2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
QUALIFYING - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Weather/Track: Sun 19°/ Dry 36°
Monza Circuit Length = 5.7930 km.
1 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 1:59.213 8 174.93
2 11 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 1:59.257 8 0.044 174.87
3 9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 1:59.879 9 0.666 173.96
4 10 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon TDI 1:59.963 9 0.750 173.84
5 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 2:00.039 13 0.826 173.73
6 6 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 2:00.064 10 0.851 173.69
7 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 2:00.138 10 0.925 173.59
8 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 2:00.474 11 1.261 173.10
9 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 2:00.507 11 1.294 173.05
10 18 Tiago MONTEIRO POR SEAT Leon TDI 2:00.551 10 1.338 172.99
11 23 I Pierre-Yves CORTHALS BEL SEAT Leon 2:00.629 10 1.416 172.88
12 5 Felix PORTEIRO ESP BMW 320si 2:00.637 11 1.424 172.87
13 15 James THOMPSON GBR Honda Accord Euro R 2:00.688 11 1.475 172.79
14 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 2:00.740 13 1.527 172.72
15 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 2:00.989 10 1.776 172.36
16 31 I Sergio HERNANDEZ ESP BMW 320si 2:01.130 10 1.917 172.16
17 26 I Stefano D'ASTE ITA BMW 320si 2:01.478 10 2.265 171.67
18 42 I Franz ENGSTLER GER BMW 320si 2:01.696 10 2.483 171.36
19 20 Tom CORONEL NED SEAT Leon 2:01.836 10 2.623 171.17
20 80 Manabu ORIDO JPN Chevrolet Lacetti 2:02.045 11 2.832 170.87
21 79 I Duarte FELIX DaCOSTA POR SEAT Leon 2:02.327 10 3.114 170.48
22 17 I Takayuki AOKI JPN BMW 320si 2:02.698 11 3.485 169.96
23 60 I Kristian POULSEN DEN BMW 320si 2:03.178 10 3.965 169.30
24 13 I Ibrahim OKYAY TUR BMW 320si 2:03.507 12 4.294 168.85
25 29 I Jaap VAN LAGEN NED Lada 110 2:03.890 10 4.677 168.33
26 72 Yukinori TANIGUCHI JPN Honda Accord Euro R 2:04.435 11 5.222 167.59
27 43 I Andrey ROMANOV RUS BMW 320si 2:04.491 10 5.278 167.52
28 45 I George TANEV BUL BMW 320si 2:04.592 10 5.379 167.38
29 28 I Viktor SHAPOVALOV RUS Lada 110 2:06.381 9 7.168 165.01
QUALIFICATION MAXIMA 2:07.557
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Chevrolet retain drivers for 2009
04.10.2008
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The Chevrolet team will retain the same line up for the next season. They have re-signed the same three drivers - Robert Huff, Nicola Larini and Alain Menu - who have been with the team since the beginning of the World Touring Car programme.
Altogether they have collected 12 victories, 24 podium results and 7 pole positions in the championship so far for Chevrolet.
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Farfus leads BMW trio in Monza practice 2
04.10.2008
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BMW Germany drivers Augusto Farfus and Jörg Müller set the fastest laps in the second practice session at Monza. Müller headed the field for most of the session, only for his team mate to better his time on his final lap.
