1. RALLYSPRINT CONSERVAS ROSSELLÓ
28.11.2010 von Wolfgang.
El rallysprint disputado este fin de semana en Llubí, a cargo de la Escudería TR, cerraba el campeonato de asfalto de la especialidad, contando con una inscripción de 39 equipos. El asfalto delicado en los primeros tramos fue determinante para el desarrollo de la carrera. Así, entre los favoritos José Martorell se quedaba fuera de carrera por salida de carretera. Pedro Roca comenzaba muy fuerte y se anotaba los primeros scratch de forma aplastante hasta que la caja de cambios de su R-5 GT Turbo se rompía. Con Roca y Martorell fuera de carrera asistimos a un nuevo duelo por la victoria entre Dani Lozano y Sebastiá Galmés.
Finalmente sería el piloto de Aspano quién se anotaba una nueva victoria en su palmarés poniendo un bonito broche final a una temporada que le ha proclamado nuevo campeón de rallys 2010. A catorce segundos Sebastià Galmés se subía al segundo cajón del podium, mientras que tercero era José A. San José a los mandos de su Clio Williams.
Bonito duelo por la cuarta plaza entre Carlos Pérez y Julián Gómez, ambos con Mitsubishi Evo 6. Pérez lanzaba su ataque en los últimos tramos y conseguía superar, por seis segundos, a Gómez con un segundo y dos terceros scratch. Rafa Binimelis, sexto, se situaba a continuación y se anotaba el grupo N justo por delante de Juan A. Amengual que hacía lo propio en el grupo R con el Ford Escort RS. Los Renault Clio de Jaime Riera y Guillem Riera acababan a continuación, mientras que Nadal Galiana cerraba el top ten siendo el mejor en grupo H y dando a la Escudería Mallorca Competició uno de sus mejores resultados al copar cinco de las diez primeras plazas de la general.
FERBIS.
CLASIFICACIÓN OFICIAL.
1. Daniel Lozano-Juan J. Riera (Seat Ibiza K.C.) 00.25.15. 2. Sebastià Galmés-Gabriel Vallespir (R. Clio Williams) 00.25.29. 3. José A. San José-Rudy Hensen (R. Clio Willimas) 00.26.00. 4. Carlos Pérez-Mateo Figuera (Mitsubsihi Evo 6) 00.26.11. 5. Julián Gómez-Sión Verger (Mitsubishi Evo 6) 00.26.17. 6. Rafael Binimelis-Francesc Manresa (R. Clio Sport) 00.26.41. 7. Juan A. Amengual-Antonio Coll (Ford Escort RS) 00.26.45. 8. Jaime Riera-Alfonso Huélamo (R. Clio Williams) 00.26.57. 9. Guillem Riera-Mateu Mestre (R. Clio Williams) 00.27.02. 10. Nadal Galiana-Gabriel Flores (Ford Escort MK II) 00.27.22. 11. José Álvarez-Esteban Alcina (Citroen Saxo) 00.27.25. 12. Mariano Planells-Alex Oliver (R. Clio Sport) 00.27.36. 13. Oscar Fernández-Jaume Llabrés (Peugeot 206) 00.27.40. 14. Jordi Santandreu-Matías Reynés (R-5 Alpine T.) 00.27.54. 15. Antonio Dezcallar-Bartomeu Fluxà (Mitsubishi Lancer EX) 00.28.02. 16. Juan D. Bauzà-Iris Alfaro (Citroen Saxo) 00.28.06. 17. Pau Bujosa-José Barea (Citroen Saxo) 00.28.26. 18. Jaime Sánchez-Ana Mª. Quetglas (Seat Ibiza 1.8) 00.28.42. 19. Francisco González-Martín Ferragut (R-5 GT T.) 00.29.10. 20. Lluc Feliu- Joan C. Gelabert (Porsche 911) 00.29.14. 21. Marcos Márquez-Jesús Martínez (Peugeot 205 GTI) 00.29.16. 22. Gabriel Ginart-Pedro Fullana (R. Clio Williams) 00.29.36. 23. Juan M. Jiménez-Ana I. Mateu (Seat Ibiza C.) 00.30.48. 24. Miguel Palou-Victoria Cifre (Citroen AX GTI) 00.31.16. 25. José Ruíz-Ángela Fernández (Peugeot 205 R.) 00.33.17.
