Poulsen would get a five–place grid penalty for race one after he was deemed responsible for the collision with Michelisz at Donington Park.[2] Muller would be driving under a two race three–place suspended grid penalty after a controversial pass on Huff at the previous round.[3]
Reportedit
Free practiceedit
Muller led the first practice session which took place in wet conditions. Alain Menu was second and Gabriele Tarquini was third, championship leader Huff was fourth. Aleksei Dudukalo ended his session on his first lap when the front splitter on his SUNRED León broke and he beached it in the gravel. Yukinori Taniguchi also went through the gravel but was able to return to the track after assistance from the marshals. He returned to the pits but was black flagged when he left the pits again after repairs. The session was stopped just over half way through when Fabio Fabiani spun and put his Proteam RacingBMW 320si into the tyre wall at the first corner.[4]
Huff topped the second practice session with Muller second fastest and Robert Dahlgren in the Volvo C30 third.[5]
Qualifyingedit
Muller secured pole position for race one with Dahlgren joining him on the front row. Dahlgren was quickest in Q1, while Engstler set his best time late on to end up tenth and get through to the second session, also securing him the pole position for race two.
When the top ten shootout began, Dahlgren looked to be on pole for a while before Muller set his best time. Huff lined up on the second row alongside Tarquini while Tom Coronel shared the third row with Menu. Michelisz was the leading independent driver in seventh. Race two pole sitter would start ninth for race one.[6]
Warm-Upedit
Huff led a Chevrolet 1–2 in the wet warm–up session on Sunday morning, pole sitter Muller was second while Polestar Racing's Dahlgren was third.[7]
Race Oneedit
The weather hadn't improved much since the warm–up session and the first race took place in wet conditions. The race was started at the third attempt of the rolling start as the cars failed line up through the grid slots correctly. Muller led away from the start as Dahlgren dropped down to fifth before turn one, dropped down even further when he collided with Menu's Chevrolet. Huff was now in second and stayed close to Muller for the first few laps until he lost ground on lap four having run wide. Huff narrowly stayed ahead of Tarquini and began closing in on team–mate Muller but was unable to pass on the final lap. Dudukalo and Engstler meanwhile made contact, the BMW driver spinning and dropping down the order as a result. Muller won the race with Huff second and Tarquini a distant third. Dahlgren recovered to fourth with Menu fifth and Yokohama Trophy winner D'Aste sixth. Michel Nykjær, Pepe Oriola, Dudukalo and Coronel completed the top ten.[8]
Race Twoedit
Engstler started from pole position but lost his position at the start to Michelisz while Mehdi Bennani and Poulsen collided further back, their cars crashing into the pit wall. The safety car was brought out while the debris was cleared from the track, Michelisz kept his lead the restart. He spun out of the lead on lap four and dropped to fourth, handing the lead of the race back to Engstler. Muller was making his way up from ninth on the grid and was running fourth at one point. Coronel and Michelisz clashed with the Zengő-Dension Team driver ending his race in the tyre wall at the first corner. Muller then got sideways and this allowed Coronel to re–pass the Chevrolet. Engstler took the win and ended eleven consecutive wins for Chevrolet with Menu second having been close behind since the restart. Tarquini was third, Coronel fourth and Muller fifth. Huff saw his championship reduced further by finishing behind Muller in sixth.[9]
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
Referencesedit
^Abbott, Andrew (21 July 2011). "D'Aste and Ibrahim return in Germany". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Hudson, Neil (17 July 2011). "Poulsen punished for clash with Michelisz". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Hudson, Neil (17 July 2011). "Suspended penalty for Yvan Muller". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Hudson, Neil (30 July 2011). "Yvan Muller leads wet Oschersleben practice". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Tremayne, Sam (30 July 2011). "Huff pips Muller in second WTCC practice at Oschersleben". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Abbott, Andrew (30 July 2011). "Muller on pole, Dahlgren takes second". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Hudson, Neil (31 July 2011). "Rob Huff quickest in wet warm-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Allen, Peter (31 July 2011). "Muller Holds Off Huff's Late Charge To Win Wet First Race". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Allen, Peter (31 July 2011). "Engstler Takes First WTCC Win At Home To End Chevrolet Run". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany was the eighth round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Germany It was held on 31 July 2011 at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben Germany 2011 FIA WTCC Race of GermanyRace detailsRound 8 of 12 in the 2011 World Touring Car Championship at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben Germany Date31 July 2011LocationOschersleben GermanyCourseMotorsport Arena Oschersleben3 696 kilometres 2 297 mi Race OneLaps14Pole positionDriverYvan MullerChevrolet RMLTime1 33 712PodiumFirstYvan MullerChevrolet RMLSecondRobert HuffChevrolet RMLThirdGabriele TarquiniLukoil SUNREDFastest LapDriverRobert HuffChevrolet RMLTime1 49 734Race TwoLaps15PodiumFirstFranz EngstlerLiqui Moly Team EngstlerSecondAlain MenuChevrolet RMLThirdGabriele TarquiniLukoil SUNREDFastest LapDriverTom CoronelROAL MotorsportTime1 36 185 The first race was won by Yvan Muller of Chevrolet RML and the second race was won by Franz Engstler of Liqui Moly Team Engstler who took his and the team s first victory in the World Touring Car Championship Contents 1 Background 2 Report 2 1 Free practice 2 2 