Farfus set a time of 2:01.006, which was slower than his earlier time this morning (2:00.665) as the track heated up. BMW Team UK driver Andy Priaulx to ... mehr |
Monza - Practice 2 results
04.10.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
FREE PRACTICE 2
Weather/Track: Sun 17°/ Dry 15°
Monza Circuit Length = 5.7930 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 2:01.006 13 172.34
2 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 2:01.065 14 0.059 172.26
3 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 2:01.069 14 0.063 172.25
4 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrol ... mehr |
Monza Practice1 - Augusto Farfus fastest in BMW
04.10.2008
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BMW Team Germany driver Augusto Farfus set the fastest lap (2:00.665) in the first session at Monza this morning. Jordi Gené took second place in the final moments, one tenth behind the leader. Alessandro Zanardi clocked the third best time early in the session, half a second behind. SEAT Sport drivers Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini took fourth and fifth positions respectively ... mehr |
Monza Practice 1 results
04.10.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
FREE PRACTICE 1
Weather/Track: Sun 12° / Dry 10°
Monza Circuit Length = 5.7930 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 2:00.665 13 172.83
2 9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 2:00.734 11 0.069 172.73
3 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 2:01.165 9 0.500 172.11
4 1 ... mehr |
Last news from Monza
04.10.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 1 DAY to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
A FIELD OF 30 CARS TO RACE IN MONZA
A strong 30-car field at Monza will mark a new season record for the World Touring Car Championship.
With the latest additions of three Japanese drivers - Manaubu Orido, Takayuki Aoki and Yukinori Taniguchi - ... mehr |
Zanardi Oschersleben 2007 Racing helmet at a charity auction on Ebay
30.09.2008
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On the next first of October, the website www.ebay.it will auction an autographed racing helmet that I used in occasion of the 2007 race of Oschersleben. The initial bid will be 1 euro.
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Drivers on a golf course
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Gabriele Tarquini, Robert Huff and Nicola Larini will take part this weekend in a 36-hole Stableford golf tournament at the San Valentino golf club in Castellarano, Italy.
The event counts as the first round towards the Green Golf Tour promoted by Euro ... mehr |
Wiechers and Poulsen join forces
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
After they were forced to skip Imola, the Wiechers-Sport team will come back in force at Monza. The German outfit will compete with two cars again like they did at Oschersleben.
Takayuki Aoki, from Japan, will replace Olivier Tielemans until the end of the season, al ... mehr |
Duarte Félix da Costa from Seat Eurocup to WTCC
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Duarte Félix da Costa has won a one-off participation in the WTCC event at Monza.
The 23-year old from Cascais, Portugal, is the fifth SEAT Eurocup driver during the current season who is being given the opportunity to show his talent to the World Touring Car Champi ... mehr |
First Honda test for Taniguchi
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Following the successful weekend in Imola where they claimed the first WTCC victory for Honda, N.technology is ready to run a second Accord car in Monza and Okayama.
Japanese driver Yukinori Taniguchi, who will join James Thompson in the team for the two events, had ... mehr |
Maximum ballast for Muller, Rydell and Huff in Monza
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Three drivers will carry the maximum 70kg success ballast on board in the next race meeting at Monza: Yvan Muller, who won the first race in Imola and is leading the Drivers' Championship, Rickard Rydell, poleman at Imola and second in Race 1, and Robert Huff, third in Race ... mehr |
Monza to close the European Season
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
The 19th and 20th rounds of the FIA WTCC will take place next week at Monza, Italy. This will be the last European event before the big leap to the Far East for the two final events in Japan and Macau.
The Autodromo Nazionale is a traditional venue for ... mehr |
Are you wondering why this picture with Schumacher ?
25.09.2008
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My debut as a journalist! Jokes apart, during the Monza´s GP weekend, I happily wore the journalist clothes for "Sport Week", the weekly magazine of the Gazzetta dello Sport and the unfortunate interviewed in the occasion was Michael Schumacher ... mehr |
Poulsen verstärkt Wiechers Sport in Monza
24.09.2008
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Der 32-Jährige Däne Kristian Poulsen startet bei den Läufen 19 & 20 zur FIA World Touring ... mehr |
Tiago Monteiro, le pilote le plus rapide de la seconde course d'Imola...
24.09.2008
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... Mais quatre fois poussé hors piste!