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Paul Di Resta macht sein Meisterstück: DTM-Champion 2010
28.11.2010 von Wolfgang.
Shanghai. Im Reich der Mitte mitten ins Glück. Der schottische Mercedes-Benz-Pilot Paul Di Resta wird beim DTM-Finale in der Millionenmetropole Shanghai Zweiter und ist damit DTM-Champion 2010. Der bis dahin Gesamtführende, Bruno Spengler aus Kanada (Mercedes-Benz), schaffte es nach einem Qualifying-Unfall nicht mehr, vom 17. Startplatz nach vorn zu fahren und seinen Drei-Punkte-Vorsprung ins Ziel zu bringen. Der 24-jährige Di Resta hat in der Endabrechnung 71 Zähler. „Das Lächeln wird eine sehr lange Zeit nicht aus meinem Gesicht verschwinden. Glücklicherweise ist mein Flug erst für Montag gebucht. Schade, dass nicht mehr Familienmitglieder hier sind, um mit mir zu feiern. Das mache ich jetzt mit meinem Team. Heute ging es nicht um den Renn- sondern um den Gesamtsieg. Das hat geklappt“, beschreibt Di Resta seine Gefühle. Insgesamt dreimal siegte der Schotte in dieser Saison, drei Rennen beendete der neue Titelträger als Zweiter. Nur zweimal schaffte es Di Resta nicht in die Punkte.
Sieger des Rennens in China wurde der Brite Gary Paffett, der dadurch noch vor Spengler Vize-Champion wurde und den Dreifach-Erfolg für Mercedes-Benz in der Gesamtwertung perfekt machte. „In Shanghai habe ich nun nach 2004 bereits zum zweiten Mal gewonnen. Diese Art von Rennstrecken liegt mir offensichtlich ganz gut.
Mein Ziel war es, dieses Rennen zu gewinnen. Der Rest lag nicht in meinen Händen“, sagte Sieger Paffett.
Der deutsche DTM-Champion aus den Jahren 2008 und 2009, Timo Scheider, wurde beim DTM-Finale als Dritter bester Pilot eines Audi A4 DTM. Auch im Titelkampf wurde Scheider als Vierter bester Fahrer mit vier Ringen auf der Haube. „Ich hatte zwar am Anfang der Saison Probleme, aber das Team hat immer an mich geglaubt. In der zweiten Saison-Hälfte kämpfte ich dann wieder um Pole-Positions und Siege. Der dritte Platz beim Saisonfinale ist ein guter Abschluss“, sagte Scheider rückblickend auf die Saison 2010.
Hinter dem viertplatzierten Rosenheimer Martin Tomczyk (Audi) beendete der Spanier Miguel Molina als bester Pilot eines Fahrzeugs des Jahrgangs 2008 mit dem Audi A4 DTM auf Platz fünf das Rennen. Erstmals in die Punkte fuhr DTM-Neuling David Coulthard aus Schottland. Der Mercedes-Benz-Pilot wurde Achter und bekam einen Wertungszähler gutgeschrieben. 19.000 Fans besuchten das DTM-Saisonfinale in Fernost. Das Rennen wurde nach einer Kollision sieben Minuten vor Ende abgebrochen und nicht wieder aufgenommen.
Am 1. Mai des kommenden Jahres findet das erste DTM-Rennen der Saison 2011 auf dem Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg statt.
