[WTCC] Race 17 & 18 - Valencia (ESP), 7/8 October 2006

[FIRE]

Young Spaniard in factory SEAT León
SEAT Sport will enter a seventh factory car at the Valencia event. The car is driven by Oscar Nogués Farré, winner of the 2005 SEAT León Supercópa. Before this championship he won two national karting titles – in the 1993 F-CEK and the 1994 F-Inter A – and then moved to the Renault Mégane and Clio trophies, clinching the Clio Cup crown in 2003. The young Spaniard is also three times winner of the 24 Hours of Barcelona. In the current season Oscar Nogués is competing again in the SEAT León Supercópa and lies 5th in the classification.

Swiss team Maurer Motorsport will enter their Chevrolet's at Valencia. Besides their regular driver Vincent Radermecker, young woman María de Villota will race.

If Tom Coronel will not have major problems he will clinch the Yokohama Independent Trophy title at Valencia. It would be a nice gift to SEAT in SEATland.

Race results 2005
Pole position: Jordi Gené (SEAT León) 1:42.778

Top 3 race 1:
1. Jordi Gené (SEAT León)
2. Dirk Müller (BMW 320i)
3. Peter Terting (SEAT León)

Top 3 race 2:
1. Jörg Müller (BMW 320i)
2. Fabrizio Giovanardi (Alfa Romeo 156)
3. Andy Priaulx (BMW 320i)

Standings after race 16
Drivers Championship
1 A. Priaulx 58
2 G. Tarquini 57
3 R. Rydell 54
4 D. Müller 51
5 J. Thompson 49
6 A. Farfus Jr 46
7 J. Müller 46
8 Y. Muller 45
9 P. Terting 44
10 J. Gené 36
11 A. Zanardi 26
12 G. Morbidelli 22
13 A. Menu 20
14 R. Huff 20
15 N. Larini 13
16 T. Coronel 12
17 S. Tavano 10
18 R. Sharp 6
18 A. Balzan 5
20 D. Huisman 4

Manufacturer Championship
1 SEAT 201
2 BMW 192
3 Alfa Romeo 125
4 Chevrolet 103

Yokohama Independent Trophy
1 T. Coronel 124
2 R. Sharp 75
3 S. D'Aste 71
4 L. Rangoni 60
5 P. Corthals 44
6 M. Ceresoli 44
7 D. Romanini 42
8 A. Balzan 25
9 E. O'Brien 17
10 R. Colciago 14
11 S. Iacone 13
12 R. Romagnoli 11
13 V. Radermecker 10
14 J. Edman 10
15 I. Okyay 9
16 L. Molo 5
17 O. Hidalgo 5
18 E. Naspetti 4
19 R. Bastuck 3
20 D. Roda 2
20 P. Geipel 2
20 S. Valli 2
23 J. Janák 2
24 J. Vonka 1

Yokohama Team Trophy
1 GR Asia 168
2 Proteam Motorsport 130
3 JAS Motorsport 119
4 Wiechers-Sport 65
5 DB Motorsport 25
6 SEAT Sport Italia 16
7 Zerocinque Motorsport 15
8 Maurer Motorsport 13
9 Scuderia La Torre 11
10 Peugeot Sport Denmark 10
11 Kosifler Motorsport 9
12 Equipo TekProm 5
13 GDL Racing 4
14 TFS - Yaco Racing 2
15 Ceskoslovensky Motorsport 2

Total handicap weights
G. Tarquini (SEAT León) +65 kg
A. Priaulx (BMW 320si) +60 kg
R. Rydell (SEAT León) +55 kg
D. Müller (BMW 320si) +55 kg
J. Müller (BMW 320si) +50 kg
P. Terting (SEAT León) +40 kg
J. Thompson (SEAT León) +30 kg
Y. Muller (SEAT León) +30 kg
M. de Villota (Chevrolet Lacetti) +20 kg
A. Zanardi (BMW 320si) +20 kg
O. Nogués Farré (SEAT León) +20 kg
J. Gené (SEAT León) +15 kg
R. Huff (Chevrolet Lacetti) +10 kg
A. Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) +10 kg
S. Tavano (Alfa Romeo 156) +5 kg
N. Larini (Chevrolet Lacetti) +5 kg
T. Coronel (SEAT León) +5 kg

Other drivers have 0 kg handicap weight.

