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WTCC Porto 2: Priaulx back in the hunt

Andy Priaulx underlined his street racing credentials with an emphatic win in the second race at Porto.
He moved into first after pressuring Jorg Muller into a mistake and pulled out a substantial lead after a safety car period to win.

WTCC Porto 1 - All-Chevrolet podium

Alain Menu repeated his wins from pole at Zandvoort and Pau with a third victory on the streets of Porto.
Chevrolet team mates Rob Huff and Nicola Larini completed the podium after an unsatisfying race dominated by a long safety car period.

WTCC Brno 2: BMW crush rivals again

BMW filled the podium at the second race in Brno just as they had in the first.
There was controversy early in the second Brno race as Alessandro Zanardi, who was waiting to serve a penalty, collided with leader Alain Menu.
Andy Priaulx battled impressively from last on the grid to score points for seventh after some [...]

WTCC Brno 1: Porteiro crusies, Priaulx loses

An unexciting first round at Brno had dramatic implications for the championship: leader Andy Priaulx was taken out at the corner, scored no points, and will start last for the next race.
Priaulx’s rivals Jorg Muller and Augusto Farfus finished second and fourth respectively, meaning Farfus now leads the title race.
Felix Porteiro took his maiden win [...]

Qualifying penalties boost Priaulx

Andy Priaulx’s hopes of extending his World Touring Car Championship lead got a boost today. His closest rivals - and BMW team mates - were penalised after qualifying at the Czech circuit of Brno.
Jorg Muller and Augusto Farfus lost third and sixth places respectively after stewards adjudged they had set their fastest times while a [...]

WTCC Pau 2: Farfus wins under pressure

Augusto Farfus was chased around every millimetre of the Pau circuit by team mate Andy Priaulx. The Briton had to settle for second - though it gives him the lead in the championship.
Although the start was fairly clean the racer was neutralised by an early safety car period. This followed a multi-car crash involving [...]

WTCC Pau 1: Menu miles ahead

Alain Menu dominated the first WTCC race at Pau, scorching into the lead from pole and never looking back. Yvan Muller took a useful second but never looked likely to pass the Chevrolet driver.
The world’s top touring car racers put in an impressively disciplined show on the narrow Pau streets - making for a [...]

WTCC Valencia 2: Thompson doubles up

James Thompson triumphed in what was easily the best world touring car race of the year. He added a second victory to the one he earned earlier in the day.
Thompson stormed through to win from eighth while BMW team mates Jorg Muller and Andy Priaulx disputed second place.

WTCC Valencia 1: Lights-to-flag win for Thompson

James Thompson gave N Technology their first win of the year after converting his pole position into a victory.
He is the fifth new winner of 2007, but the sudden competitiveness of his Alfa Romeo probably owed more to the fact that he wasn’t carrying any success ballast.
Championship leader Augusto Farfus failed to score meaning the [...]

WTCC Zandvoort 2: Tarquini’s nudge-and-grab

Gabriele Tarquini won the second race at Zandvoort after contact with early leader Andy Priaulx.
Reigning champion Priaulx had started from pole position ahead of Tarquini. Behind them, Roberto Colciago’s Seat Leon and Augusto Farfus in another BMW.
The teams were given the option of putting on wet tyres before the start of the race as a [...]

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