Mercedes-Benz-Motorsportchef Norbert Haug: „Paul Di Resta ist ein verdienter Champion. Gestern war das noch keineswegs vorhersehbar. Denn hier es leicht, einen Fehler zu machen. Es war ein spannendes Rennen. Garys zweiter Sieg hier in Shanghai spricht für ihn. Alle Beteiligten haben klasse zusammengearbeitet. Wir haben schon einige gute Saisons erlebt. Aber dieses Jahr mit den ersten drei Plätzen in der Gesamtwertung ist etwas Besonderes. Wie eng es in dieser Serie zugeht, zeigt der geringe Punkteabstand von gerade einmal fünf Zählern zwischen den besten Dreien.“
Audi-Motorsportchef Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich: „Ich bin stolz darauf, Teil einer so großartigen Mannschaft zu sein, die an einem gemeinsamen Ziel arbeitet. Wir waren nicht so stark wie in den Jahren zuvor. Sogar der kleinste Fehler bedeutet manchmal, dass man die Meisterschaftsträume beenden muss. Wenn man verliert, heißt es nicht, dass man schwach ist, sondern lediglich, dass andere ein wenig stärker waren. Wir müssen aufholen und haben unsere Lektion gelernt. Das werden wir im nächsten Jahr umsetzen.“
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Tour Auto Optic 2ooo
28.11.2010 von Wolfgang.
2011 : l’année Zagato
Pour sa 20ème édition le Tour Auto Optic 2ooo rend hommage à "Zagato" et le célèbre carrossier sera mis à l’honneur tout au long du parcours entre Paris et Biarritz via Poitiers, Objat, Bordeaux et Pau. Message reçu puisque 12 Zagato se sont déjà manifestées, toutes marques confondues. A noter, la présence exceptionnelle d’un modèle rare, la Maserati A6G Berlinetta Zagato de 1955, voiture ayant pris le départ du Tour de France Automobile en 1957.
La première liste des engagés sera publiée dans la seconde semaine de décembre après la réunion du Comité de Sélection.
Retrouvez tout le Tour Auto Optic 2ooo sur www.tourauto.com
2011: The year of Zagato
For its 20th edition, the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo pays tribute to "Zagato"; the famous coachbuilder will hold the place of honour during the whole journey between Paris and Biarritz via Poitiers, Objat, Bordeaux and Pau. Message understood as 12 Zagatos of various brands have already come forward. To be noted the exceptional presence of a rare model, the Maserati A6G Berlinetta Zagato of 1955, which took the start of the Tour de France Automobile in 1957.
The first entry list will be published by the second week of December, right after the first meeting of the Selection Committee.
Enjoy the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo on www.tourauto.com
MULLER’S ENCORE TWO YEARS AFTER
28.11.2010 von Wolfgang.
The 2010 FIA WTCC Drivers’ Championship has ended as in 2008, with Yvan Muller crowned as the new champion and Gabriele Tarquini and Rob Huff finishing on equal points, with the Italian classified second thanks to more race wins.
Muller has won his second world title, this time for Chevrolet, two years after the one he claimed for SEAT Sport.
"It feels good! I did my job properly and I’m pleased for the team," he commented.
He was given the absolute certainty of the title even before Macau, when the International Court of Appeal excluded Andy Priaulx from the Japanese meeting.
"Before the verdict I had done twenty races to win this title, so I don’t feel like I won this off the track. After Japan I felt it was already done, as I had a 37-point lead so there was only a small chance of losing it. I had been winning this title since the first race in Curitiba and kept hold to have the biggest advantage by Japan."
Muller showed impressive consistency since joining WTCC in 2006. In five seasons he was classified first twice, second twice and fourth once, claiming 13 victories and scoring more points than any other driver with 711. During the current season he obtained three wins and 13 podium results in 22 races.
"There are many keys to a championship. Consistency is important but you also need a good car, good engineers, good mechanics and a bit of luck! It is nice to have been fighting for the title in the last five years. I think if you do a world championship classification over the whole of the last five years, I would also win that!"
He was also the first driver to win the WTCC with different Manufacturers.
"To make comparison it’s unavoidable. When I won my first title with SEAT it was a very important year after I had lost the 2007 championship on the last lap. Winning now with Chevrolet has also been special. It has been my first year with them, and giving them their first title added a special feeling."
