2009 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil

FIA WTCC Race of Brazil Brazil 8 March 2009 Autódromo Curitiba.svg 1 12 Curitiba, Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 3.695 16 16 FRA Yvan Muller SEAT Sport 1:24.196 FRA Yvan Muller SEAT Sport ESP Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SWE Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport FRA Yvan Muller 1:25.662 SEAT Sport ITA Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Sport SWE Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport ESP Jordi Gené SEAT Sport CHE Alain Menu 1:34.837 Chevrolet The 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil (formally the 2009 FIA WTCC HSBC Race of Brazil) was the first round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held on March 8, 2009 at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near Curitiba, Brazil. It was the fourth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil. The two races were won by SEAT's Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini, with SEAT filling both podiums. Background The race marked the arrival of a fourth manufacturer, with Lada giving full backing to the Russian Bears Motorsport team, forming the Lada Sport team. SEAT, BMW and Chevrolet returned for their fifth seasons in the series, with Chevrolet introducing the new Cruze model. Reigning Independents Trophy champion Sergio Hernández had joined BMW Team Italy-Spain from Scuderia Proteam Motorsport, swapping seats with fellow Spaniard Félix Porteiro. After a one-off appearance for the team in 2008, Tom Boardman joined SUNRED Engineering full-time, while Marin Čolak joined the series, forming his own team. Stefano D'Aste had returned to Wiechers-Sport, while Kristian Poulsen had joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler. Report Testing and free practice SEAT Sport driver Tarquini was fastest in the Friday test session. His fastest time was less than a tenth of a second faster than the BMW pair of Augusto Farfus and Jörg Müller. Behind them were five SEATs led by Yvan Muller, while the new Chevrolet Cruze was ninth in the hands of Nicola Larini. Scuderia Proteam Motorsport driver Porteiro was the fastest driver in the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. Jaap van Lagen was the fastest Lada driver. SUNRED driver Tom Coronel stopped early on in the session when his engine failed while Engstler Motorsport driver Poulsen didn't get any running due to a fuel pump failure.Veltman Rob Tarquini fastest man in first test http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=3198 https://archive.today/20130216231738/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=3198 dead 16 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 30 January 2013 6 March 2009 Defending champion Yvan Muller led a SEAT 1–2–3–4–5 in the Saturday morning practice session with Farfus sixth as the best BMW runner. Porteiro was once again the fastest independent driver while Larini was the fastest Chevrolet. BMW Team UK driver Andy Priaulx finished 17th having suffered from brake problems.English Steven SEAT lead the way in Curitiba practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73604 Autosport Haymarket Publications 30 January 2013 7 March 2009 Jörg Müller was fastest in the second free practice session ahead of earlier pace setter Yvan Muller. Priaulx was third after his brake problems in the morning session, while Alain Menu put his Chevrolet in seventh. Coronel missed more practice time due to a clutch problem on his Sunred SEAT.English Steven Jorg Muller quickest in final practice http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73606 Autosport Haymarket Publications 30 January 2013 7 March 2009 Qualifying For the first time qualifying was split into two sessions. The first determined the top ten, who would go through to the second session. The first session was red-flagged after five minutes when Kristian Poulsen crashed heavily into the wall at the final turn. Yvan Muller was fastest in the session, ahead of Gabriele Tarquini. Amongst those that went out in Q1 were Sergio Hernández, Rob Huff and Alex Zanardi.http://www.fiawtcc.com/2009/uploadedFiles/PDF/RP.1.20093801218.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20101101063753/http://fiawtcc.com/2009/uploadedFiles/PDF/RP.1.20093801218.pdf 2010-11-01 Qualifying Report Muller also set the fastest time in Q2, winning pole position ahead of his teammates, Jordi Gené, Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro and Rickard Rydell. Warm-Up Jörg Müller was the fastest driver in Sunday mornings warm up session, leading a BMW 1–2–3 ahead of Farfus and Priaulx. Pole sitter Yvan Muller was fourth.Veltman Rob Jörg Müller tops warm up session http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=3210 https://archive.today/20130216223013/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=3210 dead 16 February 2013 TouringCarTimes Mediaempire Stockholm AB 30 January 2013 8 March 2009 Race One The first race was dominated by Muller, as he led from the beginning until the end. SEAT teammates Gené, Rydell and Tarquini finished in second, third and fourth respectively. Alain Menu retired following a collision on the opening lap, involving him and the BMWs of Jörg Müller and Andy Priaulx. Müller spent five laps in the pits before rejoining the race, while Priaulx went on to climb from 21st to ninth. The safety car was introduced on lap six, following a crash for Stefano D'Aste. Nicola Larini finished the race in fifth, scoring the first points for the new Chevrolet Cruze. Augusto Farfus finished sixth ahead of Hernández and Monteiro. Félix Porteiro won the Independents’ class, finishing tenth overall.http://www.fiawtcc.com/2009/uploadedFiles/PDF/RP.1.2009310135918.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20101101070141/http://fiawtcc.com/2009/uploadedFiles/PDF/RP.1.2009310135918.pdf 2010-11-01 Race Report After the race, Larini and Monteiro were given 30-second penalties after overtaking during the safety car period, dropping them to 15th and 16th respectively. Jaap van Lagen and George Tanev were also given the same penalties. Andy Priaulx and Porteiro inherited seventh and eighth places respectively. Race Two SEAT encored in race two, once again placing four drivers in the top four positions. The race started behind the safety car on a track flooded by a violent thunderstorm, with Félix Porteiro who had inherited pole position after Tiago Monteiro’s penalty. In the early stages the BMW drivers - Félix Porteiro, Andy Priaulx, Sergio Hernández and Augusto Farfus – set the pace, but soon the SEAT tide became unstoppable. Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell, Jordi Gené and Yvan Muller jumped on top to stay, while Porteiro repeated his success in the Independents’ class. Results Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Q1 Q2 1 1 FRA Yvan Muller SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:24.345 1:24.196 2 4 ESP Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:24.796 1:24.315 3 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:24.537 1:24.355 4 5 PRT Tiago Monteiro SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:24.554 1:24.472 5 3 SWE Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1:24.845 1:24.486 6 7 DEU Jörg Müller BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 1:24.706 1:24.637 7 8 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 1:24.772 1:24.749 8 12 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:24.534 1:24.831 9 14 ITA Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:25.010 1:24.831 10 6 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320si 1:24.772 1:24.933 11 10 ESP Sergio Hernández BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 1:25.046 12 23 ESP Félix Porteiro Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:25.377 13 11 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 1:25.456 14 9 ITA Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 1:25.488 15 25 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 1:26.018 16 22 GBR Tom Boardman SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 1:26.026 17 27 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 1:26.076 18 21 NLD Tom Coronel SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 1:26.220 19 28 HRV Marin Čolak Čolak Racing Team Ingra SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 1:26.281 20 18 NLD Jaap van Lagen Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 1:26.753 21 24 BGR George Tanev Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 1:26.940 22 26 DNK Kristian Poulsen Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 1:27.578 23 19 RUS Kirill Ladygin Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 1:27.585 24 20 RUS Viktor Shapovalov Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 1:28.035 Race 1 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 FRA Yvan Muller SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 26:45.799 1 10 2 4 ESP Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +2.098 2 8 3 3 SWE Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +2.880 5 6 4 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +3.501 3 5 5 8 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 16 +7.766 7 4 6 10 ESP Sergio Hernández BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 16 +8.152 11 3 7 6 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320si 16 +12.128 10 2 8 23 ESP Félix Porteiro Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +13.441 12 1 9 21 NLD Tom Coronel SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 16 +15.971 18 10 9 ITA Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 16 +16.105 14 11 22 GBR Tom Boardman SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 16 +16.990 16 12 25 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 16 +20.829 15 13 20 RUS Viktor Shapovalov Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 16 +26.339 24 14 19 RUS Kirill Ladygin Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 16 +27.540 23 15 14 ITA Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +37.183 9 16 5 PRT Tiago Monteiro SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +38.767 4 17 18 NLD Jaap van Lagen Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 16 +54.116 20 18 24 BGR George Tanev Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +54.868 21 19 28 HRV Marin Čolak Čolak Racing Team Ingra SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 13 +3 Laps 19 20 26 DNK Kristian Poulsen Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 13 +3 Laps 22 NC 7 DEU Jörg Müller BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 11 +5 Laps 6 Ret 11 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 5 Mechanical 13 Ret 27 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 4 Race incident 17 Ret 12 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 2 Race incident 8 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Race 2 Pos. Position No. Car number Name Team Car C Class Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 27:44.649 5 10 2 3 SWE Rickard Rydell SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +0.810 6 8 3 4 ESP Jordi Gené SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +5.869 7 6 4 1 FRA Yvan Muller SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +7.157 8 5 5 7 DEU Jörg Müller BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 16 +9.916 20 4 6 8 BRA Augusto Farfus BMW Team Germany BMW 320si 16 +11.759 4 3 7 23 ESP Félix Porteiro Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +13.721 1 2 8 21 NLD Tom Coronel SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 16 +14.216 9 1 9 6 GBR Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK BMW 320si 16 +17.682 2 10 10 ESP Sergio Hernández BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 16 +18.144 3 11 12 CHE Alain Menu Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +19.046 22 12 5 PRT Tiago Monteiro SEAT Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 16 +23.097 16 13 11 GBR Robert Huff Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +23.376 21 14 9 ITA Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 16 +27.315 10 15 14 ITA Nicola Larini Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze LT 16 +27.694 15 16 25 DEU Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 16 +29.859 12 17 18 NLD Jaap van Lagen Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 16 +34.424 17 18 26 DNK Kristian Poulsen Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320siY 16 +35.860 19 19 22 GBR Tom Boardman SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 16 +36.601 11 20 27 ITA Stefano D'Aste Wiechers-Sport BMW 320siY 16 +36.992 23 21 24 BGR George Tanev Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320siY 16 +48.908 18 22 19 RUS Kirill Ladygin Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 16 +49.709 14 23 20 RUS Viktor Shapovalov Lada Sport LADA 110 2.0 16 +1:13.069 13 DNS 28 HRV Marin Čolak Čolak Racing Team Ingra SEAT León 2.0 TFSIY 0 Did not start 24 Bold denotes Fastest lap. Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Yvan Muller 15 10px 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 15 10px 3 ESP Jordi Gené 14 10px 4 SWE Rickard Rydell 14 10px 5 BRA Augusto Farfus 7 Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Félix Porteiro 31 10px 2 NLD Tom Coronel 19 10px 3 DEU Franz Engstler 11 10px 4 GBR Tom Boardman 10 10px 5 DNK Kristian Poulsen 7 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 ESP SEAT 36 10px 2 DEU BMW 22 10px 3 RUS Lada 10 10px 4 USA Chevrolet 9 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings. References External links Results Booklet PDF at MST Systems FIA WTCC Race of Brazil 2009 2008 Guia Race of Macau 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Mexico 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil Brazil Race of Brazil