2012 Guia Race of Macau

Guia Race of Macau Macau 18 November 2012 Circuito da Guia GP.svg 12 12 Macau Guia Circuit 6.120 9 9 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet 2:29.422 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet PRT Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS CHE Alain Menu 2:32.063 Chevrolet CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet GBR Robert Huff 2:32.422 Chevrolet The 2012 Guia Race of Macau was the twelfth and final round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the eighth running of the Guia Race of Macau. It was held on 18 November 2012 at the Guia Circuit in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau. The race was part of the Macau Grand Prix weekend, headlined by the Formula Three event. Both races were won by Chevrolet in their final event as a works team; Yvan Muller won the first race and Alain Menu won the second race, while the team's third driver Robert Huff became series champion with second to Menu in the second race. Background At the previous round in the Race of China, Robert Huff had established himself as the solo championship leader. Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. A number of local drivers joined the field for the race, Jo Merszei joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler in a naturally aspirated BMW 320si previously run in 2012 by Masaki Kano and Alex Liu.Meissner Johan Engstler set to run third BMW in Asian races http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8047 https://archive.today/20121216141029/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8047 dead 16 December 2012 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 29 August 2012 18 November 2012 Andre Couto joined Tuenti Racing Team for his annual appearance at Macau.http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/59/subpage.php?id=4266&lang=cn FIA WTCC – Guia Race of Macau – Presented by SJM Provisional Entry List Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix Committee 10 October 2012 18 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121214015331/http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/59/subpage.php?id=4266&lang=cn 2012-12-14 dead China Dragon Racing added a second Chevrolet Lacetti for Celio Alves Dias. RPM Racing Team ran a BMW 320si for Mak Ka Lok while Five Auto Racing Team ran a BMW 320si for Henry Ho and a Honda Accord Euro R for Eurico de Jesus. Italian former All-Japan Formula Three driver Kei Cozzolino made his maiden touring car appearance, replacing Alberto Cerqui at ROAL Motorsport.Mills Peter Alberto Cerqui replaced by Kei Cozzolino for WTCC Macau http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104078 Autosport Haymarket Publications 6 November 2012 18 November 2012 This was to be the last race for Chevrolet as a works team in the WTCC having announced their departure from the series in July.Elizalde Pablo Chevrolet announces it will leave the WTCC at the end of the 2012 season http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100908 Autosport Haymarket Publications 4 July 2012 18 November 2012 Report Free Practice Tiago Monteiro set the pace in the shortened Thursday test session, with Mehdi Bennani and Stefano D'Aste have initially set the pace. Cozzolino, Mak Ka Lok and Franz Engstler recovered from spins with relatively little damage, the session was however red flagged three minutes from the end when bamboo-engineering driver Darryl O'Young crashed head on into the barrier at the Mandarin Oriental corner.MONTEIRO TOPS THE FIRST SESSION IN MACAU http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/497 https://archive.today/20130123115538/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/497 dead 23 January 2013 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 15 November 2012 18 November 2012 Huff went quickest in Free Practice 1 on Friday, having spent much of the session trading times with teammates Muller and Menu and Honda Racing Team JAS driver Monteiro. O'Young was able to participate after his car was repaired overnight, Cozzolino damaged his car colliding with a barrier and Henry Ho was once again unable to run, this time due to a gearbox failure.PRACTICE 1 – ROB HUFF SETS THE PACE http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/502 https://archive.today/20130123080635/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/502 dead 23 January 2013 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 16 November 2012 18 November 2012 Huff led the Chevrolet trio in the second free practice session which distanced itself from the next nearest challenger, the Lukoil Racing SEAT León of Gabriele Tarquini, by 1.3 seconds. Damage sustained in the first free practice session meant Cozzolino did not get any running in for ROAL Motorsport, while Bennani and D'Aste had two separate near misses with the barriers.PRACTICE 2 – CHEVROLET DOMINATION http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/504 https://archive.today/20130122212443/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/504 dead 22 January 2013 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 16 November 2012 18 November 2012 Qualifying Having led free practice, Huff dominated qualifying to claim his fourth pole position at Macau and extend his championship lead. He set a new lap record for the circuit in doing so, beating the record previously held by teammate Menu. Muller was second and Menu was third, with Tarquini fourth and Monteiro fifth in the new Honda Civic. O'Young took the independents' pole position with sixth place just ahead of Yokohama Trophy challengers Michelisz and Pepe Oriola. Fellow trophy challenger D'Aste could only manage 11th, setting a slightly slower time in Q2 than in Q1. Fredy Barth brought out the red flags when he crashed