2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil

FIA WTCC Race of Brazil Brazil 22 July 2012 Autódromo Curitiba.svg 8 12 Pinhais, Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 3.695 15 16 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet 1:22.289 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet FRA Yvan Muller 1:23.920 Chevrolet GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing Team GBR Robert Huff 1:24.244 Chevrolet The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was the eighth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil. It was held on 22 July 2012 at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba in Pinhais, Brazil. Both races were won by Chevrolet with Yvan Muller winning race one and Robert Huff winning race two. Background In the break prior to the event, Chevrolet announced they were pulling out of the World Touring Car Championship at the end of the season.Abbott Andrew Chevrolet announce end of WTCC programme http://www.touring-cars.net/2012/07/chevrolet-announce-end-of-wtcc-programme Touring-Cars.net Andrew Abbott 4 July 2012 27 July 2012 26 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200726202702/https://www.touring-cars.net/2012/07/chevrolet-announce-end-of-wtcc-programme dead This would leave Muller, Huff and Alain Menu without drives for the 2013 season. It was Yvan Muller who was leading the championship coming into Brazil on 245 points ahead of Huff and Menu. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. In the weeks prior to Brazil, Honda also announced their 2013 driver lineup. Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro would join the works team for the following season, with Monteiro also driving for them in the final three events of the 2012 season.Elizalde Pablo Honda confirms Tarquini and Monteiro for its first season in the WTCC http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101261 Autosport Haymarket Publishing 18 July 2012 27 July 2012 Pasquale di Sabatino, recovering from bronchitis and pneumonia was ruled out of competing by doctors. Michel Nykjær substituted for the Italian driver at bamboo-engineering for the weekend.Hudson Neil Michel Nykjaer to replace Di Sabatino in Brazil http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7890 https://archive.today/20130204165032/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7890 dead 4 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 19 July 2012 27 July 2012 Report Free Practice Muller led a Chevrolet 1–2–3 in free practice one with Tarquini in fourth ahead of the bamboo-engineering Chevrolet duo of Michel Nykjær and Alex MacDowall.Hudson Neil Yvan Muller fastest in Free Practice 1 in Curitiba http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7892 https://archive.today/20130204220126/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7892 dead 4 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 21 July 2012 29 July 2012 Muller topped the times once again in the second free practice session ahead of both his Chevrolet teammates. Behind them it was the future Honda duo of Tarquini and Monteiro in front of the bamboo-engineering drivers.Abbott Andrew Muller quickest again in Brazil http://www.touring-cars.net/2012/07/muller-quickest-again-in-brazil Touring-Cars.net Andrew Abbott 21 July 2012 29 July 2012 Qualifying After leading both free practice sessions, Muller took his third pole position of the season with Menu second and Huff third. Nykjær lined up fourth on his return to the WTCC with Tarquini the leading non-Chevrolet driver in fifth. Norbert Michelisz finished 10th in Q2 to take the reversed grid pole position for race two.Mills Peter Yvan Muller beats Alain Menu to Curitiba World Touring Car Championship pole in all-Chevrolet battle http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101394 Autosport Haymarket Publishing 21 July 2012 29 July 2012 Warm-Up Muller led a Chevrolet 1–2–3–4 in Sunday morning's warm-up session with Tarquini the fastest non-Chevrolet car.Hudson Neil Yvan Muller leads Rob Huff in Curitiba warm-up http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7897 https://archive.today/20130204213742/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7897 dead 4 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 22 July 2012 3 August 2012 Race One The three Chevrolet cars led from the start and had an easy race with the exception of third placed Huff who had to defend from the SEAT of Tarquini. A coming together on the second lap forced both Monteiro and Alberto Cerqui into retirement. Tarquini finished fourth behind the works Chevrolet cars, led by Muller and ahead of the bamboo-engineering pair of Nykjær and MacDowall. Nykjær celebrated his return to the WTCC as the winning independent driver. Michelisz finished ahead of Oriola in the independents' race which would see him close in the Yokohama Trophy title lead. A last lap coming together between Stefano D'Aste and Franz Engstler for fifteenth landed D'Aste with a 30-second penalty after the race, dropping him to seventeenth.ROUNDS 15 & 16 – CURITIBA RACE REPORT http://www.fiawtcc.com/uploads/files/eventdetail/43/2012_curitiba_races.pdf World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 22 July 2012 3 August 2012 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Race Two Michelisz started on pole position for the second race and he held the lead until half distance when he got passed by Tarquini, Huff, Menu and Muller on the same lap. Huff and Menu were then able to overtake the Italian driver and use him as a buffer between themselves and championship leader Muller. A coming together between ROAL Motorsport's Cerqui and Lukoil Racing Team's Aleksei Dudukalo forced the BMW to crash into the pit wall and retirement. At the flag Huff and Menu formed a Chevrolet 1–2 with Tarquini third and Muller missing out on a podium in fourth. Michelisz finished fifth as the winning independent as Oriola watched on from the pits having retired from the race, his Yokohama Trophy lead lost to the Zengő Motorsport driver. 