Entrylist (provisional)
#1 Andy Priaulx (GBR) - Racing Bart Mampaey (BMW Team UK) - BMW 320si
#2 Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) - SEAT Sport Italy - SEAT León
#3 Rickard Rydell (SWE) - SEAT Sport Sweden - SEAT León
#4 Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) - ROAL Motorsport (BMW Team Italy-Spain) - BMW 320si
#6 Robert Huff (GBR) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#7 Nicola Larini (ITA) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#8 Alain Menu (SUI) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#9 Jordi Gené (ESP) - SEAT Sport Spain - SEAT León
#10 Peter Terting (GER) - SEAT Sport Germany - SEAT León
#11 James Thompson (GBR) - Team Oreca (SEAT Sport UK) - SEAT León
#12 Yvan Muller (FRA) - Team Oreca (SEAT Sport France) - SEAT León
#15 Augusto Farfus (BRA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#16 Gianni Morbidelli (ITA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#18 Salvatore Tavano (ITA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#19 Maurizio Ceresoli (ITA)* - GR Asia - SEAT León
#20 Tom Coronel (NED)* - GR Asia (SEAT Team Holland) - SEAT León
#21 Oscar Nogués Farré (ESP) - SEAT Sport Spain - SEAT León
#23 Pierre-Yves Corthals (BEL)* - JAS Motorsport - Honda Accord Euro R
#30 Luca Rangoni (ITA)* - Proteam Motorsport - BMW 320si
#31 Stefano D´Aste (ITA)* - Proteam Motorsport - BMW 320i
#34 Diego Romanini (ITA)* - Wiechers Sport - BMW 320i
#38 Vincent Radermecker* (BEL) - Maurer Motorsport - Chevrolet Lacetti
#41 Duncan Huisman (NED) - ROAL Motorsport (BMW Team Italy-Spain) - BMW 320si
#42 Jörg Müller (GER) - Schnitzer Motorsport (BMW Team Germany) - BMW 320si
#43 Dirk Müller (GER) - Schnitzer Motorsport (BMW Team Germany) - BMW 320si
#48 María De Villota* (ESP) - Maurer Motorsport - Chevrolet Lacetti
* drivers eligible for the Yokohama Independents' Trophy

Eurosport schedule (provisional)
Saturday 7 October
15:30h CET, Eurosport 2, Valencia Qualifying Round (30 min, LIVE)

Sunday 9 October
09:15h CET, Eurosport 1 - Valencia Warm-Up (30 min, LIVE)
15:00h CET, Eurosport 1 - Valencia Race 1 (60 min, LIVE)
16:00h CET, Eurosport 1 - Valencia Race 2 (60 min, LIVE)
19:00h CET, Eurosport 2 - Valencia Race 2 (60 min)

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Race 7 & 8 - Oschersleben (GER), 3/4 June 2006
Race 9 & 10 - Curitiba (BRA), 1/2 July 2006
Race 11 & 12 - Puebla (MEX), 29/30 July 2006
Race 13 & 14 - Brno (CZE), 2/3 September 2006
Race 15 & 16 - Istanbul (TUR), 23/24 September 2006


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[FIRE]

Total handicap weights
G. Tarquini (SEAT León) +65 kg
A. Priaulx (BMW 320si) +65 kg
R. Rydell (SEAT León) +55 kg
D. Müller (BMW 320si) +55 kg
J. Müller (BMW 320si) +50 kg
P. Terting (SEAT León) +40 kg
A. Farfus (Alfa Romeo 156) +40 kg
J. Thompson (SEAT León) +30 kg
Y. Muller (SEAT León) +30 kg
G. Morbidelli (Alfa Romeo 256) +20 kg
M. de Villota (Chevrolet Lacetti) +20 kg
A. Zanardi (BMW 320si) +20 kg
O. Nogués Farré (SEAT León) +20 kg
J. Gené (SEAT León) +15 kg
R. Huff (Chevrolet Lacetti) +10 kg
A. Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) +10 kg
S. Tavano (Alfa Romeo 156) +5 kg
N. Larini (Chevrolet Lacetti) +5 kg
T. Coronel (SEAT León) +5 kg


Jörg Müller, Alain Menu and Salvatore Tavano are put under observation during the Valencia event. These measures were taken after incidents in the Istanbul event. Source: www.racing1.de

[rustyfan]

Are there any images available of the Maurer Chevrolets?

