WTCC - Monza

[j_t_8_8_8]

Results of the first free practice session...under the rain

Colciago always very very fast in his home track, but also good results from Zanardi, Lacko and RML's Chevy

POS NO NAME BEST LAP GAP
SPEED
LAPS LAST LAP
1 1 PRIAULX 2:14.726 154.79 12 2:15.159
2 42 MULLER 2:15.009 0.283 154.47 8 2:26.308
3 6 GIOVANARDI 2:15.231 0.505 154.21 10 2:17.943
4 5 GARCIA 2:15.787 1.061 153.58 8 2:17.762
5 43 MULLER 2:15.950 1.224 153.40 10 2:21.526
6 7 FARFUS JR. 2:16.205 1.479 153.11 11 2:16.205
7 8 RYDELL 2:16.382 1.656 152.91 10 2:16.382
8 9 GENE 2:16.502 1.776 152.78 10 2:16.502
9 4 ZANARDI 2:16.671 1.945 152.59 13 2:16.671
10 26 COLCIAGO 2:17.590 2.864 151.57 8 2:33.167
11 2 TARQUINI 2:17.698 2.972 151.45 9 2:31.960
12 10 TERTING 2:18.240 3.514 150.85 12 2:18.240
13 33 LACKO 2:18.552 3.826 150.52 11 2:19.266
14 22 LARINI 2:19.433 4.707 149.56 8 2:27.913
15 23 MENU 2:20.306 5.580 148.63 9 2:20.753
16 30 D'ASTE 2:20.388 5.662 148.55 11 2:53.800
17 31 CIRO 2:20.419 5.693 148.51 10 2:20.419
18 51 TAVANO 2:20.426 5.700 148.51 9 2:21.603
19 21 HUFF 2:21.042 6.316 147.86 10 2:21.097
20 20 CORONEL 2:21.076 6.350 147.82 9 2:21.076
21 53 DE LORENZI 2:21.212 6.486 147.68 10 2:21.212
22 52 LARINI 2:21.638 6.912 147.24 8 2:21.804
23 32 HENNERICI 2:22.233 7.507 146.62 10 2:27.805
24 55 BALZAN 2:22.831 8.105 146.01 7 2:22.831
25 28 ROSENBLAD 2:22.938 8.212 145.90 9 2:24.793
26 34 ENGSTROM 2:23.570 8.844 145.25 9 6:21.247
27 3 THOMPSON 2:23.971 9.245 144.85 5 2:38.480
28 54 VALLI 2:24.882 10.156 143.94 7 2:24.882
29 27 DE MICHELI 2:25.383 10.657 143.44 8 2:25.383
30 14 KLENKE 2:27.592 12.866 141.30 2 2:27.592
31 15 JAGER 2:28.191 13.465 140.72 4 2:42.060
32 19 MAKELA 2:30.803 16.077 138.29 8 2:39.407
33 35 HELLSTROM 2:32.566 17.840 136.69 8 2:32.566

[E46]

It seems Alfa loses speed with rain.

[John Winter]

Where did you get this from? I can't find it on FIAWTCC.com :S

[Dani Filth]

http://msttiming.com/wtcc/livetiming.asp

[alfasud]

Originally Posted by Dani Filth

http://msttiming.com/wtcc/livetiming.asp

Thanks Dani.... looks like there's been some changes in the 2nd session:

POS NO NAME BEST LAP GAP SPEED LAPS LAST LAP
1 1 PRIAULX 2:12.172 0.000 157.78 10 2:12.172
2 3 THOMPSON 2:12.780 0.608 157.06 8 2:18.074
3 52 LARINI 2:13.023 0.851 156.77 10 2:14.415
4 20 CORONEL 2:13.029 0.857 156.76 11 2:13.029
5 26 COLCIAGO 2:13.139 0.967 156.63 10 2:13.139
6 10 TERTING 2:13.142 0.970 156.63 10 2:13.142
7 4 ZANARDI 2:13.231 1.059 156.53 10 2:13.231
8 30 D'ASTE 2:13.396 1.224 156.33 9 2:13.396
9 5 GARCIA 2:13.625 1.453 156.07 9 2:13.625
10 6 GIOVANARDI 2:13.629 1.457 156.06 9 2:13.629

So that's BMW, Alfa, Alfa, Seat, Honda, Seat, BMW, BMW, BMW, Alfa.

