BMW Italy-Spain driver Félix Porteiro managed to lead the race from pole to an impressive win in the second race at Oschersleben (the first for him so far in this season), holding off a charge from behind. He escaped all the drama at the first corner after having a brilliant start, and led from Tom Coronel in the SUNRED SEAT away from the chaos.
It seemed to be that everyone piled into one another into the first corner, leaving Tiago Monteiro and James Tomspon out of the race almost immediately. Augusto Farfus had an excellent start from eighth on the grid, but he was pushed wide at the first corner and had to chase after the leaders. Other drivers involved in first lap incidents were Alessandro Zanardi, Ibrahim Okyay, Rickard Rydell and Olivier Tielemans.
One to benefit was independent Sergio Hernández who ended up in fourth position by the end of the first lap. Stefano D'Aste also took advantage of the chaos and cut through the corner to rejoin the race inside the top ten. Hernández did not stay in fourth place, but even after being overtaken by the faster cars he ended the race in seventh position.
Coronel finished the race in second place, having bravely resisted pressure from Robert Huff, and even chased Porteiro for the win. He drove a fantastic race, on a circuit where he has historically always found success. Huff came up from seventh position on the reversed grid to take the final podium spot, but he had to overtake an extremely stubborn Jordi Gené, and defend his position from an advancing Farfus.
Gené drove an excellent and brave race as he fought off car after car defending his position. Huff may have overtaken him, but Farfus, and later Andy Priaulx were not able to get by. He kept Farfus at bay for lap after lap; only for the Brazilian to be caught by surprise by Priaulx who overtook him. Following this move the British driver hounded Gené, but the Spaniard kept his ground to score a great fourth position.
Priaulx took fifth, with Farfus behind him in sixth. Hernández took seventh, and the win of the Independents' race. Yvan Muller finished in eighth position scoring one precious point for the title fight. He had been fourth for a few laps, but he could not find the pace and slipped back down the field.
- Fabio Ravaioli, photos Marco Knisse automobilsport.com
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Oschersleben Race 1 - Farfus and BMW win
31.08.2008
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PHOTOS HERE fia-wtcc+fia-gt--196.html
The stage was set for a dramatic race with Robert Huff in the Chevrolet on pole, and Gabriele Tarquini, a title contend ... mehr |
Oschersleben - Race 1 provisional results
31.08.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 22° / Dry 32°
Oschersleben Circuit Length = 3.6960 km.
PHOTOS HERE fia-wtcc+fia-gt--196.html
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 22:43.764 14 136.16 1:36.699
2 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 22:51.403 14 ... mehr |
Tom Coronel stripped of fourth place in Oschersleben
30.08.2008
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WTCC Race of Germany - Motorsport Arena Oschersleben - 30 / 31 August 2008
Tom Coronel was stripped of his fourth place on the starting grid due to a Stewards' decision.
The SUNRED's Dutchman had clocked the fourth fastest lap of 1:35.976, only 0.3 seconds behind Huff's pole position. However, his SEAT León failed to restart after it was stopped at the weig ... mehr |
Oschersleben- Qualifying results
30.08.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 22° / Dry 23°
Oschersleben Circuit Length = 3.6960 km.
1 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 1:35.675 12 139.07
2 11 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 1:35.866 10 0.191 138.79
3 18 Tiago MONTEIRO POR SEAT Leon TDI 1:35.936 12 0.261 138.69
4 20 Tom CORONEL NED ... mehr |
Rober Huff claims first pole
30.08.2008
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Robert Huff took his first WTCC pole position in style in the sunshine at Oschersleben. His time of 1:35.675 was even faster than Farfus’ this morning and set a new record.He was the final car to cross the line as the Chevrolet team were careful to make sure that he was not plagued by traffic like his team mate Alain Menu, whose final lap was spoiled.