Will be nice to see some Lacettis wearing a different livery than the regular blue one. Not that there's anything wrong with the factory blue one, of course, but a little variety never hurt anyone

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by rustyfan

Are there any images available of the Maurer Chevrolets?

Will be nice to see some Lacettis wearing a different livery than the regular blue one. Not that there's anything wrong with the factory blue one, of course, but a little variety never hurt anyone

They are....blue with a bit yellow:
http://www.maurer-swiss.ch/motorspor.../20061001.html

[rustyfan]

Thanks for the link. Not exactly what I had hoped for (primarily black would've been real nice... can't go wrong with a black Chevy), but oh well...

[E46]

Watching practice times the weekend promises a lot action. SEAT on top, but with Chevy, Alfa and BMW being fast too.

[FIRE]

Practice 1
N° Driver Laps Time GAP
1 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 14 00:01:44.443
2 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 13 00:01:44.626 + 0.183
3 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:01:44.632 + 0.189
4 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 14 00:01:44.648 + 0.205
5 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:01:44.660 + 0.217
6 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 13 00:01:44.705 + 0.262
7 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:01:44.854 + 0.411
8 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Leon ) 15 00:01:44.965 + 0.522
9 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 13 00:01:45.055 + 0.612
10 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 14 00:01:45.114 + 0.671
11 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 15 00:01:45.120 + 0.677
12 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:01:45.160 + 0.717
13 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 13 00:01:45.189 + 0.746
14 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 14 00:01:45.242 + 0.799
15 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 16 00:01:45.271 + 0.828
16 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 10 00:01:45.395 + 0.952
17 38 Vincent RADERMECKER (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 14 00:01:45.555 + 1.112
18 41 Duncan HUISMAN (BMW 320si ) 16 00:01:45.581 + 1.138
19 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 13 00:01:45.603 + 1.160
20 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 12 00:01:45.704 + 1.261
21 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 14 00:01:45.898 + 1.455
22 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:01:45.902 + 1.459
23 21 Oscar NOGUES (SEAT Leon ) 15 00:01:45.995 + 1.552
24 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Leon ) 13 00:01:46.187 + 1.744
25 48 Maria De VILLOTA (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 14 00:01:47.364 + 2.921
26 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 14 00:01:47.934 + 3.491

Practice 2
N° Driver Laps Time GAP
1 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:01:45.299
2 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:01:45.340 + 0.041
3 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 12 00:01:45.800 + 0.501
4 21 Oscar NOGUES (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:01:45.911 + 0.612
5 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 11 00:01:46.091 + 0.792
6 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 13 00:01:46.094 + 0.795
7 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:01:46.165 + 0.866
8 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Leon ) 14 00:01:46.174 + 0.875
9 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:01:46.238 + 0.939
10 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 13 00:01:46.251 + 0.952
11 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 10 00:01:46.263 + 0.964
12 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 13 00:01:46.364 + 1.065
13 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 8 00:01:46.429 + 1.130
14 41 Duncan HUISMAN (BMW 320si ) 15 00:01:46.486 + 1.187
15 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 14 00:01:46.572 + 1.273
16 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:01:46.596 + 1.297
17 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 2 00:01:46.745 + 1.446
18 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 9 00:01:46.818 + 1.519
19 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 14 00:01:46.844 + 1.545
20 38 Vincent RADERMECKER (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 5 00:01:46.879 + 1.580
21 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:01:46.885 + 1.586
22 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:01:46.893 + 1.594
23 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:01:46.955 + 1.656
24 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 12 00:01:47.351 + 2.052
25 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 15 00:01:47.993 + 2.694
26 48 Maria De VILLOTA (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 13 00:01:48.165 + 2.866

[FIRE]

Pole for Farfus!

