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Saturday, 04 June 2011 08:00 |
 World Touring Cars times and driver positions of the qualifying sessions from Budapest - Chevrolet’s qualifying domination continued at Budapest, where the blue Cruze cars claimed their fourth pole position out of four events with Menu taking pole, his first pole since Brands Hatch 2009, beating his team-mate Yvan Muller by 0.111 of a second.
Weather/Track: 29C/Dry 52C
Qualifying 1:
| Pos. |
N° |
Class. |
Driver |
Nat. |
Car |
Time |
Laps |
Gap |
Speed |
| 1 |
20 |
Y |
Javier VILLA |
ESP |
BMW 320 TC |
1'57.166 |
3 |
|
134.6 |
| 2 |
30 |
|
Robert DAHLGREN |
SWE |
Volvo C30 |
1'57.207 |
6 |
0.041 |
134.56 |
| 3 |
1 |
|
Yvan MULLER |
FRA |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1'57.371 |
7 |
0.205 |
134.37 |
| 4 |
3 |
|
Gabriele TARQUINI |
ITA |
SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI |
1'57.397 |
3 |
0.231 |
134.34 |
| 5 |
5 |
Y |
Norbert MICHELISZ |
HUN |
BMW 320 TC |
1'57.423 |
6 |
0.257 |
134.31 |
| 6 |
18 |
|
Tiago MONTEIRO |
PRT |
SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI |
1'57.578 |
6 |
0.412 |
134.13 |
| 7 |
15 |
|
Tom CORONEL |
NLD |
BMW 320 TC |
1'57.589 |
3 |
0.423 |
134.12 |
| 8 |
11 |
Y |
Kristian POULSEN |
DNK |
BMW 320 TC |
1'57.599 |
6 |
0.433 |
134.11 |
| 9 |
8 |
|
Alain MENU |
CHE |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1'57.620 |
6 |
0.454 |
134.08 |
| 10 |
25 |
Y |
Mehdi BENNANI |
MAR |
BMW 320 TC |
1'57.706 |
6 |
0.54 |
133.99 |
| 11 |
9 |
Y |
Darryl O'YOUNG |
CHN |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1'57.841 |
7 |
0.675 |
133.83 |
| 12 |
2 |
|
Robert HUFF |
GBR |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1'57.854 |
7 |
0.688 |
133.82 |
| 13 |
17 |
Y |
Michel NYKJAER |
DNK |
Sunred SR Leon 1.6T |
1'58.030 |
8 |
0.864 |
133.62 |
| 14 |
74 |
Y |
Pepe ORIOLA |
ESP |
Sunred SR Leon 1.6T |
1'58.206 |
8 |
1.04 |
133.42 |
| 15 |
7 |
Y |
Fredy BARTH |
CHE |
Sunred SR Leon 1.6T |
1'58.440 |
7 |
1.274 |
133.16 |
| 16 |
12 |
Y |
Franz ENGSTLER |
DEU |
BMW 320 TC |
1'58.582 |
8 |
1.416 |
133 |
| 17 |
4 |
Y |
Aleksei DUDUKALO |
RUS |
SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI |
1'58.919 |
6 |
1.753 |
132.62 |
| 18 |
10 |
Y |
Yukinori TANIGUCHI |
JPN |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1'59.308 |
6 |
2.142 |
132.19 |
| Qualification maxima |
2'05.367 |
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21 |
Y |
Fabio FABIANI |
ITA |
BMW 320si |
2'05.381 |
8 |
8.215 |
125.78 |
Qualifying 2:
| Pos. |
N° |
Class. |
Driver |
Nat. |
Car |
Time |
Laps |
Gap |
Speed |
| 1 |
8 |
|
Alain MENU |
CHE |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1'56.546 |
4 |
|
135.32 |
| 2 |
1 |
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Yvan MULLER |
FRA |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1'56.657 |
5 |
0.111 |
135.19 |
| 3 |
20 |
Y |
Javier VILLA |
ESP |
BMW 320 TC |
1'56.710 |
3 |
0.164 |
135.13 |
| 4 |
15 |
|
Tom CORONEL |
NLD |
BMW 320 TC |
1'56.912 |
5 |
0.366 |
134.9 |
| 5 |
5 |
Y |
Norbert MICHELISZ |
HUN |
BMW 320 TC |
1'56.923 |
4 |
0.377 |
134.88 |
| 6 |
30 |
|
Robert DAHLGREN |
SWE |
Volvo C30 |
1'56.945 |
3 |
0.399 |
134.86 |
| 7 |
18 |
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Tiago MONTEIRO |
PRT |
SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI |
1'56.974 |
4 |
0.428 |
134.83 |
| 8 |
11 |
Y |
Kristian POULSEN |
DNK |
BMW 320 TC |
1'57.048 |
3 |
0.502 |
134.74 |
| 9 |
3 |
|
Gabriele TARQUINI |
ITA |
SEAT Leon 2.0 TDI |
1'57.073 |
3 |
0.527 |
134.71 |
| 10 |
25 |
Y |
Mehdi BENNANI |
MAR |
BMW 320 TC |
1'57.376 |
5 |
0.83 |
134.36 |
Weight list amended by the FIA
The FIA issued an amended weight list for the WTCC Race of Hungary.
