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WTCC : 2009 Macau - Race 2 result - Farfus wins race, Tarquini wins title

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Sunday, 22 November 2009

World Touring Car Championship result of the race from Macau.
Cars 55, 67 & 66, 30 seconds penalty added, Stewards decisions 11, 13 & 17:

Pos.	N°	Class.	Driver	Nat.	Car	Time	Laps	Gap	Speed
1	8		Augusto FARFUS	BRA	BMW 320si	22'20.166	7		115.07
2	7		Jorg MULLER	GER	BMW 320si	22'20.967	7	0.801	115.01
3	1		Yvan MULLER	FRA	SEAT Leon TDI	22'21.367	7	1.201	114.97
4	5		Tiago MONTEIRO	POR	SEAT Leon TDI	22'22.146	7	1.98	114.9
5	2		Gabriele TARQUINI	ITA	SEAT Leon TDI	22'23.981	7	3.815	114.75
6	4		Jordi GENE	ESP	SEAT Leon TDI	22'25.184	7	5.018	114.64
7	14		Nicola LARINI	ITA	Chevrolet Cruze	22'25.525	7	5.359	114.62
8	11		Robert HUFF	GBR	Chevrolet Cruze	22'26.061	7	5.895	114.57
9	9		Alessandro ZANARDI	ITA	BMW 320si	22'26.333	7	6.167	114.55
10	3		Rickard RYDELL	SWE	SEAT Leon TDI	22'26.878	7	6.712	114.5
11	10		Sergio HERNANDEZ	ESP	BMW 320si	22'27.930	7	7.764	114.41
12	23	I	Felix PORTEIRO	ESP	BMW 320si	22'28.456	7	8.29	114.37
13	6		Andy PRIAULX	GBR	BMW 320si	22'28.749	7	8.583	114.34
14	25	I	Franz ENGSTLER	GER	BMW 320si	22'29.556	7	9.39	114.27
15	49	I	Nobuteru TANIGUCHI	JPN	BMW 320si	22'30.801	7	10.635	114.17
16	52	I	Takayuki AOKI	JPN	BMW 320si	22'32.985	7	12.819	113.98
17	51	I	Henry HO	MAC	BMW 320si	22'47.341	7	27.175	112.79
18	66	I	Andre COUTO	MAC	SEAT Leon	23'03.697	7	43.531	111.45
19	67	I	LEI Kit Meng	MAC	BMW 320si	23'14.441	7	54.275	110.59
20	55	I	Joseph Rosa MERSZEI	MAC	BMW 320si	23'17.696	7	57.53	110.34
21	12		Alain MENU	SUI	Chevrolet Cruze	20'27.371	5	2 laps	89.75
Not Classified
	21	I	Tom CORONEL	NED	SEAT Leon	13'08.617	4	D.N.F.	111.75
	22	I	Tom BOARDMAN	GBR	SEAT Leon	05'24.863	2	D.N.F.	135.63
	26	I	Kristian POULSEN	DEN	BMW 320si	05'28.309	2	D.N.F.	134.21
Fastest Laps
	7		Jorg MULLER		BMW 320si	2'32.671	2	89.67mph	144.31kph
	23	I	Felix PORTEIRO		BMW 320si	2'34.914	2	88.37mph	142.22kph

I = Independent

Photo credit WTCC Media

(WTCC Media) - Farfus wins Race 2 but SEAT takes all.

Augusto Farfus and Jörg Müller claimed a 1-2 for BMW, but the laurels went to SEAT.

Gabriele Tarquini was crowned the new world champion. Despite Yvan Muller finishing third in the race Tarquini took fifth and stretched his overall point lead to six, taking the title from his team-mate.

Thanks to their results and to those of Jordi Gené and Tiago Monteiro, SEAT managed to retain the Manufacturers’ Championship.

The race ended prematurely after a massive crash involving Félix Porteiro, Franz Engstler and André Couto at the end of lap eight. Because the final results took into consideration the lap before the suspension, Porteiro won the Independents’ race anyway.

There was also a safety car spell for four laps, mid-way into the race, after Tom Boardman crashed on the way to Moorish Hill involving Tom Coronel.

Larini’s last WTCC race came to an end after he was hit by Zanardi coming into Lisboa bend on lap eight.

Man of the race
Gabriele Tarquini, the oldest FIA world champion ever. His track record at Macau is one tarnished with accidents but this year he kept his head when it counted and had two faultless races. As a family man with a smile for everyone in the paddock Tarquini will be a popular champion. A mention should also go to his team who worked tirelessly on the damaged car after qualifying to make his dream a reality.

Key moment
The crash involving Porteiro, Engstler and Couto spelt the end of the season. Porteiro went off at ‘R’ bend, bounced into the racing line and was smashed into by Engstler. Seconds later Couto added to the carnage by hitting Engstler’s car. With three laps left of battle there is no knowing what could have been. And as demonstrated this weekend, you never know what the next corner of Macau will bring.

Withdrawals
T.Coronel: race incident; K. Poulsen: race incident; T. Boardman: race incident.

- Quotes Photo credit WTCC Media

Gabriele TARQUINI
“Maybe this was my last chance to be world champion and I took it. It was a tough season especially against great drivers like Yvan (Muller) and Augusto (Farfus). I became the champion without knowing, the team was smiling and crying but I didn’t have a radio so realised a little bit later. I started the weekend with a crash which is obviously not the best way to win a championship. The mechanics were fantastic and spent all night and one day to re-build the car better than it was before! I must say thank you to the team who are unbelievable.”

Yvan MULLER
“Today I had to do my best like I have done all season but unfortunately it didn’t happen. If couldn’t be me as world champion I am happy it is Gabriele (Tarquini). He’s a friend and a great world champion.”

Augusto FARFUS
“We had a tough start to the season with the first three events being disappointing which could have made the difference. My thanks go to BMW, Jörg (Müller) and Andy (Priaulx). We pushed hard to the end but unfortunately it didn’t work and hopefully we can look to a better season in 2010.”

Robert HUFF
“It is certainly easier to win starting from pole but winning is never easy in Macau, sometimes it’s an achievement in itself to finish a lap. Monteiro made life difficult in Race 1 but then I got a gap and focused until the end. I’d like to thank Chevrolet for giving me a great car all season.”

Jörg MÜLLER
“In the end we didn’t get either championship but with a circuit like this you never know if things will go your way. Our 1-2 result in Race 2 was a good result and under the circumstances it was the very best we could do.”

Jordi GENÉ
Photo credit WTCC Media

“It has been a good weekend for me. We needed to do well and I wanted to play my part and help as much as possible for SEAT. Everyone in the team has done a fantastic job, from the youngest mechanic through to the drivers.”

Tom CORONEL
“This season has been a hard fight and Porteiro was a challenge for me. We have finished all the races a got some good results along the way. The championship is about collecting points throughout the year and this is why I am champion!”

- Broken collar bone for Engstler

Franz Engstler and Félix Porteiro were both taken to the hospital after the three car crash at the Firshermen’s bend that prematurely ended the second race.

The young Spaniard was discharged soon after all the clinical checks were all clear, while x-rays revealed a fracture in Engstler’s left collarbone. However Engstler was discharged from the hospital as well.

André Couto, the third driver involved in the pile-up walked away unscathed.

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