Qualifying
N° Driver Laps Time GAP
1 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:01:44.534
2 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 6 00:01:44.662 + 0.128
3 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:01:44.852 + 0.318
4 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:01:44.863 + 0.329
5 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:01:44.920 + 0.386
6 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:01:44.971 + 0.437
7 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:01:44.980 + 0.446
8 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:01:45.030 + 0.496
9 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 12 00:01:45.065 + 0.531
10 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 10 00:01:45.110 + 0.576
11 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 13 00:01:45.215 + 0.681
12 41 Duncan HUISMAN (BMW 320si ) 13 00:01:45.261 + 0.727
13 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:01:45.265 + 0.731
14 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:01:45.269 + 0.735
15 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:01:45.289 + 0.755
16 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:01:45.333 + 0.799
17 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 11 00:01:45.339 + 0.805
18 21 Oscar NOGUES (SEAT Leon ) 13 00:01:45.357 + 0.823
19 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 9 00:01:45.446 + 0.912
20 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 14 00:01:45.472 + 0.938
21 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 9 00:01:45.505 + 0.971
22 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 13 00:01:45.524 + 0.990
23 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Leon ) 15 00:01:45.816 + 1.282
24 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 9 00:01:47.327 + 2.793
25 48 Maria De VILLOTA (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 13 00:01:47.752 + 3.218

[Hazard]

The weight ballast system strikes again!

So, of our championship contenders, who's got the best shot of improving?

Priaulx (58pts) - starts 17th
Tarquini (57pts) - starts 15th
Rydell (54pts) - starts 16th
D Muller (51pts) - starts 22nd
Thompson (49pts) - starts 7th
Farfus (46pts) - starts 1st
J Muller (46pts) - starts 9th
Y Muller (45pts) - starts 14th
Terting (44pt) - starts 8th

Safe bet Farfus & maybe Thompson can put themselves back in the fight. Goal for the main bunch is to get into the top 8 and hold the fort in race two.

[FIRE]

Gap between position 1 and 22 is only 0.99 seconds!!!


The weight penalties have indeed influenced qualifying but thats part of the game.

Technical problems for Radermecker?

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Technical problems for Radermecker?

Engine problems

[alfan]

Originally Posted by Hazard

The weight ballast system strikes again!

Yes, but also Alfa's has always been fast here.

[FIRE]

Warm up
N° Driver Laps Time GAP
1 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 8 00:01:45.158
2 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 9 00:01:45.286 + 0.128
3 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Leon ) 8 00:01:45.436 + 0.278
4 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:01:45.460 + 0.302
5 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 10 00:01:45.532 + 0.374
6 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 10 00:01:45.542 + 0.384
7 41 Duncan HUISMAN (BMW 320si ) 10 00:01:45.546 + 0.388
8 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:01:45.587 + 0.429
9 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 8 00:01:45.592 + 0.434
10 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 10 00:01:45.607 + 0.449
11 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 7 00:01:45.607 + 0.449
12 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 7 00:01:45.654 + 0.496
13 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:01:45.687 + 0.529
14 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 8 00:01:45.712 + 0.554
15 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 9 00:01:45.767 + 0.609
16 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:01:45.816 + 0.658
17 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 10 00:01:45.829 + 0.671
18 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:01:45.855 + 0.697
19 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 10 00:01:45.892 + 0.734
20 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:01:45.962 + 0.804
21 38 Vincent RADERMECKER (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 9 00:01:46.060 + 0.902
22 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 10 00:01:46.194 + 1.036
23 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Leon ) 8 00:01:46.313 + 1.155
24 21 Oscar NOGUES (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:01:46.853 + 1.695
25 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 8 00:01:48.289 + 3.131
26 48 Maria De VILLOTA (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 10 00:01:48.569 + 3.411


Race 1 at Eurosport 1 - 15:00h CET
Race 2 at Eurosport 1 - 16:00h CET

[alfan]

James Thompson and Alessandro Zanardi have been penalised. Thommo will be backed 10 places on the grid - engine change. Zanardi improved his lap times during the morning warm up session while the yellow flags were deployed and he has the same penalty, but suspended till the end of the season.

Source: fiawtcc.com

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by alfan

Zanardi improved his lap times during the morning warm up session while the yellow flags were deployed and he has the same penalty, but suspended till the end of the season.

Source: fiawtcc.com

Didn't know this could harm your position on the grid.