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 320si 1:33.818 15 0.231 142.09
3 20 Tom CORONEL NED SEAT Leon 1:33.939 13 0.352 141.90
4 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 1:34.167 14 0.580 141.56
5 15 James THOMPSON GBR Honda Accord Euro R 1:34.252 7 0.665 141.43
6 10 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon TDI 1:34.257 11 0.670 141.43
7 63 T Robert DAHLGREN SWE VOLVO C30 1:34.266 6 0.679 141.41
8 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 1:34.301 13 0.714 141.36
9 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 1:34.464 10 0.877 141.12
10 23 I Pierre-Yves CORTHALS BEL SEAT Leon 1:34.556 15 0.969 140.98
11 31 I Sergio HERNANDEZ ESP BMW 320si 1:34.579 11 0.992 140.94
12 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 1:34.589 15 1.002 140.93
13 42 I Franz ENGSTLER GER BMW 320si 1:34.619 14 1.032 140.88
14 26 I Stefano D'ASTE ITA BMW 320si 1:34.726 14 1.139 140.73
15 5 Felix PORTEIRO ESP BMW 320si 1:34.768 15 1.181 140.66
16 9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 1:34.889 9 1.302 140.48
17 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 1:34.991 13 1.404 140.33
18 6 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 1:35.003 10 1.416 140.32
19 11 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 1:35.123 12 1.536 140.14
20 18 Tiago MONTEIRO POR SEAT Leon TDI 1:35.526 14 1.939 139.55
21 60 I Kristian POULSON DEN BMW 320si 1:36.012 14 2.425 138.84
22 13 I Ibrahim OKYAY TUR BMW 320si 1:36.621 13 3.034 137.97
23 29 I Jaap van LAGEN NED Lada 110 1:36.624 15 3.037 137.96
24 76 I Lorenco Da VEIGA POR SEAT Leon 1:37.903 5 4.316 136.16
25 28 I Viktor SHAPOVALOV RUS Lada 110 1:38.037 13 4.450 135.97
26 62 I Aytac BITER TUR BMW 320si 1:39.442 15 5.855 134.05
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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 |
Estoril - Warm Up results
13.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
WARM UP
Weather/Track: Sun 18°/ Dry 21°
Estoril Circuit Length = 4.1820 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:48.428 9 138.85
2 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 1:48.495 9 0.067 138.76
3 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 1:48.749 9 0.321 138.44
4 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 1:48. ... mehr |
Alain Menu loses third position
12.07.2008
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WTCC Race of Portugal - Automotódromo Fernanda Pires Da Silva, Estoril - 12 / 13 July 2008
QUALIFYING - AMENDED
Alain Menu was stripped of his third position obtained in today's qualifying after the fire extinguisher on board his Chevrolet Lacetti car was found empty during the technical checks.
The Stewards decided to cancel all the times s ... mehr |
Nicola Larini back on pole after five years
12.07.2008
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ROUNDS 11 & 12 - ESTORIL, PORTUGAL
In the heat of the Saturday afternoon sunshine the Chevrolet and SEAT ... mehr |
Larini on pole after five years
12.07.2008
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In the heat of the Saturday afternoon sunshine the Chevrolet and SEAT cars dominated qualifying. In the heat of the Saturday afternoon sunshine the Chevrolet and SEAT cars dominated qualifying.
It was closely fought between the two manufacturers with the BMW cars trailing close behind. Chevrolet's Nicola Larini, whose last pole position was at this circuit in the 2003 Eur ... mehr |
Estoril -Qualifying results
12.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
QUALIFYING - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATIONWeather/Track: Sun 21°/ Dry 46°Estoril Circuit Length = 4.1820 km.
1 6 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 1:47.325 9 140.27
2 10 Rickard RYDELL ... mehr |
Huff lays down the gauntlet - Estoril practice 2
12.07.2008
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Robert Huff pulled together a fantastic lap to set the fastest time in the second practice in Estoril. Robert Huff pulled together a fantastic lap to set the fastest time in the second practice in Estoril.
He had a relatively quiet session until the final moments when he put his Chevrolet ahead of the field by a tenth of a second with a time of 1:48.079.
BMW Team ... mehr |
Estoril Practice 2 results
12.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship FREE PRACTICE 2
Weather/Track: Sun 19°/ Dry 24°
Estoril Circuit Length = 4.1820 km.
1 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 1:48.079 10 139.29
2 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 1:48.196 14 0.117 139.14
3 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 1:48.222 11 0.143 139.11
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Yvan Muller on top in Estoril practice 1
12.07.2008
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Things began to heat up in the Portuguese sun this morning, as the times were much closer than in the rain of Friday’s test. Things began to heat up in the Portuguese sun this morning, as the times were much closer than in the rain of Friday’s test.
The SEAT Sport drivers who had struggled yesterday seemed to find some pace and Yvan Muller set the fastest time with a lap ... mehr |
Estoril Free Practice1 results
12.07.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship FREE PRACTICE 1
Weather/Track: Sun 17°/ Dry 22°
Estoril Circuit Length = 4.1820 km.
1 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 1:48.331 12 138.97
2 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:48.376 13 0.045 138.91
3 6 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 1:48.406 8 0.075 138.87
4 18 Tiago MO ... mehr |
