WTCC Monza

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Qualifying

1 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 9 00:02:00.254
2 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 4 00:02:00.360 + 0.106
3 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:02:00.379 + 0.125
4 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 9 00:02:00.561 + 0.307
5 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 10 00:02:00.705 + 0.451
6 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 8 00:02:00.736 + 0.482
7 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:02:00.809 + 0.555
8 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 7 00:02:00.819 + 0.565
9 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:02:00.938 + 0.684
10 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 10 00:02:01.017 + 0.763
11 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:02:01.038 + 0.784
12 5 Marcel COSTA (BMW 320si ) 10 00:02:01.041 + 0.787
13 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 10 00:02:01.105 + 0.851
14 54 Emanuele NASPETTI (BMW 320i ) 11 00:02:01.172 + 0.918
15 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 11 00:02:01.206 + 0.952
16 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 12 00:02:01.352 + 1.098
17 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:02:01.354 + 1.100
18 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 7 00:02:01.593 + 1.339
19 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 10 00:02:01.615 + 1.361
20 56 Simone IACONE (BMW 320i ) 12 00:02:01.617 + 1.363
21 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 12 00:02:01.707 + 1.453
22 51 Alessandro BALZAN (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:02:01.884 + 1.630
23 24 Ryan SHARP (Honda Accord Euro R ) 11 00:02:02.120 + 1.866
24 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 10 00:02:02.232 + 1.978
25 46 Jens EDMAN (Peugeot 407 ) 11 00:02:02.258 + 2.004
26 33 Emmet O'BRIEN (BMW 320i ) 12 00:02:02.684 + 2.430
27 55 Stefano VALLI (BMW 320i ) 12 00:02:02.771 + 2.517
28 52 Elio MARCHETTI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:02:02.942 + 2.688
29 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 12 00:02:03.054 + 2.800
30 44 Jiri JANAK (Alfa Romeo 156 Gta ) 11 00:02:03.341 + 3.087
31 53 Riccardo ROMAGNOLI (Alfa Romeo 156 Gta ) 10 00:02:03.389 + 3.135
32 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 12 00:02:03.841 + 3.587
33 58 Roberto COLCIAGO (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 5 00:02:03.952 + 3.698
34 57 Davide RODA (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:02:04.558 + 4.304
35 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 5 00:02:05.567 + 5.313

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Race 1

1 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 11 00:25:44.220
2 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:25:47.754 + 3.534
3 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:25:48.598 + 4.378
4 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 11 00:25:48.887 + 4.667
5 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:25:51.552 + 7.332
6 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:25:51.859 + 7.639
7 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 11 00:25:52.559 + 8.339
8 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:25:57.128 + 12.908
9 51 Alessandro BALZAN (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:25:58.700 + 14.480
10 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:25:59.091 + 14.871
11 5 Marcel COSTA (BMW 320si ) 11 00:26:00.240 + 16.020
12 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:26:00.862 + 16.642
13 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:26:01.987 + 17.767
14 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 11 00:26:02.284 + 18.064
15 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 11 00:26:02.544 + 18.324
16 56 Simone IACONE (BMW 320i ) 11 00:26:07.270 + 23.050
17 53 Riccardo ROMAGNOLI (Alfa Romeo 156 Gta ) 11 00:26:11.413 + 27.193
18 24 Ryan SHARP (Honda Accord Euro R ) 11 00:26:11.563 + 27.343
19 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:26:16.511 + 32.291
20 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 11 00:26:17.479 + 33.259
21 44 Jiri JANAK (Alfa Romeo 156 Gta ) 11 00:26:17.844 + 33.624
22 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 11 00:26:18.476 + 34.256
23 57 Davide RODA (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:26:20.127 + 35.907
24 55 Stefano VALLI (BMW 320i ) 11 00:26:22.954 + 38.734
25 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 11 00:26:35.103 + 50.883
26 33 Emmet O'BRIEN (BMW 320i ) 9 00:22:09.509 + 2 LAPS
27 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:26:18.783 + 2 LAPS
28 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 9 00:26:34.231 + 2 LAPS
29 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 8 00:19:44.198 + 3 LAPS
30 54 Emanuele NASPETTI (BMW 320i ) 8 00:19:59.123 + 3 LAPS
- 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 5 00:13:36.315 D.N.F.
- 46 Jens EDMAN (Peugeot 407 ) 3 00:11:10.196 D.N.F.
- 58 Roberto COLCIAGO (SEAT Toledo Cupra ) 2 00:04:21.566 D.N.F.
- 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 1 00:03:02.759 D.N.F.
- 52 Elio MARCHETTI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 0 00:00:00.000 D.N.F.

