2012 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia

Race of Slovakia Slovakia 29 April 2012 Slovakiaring.svg 4 12 Orechová Potôň, Slovakia Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 5.922 10 10 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport 2:12.990 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing Team RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing Team CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet HUN Norbert Michelisz 2:14.606 Zengő Motorsport GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing Team FRA Yvan Muller 2:14.508 Chevrolet 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 Automotodróm Slovakia Ring in Orechová Potôň, Slovakia. The first race was won by Gabriele Tarquini for Lukoil Racing Team and the second race was won by Robert Huff for Chevrolet. Background Chevrolet 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. Gábor Wéber returned with Zengő Motorsport after missing the previous round in Morocco due to cost concerns.http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7497 https://archive.today/20130204153746/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7497 dead 4 February 2013 Nobody knows what to expect at the Slovakiaring TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Neil Hudson 17 June 2012 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.http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7490 https://archive.today/20130205010028/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7490 dead 5 February 2013 Isaac Tutumlu will miss Slovakia TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Neil Hudson 17 June 2012 SUNRED Engineering's Andrea Barlesi was unable to continue in the World Touring Car Championship after Marrakech with his budget having run out.http://www.touring-cars.net/2012/05/barlesi-targets-wtcc-return Barlesi targets WTCC return Touring-Cars.net Touring-Cars-net Matt Auger 17 June 2012 Report Free practice Oriola was the quickest driver in the opening practice session on Friday, ahead of the Lukoil SEAT León of Tarquini and the Team Aon Ford Focus of James Nash. The session was briefly red flagged when the engine in Tiago Monteiro's León cut out.http://www.touring-cars.net/2012/04/oriola-on-top-in-first-slovakia-practice Oriola on top in first Slovakia practice Touring-Cars.net Touring-Cars-net Andrew Abbott 17 June 2012 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.http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7506 https://archive.today/20130205035248/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7506 dead 5 February 2013 Alain Menu leads Muller in second free practice in Slovakia TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Neil Hudson 17 June 2012 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.http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7512 Norbert Michelisz storms to Slovakia pole TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Neil Hudson 17 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725135759/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7512 2012-07-25 dead 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.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99227 Nash handed 10-place grid penalty autosport.com Haymarket Publications Peter Mills 17 June 2012 Warm-up Muller led the Sunday morning warm-up session with Nash second, Huff third and Oriola fourth.http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7523 https://archive.today/20130204230758/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7523 dead 4 February 2013 Yvan Muller leads James Nash in morning warm up TouringCarTimes TouringCarTimes Neil Hudson 17 June 2012 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.http://www.fiawtcc.com/uploads/files/eventdetail/42/2012_slovakia_ring_races.pdf ROUNDS 7 & 8 – SLOVAKIA RING RACE REPORT World Touring Car Championship World Touring Car Championship 17 June 2012April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 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. Results Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Q1 Q2 Points 1 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 2:14.148 2:12.990 5 2 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 2:13.975 2:13.076 4 3 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 2:14.414 2:13.137 3 41 1 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 2:13.540 2:13.317 2 5 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 2:14.030 2:13.322 1 6 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:13.621 2:13.366 7 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:13.725 2:13.575 8 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 2:13.301 2:13.684 9 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:13.790 2:13.721 10 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 2:14.166 2:14.668 11 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 2:14.447 2:14.766 12 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 2:14.331 2:15.288 13 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 2:14.490 14 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 2:14.676 15 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TCY 2:14.823 16 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 2:14.856 17 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 2:15.039 18 12 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 2:15.756 19 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 2:16.129 20 27 HUN Gábor Wéber Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 2:16.536 NC1 2 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León TDiY 13:11.823 Bold denotes Pole position for second race. 1 1 — James Nash received a ten place grid penalty for failing a post-qualifying ride height check. 1 2 — Despite not having classified in qualifying, Tom Boardman was allowed to start at the back of the grid for both races.Decision N° 11 http://www.fiawtcc.com/uploads/files/eventdetail/42/2012_slovakia_decision_11.pdf FIA World Touring Car Championship 3 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085509/http://www.fiawtcc.com/uploads/files/eventdetail/42/2012_slovakia_decision_11.pdf 19 August 2014 dead dmy-all Race 1 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 10 22:42.275 3 25 2 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 10 +2.484 2 18 3 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 10 +4.194 8 15 4 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 +6.992 11 12 5 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 10 +7.978 9 10 6 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 +9.943 1 8 7 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 10 +11.164 15 6 8 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León TDiY 10 +20.643 21 4 9 27 HUN Gábor Wéber Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 +20.961 19 2 10 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 10 +21.174 5 1 11 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 10 +21.787 20 12 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 10 +22.676 16 13 12 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 10 +31.153 17 14 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 10 +41.395 12 15 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 10 +1:42.494 18 16 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 7 +3 Laps 7 17 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 7 +3 Laps 6 Ret 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 5 Race incident 13 Ret 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 1 Race incident 4 Ret 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 0 Race incident 10 Ret 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 0 Race incident 14 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Race 2 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 10 22:38.101 4 25 2 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 10 +2.029 5 18 3 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 10 +2.555 7 15 4 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 10 +8.859 12 12 5 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 10 +9.352 3 10 6 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 +9.553 9 8 7 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 10 +11.675 13 6 8 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 10 +12.773 11 4 9 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 10 +14.161 14 2 10 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 10 +20.847 10 1 11 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León TDi Y 10 +30.073 17 12 12 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 10 +30.617 16 13 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 10 +30.964 18 14 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 10 +32.757 1 15 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 10 +41.317 8 Ret 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 6 Engine 6 Ret 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 3 Race incident 2 Ret 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 2 Race incident 15 Ret 27 HUN Gábor Wéber Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 1 Race incident 20 DNS 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 0 Collision damage 19 DNS 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 0 Collision damage WD Bold denotes Fastest lap. Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Yvan Muller 149 10px 2 GBR Robert Huff 122 10px 3 CHE Alain Menu 121 10px 4 NLD Tom Coronel 89 10px 1 5 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 87 Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Pepe Oriola 62 10px 2 ITA Stefano D'Aste 53 10px 1 3 HUN Norbert Michelisz 47 10px 1 4 DEU Franz Engstler 38 10px 2 5 ITA Alberto Cerqui 25 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 337 10px 1 2 ESP SEAT Racing Technology 219 10px 1 3 DEU BMW Customer Racing Teams 208 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings. References External links FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia 2012 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary none 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia Slovakia Race of Slovakia Category:FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia