WTCC Race 19 & 20 - Imola (ITA), 20th September 2009

**FIRE** · 13 Sep 2009, 11:59 (Ref:2539560)

Last round before the WTCC moves to Asia.

Timetable
Entrylist
Compensation weights

ECW Dan Selby · 14 Sep 2009, 12:00 (Ref:2540378)

Which version of the track are they using for this? Is there the final chicane involved?

Selby

**FIRE** · 14 Sep 2009, 16:25 (Ref:2540567)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ECW Dan Selby

Which version of the track are they using for this? Is there the final chicane involved?

Selby

http://www.fiawtcc.com/Calendar_10.asp

helterskelter · 15 Sep 2009, 00:55 (Ref:2540879)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ECW Dan Selby

Which version of the track are they using for this? Is there the final chicane involved?

Selby

The final chicane is no longer there. There's the pit wall now in its place...

**FIRE** · 17 Sep 2009, 19:53 (Ref:2543007)

Quote:

Reigning Super Production ETC Cup champion Fabio Fabiani is going to drive for Proteam Motorsport during the WTCC race at Imola.
"We are very happy about having Fabiani in our team for the Imola event. He is a hugely respected italian driver and has many supporters, which will make the weekend even more interesting," said Proteam team owner Valmiro Presenzini Mattoli.

http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=3976

helterskelter · 18 Sep 2009, 17:40 (Ref:2543504)

Fabio is an absolute beginner with s2000s, so it shouldn't be easy for him but he's here to learn. Bennani is also here in Imola. Andrea Larini is driving a Seat Leòn Tfsi as a Eurocup prize, but he's still doing the two Eurocup races so it's going to be pretty tough for him...!

helgi · 18 Sep 2009, 17:53 (Ref:2543515)

Hey,and why nobody has posted the latest results of the Great Weight Games?

helterskelter · 18 Sep 2009, 17:57 (Ref:2543516)

Seat Leòn TDI - BMW 320si E90 +40kgs
Chevrolet Cruze +30kgs
Seat Leòn Tfsi - BMW 320si E90 GBS - Lada Priora -20kgs

Results of the Oschersleben quali have been ignored as they have been obtained under particular circumstances.

**FIRE** · 18 Sep 2009, 19:01 (Ref:2543552)

Quote:

Originally Posted by helgi

Hey,and why nobody has posted the latest results of the Great Weight Games?

Because we thought you would post them

**FIRE** · 19 Sep 2009, 09:54 (Ref:2543775)

Practice 1
Practice 2

**FIRE** · 19 Sep 2009, 13:41 (Ref:2543859)

Tarquini on pole

Hazard · 19 Sep 2009, 15:39 (Ref:2543897)

Grid for Race 1

Pos	Driver	No	Team	Car	Time
1	Gabriele Tarquini	2	SEAT Sport	SEAT Leon TDI	1:55.530
2	Yvan Muller	1	SEAT Sport	SEAT Leon TDI	1:55.726
3	Rickard Rydell	3	SEAT Sport	SEAT Leon TDI	1:55.891
4	Robert Huff	11	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze	1:56.044
5	Tiago Monteiro	5	SEAT Sport	SEAT Leon TDI	1:56.252
6	Augusto Farfus	8	BMW Team Germany	BMW 320si	1:56.257
7	Andy Priaulx	6	BMW Team UK	BMW 320si	1:56.286
8	Jordi Gene	4	SEAT Sport	SEAT Leon TDI	1:56.418
9	Nicola Larini	14	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze	1:56.522
10	Sergio Hernandez	10	BMW Team Italy/Spain	BMW 320si	1:57.026
11	Jorg Muller	7	BMW Team Germany	BMW 320si	1:57.121
12	Alex Zanardi	9	BMW Team Italy/Spain	BMW 320si	1:57.208
13	Stefano d'Aste	27	Wiechers	BMW 320si	1:57.306
14	James Thompson	36	Lada Sport	Lada Priora	1:57.331
15	Felix Porteiro	23	Proteam	BMW 320si	1:57.419
16	Tom Coronel	21	Sunred	SEAT Leon TFSI	1:57.472
17	Mehdi Bennani	30	Exagon Engineering	SEAT Leon TFSI	1:57.787
18	Kristian Poulsen	26	Team Engstler	BMW 320si	1:57.962
19	Franz Engstler	25	Team Engstler	BMW 320si	1:58.029
20	Alain Menu	12	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze	Penalty
21	Tom Boardman	22	Sunred	SEAT Leon TFSI	1:58.170
22	Jaap van Lagen	18	Lada Sport	Lada Priora	1:58.388
23	Kirill Ladygin	19	Lada Sport	Lada Priora	1:58.990
24	Andrea Larini	45	Sunred	SEAT Leon TFSI	1:59.056
25	Fabio Fabiani	46	Proteam	BMW 320si	2:02.619