[Duma]

1 Yvan MULLER (FRA) 16
2 Augusto FARFUS (BRA) 11
3 Andy PRIAULX (GBR) 10
4 Gabriele TARQUINI (ITA) 7
5 James THOMPSON (GBR) 6
5 Alain MENU (SUI) 6


1 SEAT 26
2 Alfa Romeo 22
3 BMW 18
4 Chevrolet 12





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Yvan Muller – 2nd in Race 1, 2nd in Race 2

Augusto Farfus – 8th in Race 1, 1st in Race 2

Andy Priaulx – 1st in Race 1, DNF in Race 2

Alain Menu – 10th in Race 1, 3rd in Race 1

James Thompson – 3rd in Race 1, 9th in Race 2

Dirk Müller – 4th in Race 1, DNF in Race 2

Alessandro Balzan – 9th in Race 1, 4th in Race 2


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Drivers 2006
N° Drivers Points
1 Yvan MULLER (FRA) 16
2 Augusto FARFUS (BRA) 11
3 Andy PRIAULX (GBR) 10
4 Gabriele TARQUINI (ITA) 7
5 James THOMPSON (GBR) 6
5 Alain MENU (SUI) 6
7 Dirk MULLER (GER) 5
7 Alessandro BALZAN (ITA) 5
9 Jordi GENE (ESP) 4
10 Rickard RYDELL (SWE) 3
11 Alessandro ZANARDI (ITA) 2
11 Nicola LARINI (ITA) 2
13 Peter TERTING (GER) 1


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[Duma]

Reigning World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx (BMW) and N. Technology driver Augusto Farfus (Alfa Romeo) scored a win apiece at the opening round of the 2006 season at Monza on Sunday, but it was former BTCC champion Yvan Muller (SEAT) who leads the championship thanks to two second positions.

RACE 1 – PRIAULX WINS THE OPENING ROUND

Reigning world champion, Andy Prialux in car number 1 started from pole and led the entire race to cross the line first in the first race of the season.

From the very start the Team BMW UK man created a gap and was never seriously challenged by the battling field behind him. Yvan Muller had a spectacular race in his WTCC debut to finish second. He was joined by team-mate James Thompson on the podium.

After a bad start, Farfus was caught in an incident with Alfa Romeo team-mate Tavano incurring damage to the rear of his car. He dropped down to 5th leaving Dirk Müller and Yvan Muller fighting for second. This resulted in some breathtaking moments but persistence paid dividends as Yvan overtook on the eight lap.

The fight was not over there for Dirk however as Thompson was now on his tail. On the final lap the SEAT and BMW were side by side down the straight but Thompson edged through the first corner to finish on the podium.

There was a spell of two laps under safety car conditions, after Colciago crashed at the Biassono bend and his car caught fire on the track following a clash with Edman's Peugeot.

After the re-start Zanardi, Tarquini and Rydell were competing for 6th position. After various overtaking moves Tarquini passed the chequered flag 5th with Rydell and Zanardi 6th and 7th. Augusto Farfus finished 8th and claimed pole for the second race.

Huff was the leading Chevrolet in 11th position until lap 8 when he spun and dropped to the back of the field. This left Menu to chase and overtake Costa of BMW Team Italy Spain for 10th position.

In the Independent category, Balzan was victorious and finished 9th overall.

RESULTS: RACE 1


RACE 2 - FARFUS AVOIDS THE CHAOS

Before the crowd could catch its breath after the first race, the second was underway and even more spectacular.

The young Brazilian driver, Augusto Farfus began from pole in his N.technology Alfa Romeo 156 and unlike Race 1, he got a great start. In the opening stages there was a five man fight for third; Tarquini, Thompson, Dirk Müller, Priaulx and Rydell were in a close pack throughout the opening three laps.

Priaulx, Dirk and Thompson all entered a corner together and while Thompson escaped relatively unscathed, Dirk and Priaulx ended the race with their BMW cars in barriers.

The leading pack continued and by now independent driver Alessandro Balzan had come from 9th through to 6th. This soon improved to 5th after Tarquini had a failed attempt at overtaking Zanardi and fell back to 10th. On lap 5 Balzan continued to storm through, overtaking Yvan Muller for 4th a

nd then Rydell for 3rd. However, a place on the overall podium was not to be as Yvan redeemed 3rd place on lap 7.

Meanwhile Zanardi and Farfus were having their own contest for victory. Contact was made several times but on the penultimate lap the BMW car's steering obtained damage and Zanardi was out of contention. More action ensued as Balzan dropped down to 6th coming into the final lap and Rydell and Huff collided.

The result of these incidents meant Alain Menu achieved a fantastic podium for Chevrolet. And their success did not end there because Larini finished in the points, 7th overall.

Balzan obtained an outstanding 4th position overall and encored his victory in the Independents' category.