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WTCC: Menu leads Huff in Chevrolet 1-2

Chevrolet romped to victory in the second WTCC race at Valencia with Alain Menu converting pole position into victory ahead of race one winner Rob Huff.
Andy Priaulx got ahead of Menu at the start but within a few laps the superior pace of the Chevrolet told and Menu molved back ahead. Rob Huff made short [...]

WTCC: Huff leads Chevrolet resurgence at Valencia

After a processional few races in South America the World Touring Car Championship put on an entertaining battle at Valencia in Spain.
Rob Huff burst through to win in his Chevrolet having escaped a penalty for overtaking pole sitter Yvan Muller at the rolling start. Huff then dropped back to third, but passed the leading Seats, [...]

WTCC Monza 2: Second Seat win

Jordi Gene gave Seat their second win of the day by triumphing in the second race at Monza.
But the big surprise of the race was August Farfus’s failure to win from second place on the grid.
The BMW driver didn’t capitalise on the advantage of his car’s rear wheel drive and was beaten into the first [...]

WTCC Oschersleben 2: Farfus leads the train

It was another case of follow-my-leader in the second WTCC race at Oschersleben, with Augusto Farfus easily converting his front row start into a victory.
He was pushed every millimetre of the way by team mate Andy Priaulx. But the two looked happy to accept their positions especially as their team mate and principal rival Jorg [...]

WTCC Oschersleben: Seat takes first diesel win

Yvan Muller gave Seat a historic win for its diesel-powered Leon at only the second outing for the car.
He passed team mate Gabriele Tarquini early in the race after a restart following two crashes on the first lap.

WTCC Anderstorp 2: Last-lap home win

Rickard Rydell sensationally - and surprisingly - won the second race at Anderstorp after passing team mates Alain Menu and Nicola Larini on the final lap.
Rydell is not contesting the full championship this season, and Larini was unhappy that he had been allowed to take points off him.
Rain once again made the race complicated and [...]

WTCC Anderstorp 1: Huff denies Monteiro

The wet European summer played havoc with the first WTCC race at Anderstorp. A drying track created a hectic race with many changes of position.
Rob Huff beat pole sitter Tiago Monteiro off the line. The Chevrolet driver would go on to win, but the ex-F1 racer slashed his advantage late in the race to cross [...]

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 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 [...]

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