Track Conditions - Wet
Weather Conditions - Cloud

[j_t_8_8_8]

Full results..

POS NO NAME BEST LAP GAP
SPEED
LAPS LAST LAP
1 1 PRIAULX 2:12.172 157.78 10 2:12.172
2 3 THOMPSON 2:12.780 0.608 157.06 8 2:18.074
3 52 LARINI 2:13.023 0.851 156.77 10 2:14.415
4 20 CORONEL 2:13.029 0.857 156.76 11 2:13.029
5 26 COLCIAGO 2:13.139 0.967 156.63 10 2:13.139
6 10 TERTING 2:13.142 0.970 156.63 10 2:13.142
7 4 ZANARDI 2:13.231 1.059 156.53 10 2:13.231
8 30 D'ASTE 2:13.396 1.224 156.33 9 2:13.396
9 5 GARCIA 2:13.625 1.453 156.07 9 2:13.625
10 6 GIOVANARDI 2:13.629 1.457 156.06 9 2:13.629
11 53 DE LORENZI 2:13.631 1.459 156.06 10 4:51.493
12 8 RYDELL 2:13.696 1.524 155.98 7 2:13.696
13 43 MULLER 2:13.721 1.549 155.95 6 2:21.266
14 2 TARQUINI 2:13.846 1.674 155.81 9 4:34.609
15 33 LACKO 2:14.129 1.957 155.48 9 2:14.323
16 19 MAKELA 2:14.183 2.011 155.42 11 2:16.693
17 9 GENE 2:14.264 2.092 155.32 6 2:24.309
18 7 FARFUS JR. 2:14.518 2.346 155.03 9 2:27.500
19 31 CIRO 2:14.524 2.352 155.02 9 2:19.525
20 21 HUFF 2:14.531 2.359 155.01 8 2:14.531
21 55 TBD 2:14.546 2.374 155.00 10 2:14.546
22 27 DE MICHELI 2:14.628 2.456 154.90 8 2:14.628
23 42 MULLER 2:14.688 2.516 154.83 9 5:29.084
24 22 LARINI 2:14.710 2.538 154.81 9 2:28.316
25 28 ROSENBLAD 2:15.067 2.895 154.40 11 2:56.366
26 15 JAGER 2:15.836 3.664 153.52 10 2:15.836
27 51 TAVANO 2:15.967 3.795 153.38 9 2:26.794
28 23 MENU 2:16.009 3.837 153.33 8 6:00.722
29 34 ENGSTROM 2:16.070 3.898 153.26 9 2:16.373
30 32 HENNERICI 2:16.135 3.963 153.19 10 2:17.763
31 54 VALLI 2:16.241 4.069 153.07 7 2:16.241
32 14 KLENKE 2:18.356 6.184 150.73 6 8:54.829
33 35 HELLSTROM 2:21.491 9.319 147.39 7 2:32.913

[Hazard]

Well, if keeps up like this it's gonna be a nuts weekend. Larini's little bro third? Top Chevy in 20th, top Seat is an indie GR Asia car!

God I love the rain.

[FIRE]

Has someone a photo of the GR Asia cars (especially Coronels car)?

[j_t_8_8_8]

Dirk is in pole; second Jorg, then Garcia, Tarquini, Farfus, Priaulx, Genè and COLCIAGO..the session was interrupted in the last minutes after a crash of Menu

[John Winter]

Session has finished now?

[j_t_8_8_8]

Session has finished now?