Qualifying 2 3 Warm Up 2 4 Race One 2 5 Race Two 3 Results 3 1 Qualifying 3 2 Race 1 3 3 Race 2 4 Standings after the event 5 References 6 External linksBackground editAfter the previous round Robert Huff was leading the world drivers championship Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama drivers trophy by two points over Kristian Poulsen Ibrahim Okyay and Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport returned to the championship having last competed in the Race of Italy Stefano D Aste returned to Wiechers Sport having been forced to miss the Race of UK due to commitments in the GT4 European Cup 1 Poulsen would get a five place grid penalty for race one after he was deemed responsible for the collision with Michelisz at Donington Park 2 Muller would be driving under a two race three place suspended grid penalty after a controversial pass on Huff at the previous round 3 Report editFree practice edit Muller led the first practice session which took place in wet conditions Alain Menu was second and Gabriele Tarquini was third championship leader Huff was fourth Aleksei Dudukalo ended his session on his first lap when the front splitter on his SUNRED Leon broke and he beached it in the gravel Yukinori Taniguchi also went through the gravel but was able to return to the track after assistance from the marshals He returned to the pits but was black flagged when he left the pits again after repairs The session was stopped just over half way through when Fabio Fabiani spun and put his Proteam Racing BMW 320si into the tyre wall at the first corner 4 Huff topped the second practice session with Muller second fastest and Robert Dahlgren in the Volvo C30 third 5 Qualifying edit Muller secured pole position for race one with Dahlgren joining him on the front row Dahlgren was quickest in Q1 while Engstler set his best time late on to end up tenth and get through to the second session also securing him the pole position for race two When the top ten shootout began Dahlgren looked to be on pole for a while before Muller set his best time Huff lined up on the second row alongside Tarquini while Tom Coronel shared the third row with Menu Michelisz was the leading independent driver in seventh Race two pole sitter would start ninth for race one 6 Warm Up edit Huff led a Chevrolet 1 2 in the wet warm up session on Sunday morning pole sitter Muller was second while Polestar Racing s Dahlgren was third 7 Race One edit The weather hadn t improved much since the warm up session and the first race took place in wet conditions The race was started at the third attempt of the rolling start as the cars failed line up through the grid slots correctly Muller led away from the start as Dahlgren dropped down to fifth before turn one dropped down even further when he collided with Menu s Chevrolet Huff was now in second and stayed close to Muller for the first few laps until he lost ground on lap four having run wide Huff narrowly stayed ahead of Tarquini and began closing in on team mate Muller but was unable to pass on the final lap Dudukalo and Engstler meanwhile made contact the BMW driver spinning and dropping down the order as a result Muller won the race with Huff second and Tarquini a distant third Dahlgren recovered to fourth with Menu fifth and Yokohama Trophy winner D Aste sixth Michel Nykjaer Pepe Oriola Dudukalo and Coronel completed the top ten 8 Race Two edit Engstler started from pole position but lost his position at the start to Michelisz while Mehdi Bennani and Poulsen collided further back their cars crashing into the pit wall The safety car was brought out while the debris was cleared from the track Michelisz kept his lead the restart He spun out of the lead on lap four and dropped to fourth handing the lead of the race back to Engstler Muller was making his way up from ninth on the grid and was running fourth at one point Coronel and Michelisz clashed with the Zengo Dension Team driver ending his race in the tyre wall at the first corner Muller then got sideways and this allowed Coronel to re pass the Chevrolet Engstler took the win and ended eleven consecutive wins for Chevrolet with Menu second having been close behind since the restart Tarquini was third Coronel fourth and Muller fifth Huff saw his championship reduced further by finishing behind Muller in sixth 9 Results editQualifying edit Pos No Name Team Car C Q1 Q2 1 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 1 35 075 1 33 712 2 30 nbsp Robert Dahlgren Polestar Racing Volvo C30 Drive 1 34 886 1 34 215 3 2 nbsp Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 1 35 417 1 34 290 4 3 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T 1 35 424 1 34 519 5 15 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 1 35 281 1 34 635 6 8 nbsp Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 1 35 459 1 34 673 7 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Dension Team BMW 320 TC Y 1 35 556 1 34 884 8 17 nbsp Michel Nykjaer SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 1 35 522 1 35 260 9 12 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 1 35 621 1 35 370 10 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T 1 35 610 1 35 501 11 9 nbsp Darryl O Young bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 1 35 633 12 26 nbsp Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 1 35 656 13 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 1 35 724 14 11 nbsp Kristian Poulsen Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 1 35 730 15 74 nbsp Pepe Oriola SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 1 35 903 16 7 nbsp Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 1 35 932 17 20 nbsp Javier Villa Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 1 36 071 18 10 nbsp Yukinori Taniguchi bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 1 36 657 19 4 nbsp Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 1 36 666 20 13 nbsp Ibrahim Okyay Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si Y 1 38 113 107 time 1 41 528 21 nbsp Fabio Fabiani Proteam Racing BMW 320si Y 1 41 754 