be given only ... mehr |
30,000 Witnessed BMW's triumph in Pau
08.06.2008
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The rain did not discourage French spectators; according to Jean-Paul Pasquet, president of the ASAC Basco Béarnais, a crowd of 30,000 attended the 68th Grand Prix de Pau.
At the French meeting Augusto Farfus and Andy Priaulx claimed two lights-to-flag wins, putting an end to BMW's abstinence that began after last year's second race in Macau.
The podium of Sunday' ... mehr |
Route to BRNO, Czech Republic
08.06.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic - 14th / 15th July, in Brno
The 9th and 10th rounds of the FIA WTCC will take place next week in the Czech Republic, at Brno's Masaryk Circuit.
This is a traditional meeting for the championship, as Brno hosted the European Touring Car Championship from 2002 to 2004, and then the Wor ... mehr |
Tiago Monteiro dans top 10
04.06.2008
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Le pilote portugais ne touche pas le gros lot à la loterie du casino de Pau
Les années se suivent mais ne se ressemblent pas. Tiago Monteiro était monté deux fois sur le trône du circuit dessiné au pied du château de Pau l'année dernière, mais il n'a pas connu la même réussite en 2008. Le troisième round du championnat du monde de voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC s'es ... mehr |
Laurent Cazenave gewinnt auf dem Stadtkurs von Pau
03.06.2008
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Laurent Cazenave gewinnt vor 30.000 Zuschauern bei seinem Heimrennen der FIA WTCC in Pau. Der 33-jährige Franzose der kurzfristig für den erkrankten Olivier Tielemans eingesprungen war, glänzte gleich bei seinem WTCC-Debüt!
Bereits am Freitagmorgen drehte der Sportwagen Pilot seine ersten Runden au ... mehr |
Crucial qualifying at Pau for BMW Team Italy Spain
02.06.2008
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Circuit: Pau Circuit Venue: Pau
Car #4 Driver: Alessandro Zanardi
Qualifying results: 12° (1:23.048)
Race 1 results: 12° (+25.012)
Race 2 results: 11° (+44.483)
Car #5 Driver: Felix Porte ... mehr |
Spectacular New Look for Windsor Arch 55th Macau Grand Prix
02.06.2008
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55th Macau Grand Prix
With a new title sponsor on board, Macau luxury residential development Windsor Arch, the Macau Grand Prix has announced an exciting new race programme for the 55th edition, to be held from November 13-16 this year.
Topping the bill for the Windsor Arch 55th Macau Grand ... mehr |
Have you ever seen a yellow flag setting the mute to a Stradivari?
02.06.2008
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Dear Friends,
Once more I am going to tell you about a racing weekend, this time at Pau, that with a little bit of good luck could have had a very different bend.
Yesterday, in qualifying, I have been competitive both with the first and the second sets of tyres. I was standing between the fourth and the sixth position that I would certainly have kept with the th ... mehr |
Andy Priaulx reigns in the rain
01.06.2008
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The heavens opened in Pau so that Race 2 was in complete contrast to the first. The drivers were forced to start the race behind the safety car on an extremely wet track. After the safety car came in at the end of lap 3, Andy Priaulx led the pack into the rain in the BMW Team UK car. Experience seemed essential in this race as the reigning world champion drove faultlessly to clai ... mehr |
