2010 FIA WTCC Race of Germany

Motorsport race FIA WTCC Race of Germany Germany 5 September 2010 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (de).svg 8 11 Oschersleben, Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 3.696 14 14 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM 1:38.070 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet RML BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML CHE Alain Menu 1:36.543 Chevrolet RML GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport 1:36.890 The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Germany was the eighth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Germany. It was held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben near Oschersleben, Germany on 5 September 2010. Race one was won by Alain Menu of Chevrolet RML and race two was by Andy Priaulx of BMW Team RBM. Background After the Race of the Czech Republic, Yvan Muller was leading the drivers' championship by a reduced margin of five points of Gabriele Tarquini. Sergio Hernández was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. Harry Vaulkhard was forced to miss the event and the rest of the season having run out of finances.Paice Simon Vaulkhard Set To Miss Remainder Of WTCC Campaign http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2010/08/vaulkhard-set-to-miss-remainder-of-wtcc-campaign/ The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network 8 February 2013 31 August 2010 His replacement was Japanese racer Yukinori Taniguchi, who had previously driven for N. Technology in the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season.Hudson Neil Taniguchi to replace Vaulkhard at Oschersleben http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=5193 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 8 February 2013 1 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323232243/http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=5193 2012-03-23 dead Report Free practice Tarquini set the pace in the opening free practice session, leading Chevrolet driver Robert Huff. Jordi Gené was third and Andy Priaulx was the fastest BMW in fourth. The session was red flagged twice, firstly when Stefano D'Aste stuck his Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si into a tyre wall. The red flags were out for the second time at the end of the session when Tiago Monteiro went off at the Hasseroder Curve as rain started to fall, bringing first practice to an early close.Hudson Neil Tarquini fastest at Oschersleben Free Practice 1 http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5206 https://archive.today/20130412001101/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5206 dead 12 April 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 8 February 2013 4 September 2010 Muller led a Chevrolet 1–2 in the second practice session on a drying track. Menu was second and Monteiro was the fastest SEAT driver. Michel Nykjær survived an off to go sixth fastest as the best Rookie Challenge driver.Lennstrom Ola Chevrolet in command in second practice http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5210 https://archive.today/20130412000515/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5210 dead 12 April 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 8 February 2013 4 September 2010 Qualifying Augusto Farfus took his second pole position of the season in qualifying, beating Chevrolet's Huff by a tenth of a second. All of the SR-Sport, RML Chevrolet and BMW Team RBM cars made it through to Q2, as well as the Zengő-Dension Team car of Norbert Michelisz. Monteiro damaged his front right wheel at the end of Q1 and was unable to take part in Q2, he therefore lined up tenth. With rain starting to fall, the remaining cars went out to set a time straight away. Huff, Tarquini and Gené required a second lap to set a competitive time. By the third lap, the rain was heavier and caught out Huff who spun and collided with team mate Menu. Tarquini lost control and hit a wall while Michelisz cut across the grass. The rain induced incidents brought out the red flags with three minutes remaining. The session was not restarted, so Priaulx put his BMW in third in the manufacturer's home race and Menu was fourth. Michelisz was fifth and Tarquini was sixth while Tom Coronel, Muller and Gené completed the top nine ahead of Monteiro.English Steven Farfus tops dramatic qualifying http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86377 Autosport Haymarket Publications 8 February 2013 4 September 2010 Warm-Up Chevrolet finished 1–2–3 in the foggy conditions of Sunday morning's warm–up session with Huff leading Menu and Muller. Priaulx stopped out on track while D'Aste damaged the rear of his BMW in a separate incident.Hudson Neil Chevrolet 1-2-3 at foggy Oschersleben warm-up http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5221 https://archive.today/20130411235746/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5221 dead 11 April 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 9 February 2013 5 September 2010 Race One Farfus started from pole position but ran wide at turn one after clashing with Huff who had been tapped by Menu. Farfus dropped down to fourth as Huff took the lead followed by Menu and Coronel. Tarquini was caught up the first corner contact and was forced to retire with damage to his SEAT León 2.0 TDI. Further back, Fredy Barth collided with Jordi Gené while Andrei Romanov and Taniguchi did likewise. Huff was later given a drive–through penalty for his part in the clash with Farfus, he failed to serve his penalty within the required three laps and was black–flagged. Farfus had passed Coronel and was closing in on new race leader Menu but couldn't catch him before the finish, finishing second with Muller finishing third. Coronel was fourth, Monteiro was fifth and Priaulx was sixth having started third. Michelisz finished eight to claim pole position for race two and Kristian Poulsen was independent winner.Allen Peter Menu Wins Race One After Huff Is Black-Flagged http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2010/09/menu-wins-race-one-after-huff-is-black-flagged/ The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network 9 February 2013 6 September 2010 Race Two Starting from third on the grid, Priaulx passed pole sitter Michelisz to take the lead of the race at the first corner. Monteiro bumped off both Nykjær and Michelisz and later served a drive–through penalty. Monteiro's penalty promoted Farfus into second and Muller into third. Towards the end of the race, Menu and Michelisz had been running seventh and eighth but were being caught by Huff, Tarquini and Gené. Huff tapped Michelisz wide at turn one and the Zengő driver dropped to eleventh and out of the points behind the advancing trio. Huff went on to catch Menu at the end of the race as the BMW Team RBM pair finished 1–2 on home turf with Muller the final podium finished and Poulsen repeated his Independents' Trophy victory from race one.Allen Peter Priaulx Wins Again In BMW 1-2 In Germany http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2010/09/priaulx-wins-again-in-bmw-1-2-in-germany/ The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network 9 February 2013 6 September 2010 Results Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Q1 Q2 1 10 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 1:36.228 1:38.070 2 7 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:35.518 1:38.176 3 11 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 1:36.326 1:38.186 4 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:36.174 1:38.445 5 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:36.131 1:38.634 6 1 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:36.027 1:38.796 7 2 NLD Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:36.509 1:38.810 8 6 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:36.111 1:38.869 9 4 ESP Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:36.071 1:39.994 10 3 PRT Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:36.537 no time set 11 17 DNK Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:36.654 12 18 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:36.844 13 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:36.881 14 25 ESP Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:37.282 15 15 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 1:37.309 16 20 HKG Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 1:37.532 17 24 DNK Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:37.579 18 21 MAR Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 1:38.091 19 72 JPN Yukinori Taniguchi bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 1:38.203 20 16 RUS Andrei Romanov Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 1:39.190 21 33 ITA Fabio Fabiani Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:41.877 Race 1 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 14 22:50.427 4 25 2 10 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 14 +0.491 1 18 3 6 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 14 +4.738 7 15 4 3 PRT Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +7.428 9 12 5 11 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 14 +7.845 3 10 61 1 2 NLD Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +36.835 6 8 71 1 17 DNK Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +43.063 10 6 81 1 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +46.187 15 4 91 1 24 DNK Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320siY 14 +46.449 17 2 101 1 25 ESP Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 14 +47.897 13 1 111 1 18 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +50.146 11 121 1 4 ESP Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +50.584 8 131 1 15 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 14 +1:02.077 14 141 1 21 MAR Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 14 +1:04.005 18 151 1 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 14 +1:04.164 12 161 1 16 RUS Andrei Romanov Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 14 +1:06.208 20 171 1 72 JPN Yukinori Taniguchi bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 14 +1:15.550 19 18 7 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 10 +4 Laps 2 NC 33 ITA Fabio Fabiani Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 6 +8 Laps 21 NC 20 HKG Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 5 +9 Laps 16 Ret 1 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 0 Race incident 5 Bold denotes Fastest lap. 1 1 — Coronel, Gené, Michelisz, Franz Engstler, Romanov, Nykjær, Barth, Mehdi Bennani, Poulsen, Hernández, D'Aste and Taniguchi all received 30–second post race penalties for breaking the speed limit during the rolling start.Hudson Neil Twelve penalties given for false start in race one (update) http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5237 https://archive.today/20130412002828/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5237 dead 12 April 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 9 February 2013 5 September 2010 Race 2 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 14 22:51.499 3 25 2 10 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 14 +2.729 7 18 3 6 FRA Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 14 +8.740 6 15 4 17 DNK Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +10.304 2 12 5 2 NLD Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +10.982 5 10 6 24 DNK Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320siY 14 +11.989 9 8 7 7 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 14 +16.691 17 6 8 8 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 14 +17.243 8 4 9 1 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +17.919 20 2 10 4 ESP Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +19.193 12 1 11 5 HUN Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +20.295 1 12 20 HKG Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 14 +22.964 19 13 25 ESP Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 14 +23.582 10 14 72 JPN Yukinori Taniguchi bamboo-engineering Chevrolet LacettiY 14 +35.324 16 15 15 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 14 +38.679 13 16 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 14 +47.949 15 171 1 16 RUS Andrei Romanov Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 14 +1:02.831 21 181 2 3 PRT Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 14 +1:04.318 4 19 33 ITA Fabio Fabiani Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 14 +1:28.517 18 20 18 CHE Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 13 +1 Lap 11 Ret 21 MAR Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 0 Race incident 14 Bold denotes Fastest lap. 1 1 — Romanov was given a 30–second penalty after the race a 10–place suspended grid penalty for the next two events for causing a collision.Hudson Neil Coronel loses fourth place finish http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5234 https://archive.today/20130412001059/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=5234 dead 12 April 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 9 February 2013 5 September 2010 1 2 — Monteiro was given a 30–second post–race penalty in addition to the driver–through penalty he served on lap six for a collision. Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Yvan Muller 229 10px 1 2 GBR Andy Priaulx 218 10px 1 3 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 196 10px 4 GBR Robert Huff 173 10px 5 CHE Alain Menu 145 Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Sergio Hernández 111 10px 2 ITA Stefano D'Aste 86 10px 1 3 HKG Darryl O'Young 76 10px 1 4 GBR Colin Turkington 73 10px 5 DEU Franz Engstler 70 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 508 10px 1 2 DEU BMW 453 10px 1 3 ESP SEAT Customers Technology 447 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings. References Results Booklet PDF at MST Systems External links World Touring Car Championship official website FIA WTCC Race of Germany 2010 2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Spain 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Germany 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany Germany FIA WTCC Race of Germany