Bold denotes Pole position for second race Race 1 edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 14 25 54 624 1 25 2 2 nbsp Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 14 0 289 3 18 3 3 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T 14 13 810 4 15 4 30 nbsp Robert Dahlgren Polestar Racing Volvo C30 Drive 14 14 665 2 12 5 8 nbsp Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 14 18 578 6 10 6 26 nbsp Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 14 25 058 12 8 7 17 nbsp Michel Nykjaer SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 14 33 795 8 6 8 74 nbsp Pepe Oriola SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 14 34 362 14 4 9 4 nbsp Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 14 43 187 18 2 10 15 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 14 45 665 5 1 11 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 14 46 105 13 12 20 nbsp Javier Villa Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 14 46 328 16 13 11 nbsp Kristian Poulsen Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 14 46 627 19 14 9 nbsp Darryl O Young bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 14 46 919 11 15 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Dension Team BMW 320 TC Y 14 47 560 7 16 12 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 14 55 237 9 17 10 nbsp Yukinori Taniguchi bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 14 1 29 885 17 18 13 nbsp Ibrahim Okyay Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si Y 14 1 52 554 20 19 21 nbsp Fabio Fabiani Proteam Racing BMW 320si Y 13 1 Lap 21 Ret 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T 7 Puncture 10 Ret 7 nbsp Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 5 Alternator 15 Bold denotes Fastest lap Race 2 edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 12 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 15 25 05 708 1 25 2 8 nbsp Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 15 0 750 5 18 3 3 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T 15 2 361 6 15 4 15 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 15 2 392 8 12 5 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 15 3 117 9 10 6 2 nbsp Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 15 3 816 7 8 7 30 nbsp Robert Dahlgren Polestar Racing Volvo C30 Drive 15 4 310 10 6 8 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T 15 8 762 2 4 9 26 nbsp Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 15 9 286 12 2 10 20 nbsp Javier Villa Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 15 12 352 17 1 11 9 nbsp Darryl O Young bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 15 15 585 11 12 74 nbsp Pepe Oriola SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 15 17 167 15 13 13 nbsp Ibrahim Okyay Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si Y 15 44 757 20 14 10 nbsp Yukinori Taniguchi bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 15 47 098 18 15 4 nbsp Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 15 1 04 582 19 16 21 nbsp Fabio Fabiani Proteam Racing BMW 320si Y 15 1 30 934 21 17 17 nbsp Michel Nykjaer SUNRED Engineering SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 11 4 Laps 4 Ret 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Dension Team BMW 320 TC Y 10 Race incident 3 Ret 7 nbsp Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SUNRED SR Leon 1 6T Y 7 Race incident 16 Ret 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 0 Race incident 13 Ret 11 nbsp Kristian Poulsen Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 0 Race incident 14 Bold denotes Fastest lap Standings after the event editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Robert Huff 289 nbsp 2 nbsp Yvan Muller 283 nbsp 3 nbsp Alain Menu 220 nbsp 1 4 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini 145 nbsp 1 5 nbsp Tom Coronel 137 Yokohama Independents Trophy standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Norbert Michelisz 79 nbsp 2 nbsp Kristian Poulsen 78 nbsp 3 nbsp Darryl O Young 78 nbsp 4 nbsp Franz Engstler 77 nbsp 5 nbsp Javier Villa 73 Manufacturers Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points nbsp 1 nbsp Chevrolet 648 nbsp 2 nbsp BMW Customer Racing Teams 381 nbsp 3 nbsp SR Customer Racing 357 nbsp 4 nbsp Volvo Polestar Evaluation Team 112 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers standings References edit Abbott Andrew 21 July 2011 D Aste and Ibrahim return in Germany Touring Cars net Andrew Abbott Retrieved 7 March 2013 Hudson Neil 17 July 2011 Poulsen punished for clash with Michelisz TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2013 Hudson Neil 17 July 2011 Suspended penalty for Yvan Muller TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2013 Hudson Neil 30 July 2011 Yvan Muller leads wet Oschersleben practice TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2013 Tremayne Sam 30 July 2011 Huff pips Muller in second WTCC practice at Oschersleben Autosport Haymarket Publications Retrieved 7 March 2013 Abbott Andrew 30 July 2011 Muller on pole Dahlgren takes second Touring Cars net Andrew Abbott Retrieved 7 March 2013 Hudson Neil 31 July 2011 Rob Huff quickest in wet warm up TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2013 Allen Peter 31 July 2011 Muller Holds Off Huff s Late Charge To Win Wet First Race The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network Retrieved 7 March 2013 Allen Peter 31 July 2011 Engstler Takes First WTCC Win At Home To End Chevrolet Run The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network Retrieved 7 March 2013 External links editWorld Touring Car Championship official website World Touring Car Championship Previous race 2011 FIA WTCC Race of UK 2011 World Touring Car Championship season Next race 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Spain Previous race 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Germany FIA WTCC Race of Germany Next race 2015 FIA WTCC Race of Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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