The work done during the free practices in order to find the right settings was especially valuable and the performance of the drivers kept on improving during the weekend. The team managed to win again and the points scored are extremely valuable on a track that has proven to be absolutely unforgiving.

Race 1 :
Two accidents in the first lap forced the race direction to stop the first race of the day to clear off the track. After the pause, Gabriele Tarquini took over the lead resisting the initial attacks of Robert Huff. The British driver gave up after a few laps, since Yvan Muller was attacking him in search of the second position. Given the inherent difficulties of an urban track, Muller decided to keep his valuable third position instead of setting-off for a risky manoeuvre. In the group of followers, Monteiro finished in an excellent fourth place in front of his home crowd.

Results
1. Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León TDI), 1’ 04’’ 274, 12 laps
2. Robert Huff (Chevrolet), + 2’’ 934;
3. Yvan Muller (SEAT León TDI), + 7’’ 848;
4. Tiago Monteiro (SEAT León TDI), + 8’’ 472;
5. Nicola Larini (Chevrolet) + 15’’ 790;
etc.

Race 2 :
In the second race Rydell, Gené and Tiago Monteiro placed themselves behind the leader Farfus, waiting for the arrival of Muller and Tarqini who were starting from further in the back. The Frenchman was able to overtake the Chevrolets of Larini and Menu and place himself behind his teammates, while Tarquini was eliminated while trying to pass his rivals.
Yvan Muller moved up to second, with Rydell completing the podium, followed by Gené and Monteiro, achieving an extremely profitable result for the overall standings which is still lead by Muller, with an advantage of 14 points over Farfus who is third, one point behind Tarquini.

Results
1. Augusto Farfus (BMW), 47’ 48’’ 304, 13 laps
2. Yvan Muller (SEAT León TDI), + 2’’ 295;
3. Rickard Rydell (SEAT León TDI), + 2’’ 810;
4. Jordi Gené (SEAT León TDI) + 3’’ 385;
5. Tiago Monteiro (SEAT León TDI), + 3’’ 970;
etc.

World Championship standings

Manufacturers :
1. SEAT, 191 pts ;
2. BMW, 174 ;
3. Chevrolet, 121 ;
4. Lada, 53.

Drivers:
1. Yvan Muller (SEAT León TDI), 80 pts;
2. Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León TDI), 66 pts;
3. Augusto Farfus (BMW), 65 pts;
…
9. Tiago Monteiro (SEAT León TDI), 31 pts …
etc.

NEXT ROUND :
Next round of the Touring Car World Championship : British racetrack of Brands Hatch on 18th and 19th July.