Yvan Muller came into the event leading the championship 23 points clear of Alain Menu, who was in turn seven points ahead of Robert Huff. Gabriele Tarquini was the leading non-Chevrolet driver, 53 points behind Huff in the standings. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.
Reportedit
Free Practiceedit
Alain Menu led a Chevrolet 1-2-3 in the opening practice session, with Tom Coronel for ROAL Motorsport fourth quickest.[1]
Menu set the pace once again in the second practice session, with Muller and Huff once again making it a 1-2-3 for Chevrolet. Pasquale di Sabatino surprised by finishing fourth fastest for bamboo-engineering.[2]
Qualifyingedit
Huff took pole position ahead of his Chevrolet teammates. Tom Chilton and Franz Engstler made contact in Q1, with BMW of Engstler spinning into the gravel and bringing the red flag out. Tarquini was the fastest non-Chevrolet driver and Alex MacDowall was the fastest independent. Aleksei Dudukalo would take pole position for the reversed grid race.[3] Chilton received a five-place grid penalty for his collision with Engstler.[4]
Warm-Upedit
Four Chevrolets finished morning warm-up at the top of the times, with Muller setting a time faster than Huff's pole position time. Muller finished the session on top ahead of Menu, Huff and MacDowall.[5]
Race Oneedit
At a circuit where slipstreaming is important, Muller trailed Huff for the whole race to benefit from the tow. Further back, Special Tuning Racing's Darryl O'Young and Engstler Motorsport's Charles Ng tangled, with O'Young requiring attention at the circuit medical centre which would render him unable to start the second race. Huff took his 20th WTCC win ahead of Muller and Menu, Tarquini finished as best of the rest in fourth. MacDowall was the winning independent.[6]
Race Twoedit
Dudukalo started on pole position for a race which would be known for its multiple tyre issues. Both Dudukalo and his Lukoil Racing Team teammate Tarquini had to pit for fresh rubber due to punctures and Tiago Monteiro retired following a left-front puncture. After this, the three Chevrolets led until Menu went into the gravel on lap eight with a puncture. Shortly after, race one independent winner MacDowall also had a puncture and stopped in the gravel next to Menu's stranded car. The remaining Chevrolets of Muller and Huff comfortably led the BMW pair of Coronel and D'Aste until the final lap when Muller went off at turn 10 with a puncture and Huff suffered a puncture at the final corner. Coronel tried to go up the inside of Huff without success, allowing D'Aste to overtake the pair of them and take the win. Huff held off Coronel despite his puncture to take second.[7]
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The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria was the sixth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the inaugural running of the FIA WTCC Race of Austria It was held on May 20 2012 at the Salzburgring east of Salzburg in Austria The first race was won by Robert Huff for Chevrolet and the second race was won by Stefano D Aste for Wiechers Sport 2012 Race of AustriaRace detailsRound 6 of 12 in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship at Salzburgring in Salzburg Austria DateMay 20 2012LocationSalzburg AustriaCourseSalzburgring4 225 kilometres 2 625 mi Race OneLaps12Pole positionDriverRobert HuffChevroletTime1 26 791PodiumFirstRobert HuffChevroletSecondYvan MullerChevroletThirdAlain MenuChevroletFastest LapDriverYvan MullerChevroletTime1 28 340Race TwoLaps12PodiumFirstStefano D AsteWiechers SportSecondRobert HuffChevroletThirdTom CoronelROAL MotorsportFastest LapDriverAlain MenuChevroletTime1 27 820 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 round 5 References 6 External linksBackground editYvan Muller came into the event leading the championship 23 points clear of Alain Menu who was in turn seven points ahead of Robert Huff Gabriele Tarquini was the leading non Chevrolet driver 53 points behind Huff in the standings Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents Trophy Report editFree Practice edit Alain Menu led a Chevrolet 1 2 3 in the opening practice session with Tom Coronel for ROAL Motorsport fourth quickest 1 Menu set the pace once again in the second practice session with Muller and Huff once again making it a 1 2 3 for Chevrolet Pasquale di Sabatino surprised by finishing fourth fastest for bamboo engineering 2 Qualifying edit Huff took pole position ahead of his Chevrolet teammates Tom Chilton and Franz Engstler made contact in Q1 with BMW of Engstler spinning into the gravel and bringing the red flag out Tarquini was the fastest non Chevrolet driver and Alex MacDowall was the fastest independent Aleksei Dudukalo would take pole position for the reversed grid race 3 Chilton received a five place grid penalty for his collision with Engstler 4 Warm Up edit Four Chevrolets finished morning warm up at the top of the times with Muller setting a time faster than Huff s pole position time Muller finished the session on top ahead of Menu Huff and MacDowall 5 Race One edit At a circuit where slipstreaming is important Muller trailed Huff for the whole race to benefit from the tow Further back Special Tuning Racing s Darryl O Young and Engstler Motorsport s Charles Ng tangled with O Young requiring attention at the circuit medical centre which would render him unable to start the second race Huff took his 20th WTCC win ahead of Muller and Menu Tarquini finished as best of the rest in fourth MacDowall was the winning independent 6 Race Two edit Dudukalo started on pole position for a race which would be known for its multiple tyre issues Both Dudukalo and his Lukoil Racing Team teammate Tarquini had to pit for fresh rubber due to punctures and Tiago Monteiro retired following a left front puncture After this the three Chevrolets led until Menu went into the gravel on lap eight with a puncture Shortly after race one independent winner MacDowall also had a puncture and stopped in the gravel next to Menu s stranded car The remaining Chevrolets of Muller and Huff comfortably led the BMW pair of Coronel and D Aste until the final lap when Muller went off at turn 10 with a puncture and Huff suffered a puncture at the final corner Coronel tried to go up the inside of Huff without success allowing D Aste to overtake the pair of them and take the win Huff held off Coronel despite his puncture to take second 7 Results editQualifying edit Pos No Name Team Car C Q1 Q2 Points 1 2 nbsp Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 1 27 683 1 26 791 5 2 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 1 27 346 1 26 933 4 3 8 nbsp Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 