at Police bend, the stoppage hampering Tom Coronel's effort to progress to Q2.Auger Matt Huff secures fourth Macau pole http://www.touring-cars.net/2012/11/huff-secures-fourth-macau-pole Touring-Cars.net Andrew Abbott 16 November 2012 18 November 2012 Six drivers set times slower than the 107% time in Q1, three of which had their times removed as a penalty for not reporting to the weighing bay. They were given permission to start the races from the back of the grid.IT'S RAINING PENALTIES ON LOCAL RACERS http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/508 https://archive.today/20130123065121/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/508 dead 23 January 2013 World Touring Car Championship Kigema Sport Organisation 16 November 2012 18 November 2012 Warm-Up Pole sitter Huff led the Sunday morning warm up session with Monteiro continuing to show potential in second and championship outsider Muller third. An off at the Melco hairpin for Barth brought out the yellow flags late in the otherwise undisturbed session.Hudson Neil Rob Huff leads morning warm-up at Macau http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8417 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 18 November 2012 18 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130002926/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8417 30 November 2012 dead dmy-all Race One Huff started on pole position but it was Muller who grabbed the lead for the first three laps while Monteiro grabbed fourth from Tarquini. A crash at Lisboa further down the field on the opening lap involving the Yokohama Trophy contenders block the track briefly, the leading six cars built a gap to the rest of the field after this. D'Aste was able to resume but was later issued with a black and orange flag due to the damage sustained in the accident. A move by Huff at Lisboa to take the lead demoted Muller to second on lap three for a short time before the race leader collided with a barrier and broke his suspension, promoting Muller back into the lead. Muller led the rest of the race to claim his ninth victory of the season ahead of Menu and Monteiro on his first podium appearance for Honda. O'Young finished as the independent winner having started from the class pole.Mills Peter Yvan Muller beats Alain Menu as Rob Huff crashes http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104350 Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 November 2012 18 November 2012 Race Two Bamboo driver Alex MacDowall started from pole position on the reversed grid but a quick start by Michelisz soon put the Zengő Motorsport driver into the lead of the race. Menu made good progress from eighth and was soon up to fourth place behind Oriola, he got by the Tuenti Racing driver on the second lap. MacDowall reclaimed the lead from Michelisz but both drivers were easy targets for Menu who assumed the lead. MacDowall dropped to fourth where he remained until contact from Muller spun him into the barrier on the exit of the high speed Mandarin bend, Huff then took fourth off Muller. A long safety car period followed as work started to clear the debris from the collision, the race distance was extended and the action resumed on lap 8. Oriola out-braked himself going into Lisboa in a bid to pass Michelisz, putting them both in the barrier and bringing out the safety car for the second and final time. The race ended under the safety car with Chevrolet claiming a dominant 1–2–3 finish with Menu leading Huff and Muller. Huff secured his first World Touring Car Championship crown and Michelisz won the Yokohama Independents' Trophy despite not finishing the race.Mills Peter Rob Huff is champion despite Alain Menu winning finale http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/104354 Autosport Haymarket Publications 18 November 2012 18 November 2012 Results Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Q1 Q2 Points 1 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:30.903 2:29.422 5 2 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:30.950 2:30.144 4 3 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:31.490 2:30.488 3 4 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 2:31.868 2:30.936 2 5 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Civic S2000 TC 2:31.366 2:31.539 1 6 20 CHN Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 2:32.066 2:31.643 7 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 2:32.458 2:31.670 8 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TCY 2:32.989 2:32.157 9 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 2:32.907 2:32.475 10 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 2:32.762 2:32.521 11 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 2:32.945 2:33.025 12 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 2:33.091 2:33.107 13 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 2:33.181 14 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 2:33.270 15 73 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León WTCCY 2:33.358 16 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 2:34.792 17 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 2:34.969 18 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 2:35.025 19 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 2:35.180 20 66 MAC Andre Couto Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 2:35.218 21 88 ESP Fernando Monje Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 2:35.307 22 46 ITA Kei Cozzolino ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TCY 2:39.020 23 77 MAC Jo Merszei Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 2:40.785 107% time: 2:41.466 — 82 MAC Henry Ho Five Auto Racing Team BMW 320siY 2:42.170 — 55 MAC Celio Alves Dias China Dragon Racing Chevrolet LacettiY 2:43.630 — 81 MAC Eurico