Tom Coronel took victory in the WTCC’s 200th race, after beating fellow BMW man, Mehdi Bennani, to the chequered flag in race two at Suzuka.公仔箱論壇: E; m. ]! R2 Q2 {0 [# `
2 b3 O& j8 L0 v公仔箱論壇Tiago Monteiro managed to cling on to third to complete the final step on the podium, despite his Honda Civic slowing dramatically as he crossed the line, almost allowing team-mate, Gabriele Tarquini through.
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) b: t" e) B; |, e8 Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Coronel/Bennani battle was a race-long affair, as both drivers once again took advantage of the BMW’s strong start to lead from the front row.* q: t& ], h* M0 e* e
% M/ z# d% H6 U公仔箱論壇On lap 17, Coronel got the advantage after diving down the inside of the Moroccan driver going into the second right-hand corner, and allowed him to secure the victory at the end of the 26-laps.
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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' l6 }- X# p" l$ u% J
7 i" p2 P8 h" ~7 s+ P; X( ^+ jThe newly crowned 2013 WTCC champion, Yvan Muller, was knocked off at the start after starting down in the midfield; his RML Chevrolet ending its weekend in the barriers.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% p) |* s9 A7 {. d' Z' i
0 Q0 ]' S0 S+ k9 {9 A# L7 qwww3.tvboxnow.comJames Nash and Tom Chilton completed a 5-6 finish for Chevrolet, with Engstler’s Charles Ng beating Münnich Motorsport’s Rob Huff to seventh.
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0 u# G( K8 s, j) i# h8 v公仔箱論壇James Thompson, who was looking set to once again score for Lada, was forced out of ninth by Marc Basseng, and eventually finished 13th.
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Masaki Kano, who was drafted in to replace the unwell Franz Engstler, finished 16th as the best of the local Japanese drivers. |
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