2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic

The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic (formally the 2010 FIA WTCC Monroe Race of the Czech Republic) was the seventh round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the Race of the Czech Republic. It was held at the Masaryk Circuit near Brno, Czech Republic on 1 August 2010. The two races were won by Robert Huff of Chevrolet RML and Andy Priaulx of BMW Team RBM.

2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic
Race details
Round 7 of 11 in the 2010 World Touring Car Championship at Masaryk Circuit in Brno, Czech Republic.
Date1 August, 2010
LocationBrno, Czech Republic
CourseMasaryk Circuit
5.403 kilometres (3.357 mi)
Race One
Laps 12
Pole position
Driver Robert Huff Chevrolet RML
Time 2:10.860
Podium
First Robert Huff Chevrolet RML
Second Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport
Third Alain Menu Chevrolet RML
Fastest Lap
Driver Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM
Time 2:12.167
Race Two
Laps 10
Podium
First Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM
Second Colin Turkington eBay Motors
Third Alain Menu Chevrolet RML
Fastest Lap
Driver Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport
Time 2:12.737

Background

Coming into the round, Yvan Muller was leading the drivers' championship and Sergio Hernández was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.

After missing the previous round at Brands Hatch for personal reason, Andrei Romanov returned to Liqui Moly Team Engstler. Fabio Fabiani returned to Scuderia Proteam Motorsport having last raced for the team at the Race of Italy.[1]

Changes were made to the Independents' Trophy after the Race of UK. As well as the usual independents' points systems, additional points are awarded for each point scored in the main drivers' championship. After Colin Turkington's success at Brands Hatch, the number of additional points was limited to twelve to prevent a repeat of this.[2]

Report

Free practice

Chevrolet's Alain Menu set the pace in free practice one with SR-Sport's Gabriele Tarquini second and BMW driver Turkington third. Yokohama Trophy leader Hernández was tenth while overall championship leader Muller was sixteenth.[3]

Turkington led free practice two, nearly half a second quicker than Muller. The session was brought to an early close when Tiago Monteiro beached his SEAT León TDI in a gravel trap.[4]

Qualifying

Huff claimed his first pole position of the season in qualifying, lining up alongside Tarquini on the front row. Huff had been quickest in Q1, the surprise drop–outs from the first segment being the works BMW of Priaulx and SR–Sport driver Monteiro. Their efforts were spoilt by a red flag brought out by Fabiani who had beached his car in a gravel trap, the stoppage meant neither driver was able to set a time fast enough to progress through to the top ten shoot–out.

After Q2, Huff and Tarquini shared the front row with Turkington and Farfus behind. Huff's team mate Menu was fifth alongside Norbert Michelisz and Tom Coronel shared the fourth row with the third factory Chevrolet car of Muller. Jordi Gené and Michel Nykjær completed the top ten.[5]

After lining up third in qualifying, Turkington was stripped of independent status and would now only be eligible for the main championship.[6]

Warm-Up

Priaulx was quickest in the warm–up prior to the first race on Sunday morning. The fastest independent driver was Darryl O'Young in sixth while pole sitter Huff was eighth.[7]

Race One

Huff depended from Tarquini at the rolling start and kept his lead into the first corner, escaping a first lap crash which caught out several of their rivals. Gené and Coronel retired while Priaulx, Kristian Poulsen and Fredy Barth continued with minor damage. The safety car was brought out while the wreckage was cleared, and on the restart Turkington and Michelisz clashed with the eBay Motors driver losing control and taking out championship leader Muller. Turkington continued while Michelisz retired and Muller returned to the pits for repairs. By now the front four of Huff, Tarquini, Menu and Augusto Farfus had broken away from the rest of the field led by Turkington although Priaulx eventually passed him on the last lap to finish fifth. Huff took the win with Tarquini second and Menu third. Poulsen was the independent winner by finishing eighth after a 30–second penalty was given to O'Young for causing a collision.[8]

Race Two

O'Young started on pole position for race two although he was passed at the start by Priaulx from fourth on the grid. Turkington had leapt up from third to first at the start and at the end of the first lap Turkington lead Priaulx. Priaulx passed Turkington on the second lap while Tarquini, Menu and Huff closed in. On lap four Tarquini overshot the corner and dropped to fourth place behind Menu. Tarquini stopped two laps from the end with an injector failure, promoting Huff into fourth place. Priaulx took the win ahead of Turkington with Menu completing the podium for the second race in a row. O'Young was the independent winner while Muller finished twelfth, scoring no points over the course of the weekend.[9]