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 1:22.824 1:22.289 5 2 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:22.877 1:22.444 4 3 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:23.473 1:22.592 3 4 17 DNK Michel Nykjær bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 1:23.567 1:22.765 2 5 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 1:23.764 1:22.947 1 6 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 1:22.726 1:23.086 7 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:23.994 1:23.366 8 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 1:24.212 1:23.500 9 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 1:23.736 1:23.516 10 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 1:23.984 1:23.622 11 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:24.065 1:23.630 12 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TCY 1:24.271 1:23.927 13 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 1:24.293 14 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:24.360 15 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 1:24.528 16 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:24.601 17 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 1:24.652 18 88 ESP Fernando Monje Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 1:24.700 19 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 1:24.902 20 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 1:24.986 21 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 1:25.121 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 15 22:05.549 1 25 2 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 15 +0.398 2 18 3 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 15 +0.933 3 15 4 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 15 +2.767 5 12 5 17 DNK Michel Nykjær bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 15 +5.656 4 10 6 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 15 +6.639 6 8 7 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 15 +13.850 7 6 8 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 15 +15.552 9 4 9 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 15 +15.721 10 2 10 88 ESP Fernando Monje Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 15 +19.896 18 1 11 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 15 +20.552 11 12 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 15 +29.405 12 13 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 15 +31.621 15 14 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 15 +35.093 19 15 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 15 +38.976 17 16 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 15 +46.613 14 17 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 15 +1:01.675 21 18 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 15 +1:05.411 20 19 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 13 +2 Laps 16 NC 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 9 +6 Laps 13 Ret 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 1 Collision 8 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 16 23:49.750 8 25 2 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 16 +1.099 9 18 3 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 16 +1.496 6 15 4 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 16 +1.758 10 12 5 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 16 +4.958 1 10 6 17 DNK Michel Nykjær bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 16 +12.849 7 8 7 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 16 +14.072 2 6 8 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 16 +14.477 12 4 9 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 16 +15.506 3 2 10 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 16 +16.263 11 1 11 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 16 +16.552 5 12 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 16 +19.243 16 13 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 16 +19.785 21 14 88 ESP Fernando Monje Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 16 +26.411 18 15 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 16 +30.662 19 16 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 15 +1 Lap 20 17 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 13 +3 Laps 14 Ret 16 ITA Alberto Cerqui ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 8 Collision 13 Ret 20 CHN Darryl O'Young Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 4 Gearbox 4 Ret 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 2 Collision 15 Ret 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 1 Mechanical 17 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Yvan Muller 287 10px 2 GBR Robert Huff 270 10px 3 CHE Alain Menu 250 10px 1 4 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 162 10px 1 5 NLD Tom Coronel 150 Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 HUN Norbert Michelisz 111 10px 1 2 ESP Pepe Oriola 106 10px 3 ITA Stefano D'Aste 75 10px 1 4 GBR Alex MacDowall 63 10px 1 5 DEU Franz Engstler 58 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 673 10px 2 DEU BMW Customer Racing Teams 430 10px 3 ESP SEAT Racing Technology 425 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings. References External links FIA WTCC Race of Brazil 2012 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal 2012 FIA WTCC Race of the United States 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil none Brazil FIA WTCC Race of Brazil FIA WTCC Race of Brazil