**FIRE** · 20 Sep 2009, 10:53 (Ref:2544241)

Crash fest in lap 1

**FIRE** · 20 Sep 2009, 11:08 (Ref:2544247)

Not a good race. There's to much contact.

THIM · 20 Sep 2009, 11:31 (Ref:2544261)

Yeah, too much crashing, but I can't see anyone's fault in any case. First, it was Rydell who collided with Huffy - Richard started braking earlier and Rob hit his front wheel with his own rear. That's why Seat lost it's toe-in

Than **** happened, as it sometimes does. Pity Farfus got hit and damaged his car. And GREAT job from Thommo! Now I'm waiting for race two

Hazard · 20 Sep 2009, 12:27 (Ref:2544269)

Pretty mad race - especially for a race one...all these cars need to race again today!

Congratulations on Alex with 4th. Congrats to Thommo on Lada's first points.

Shame on Poulsen - horrible crash for van Lagan.

Had Farfus snuck into Priaulx's car? What on earth was going on there?

Craner Curves · 20 Sep 2009, 12:35 (Ref:2544272)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazard

Pretty mad race - especially for a race one...all these cars need to race again today!

And get on the boat to Asia!

Fantastic race, nice opportunistic driving by Tom Coronel.

**FIRE** · 20 Sep 2009, 13:24 (Ref:2544295)

Boardman and Monteiro

Lada making a big step forward with their Priora

Result race 1

THIM · 20 Sep 2009, 13:53 (Ref:2544315)

This step is getting Thommo to the team

But all Lada drivers did well.

werner · 21 Sep 2009, 08:38 (Ref:2544751)

Yvan Muller did a great job in lap 1 of the first race to keep his car on the track. I guess his ice-racing did pay off. On this track the Seat's always were going to be the guys to beat, so no surprises there. It was nice to see that Muller and Tarquini are allowed to fight eachother (or at least try to let it look that way)

Does anyone know if Coronel had a problem in the second race? It is hard to believe that if you can mix it with the factoryguys in the first race, that you only have the pace to be in the back of the pack in the second. BTW the blue livery looks nice, and is quite easy to spot on tv as well.

**FIRE** · 21 Sep 2009, 09:23 (Ref:2544781)

I had the same impression but according an interview on autosport.nl he had no technical problems. Others were quicker.

JamesRamone · 21 Sep 2009, 10:43 (Ref:2544832)

Great effort by the Lada guys. Shame for Van Lagen not to score the first points as he did so well in Germany, but i'm pleased for Thommo and its clear he will help them progress further.

helterskelter · 21 Sep 2009, 13:45 (Ref:2545020)

Has nobody noticed that Coronel completely cut the 1st chicane and gained about 10 positions in doing so? In Race 1 James "defended" him, preventing others to catch up on him, but in Race 2 he was caught back in the middle of the pack. A great driver, but I really cannot understand why the stewards didn't punish him. d'Aste did the same thing in Spa 2005, won the outright race and got penalized and put back to 2nd...

redshoes · 21 Sep 2009, 14:01 (Ref:2545042)

Coronel did the right thing in race 1 by cutting the chicane - it was that or plough into the back of an already big accident. Thompson wasn't as blatant but he was forced to take a short-cut as well.

helterskelter · 21 Sep 2009, 14:13 (Ref:2545056)

I think that if everyone had done that it would have been extremely dangerous. If you cut to avoid an accident, you slow down, but apparently he didn't, as he found himself in 4th. I didn't like the move and the stewards' decision, they should treat everyone the same way in every occasion. I already disliked Farfus not being penalized for hitting Yvan Muller several times. Too many people will see the Wtcc as the championship in which crashes, corner cuttings and rules discussion are the main attractions, instead of the big manufacturers, the fact that you can see the drivers and shake their hands and see so many overtakings. This may degenerate as well. Anyway, Thommo was not investigated, while Tom was.

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