WTCC: Zolder

[MrMetro]

After a 5 week break since the opening round in Curitiba, the WTCC comes to Belgium for the first european round of the championship.

Standings going into the event (http://www.fiawtcc.com/html/uploadedFiles/Class/standings.championship.pdf)

Should be an interesting event :)

[focusfan]

on eurosport hd from 11.30am sunday

[MrMetro]

on eurosport hd from 11.30am sunday

Welcome to the forums!

[Zeakiwi]

Do the race winning cars/ drivers still have ballast added in the WTCC ?

[MrMetro]

Do the race winning cars/ drivers still have ballast added in the WTCC ?

Yes I think so

[F1boat]

This may be the only chance for non-Chevys.

[MrMetro]

Qualifying:

01 Robert Huff
1:38.458
02 Alain Menu
+0.140
03 Gabriele Tarquini
+0.265
04 Yvan Muller
+0.280
05 Tiago Monteiro
+0.449
06 Kristian Poulsen
+0.940
07 Norbert Michelis
+0.992
08 Franz Engstler
+1.504
09 Fredy Barth
+1.557
10 Mehdi Bennani
+1.980

[AndySpeed]

How is the grid for the second race worked out?

[UltimateDanGTR]

How is the grid for the second race worked out?

The fastest ten in the first qualifying session reversed. So 11th to last in both races remains the same.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/90927

Both grids are there, So you can see that Monteiro was fastest in Q1. I know, it's stupid.

[F1boat]

Why Bennanni isn't for pole in race 2 and wasn't Barth really in P10?
Overall, the qualifying was fun. I think that the main point of it is the gap between the Cruze and the Leon, much smaller than what I anticipated. The old fox Tarquini can make the race something interesting, IMO. I hope that Menu will have a good race, too. I was surprised by the bad qualy of Yvan Muller. He made many mistakes in his final effort.

[UltimateDanGTR]

Why Bennanni isn't for pole in race 2 and wasn't Barth really in P10?


Because it's the top ten from Q1, where Barth was 10th. In Q2, Barth beat Bennani but that's irrelevant for race 2.

Trust me, I know because I made the same mistake originally!

[Allyc85]

Cracking second race, though it remains to be seen if Tarquini keeps the win after he nearly forced Huff into the wall at a fast corner before they collided at the next.

[F1boat]

Great race and so far no news from the FIA stewards, which is always good news. Gabriele fought hard, but fair, Huffy also bumped him after the first accident and the championship needed a non-Chevy win.

[Allyc85]

Very true mate. Ive quite enjoyed the first couple rounds of the season so far which is probably down to most of the cars having a similar amount of power instead of the Diesels parking it on the apex, then using their torque to pull away on the straights!

Monza was quite exciting last year too so im looking forward to this years battle!

[focusfan]

what are the support races for wtcc. dont fancy going to donnington just for 2 races

[Caroline]

Hmm, what's happened to Tarquini? He gets desperate when challenged and plays dirty. Never used to think this was his style but in the last few seasons he has made some questionable moves. Am a little surprised at him squeezing Huff, but the collision afterwards was 50/50. Race 2 was pretty exciting up at the front!

[Daniel]

Great race and so far no news from the FIA stewards, which is always good news. Gabriele fought hard, but fair, Huffy also bumped him after the first accident and the championship needed a non-Chevy win.

Do they not have TV's larger than 3 inches over there in Bulgaria? Tarquini has been a dirty driver for the last few years it seems. I'm the sort of person who likes harsh punishments and if I were a steward , Tarquini would get a race ban from me for his repeated dirty driving..

[F1boat]

I'm the sort of person who likes harsh punishments

I am not. I want hard, tough and entertaining racing and that's why I watch the WTCC and the BTCC. They had a little get-together, so what? The race was very cool, unlike race 1, which was very boring.