2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain

Race of Spain Spain 1 April 2012 Valencia (Ricardo Tormo) track map.svg 2 12 Valencia, Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 4.005 13 13 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet 1:42.228 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport FRA Yvan Muller 1:44.194 Chevrolet CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport CHE Alain Menu 1:44.278 Chevrolet The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Spain was the second round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the eighth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Spain . It was held on 1 April 2012 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. Chevrolet driver Yvan Muller took pole position for the first race, with Wiechers-Sport's Stefano D'Aste on pole for the second race after the top ten qualifiers were reversed. Both races were won by Chevrolet with Muller winning race one and Alain Menu winning race two. Background After the opening round in Italy, Muller was leading the drivers' championship. D'Aste was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. A continued shortage of the new for 2012 SEAT 1.6T engine meant the cars run by SUNRED Engineering switched to the SUNRED 1.6T engine prior to the Race of Spain. Tiago Monteiro and Andrea Barlesi would switch to the engine and they were joined by series debutant Fernando Monje.Mills Peter Tiago Monteiro, Andrea Barlesi and Fernando Monje to switch engines for Valencia WTCC round http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98478 Autosport Haymarket Publications 20 December 2012 30 March 2012 Monje joined the championship, having competed in the supporting European Touring Car Cup at Monza. Tom Boardman returned to the championship having been forced to sit out the opening round. With no SEAT 1.6T engine available for him, he took part in the event using the TDI engine.Allen Peter Tom Boardman Raring To Go In Valencia http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2012/03/tom-boardman-raring-to-go-in-valencia/ The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network 20 December 2012 28 March 2012 Report Free practice Muller led the opening practice session on Saturday morning with Robert Huff second and Menu third. Pepe Oriola was the fastest SEAT León WTCC while Monteiro was the fastest of the three SUNRED engined cars.Hudson Neil Yvan Muller leads the way in Free Practice 1 http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7371 https://archive.today/20130204174951/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7371 dead 4 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 21 December 2012 31 March 2012 Gabriele Tarquini went quickest in the second free practice session in his Lukoil Racing Team SEAT. ROAL Motorsport driver Tom Coronel had set the pace for much of the session until his time was beaten by Huff and then Tarquini in the final five minutes of the session. Charles Ng was given a black flag after getting stuck in a gravel trap on his first flying lap and then continuing in the session after receiving outside help. Six drivers were warned for cutting the apex at the first corner.Hudson Neil Gabriele Tarquini tops FP2 in Spain http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7375 https://archive.today/20130204143011/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7375 dead 4 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 21 December 2012 31 March 2012 Qualifying Muller secured his first pole position of the year in qualifying ahead of Tarquini and Coronel. Oriola took the independents' pole with fourth place. Tarquini had been fastest in the first part of qualifying but Muller had been close to going out in the first element of qualifying. Muller had his best time removed for running too wide but he ended the session eighth after a last minute flying lap. By finishing tenth in second qualifying, D'Aste secured the pole position on the reversed grid in race two. The session was not stopped at any time but after the session, the Lukoil Racing car of Aleksei Dudukalo caught fire in Parc Ferme.Auger Matt Muller secures Valencia pole http://www.touring-cars.net/2012/03/muller-secures-valencia-pole TouringCars.net 21 December 2012 31 March 2012 Andrew Abbott Warm-Up Huff led the warm up session on Sunday morning with pole sitter Muller second fastest.Hudson Neil Rob Huff leads the way in Valencia warm up http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7386 https://archive.today/20130204153249/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7386 dead 4 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 21 December 2012 1 April 2012 Race One Muller led from start to finish to secure his third straight victory of the year. Tarquini had got a better launch from the rolling start but Muller was able to defend and from then on Tarquini's main threat was from Coronel behind. Coronel had received a black and white driving standards flag for making contact with Tarquini but continued on to the final podium spot. Huff and Menu climbed up to fourth and fifth respectively at the expense of Oriola, but sixth place was still enough to secure the independents' victory for Oriola. Monteiro was able to finish in the top ten in his SUNRED-powered car while the only car that failed to finish was Dudukalo.Allen Peter Muller Continues Winning Start With Dominant Valencia Victory http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2012/04/muller-continues-winning-start-with-dominant-valencia-victory/ The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network 21 December 2012 1 April 2012 Race Two Menu ended Muller's winning streak in race two by coming home ahead of Coronel and D'Aste. Wiechers-Sport driver D'Aste had led until lap seven when he ran wide and handed the lead to Menu. Both Menu and D'Aste then hit oil two laps later sending them across the gravel at turn ten and promoting Coronel to second. Coronel battled with Menu for the lead in the final laps but held on to take the win by less than a second. Menu's Chevrolet was followed home by four BMW 320 TCs as Norbert Michelisz and Franz Engstler followed Coronel and D'Aste.Mills Peter Alain Menu battles to Valencia World Touring Car race two win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98541 Autosport Haymarket