1 27 501 1 26 961 3 4 3 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC 1 28 162 1 27 490 2 5 11 nbsp Alex MacDowall bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 1 27 813 1 27 573 1 6 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR Leon 1 6T 1 28 406 1 27 808 7 26 nbsp Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 1 28 392 1 27 927 8 74 nbsp Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 1 28 100 1 28 122 9 15 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 1 28 149 1 28 124 10 4 nbsp Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 1 28 298 1 28 317 11 20 nbsp Darryl O Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 1 28 364 1 28 342 12 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 1 28 293 1 28 373 13 14 nbsp James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 1 28 421 14 16 nbsp Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 1 28 424 15 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 1 28 582 16 12 nbsp Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 1 28 858 17 6 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 1 28 913 18 7 nbsp Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 1 29 137 19 23 nbsp Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 1 29 271 20 22 nbsp Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon TDi Y 1 30 057 21 27 nbsp Gabor Weber Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 1 30 116 Bold denotes Pole position for second race Race 1 edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 2 nbsp Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 14 23 26 809 1 25 2 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 14 0 312 2 18 3 8 nbsp Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 14 0 739 3 15 4 3 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC 14 2 919 4 12 5 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR Leon 1 6T 14 3 483 6 10 6 11 nbsp Alex MacDowall bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 14 3 774 5 8 7 74 nbsp Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 14 4 741 8 6 8 15 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 14 6 923 9 4 9 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 14 8 419 15 2 10 14 nbsp James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 14 8 914 13 1 11 6 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 14 9 796 17 12 12 nbsp Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 14 10 429 16 13 16 nbsp Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 14 12 813 14 14 7 nbsp Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 14 13 178 18 15 27 nbsp Gabor Weber Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 14 13 983 20 16 23 nbsp Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 14 16 756 21 17 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 14 18 390 12 18 22 nbsp Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon TDi Y 14 1 Lap 19 19 4 nbsp Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 14 3 Laps 10 Ret 26 nbsp Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 5 Collision 7 Ret 20 nbsp Darryl O Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 4 Collision 11 Bold denotes Fastest lap Race 2 edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 26 nbsp Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 12 17 58 529 4 25 2 2 nbsp Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 12 0 377 10 18 3 15 nbsp Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 12 0 494 2 15 4 74 nbsp Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 12 4 103 3 12 5 5 nbsp Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 12 4 929 14 10 6 25 nbsp Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 12 5 432 11 8 7 16 nbsp Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 12 5 786 13 6 8 1 nbsp Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 12 6 464 9 4 9 6 nbsp Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 12 6 474 16 2 10 14 nbsp James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 12 9 056 12 1 11 23 nbsp Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 12 12 980 18 12 27 nbsp Gabor Weber Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 12 15 659 19 13 7 nbsp Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 12 37 399 17 14 4 nbsp Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 11 1 Lap 1 15 12 nbsp Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 11 1 Lap 15 16 3 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC 11 1 Lap 7 Ret 8 nbsp Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 7 Puncture 8 Ret 11 nbsp Alex MacDowall bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 7 Puncture 6 Ret 18 nbsp Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR Leon 1 6T 7 Puncture 5 DNS 20 nbsp Darryl O Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 0 Injury DNS 22 nbsp Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon TDi Y 0 Transmission Bold denotes Fastest lap Standings after the round editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Yvan Muller 206 nbsp 1 2 nbsp Robert Huff 198 nbsp 1 3 nbsp Alain Menu 175 nbsp 1 4 nbsp Tom Coronel 116 nbsp 1 5 nbsp Gabriele Tarquini 111 Yokohama Independents Trophy standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 nbsp Pepe Oriola 90 nbsp 2 nbsp Norbert Michelisz 80 nbsp 3 nbsp Stefano D Aste 69 nbsp 4 nbsp Franz Engstler 50 nbsp 5 nbsp Mehdi Bennani 41 Manufacturers Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points nbsp 1 nbsp Chevrolet 495 nbsp 2 nbsp BMW Customer Racing Teams 335 nbsp 3 nbsp SEAT Racing Technology 316 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers standings References edit Menu heads Muller and Huff as Chevrolet dominates WTCC first practice in Austria Autosport com Alain Menu quickest again in World Touring Car practice two at the Salzburgring Autosport com Rob Huff takes first pole of the year at Salzburgring TouringCarTimes Tom Chilton dropped five spots for contact with Engstler TouringCarTimes Muller sets new lap record in Salzburg warm up TouringCarTimes Huff soaks up constant pressure from Muller to take 20th WTCC win in Austria Autosport com Stefano D Aste takes first World Touring Car win amid puncture mayhem at the Salzburgring Autosport com External links editWorld Touring Car Championship Previous race 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary 2012 World Touring Car Championship season Next race 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal Previous race none FIA WTCC Race of Austria Next race 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Austria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria amp oldid 1096026514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