Huff set a provision ... mehr |
Huff chases Farfus in Oschersleben practice 2
30.08.2008
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| Augusto Farfus took the top spot once again in the final practice session before qualifying in Oschersleben this morning. His lap was the only one to dip below 1:36 with a time of 1:35.771, a new lap record for the Super 2000 cars.The BMW Team Germany driver took the lead in the session early on, bettering his time on three occasions. He took the lead from Independent driver Jaa ... mehr |
Oschersleben- Free Practice 2 results
30.08.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Bright 18° / Dry 24°
Oschersleben Circuit Length = 3.6960 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:35.771 14 138.93
2 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 1:36.062 11 0.291 138.51
3 20 Tom CORONEL NED SEAT Leon 1:36.096 13 0.325 138.46
4 10 Rickard RYD ... mehr |
BMW drivers on top in Oscherslen practice 1
30.08.2008
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On the German track in Oschersleben, Augusto Farfus stormed to the top of the times in the BMW Team Germany car with a lap two tenths faster than last year’s pole, in only the first practice session. Andy Priaulx took second spot 0.144 behind the leader in the BMW Team UK car. However there were a couple of real surprises during the session in the shape of the performances by the ... mehr |
Oschersleben - Practice 1 results
30.08.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Cloud 16° / Dry 19°
Oschersleben Circuit Length = 3.6960 km.
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1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:36.089 15 138.47
2 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 1:36.233 15 0.144 138.26
3 42 I Franz ENGSTLER GER BMW 320si 1:36.929 14 0.840 137.27
4 15 James THOMPSON GBR H ... mehr |
ATARI sponsor the FIA WTC Race of Germany, Oschersleben
29.08.2008
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WTCC is proud to announce Atari as the Title Sponsor of the World Touring Car Championship meeting to be held this weekend at the Oschersleben Motorsport Arena which will be named "FIA WTCC Atari Race of Germany".
Atari is the worldwide publisher of "Race Pro", the new WTCC video game, scheduled for pre-Christmas release and ... mehr |
Motorsport hautnah: FIA Tourenwagen WM in der Motorsport Arena Oschersleben live bei Eurosport und Eurosport 2
26.08.2008
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In der Motorsport Arena in Oschersleben findet am 30. und 31. August der einzige Auftritt der FIA Tourenwagen Weltmeisterschaft 2008 in Deutschland statt. Als Gesamtführender reist SEAT-Pilot Yvan Muller (FRA) in die Magdeburger Börde, aber auch BMW-Werksfahrer Jvrg Müller möchte seinen Aufwärtstrend beim Heimrennen fortsetzen. Motorsportfans, die das Spektakel nicht live an der ... mehr |
Duncan Huisman startet für Wiechers Sport in Oschersleben
23.08.2008
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Wiechers Sport verpflichtet Duncan Huisman für die Läufe 15 und 16 der FIA World Touring Car Championship in der Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
Der 36jährige Niederländer verstärkt das Team von Dieter Wiechers beim „Heimrennen" am 30.08. & 31.08. und startet in einem BMW 320si des Wiechers Sport Teams in Oschersleben. ... mehr |
COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
22.08.2008
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MAX BALLAST FOR MULLER & MÜLLER
Current championship leader, SEAT Sport's Yvan Muller, and BMW Team Germany's Jörg Müller, the winner of the first race in Brands Hatch, will both carry the maximum 70kg success ballast in Oschersleben.
Gabriele Tarquini, who is trailing fellow SEAT man Muller in the Driver's Championship by one point, will be one kilo li ... mehr |
Bulgarian Team ready for debut at Oschersleben
22.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
The Petrol GT Racing Team and George Tanev are ready to make their first apperance in the WTCC at Oschersleben. This will mark the first ever Bulgarian entry in an FIA automobile World Championship.
The 25-year old Tanev is the current leader of the Bulgari ... mehr |
Two cars for Wiechers Sport at Oschersleben
22.08.2008
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The German Wiechers-Sport outfit will enter a second car for their home race meeting in Oschersleben.
After they were forced to skip the previous event in Brands Hatch the team have planned to race a couple of BMW 320si machines.
24-year old Dutchman Olivier Tielemans is due to take back the wheel of the #16 car, while the name of the second driver will be announ ... mehr |
Changes of plans for Golden Motors
22.08.2008
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The Russian team Golden Motors have changed their plan to join the championship again in Oschersleben, Imola and Monza.