Besides the addition of the SR Leon 1.6T cars to the list of the models, with an extra weight of 40 kg, the weight of the BMW 320 TC cars was adjusted to +10 kg.
In the previous list the German car was due to run with no additional weight, but further calculations proved that was wrong because of a bug that affected the spread sheet used for calculating the different weights.
The compensation weights for this weekend’s races are:
+ 40 kg - Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T, SR Leon 1.6T
+ 10 kg - BMW 320 TC
± 00 kg - SEAT Leon TDi
- 20 kg - BMW 320si, Volvo C30
 (WTCC Media) - Menu back on pole after two years
Chevrolet’s qualifying domination continued at Budapest, where the blue Cruze cars claimed their fourth pole position out of four events, however, it was Alain Menu who reaped the honours, beating his team-mate Yvan Muller by 0.111 seconds.
It was Menu’s first pole since Brands Hatch 2009.
Proteam Racing’s Javier Villa topped the Yokohama Trophy, but more than this he created a surprise by qualifying third overall and best of the BMW drivers.
Another surprise, a negative one, was provided by current WTCC leader Rob Huff, the pole man in the three previous race meetings. The Briton set only the 12th fastest lap in Q1 and therefore failed to advance to Q2.
Q1
Javier Villa posted the fastest lap of 1'57.166 midway through the session and only Robert Dahlgren was able to threat his leadership. The Swede lapped in 1'57.207 securing his first trip to Q2 so far in the season.
Behind them, all other drivers had to fight hard to make it to Q2 and positions changed at every lap. Norbert Michelisz and Tom Coronel were the last two to secure a place among the top ten, just before the end of the 20 minute Q1.
The following drivers qualified for Q2: Villa, Dahlgren, Muller, Tarquini, Michelisz, Monteiro, Coronel, Poulsen, Menu and Bennani, who won pole position for tomorrow’s Race 2.
Darryl O’Young and Rob Huff were the first two drivers excluded from Q2 as they qualified 11th and 12th respectively.
Q2
Alain Menu settled the pole position matter on his first flying lap, becoming the first WTCC driver to break the 1'57 wall at the Hungaroring. The Swiss driver’s 1'56.546 was not to be beaten.
Javier Villa set a provisional second fastest lap of 1'56.710, but he was demoted to third by Yvan Muller when the reigning world champion completed his last attempt in 1'56.657.
Tom Coronel and Norbert Michelisz tried in vain to squeeze among the top three and eventually had to settle in fourth and fifth positions respectively, with Robert Dahlgren in sixth ahead of Tiago Monteiro, Kristian Poulsen and Gabriele Tarquini. The first nine drivers were all covered by only half a second.
Mehdi Bennani closed the time sheet in 10th position after spoiling his chances when he ran wide at turn 1.
Alain MENU - pole position:
“My lap in Q2 was a very good one. And really I needed it, because today the BMW cars were very close. This is the fourth time Chevrolet secure pole position for Race 1 and we have to give all the credit to the team for making the Cruze the fastest car of the field. I have the feeling that the races will be tough for the tyres, especially because it is very hot. We have to think very carefully about a set-up that may save the front tyres.”
Yvan MULLER - 2nd fastest:
“I should be happy with the second place, but this was the third consecutive qualifying session I spoiled by making little mistakes. Here I pushed too hard, everywhere. With three corners to finish the lap, I decided to abort my first attempt in Q2 because I had the feeling I was not fast enough. It was tricky, because I pitted for a new set of tyres and I knew I had only one shot.”
Javier VILLA - 3rd fastest, best of Yokohama Trophy:
“This is one of the track I already knew as I won the GP2 race here. Although I had to revise all the parameters because the WTCC cars are very different from single seaters. But it was a great opportunity for us, to stay in the pace with the fastest guys. I had the feeling that my lap was not perfect, but this was the first time I actually pushed the BMW over one single lap. Probably I could have been a little bit faster.”
Norbert MICHELISZ - 5th fastest:
“I am disappointed. At every lap I made some small mistakes. I am sorry for all my fans who came here today to support, and I have to admit I felt the pressure on me.”
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