Oriola was the quickest driver in the opening practice session on Friday, ahead of the Lukoil SEAT León of Tarquini and the Team AonFord Focus of James Nash. The session was briefly red flagged when the engine in Tiago Monteiro's León cut out.[4]
It was Chevrolet's turn to top the times in the second free practice sessions, with Menu topping the times ahead of Yvan Muller. After the session had ended, Tarquini beached his car in the gravel having finished the session tenth fastest.[5]
Qualifying
Norbert Michelisz took his first WTCC pole position to beat the Lukoil Racing Team drivers of Aleksei Dudukalo in second and Tarquini in third. A red flag towards the end of Q1 for Franz Engstler's stranded BMW 320 TC prevented Tom Coronel from progressing into the second session.[6] Nash, who had qualified a career best fourth, failed a ride-height check in post-qualifying scrutineering and was dropped ten places on the grid for both races.[7]
Warm-up
Muller led the Sunday morning warm-up session with Nash second, Huff third and Oriola fourth.[8]
Race one
Michelisz led into the first corner but contact with second placed Tarquini would drop him down the order, and further contact with Muller dropped him down to sixth and earned the Chevrolet driver a drive-through penalty. Oriola had briefly climbed into second place before a puncture and the subsequent trip into the gravel ended his challenge. Tarquini led a Lukoil Racing Team 1-2 finish the chequered flag with Menu third for Chevrolet. Dudukalo was the winning driver in the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.[9]
Race two
Stefano D'Aste started on the reversed grid pole and led down into turn one. The Chevrolet trio and Tarquini took the lead when the Wiechers-Sport driver ran wide. Dudukalo was issued with a drive through penalty for failing to have all four wheels on his car on the ground when the five-minute board was shown before the race. Huff led Muller and Menu until Tarquini took his third place. ROAL Motorsport's Tom Coronel also overtook Menu before the Swiss retired with a broken rim. Huff took his first win of the year ahead of Muller and Tarquini, with Oriola the winner in the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.[9]
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
^Hudson, Neil. "Nobody knows what to expect at the Slovakiaring". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^Hudson, Neil. "Isaac Tutumlu will miss Slovakia". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^Abbott, Andrew. "Oriola on top in first Slovakia practice". Touring-Cars.net. Touring-Cars-net. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^Hudson, Neil. "Alain Menu leads Muller in second free practice in Slovakia". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^Hudson, Neil. . TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^Hudson, Neil. "Yvan Muller leads James Nash in morning warm up". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia was the fourth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the maiden running of the FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia It was held on 29 April 2012 at the Automotodrom Slovakia Ring in Orechova Poton Slovakia The first race was won by Gabriele Tarquini for Lukoil Racing Team and the second race was won by Robert Huff for Chevrolet 2012 Race of SlovakiaRace detailsRound 4 of 12 in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship at Automotodrom Slovakia Ring in Orechova Poton Slovakia Date29 April 2012LocationOrechova Poton SlovakiaCourseAutomotodrom Slovakia Ring5 922 kilometres 3 680 mi Race OneLaps10Pole positionDriverNorbert MicheliszZengo MotorsportTime2 12 990PodiumFirstGabriele TarquiniLukoil Racing TeamSecondAleksei DudukaloLukoil Racing TeamThirdAlain MenuChevroletFastest LapDriverNorbert MicheliszZengo MotorsportTime2 14 606Race TwoLaps10PodiumFirstRobert HuffChevroletSecondYvan MullerChevroletThirdGabriele TarquiniLukoil Racing TeamFastest LapDriverYvan MullerChevroletTime2 14 508 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 EditChevrolet came to Slovakia on the back of winning the first six races of the season with Yvan Muller leading the championship 24 points ahead of Alain Menu Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents Trophy Gabor Weber returned with Zengo Motorsport after missing the previous round in Morocco due to cost concerns 1 Isaac Tutumlu sat out the Race of Slovakia after his Proteam Racing team failed to repair his car in time after damage was sustained in Marrakech 2 SUNRED Engineering s Andrea Barlesi was unable to continue in the World Touring Car Championship after Marrakech with his budget having run out 3 Report EditFree practice Edit Oriola was the quickest driver in the opening practice session on Friday ahead of the Lukoil SEAT Leon of Tarquini and the Team Aon Ford Focus of James Nash The session was briefly red flagged when the engine in Tiago Monteiro s Leon cut out 4 It was Chevrolet s turn to top the times in the second free practice sessions with Menu topping the times ahead of Yvan Muller After the session had ended Tarquini beached his car in the gravel having finished the session tenth fastest 5 Qualifying Edit Norbert Michelisz took his first WTCC pole position to beat the Lukoil Racing Team drivers of Aleksei Dudukalo in second and Tarquini in third A red flag towards the end of Q1 for Franz Engstler s stranded BMW 320 TC prevented Tom Coronel from progressing into the second session 6 Nash who had qualified a career best fourth failed a ride height check in post qualifying scrutineering and was dropped ten places on the grid for both races 7 Warm up Edit Muller led the Sunday morning warm up session with Nash second Huff third and Oriola fourth 8 Race one Edit Michelisz led into the first corner but contact with second placed Tarquini would drop him down the order and further contact with Muller dropped him down to sixth and earned the Chevrolet driver a drive through penalty Oriola had briefly climbed into second place before a puncture and the subsequent trip into the gravel ended his challenge Tarquini led a Lukoil Racing Team 1 2 finish the chequered flag with Menu third for Chevrolet Dudukalo was the winning driver in the Yokohama Independents Trophy 9 Race two Edit Stefano D Aste started on the reversed grid pole and led down into turn one The Chevrolet trio and Tarquini took the lead when the Wiechers Sport driver ran wide Dudukalo was issued with a drive through penalty for failing to have all four wheels on his car on the ground when the five minute board was shown before the race Huff led Muller and Menu until Tarquini took his third place ROAL Motorsport s Tom Coronel also overtook Menu before the Swiss retired with a broken rim Huff took his first win of the year ahead of Muller and Tarquini with Oriola the winner in the Yokohama Independents Trophy 9 Results EditQualifying Edit Pos No Name Team Car C Q1 Q2 Points1 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 2 14 148 2 12 990 52 4 Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 2 13 975 2 13 076 43 3 Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC 2 14 414 2 13 137 341 14 James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 2 13 540 2 13 317 25 18 Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR Leon 1 6T 2 14 030 2 13 322 16 1 Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 