Yes, the Alfa 147s are on the grid...

full results

POS NO NAME BEST LAP GAP
SPEED
LAPS LAST LAP
1 43 MULLER 1:59.009 175.23 10 2:43.995
2 42 MULLER 1:59.309 0.300 174.79 10 2:42.914
3 5 GARCIA 1:59.411 0.402 174.64 9 1:59.411
4 2 TARQUINI 1:59.709 0.700 174.21 9 1:59.709
5 7 FARFUS JR. 1:59.729 0.720 174.18 9 4:55.699
6 1 PRIAULX 1:59.969 0.960 173.83 11 1:59.969
7 9 GENE 2:00.316 1.307 173.33 8 2:41.893
8 26 COLCIAGO 2:00.413 1.404 173.19 10 2:11.037
9 6 GIOVANARDI 2:00.511 1.502 173.05 10 4:27.992
10 3 THOMPSON 2:00.538 1.529 173.01 8 4:11.650
11 10 TERTING 2:00.637 1.628 172.87 9 2:42.882
12 4 ZANARDI 2:00.654 1.645 172.84 10 2:01.599
13 32 HENNERICI 2:00.851 1.842 172.56 10 2:02.552
14 8 RYDELL 2:00.871 1.862 172.53 8 7:53.305
15 28 ROSENBLAD 2:01.872 2.863 171.12 10 2:01.872
16 52 LARINI 2:01.903 2.894 171.07 10 2:05.645
17 30 D'ASTE 2:02.033 3.024 170.89 10 2:02.184
18 34 ENGSTROM 2:02.086 3.077 170.82 10 2:02.678
19 51 TAVANO 2:02.207 3.198 170.65 10 2:07.677
20 20 CORONEL 2:02.505 3.496 170.23 11 2:11.979
21 21 HUFF 2:02.617 3.608 170.08 9 2:05.212
22 33 LACKO 2:02.673 3.664 170.00 10 2:02.673
23 23 MENU 2:02.695 3.686 169.97 7 2:02.695
24 22 LARINI 2:02.725 3.716 169.93 8 2:02.725
25 55 BALZAN 2:03.167 4.158 169.32 9 2:12.380
26 19 MAKELA 2:03.343 4.334 169.08 10 2:03.343
27 31 CIRO 2:03.442 4.433 168.94 3 2:03.727
28 27 DE MICHELI 2:03.569 4.560 168.77 9 2:07.881
29 53 DE LORENZI 2:03.620 4.611 168.70 9 2:07.681
30 15 JAGER 2:04.146 5.137 167.98 7 6:58.339
31 54 VALLI 2:04.291 5.282 167.79 9 2:06.538
32 14 KLENKE 2:05.062 6.053 166.75 5 5:07.320
33 35 HELLSTROM 2:05.207 6.198 166.56 10 2:19.024

[John Winter]

Dissapointing results for Priaulx, Zanardi and Coronel

Do you know what happened with Menu?

[E46]

A strange grid for Monza. It seems Alfa Romeo couldn´t score the best laps, BMW did a very good work and SEAT is where they though to be.

[E46]

Originally Posted by John Winter

Do you know what happened with Menu?

Crash with Lacko.

[JMeissner]

Anyone know why Colciago's time was disallowed?

[j_t_8_8_8]

Anyone know why Colciago's time was disallowed?

nooooo...

looks like also Jorg was penalized...he is now in 18th position...probably they cut too much the first chicane..I don't know..

the official results are:

1 43 Dirk Müller (GER) BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 1:59.009 175.23 kph
2 5 Antonio GarcÃ*a (ESP) BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 1:59.411 0.402
3 2 Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 1:59.709 0.700
4 7 Augusto Farfus jr. (BRA) Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 1:59.729 0.720
5 1 Andy Priaulx (GBR) BMW Team UK BMW 320i 1:59.969 0.960
6 9 Jordi Gené (ESP) SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:00.316 1.307
7 8 Rickard Rydell (SWE) SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:00.481 1.472
8 6 Fabrizio Giovanardi (ITA) Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2:00.511 1.502
9 3 James Thompson (GBR) Alfa Romeo Racing Team Alfa Romeo 156 2:00.538 1.529
10 10 Peter Terting (GER) SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:00.637 1.628
11 4 Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 2:00.654 1.645
12 32 Marc Hennerici (GER) Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 2:00.851 1.842
13 26 Roberto Colciago (ITA) JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 2:01.627 2.618
14 28 Carl Rosenblad (SWE) Crawford Racing BMW 320i 2:01.872 2.863
15 52 Andrea Larini (ITA) DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 2:01.903 2.894
16 30 Stefano D´Aste (ITA) Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 2:02.033 3.024
17 34 Tomas Engtsröm (SWE) Honda Dealer Team Sweden Honda Accord Euro R 2:02.086 3.077
18 42 Jörg Müller (GER) BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 2:02.181 3.172
19 51 Salvatore Tavano (ITA) DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 2:02.207 3.198
20 20 Tom Coronel (NED) GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:02.505 3.496
21 21 Robert Huff (GBR) Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2:02.617 3.608
22 33 Adam Lacko (CZE) IEP Team Alfa Romeo 156 Gta 2:02.673 3.664
23 23 Alain Menu (SUI) Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2:02.695 3.686
24 22 Nicola Larini (ITA) Chevrolet Chevrolet Lacetti 2:02.725 3.716
25 55 Alessandro Balzan (ITA) Alessandro Balzan SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:03.167 4.158
26 19 Valle Mäkelä (FIN) GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:03.343 4.334
27 15 Thomas Jäger (GER) Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 2:03.346 4.337
28 14 Thomas Klenke (GER) Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus 2:03.354 4.345
29 31 Giuseppe Cirò (ITA) Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 2:03.442 4.433
30 27 Adriano De Micheli (ITA) JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 2:03.569 4.560
31 53 Gianluca De Lorenzi (ITA) Gianluca De Lorenzi BMW 320i 2:03.620 4.611
32 54 Stefano Valli (RSM) Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 2:04.291 5.282
33 35 Jens Hellström (SWE) Honda Dealer Team Sweden Honda Civic Type-R 2:05.207 6.198

[j_t_8_8_8]

Has someone a photo of the GR Asia cars (especially Coronels car)?

No, but they are blue as the other SEATs, with a yellow bonnett...all the front of the car is yellow

[Hazard]

Jörg's had some times disallowed too apparently.

The top 5 are within 1 sec...quite a spread really for the rest really.

Well, all the usuals are at the front...shame the Focus & Chevrolet's are so far off the pace already...

[speedy king]

Dissapointment from Chevy, good though to see Huff was the quickest of the 3 in Practice. Great looking grid of cars, wish i had sky Must get someone to record it tomorrow!

[Hazard]

Jörg didn't get weighed...big drop 2nd to 18th!

Eurosport are supposedly showing something on the qualifying for 15 mins at 7:30 CET.

(British Eurosport schedule's broken down again, but I'm sure it said 7pm BST earlier).

[SPARK Msport]

I wish when I look at the amount of cars and star drivers for tomorrows race, it was the BTCC grid!

Anyway, looks like tomorrows race is going to be very interesting with Jörg (hopefully) storming though the field!

[kmchow]

I would have to say the qualifying results are okay, there is reasonable spread of cars up around the top 10 makes. There is starting to be some variety of cars. If more of "variety" qualified higher, that would be even greater. How do the colours/paint schemes look?

In the past, the starting grid paint schemes was largely red (Alfa) or white (BMW). Right now, the grid should be more colourful? I wonder why Europeans aren't as colourful as the TC2000!

[Craig]

http://www.fiawtcc.com/2k5/gallery/s...18953330&id=98

Ooops! At least he's trying, I guess!

[Neil Adams]

theres a pic of menus crashed car on the fourth page of the monza gallery on http://www.fiawtcc.com, its very badley damaged, will be surprised if thats running in the race

[alfan]

Ok, we know that BMWs are faster than Alfas in the wet. But what about snow ?
http://www.qwikcast.com/cgi-bin/fore...i?zip=Monza,IT

Thaksfully, other forecasts aren't so bad - rain only.