FIA World Touring Car Championship Brazil 5/6/7 March

[tris]

The start of the 2010 FIA World Touring Car Championship is just one week away.
The series will get underway once again at Curitiba, Brazil.

Members of the World Motor Sport Council and the competitors of the FIA World Touring Car Championship have voted through a new points system. The system follows the ones of the FIA Formula One Championship and the FIA World Rally Championship.
The top ten drivers of each race will be awarded points, although the grid will still be reversed at top eight.

The scale starts at 25 points for first place, all the way down to 1 point for tenth place.

1st place: 25 points
2nd place: 18 points
3rd place: 15 points
4th place: 12 points
5th place: 10 points
6th place: 8 points
7th place: 6 points
8th place: 4 points
9th place: 2 points
10th place: 1 point

Will be good to see SEAT still racing even if its not a full works setup
But my money is on Yvan Muller Vs Andy Priaulx with Gabriele Tarquini & Rob Huff close behind

It will again be on Eurosport starting this weekend

I cant wait

 

[warren_cox]

nice one, cheers for the heads up

 

[tris]

Qualifying tonight Eurosport 1900

 

[tris]

Qualifying

POS NO CL DRIVER NAT CAR Q1 Q2
1 6 Yvan MULLER FRA Chevrolet Cruze 1:23.923 1:23.725
2 4 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 1:24.157 1:23.757
3 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Cruze 1:23.730 1:23.829
4 7 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Cruze 1:23.630 1:23.833
5 1 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 1:24.125 1:23.834
6 11 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 1:24.034 1:23.955
7 10 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 1:24.006 1:23.981
8 17 Michel NYKJAER DEN SEAT Leon TDI 1:24.516 1:24.161
9 2 Tom CORONEL NED SEAT Leon TDI 1:24.558 1:24.325
10 5 Norbert MICHELISZ HUN SEAT Leon TDI 1:24.019 1:24.926
11 3 Tiago MONTEIRO POR SEAT Leon TDI 1:24.562
12 18 Fredy BARTH SUI SEAT Leon TDI 1:24.983
13 26 I Stefano D'ASTE ITA BMW 320si 1:25.153
14 20 I Darryl O'YOUNG HKG Chevrolet Lacetti 1:25.328
15 21 I Mehdi BENNANI MAR BMW 320si 1:25.486
16 15 I Franz ENGSTLER GER BMW 320si 1:25.547
17 25 I Sergio HERNANDEZ ESP BMW 320si 1:25.826
18 19 I Harry VAULKHARD GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 1:25.841
19 16 I Andrei ROMANOV RUS BMW 320si 1:27.567

 

[AndrewJB]

After first 2 races Gabriele Tarquini is Joint First

 

[tris]

BMW did not do well looks like they have the most work to do

 

[AndrewJB]

I havent seen it i was asleep coz im on nights but from the read-up it sounds like all the Seats where struggling on the first corner

 

[warren_cox]

SPOILER: Do not read this post if you have not watched on your Sky+ yet!

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Racing was a bit dull to be honest, there were a handful of main straight 'slipstreamed' overtakes at the first corner, but other than the SEAT's flying off at corner one (there was run off, so no real disadvantage), I actually fell asleep in the 2nd race and had to rewatch it.

 

[tris]

Agree was not the best

Not many BMWs seemed strange so much for the standing start being there ace lol