Pour Tiago Monteiro, le weekend d'Imola a pris des allures d'auto-tamponneuses plus que de 9ème meeting du Championnat du Monde de V ... mehr |
Historical win of Honda Accord in the WTCC at Imola
23.09.2008
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James Thompson has achieved in Imola the first win ever of the ... mehr |
Roal Motorsport - Imola comeback miser with satisfactions
22.09.2008
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Circuit: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Venue: Imola
Car #4 Driver: Alessandro Zanardi
Qualifying results: 12° (1'55.591)
Race 1 results: 12° (+14.356) ... mehr |
Update on Gabriele Tarquini's conditions
21.09.2008
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SEAT Sport driver Gabriele Tarquini was taken to the Imola hospital after the heavy crash he was involved in at the start of today's second race.
After the first checks and X-rays were performed at the circuit medical centre, he was sent to the hospital for more accurate examinations including a Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT Scan) to his neck that was negative.
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IMOLA - Race 2 results
21.09.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
RACE 2 - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION.
Weather/Track: Cloud 17°/Dry 23° Car 28 did not participate
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Thompson has first win in Honda
21.09.2008
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While all eyes were on the front of the grid for the second race, the drama was happening behind them.While all eyes were on the front of the grid for the second race, the drama was happening behind them. Gabriele Tarquini’s SEAT León Tdi stal ... mehr |
Yvan Muller gives Seat win in race 1 in Imola
21.09.2008
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SEAT Sport’s Yvan Muller took the first race win in Imola having overtaken his team mate and pole sitter Rickard Rydell into the first corner.SEAT Sport"s Yvan Muller took the first race win in Imola having overtaken his team mate and pol ... mehr |
Imola Race 1 results
21.09.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
RACE 1 - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Weather/Track: Cloud 17°/Dry 21°
Imola Circuit Length = 4.9090 km.
1 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 21:24.523 11 150.69 1:56.169
2 10 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon TDI 21:24.934 11 0.411 150.64 1:56.131
3 15 James THOMPSON GBR Honda Ac ... mehr |
Imola practice 2 - Seat men set pace
20.09.2008
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Gabriele Tarquini set the fastest lap in the second practice on the new Imola track
Gabriele Tarquini set the fastest lap in the second practice on the new Imola track and he was nearly three tenths ahead of second placed driver, his SEAT Sport team mate Rickard Rydell.
The Italian had to set a new lap record to secure the position, with the first ... mehr |
Imola Qualifying provisional classification
20.09.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship IMOLA
QUALIFYING - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Weather/Track: Bright 19°/Dry 38°
Imola Circuit Length = 4.9090 km.
Start: 1 ... mehr |
Imola Practice1 - Honda's Thompson set fastest lap
20.09.2008
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Britain’s James Thompson set the fastest lap in his N.technology Honda Accord just under a tenth faster than his closest rival.
He showed promise right from the start of the practice session as he set the first fastest lap, and then continued to better the time.He enjoyed a fight with second placed SEAT Sport’s Gabriele Tarquini who was closely followed by SUNRED driver ... mehr |
Imola Saturday Free Practice1 results
20.09.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Bright 17°/Dry 23°Imola Circuit Length = 4.9090 km.Start: 09:00 End: 09:28
1 15 James THOMPSON GBR Honda Accord Euro R 1:55.650 10 152.80
2 11 Gab ... mehr |
Gabriele Tarquini tops testing times in Imola
19.09.2008
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SEAT Sport driver and Championship contender Gabriele Tarquini set the fastest lap in the test session on Imola’s newly refurbished track this afternoon. Following this morning’s rain there were wet patches on the track, but this didn’t stop the Italian setting a time nearly three seconds faster than the previous lap record.
The record was easily smashed after the Varian ... mehr |
Tiago Monteiro à Imola
19.09.2008
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Un circuit historique
Après une parenthèse de deux ans, le circuit Enzo et Dino Ferrari accueille les 17ème et 18ème courses du Championnat du Monde des Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC. Tiago Monteiro se rend dans la principauté de Saint Marin pour la première fois depuis 2006, lorsqu'il courait dans le Championnat du Monde de Formule 1.
Un ci ... mehr |