Publications 21 December 2012 1 April 2012 Results Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Q1 Q2 Points 1 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:43.458 1:42.228 5 2 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 1:42.933 1:42.591 4 3 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 1:43.323 1:42.643 3 4 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:43.340 1:42.829 2 5 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:43.427 1:42.862 1 6 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 1:43.483 1:42.994 7 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 1:43.683 1:43.108 8 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:43.230 1:43.410 9 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:42.975 1:43.472 10 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 1:43.850 1:43.544 11 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 1:43.801 1:43.640 12 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:43.391 1:43.832 13 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 1:43.889 14 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 1:43.951 15 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TCY 1:44.060 16 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 1:44.126 17 27 HUN Gábor Wéber Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 1:44.316 18 12 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 1:44.342 19 24 ESP Isaac Tutumlu Proteam Racing BMW 320 TCY 1:44.435 20 88 ESP Fernando Monje SUNRED Engineering SR León 1.6TY 1:44.509 21 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 1:44.702 22 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León TDiY 1:44.703 23 40 BEL Andrea Barlesi SUNRED Engineering SR León 1.6TY 1:45.124 24 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 1:45.716 Bold denotes Pole position for second race. Race 1 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 13 22:53.924 1 25 2 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 13 +6.988 2 18 3 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 13 +7.232 3 15 4 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 13 +8.982 5 12 5 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 13 +9.250 9 10 6 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 13 +10.614 4 8 7 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 13 +11.854 6 6 8 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 13 +12.202 7 4 9 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 13 +21.185 11 2 10 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 13 +24.010 12 1 11 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC Y 13 +25.349 10 12 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 13 +30.104 16 13 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 13 +30.282 13 14 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 13 +30.685 15 15 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 13 +31.373 14 16 24 ESP Isaac Tutumlu Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 13 +32.187 19 17 27 HUN Gábor Wéber Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 13 +33.507 17 18 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 13 +34.050 24 19 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 13 +34.372 21 20 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León TDi Y 13 +36.599 22 21 88 ESP Fernando Monje SUNRED Engineering SR León 1.6T Y 13 +37.377 20 22 12 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 13 +37.926 18 23 40 BEL Andrea Barlesi SUNRED Engineering SR León 1.6T Y 13 +51.999 23 NC 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 6 +7 Laps 8 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Race 2 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 13 23:03.207 2 25 2 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 13 +0.861 8 18 3 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC Y 13 +1.306 1 15 4 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 13 +1.629 5 12 5 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 13 +1.901 4 10 6 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 13 +3.007 6 8 7 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 13 +5.704 7 6 8 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 13 +6.368 10 4 9 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 13 +15.044 9 2 10 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 13 +15.306 15 1 11 24 ESP Isaac Tutumlu Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 13 +19.838 19 12 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 13 +21.166 3 13 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 13 +21.865 11 14 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 13 +23.167 14 15 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 13 +25.024 21 16 12 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 13 +27.071 18 17 40 BEL Andrea Barlesi SUNRED Engineering SR León 1.6T Y 13 +50.229 23 18 88 ESP Fernando Monje SUNRED Engineering SR León 1.6T Y 13 +1:04.377 20 19 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 10 +3 Laps 24 Ret 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 8 Suspension 16 Ret 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 4 Overheating 12 Ret 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 1 Suspension 13 Ret 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León TDi Y 0 Accident 22 DNS 27 HUN Gábor Wéber Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 0 Clutch 17 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Yvan Muller 88 10px 1 2 CHE Alain Menu 61 10px 1 3 NLD Tom Coronel 58 10px 2 4 GBR Robert Huff 57 10px 5 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 44 Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 ESP Pepe Oriola 31 10px 1 2 ITA Stefano D'Aste 28 10px 2 3 HUN Norbert Michelisz 27 10px 4 DEU Franz Engstler 25 10px 2 5 GBR Alex MacDowall 16 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 173 10px 1 2 DEU BMW Customer Racing Teams 108 10px 1 3 ESP SEAT Racing Technology 101 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings. References External links Results Booklet PDF at FIAWTCC.comSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Valencia Race Report PDF at FIAWTCC.comSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes FIA WTCC Race of Spain 2012 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Spain no race Spain FIA WTCC Race of Spain