2 13 621 2 13 3667 2 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 2 13 725 2 13 5758 74 Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 2 13 301 2 13 6849 8 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 2 13 790 2 13 72110 26 Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 2 14 166 2 14 66811 23 Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 2 14 447 2 14 76612 16 Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 2 14 331 2 15 28813 15 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 2 14 49014 6 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 2 14 67615 25 Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 2 14 82316 20 Darryl O Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 2 14 85617 11 Alex MacDowall bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 2 15 03918 12 Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 2 15 75619 7 Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 2 16 12920 27 Gabor Weber Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 2 16 536NC2 22 Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon TDi Y 13 11 823Bold denotes Pole position for second race 1 James Nash received a ten place grid penalty for failing a post qualifying ride height check 7 2 Despite not having classified in qualifying Tom Boardman was allowed to start at the back of the grid for both races 10 Race 1 Edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 3 Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC 10 22 42 275 3 252 4 Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 10 2 484 2 183 8 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 10 4 194 8 154 16 Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 6 992 11 125 26 Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 10 7 978 9 106 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 9 943 1 87 20 Darryl O Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 10 11 164 15 68 22 Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon TDi Y 10 20 643 21 49 27 Gabor Weber Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 20 961 19 210 1 Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 10 21 174 5 111 25 Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 10 21 787 2012 11 Alex MacDowall bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 10 22 676 1613 12 Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 10 31 153 1714 15 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 10 41 395 1215 7 Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 10 1 42 494 1816 74 Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 7 3 Laps 717 2 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 7 3 Laps 6Ret 6 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 5 Race incident 13Ret 18 Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR Leon 1 6T 1 Race incident 4Ret 23 Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 0 Race incident 10Ret 14 James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 0 Race incident 14Bold denotes Fastest lap Race 2 Edit Pos No Name Team Car C Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 2 Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 10 22 38 101 4 252 1 Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 10 2 029 5 183 3 Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC 10 2 555 7 154 15 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 10 8 859 12 125 74 Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 10 9 352 3 106 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 9 553 9 87 25 Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 10 11 675 13 68 16 Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 12 773 11 49 20 Darryl O Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 10 14 161 14 210 23 Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 10 20 847 10 111 22 Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon TDi Y 10 30 073 1712 12 Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 10 30 617 1613 6 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 10 30 964 1814 26 Stefano D Aste Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC Y 10 32 757 115 4 Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT Leon WTCC Y 10 41 317 8Ret 18 Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR Leon 1 6T 6 Engine 6Ret 8 Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T 3 Race incident 2Ret 11 Alex MacDowall bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1 6T Y 2 Race incident 15Ret 27 Gabor Weber Zengo Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 1 Race incident 20DNS 7 Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 0 Collision damage 19DNS 14 James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 0 Collision damage WDBold denotes Fastest lap Standings after the round EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 1 Yvan Muller 149 2 Robert Huff 122 3 Alain Menu 121 4 Tom Coronel 89 1 5 Gabriele Tarquini 87 Yokohama Independents Trophy standingsPos Driver Points 1 Pepe Oriola 62 2 Stefano D Aste 53 1 3 Norbert Michelisz 47 1 4 Franz Engstler 38 2 5 Alberto Cerqui 25 Manufacturers Championship standingsPos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 337 1 2 SEAT Racing Technology 219 1 3 BMW Customer Racing Teams 208 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers standings References Edit Hudson Neil Nobody knows what to expect at the Slovakiaring TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Archived from the original on 4 February 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2012 Hudson Neil Isaac Tutumlu will miss Slovakia TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Archived from the original on 5 February 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2012 Auger Matt Barlesi targets WTCC return Touring Cars net Touring Cars net Retrieved 17 June 2012 Abbott Andrew Oriola on top in first Slovakia practice Touring Cars net Touring Cars net Retrieved 17 June 2012 Hudson Neil Alain Menu leads Muller in second free practice in Slovakia TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Archived from the original on 5 February 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2012 Hudson Neil Norbert Michelisz storms to Slovakia pole TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Archived from the original on 2012 07 25 Retrieved 17 June 2012 a b Mills Peter Nash handed 10 place grid penalty autosport com Haymarket Publications Retrieved 17 June 2012 Hudson Neil Yvan Muller leads James Nash in morning warm up TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Archived from the original on 4 February 2013 Retrieved 17 June 2012 a b ROUNDS 7 amp 8 SLOVAKIA RING RACE REPORT PDF World Touring Car Championship World Touring Car Championship Retrieved 17 June 2012 permanent dead link Decision N 11 PDF FIA World Touring Car Championship Archived from the original PDF on 19 August 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2012 External links EditWorld Touring Car ChampionshipPrevious race 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco 2012 World Touring Car Championship season Next race 2012 FIA WTCC Race of HungaryPrevious race none FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia Next race 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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