de Jesus Five Auto Racing Team Honda Accord Euro RY 2:43.816 — 50 MAC Felipe De Souza China Dragon Racing Chevrolet LacettiY no time set — 51 MAC Kin Veng Ng China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LTY no time set — 78 MAC Mak Ka Lok RPM Racing Team BMW 320siY no time set 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 9 23:08.977 2 25 2 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 9 +0.915 3 18 3 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Civic S2000 TC 9 +1.297 5 15 4 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 9 +1.967 4 12 5 20 CHN Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 9 +11.519 6 10 6 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 9 +55.136 13 8 7 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 9 +1:04.037 12 6 8 73 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León WTCCY 9 +1:09.730 15 4 9 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 9 +1:16.524 10 2 10 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 9 +1:22.194 14 1 11 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 9 +1:22.372 18 12 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 9 +1:23.053 16 13 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 9 +1:25.822 17 14 88 ESP Fernando Monje Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 9 +1:29.347 21 15 66 MAC Andre Couto Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 9 +2:12.605 20 16 82 MAC Henry Ho Five Auto Racing Team BMW 320siY 9 +2:19.429 24 17 77 MAC Jo Merszei Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 9 +3:23.533 23 18 50 MAC Felipe De Souza China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y 7 +2 Laps 27 19 55 MAC Celio Alves Dias China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y 7 +2 Laps 25 20 46 ITA Kei Cozzolino ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 7 Accident 22 21 78 MAC Mak Ka Lok RPM Racing Team BMW 320si Y 6 +3 Laps 29 Ret 51 MAC Kin Veng Ng China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y 5 Suspension 28 Ret 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 4 Accident damage 1 Ret 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 4 Accident 19 NC 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 3 +6 Laps 7 Ret 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 2 Accident damage 11 Ret 81 MAC Eurico de Jesus Five Auto Racing Team Honda Accord Euro RY 1 Accident damage 26 Ret 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 0 Collision 9 Ret 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 0 Collision 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 11 35:36.096 7 25 2 2 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 11 +0.320 9 18 3 1 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 11 +0.889 8 15 4 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Civic S2000 TC 11 +9.015 5 12 5 20 CHN Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6TY 11 +9.786 4 10 6 6 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TCY 11 +10.127 11 8 7 4 RUS Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCCY 11 +11.024 18 6 8 73 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León WTCCY 11 +11.399 14 4 9 22 GBR Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCCY 11 +11.582 13 2 10 88 ESP Fernando Monje Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 11 +11.900 19 1 11 66 MAC Andre Couto Tuenti Racing SR León 1.6T 11 +12.412 18 12 14 GBR James Nash Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 11 +20.496 15 13 77 MAC Jo Merszei Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 11 +20.883 20 14 50 MAC Felipe De Souza China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y 11 +21.920 24 15 55 MAC Celio Alves Dias China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y 11 +22.760 22 16 78 MAC Mak Ka Lok RPM Racing Team BMW 320si Y 11 +24.741 26 17 51 MAC Kin Veng Ng China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y 11 +25.589 25 18 81 MAC Eurico de Jesus Five Auto Racing Team Honda Accord Euro RY 11 +26.243 23 19 46 ITA Kei Cozzolino ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 9 +2 Laps 29 20 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini Lukoil Racing SEAT León WTCC 9 Floor 6 21 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 8 Collision 3 22 74 ESP Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing SEAT León WTCCY 8 Collision 2 23 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TCY 8 Accident 10 Ret 15 NLD Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 4 Radiator 12 Ret 11 GBR Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 3 Collision 1 Ret 23 GBR Tom Chilton Team Aon Ford Focus S2000 TC 3 Collision 16 Ret 25 MAR Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 3 Collision 27 Ret 82 MAC Henry Ho Five Auto Racing Team BMW 320siY 1 Clutch 21 DNS 7 HKG Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 0 Accident damage 28 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Final championship standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 GBR Robert Huff 413 10px 2 CHE Alain Menu 401 10px 3 FRA Yvan Muller 393 10px 4 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 252 10px 5 NLD Tom Coronel 207 Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 HUN Norbert Michelisz 139 10px 2 ESP Pepe Oriola 126 10px 3 ITA Stefano D'Aste 122 10px 1 4 DEU Franz Engstler 114 10px 1 5 GBR Alex MacDowall 105 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 1025 10px 2 DEU BMW Customer Racing Teams 650 10px 3 ESP SEAT Racing Technology 617 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings. References External links Guia Race of Macau 2012 2012 FIA WTCC Race of China 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Italy 2011 Guia Race of Macau 2013 Guia Race of Macau Category:Macau Grand Prix Macau Macau