Due to sponsor-related reasons, the two Honda Accord cars of Andrey Smetsky and Alexander Lvov will finish the season in the Finnish Super Touring Championship (in which Lvov is currently third) before taking part in the FIA European Touring Car Cup at ... mehr |
Global expansion for Virtual WTCC
14.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 17 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
The V-WTCC, virtual version of the World Touring Car Championship, is expanding beyond Europe. Although most of its competitors are still from European countries and all the series' events are held in the Old Continent, a few overseas participants have joined. ... mehr |
Podium for Menu in Argentina
14.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 17 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
Chevrolet's Alain Menu has claimed his fourth podium result on his fourth appearance at the Buenos Aires 200 Km race, eighth round of the Argentine TC2000 championship.
The Swiss driver finished the race in third position at the wheel of a Chevrolet Astra ... mehr |
Golden Motors rejoin in Germany
14.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 17 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
The Golden Motors team from Russia, will rejoin the championship at the end of August, for the next race meeting at Oschersleben.
They will make their third appearance, having already taken part in the events of Valencia and Brno. Andrey Smetsky and Alexan ... mehr |
Menu and Huff race in Buenos Aires
08.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 23 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
On Sunday two of Chevrolet's WTCC drivers will take part in the Buenos Aires 200-kilometre race in support of Chevrolet Argentina's title bid in the TC2000 championship. The last time Alain Menu, Robert Huff and Nicola Larini gave their colleagues a helping hand - ... mehr |
Route to Oschersleben, Germany
08.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 23 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
Rounds 15th and 16th of the FIA WTCC will take place at the end of the month in Germany, at Oschersleben Motorsport Arena on August 31st. The German track, located in the Bode region some 30 km from the city of Magdeburg, is a traditional venue for the FIA Touring ... mehr |
Salzburgring to host the fourth edition of the FIA European Touring Car Cup
05.08.2008
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The fourth edition of the FIA European Touring Car Cup will take place on October 19th at the Salzburgring, Austria.
This will be the first FIA event at the 4.2 km superfast racetrack located 15 km East of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's home town since twenty-three years, as the Salzburgring used to be a regular venue for the European Touring Car Championship from 1970 to 1985 ... mehr |
Japanese driver joins Thompson
02.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 30 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
Japanese driver Yukinori Taniguchi will join James Thompson to drive the second Honda Accord Euro R car developed in collaboration with JAS Motorsport at two FIA WTCC events this season: Monza and Okayama.
Taniguchi, whose racing experience includes ... mehr |
Seat's new boy comes from Croatia
02.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 30 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
Marin Colak, 24 year old from Zagreb, Croatia, is the SEAT Eurocup's driver who won WTCC participation in Oschersleben.
Colak, whose racing experiences range from single seaters to one make trophies, won the Eurocup's second race in Brands Hatch and took t ... mehr |
Tom Coronel: A week to remember
02.08.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 30 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Germany - 30th / 31st August, in Oschersleben
The last one was a week to remember for SUNRED Engineering's Tom Coronel.
Just before heading to Brands Hatch, the Dutch driver attended at the Amsterdam's Tuschinsky theater the launch of DJ Armin van Buuren's DVD "Armin Only" that was recorded in ... mehr |
Andy Priaulx returns to Race of Champions
31.07.2008
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Andy Priaulx will compete again in The Race of Champions when the event returns to Wembley Stadium on Sunday, December 14. Andy Priaulx will compete again in The Race of Champions when the event returns to Wembley Stadium on Sunday, December 14.
The WTCC triple champion presided over F1 ace Heikki Kovalainen and French fellow WTCC star Yvan Muller in the 2007 Race of Cham ... mehr |
La SEAT nº18 de Tiago Monteiro était une cible à Brands Hatch
30.07.2008
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James Thompson empêche Tiago Monteiro de marquer des points
Les résultats des 13ème et 14ème courses de Tiago Monteiro dans le championnat du monde des Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC ont été principale ... mehr |
Alessandro Zanardi: I earned my holidays!
28.07.2008
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Dear Friends,
I cannot say to be really psyched up but I think today it went fairly well! In race one I was constantly lapping on good times and, thanks to some others´ misfortune I managed to get up to a four ... mehr |
Porteiro and Zanardi finish on the podium Brands Hatch's weekend
28.07.2008
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Circuit: Brands Hatch Race Circuit
Venue: Brands Hatch
Car #4 Driver: Alessandro Zanardi ... mehr |