Results

Qualifying
Pos. No. Name Team Car C Q1 Q2
1 7 Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 2:10.611 2:10.860
2 1 Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 2:10.666 2:11.198
3 29 Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 320si Y 2:11.179 2:11.205
4 10 Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 2:11.111 2.11.260
5 8 Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 2:10.678 2:11.360
6 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 2:11.601 2:11.436
7 2 Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 2:11.498 2:11.528
8 6 Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 2:10.885 2:11.542
9 4 Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 2:11.009 2:11.745
10 17 Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 2:11.750 2:11.826
11 11 Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 2:11.761
12 24 Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si Y 2:11.798
13 25 Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 2:11.833
14 3 Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 2:11.994
15 20 Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti Y 2:12.093
16 18 Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 2:12.180
17 21 Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si Y 2:12.496
18 26 Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 2:12.617
19 15 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 2:12.658
20 19 Harry Vaulkhard bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti Y 2:13.007
21 16 Andrei Romanov Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 2:13.989
22 33 Fabio Fabiani Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 2:19.110

Race 1
Pos. No. Name Team Car C Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 12 28:46.901 1 25
2 1 Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 12 +0.796 2 18
3 8 Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 12 +2.036 5 15
4 10 Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 12 +2.345 4 12
5 11 Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 12 +12.874 11 10
6 29 Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 320si 12 +13.202 3 8
7 17 Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 12 +14.256 10 6
8 24 Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si Y 12 +15.680 12 4
9 3 Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 12 +16.524 14 2
10 26 Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 12 +18.780 18 1
11 25 Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 12 +20.905 13
12 18 Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 12 +21.363 16
13 15 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 12 +22.484 19
14 21 Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si Y 12 +24.250 17
15 19 Harry Vaulkhard bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti Y 12 +26.554 20
16 16 Andrei Romanov Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 12 +39.022 21
171 20 Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti Y 12 +45.467 15
18 33 Fabio Fabiani Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 12 +1:24.872 22
NC 6 Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 6 +6 Laps 8
Ret 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 3 Race incident 6
Ret 4 Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 0 Race incident 9
Ret 2 Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 0 Race incident 7
  • Bold denotes Fastest lap.
^1  — O'Young originally finished in eighth position, but was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision during the race.

Race 2
Pos. No. Name Team Car C Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Andy Priaulx BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 10 22:22.054 4 25
2 29 Colin Turkington eBay Motors BMW 320si 10 +2.254 3 18
3 8 Alain Menu Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 10 +3.353 6 15
4 7 Robert Huff Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 10 +5.347 8 12
5 10 Augusto Farfus BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 10 +5.724 5 10
6 3 Tiago Monteiro SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 10 +7.501 10 8
7 20 Darryl O'Young bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti Y 10 +10.212 1 6
8 18 Fredy Barth SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 10 +11.698 13 4
9 26 Stefano D'Aste Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 10 +12.581 11 2
10 2 Tom Coronel SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 10 +16.584 21 1
11 25 Sergio Hernández Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 10 +19.233 12
12 6 Yvan Muller Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 10 +20.016 19
13 4 Jordi Gené SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 10 +20.555 22
14 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 10 +20.837 20
15 19 Harry Vaulkhard bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti Y 10 +23.840 16
161 21 Mehdi Bennani Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si Y 10 +52.069 15
17 16 Andrei Romanov Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 10 +52.309 17
18 1 Gabriele Tarquini SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 8 +2 Laps 7
19 24 Kristian Poulsen Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si Y 8 +2 Laps 9
20 33 Fabio Fabiani Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si Y 8 +2 Laps 18
Ret 15 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y 4 Race incident 14
Ret 17 Michel Nykjær SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 0 Race incident 2
  • Bold denotes Fastest lap.
^1  — Bennani originally finished in 15th position, but was given a 30-second penalty for causing a collision during the race.

Standings after the event
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

References
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  3. Hudson, Neil (31 July 2010). "Menu on top of timesheets in Brno First Practice". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. Hudson, Neil (31 July 2010). "Turkington ahead in final Brno practice session". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  5. English, Steven (31 July 2010). "Huff takes first pole of 2010 at Brno". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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  7. Hudson, Neil (1 August 2010). "Priaulx & Farfus head warm-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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