The 2010 championship podium: Tarquini 2nd, Muller 1st, Huff 3rd
CHEVROLET CELEBRATED A TRIUMPHANT SEASON
The 1-2 finish of Rob Huff and Yvan Muller in the first race at Macau gave Chevrolet the 2010 FIA World Touring Car Championship title for Manufacturers’.
The level of competition on the track between the three brands represented was incredibly high and balanced, as it is proved by the figures: BMW and Chevrolet claimed seven victories apiece and SEAT eight.
"I am very proud. To win Chevrolet’s first championship in the WTCC is fantastic. This is not only the first FIA world championship for Chevrolet, but the first ever for any GM brand and it feels great to be part of that," said Eric Nève, Motorsport Manager of Chevrolet.
For Chevrolet that joined WTCC in 2005, this was a triumphant season with the Cruze cars run by the RML team. A season that was also worth the Drivers’ Championship with Yvan Muller. "We have fought for both championships this year and winning the Drivers’ title obviously helped for the Manufacturers’. To be able to get both was a great achievement. It has been a terrific season. We finished on the podium 21 out of 22 races, only missing out at Brands Hatch. The team have had a consistent season, from starting with a 1-2-3 in Brazil to ending on a high note in Macau," Nève added.
Chevrolet has already confirmed the winning team for next year: Yvan Muller, Rob Huff and Alain Menu. "Aside from Yvan and Rob, Alain has also been a great team player this year and although things haven’t gone his way he has really contributed to the team’s success," concluded Nève.
The Chevrolet Cruze cars finished on the podium in 21 races out of 22
TROPHIES - PROTEAM MOTORSPORT TOOK ALL
Just like Chevrolet did in the overall championship, Proteam Motorsport had a clean sweep in the Yokohama trophies. The Italian outfit clinched both the Independents’ Trophy with Sergio Hernández and the Teams’ Trophy, improving their already impressive tally to six titles in six years.
Hernández was crowned Independents’ champion for the second time; his first win dated back to 2008. The Spaniard claimed five victories during the season and beat Franz Engstler by 29 points, while Kristian Poulsen completed a trio of BMW drivers on top of the standings finishing a further 10 points adrift.
Despite joining the championship on only the third event, Poulsen won seven races, more than any other driver, and was a serious threat for Hernández until he crashed out of Macau’s last race.
Hong Kong rookie Darryl O’Young obtained three victories to be classified fourth in the Trophy; he arrived to the final meeting with good chances to fight for the title but was victim of incidents in both races at Macau. Moroccan youngster Mehdi Bennani claimed fifth position in the trophy after winning his home race in Marrakech.
In the Team’s Trophy Proteam Motorsport grabbed their fourth title ahead of bamboo-engineering and Liqui Moly Team Engstler.
Sergio Hernández ended on a high note at Macau, winning the second race
SEAT DRIVERS DOMINATED ROOKIE CHALLENGE
The new Rookie Challenge offered some exciting fights among emerging young drivers, which is quite remarkable in Touring Car racing, where most of the top-drivers are over 35.
Norbert Michelisz (26), Michel Nykjær (31) and Fredy Barth (31) dominated most of the races at the wheel of their SEAT León TDI cars. Not only were they capable of restricting the title fight among them, but they also put in some impressive performances that resulted in briliant overall results that culminated in Michelisz’s maiden victory at Macau.
The Hungarian youngster had already come close to such an achievement during the season, as he was a regular qualifier in Q2, started from the front row of the reverse grid for race two four times and led for three laps in Portugal. With a number of top-ten finishes he was also able to claim ninth place in the Drivers’ Championship, as well as clinching the Rookie title.
Nykjær a former double champion in the Danish and European touring cars showed impressive speed. He could have also won an overall race, as he was comfortably leading the pack in Monza and Okayama before retiring in the late stages (due to a puncture in Italy and a mistake in Japan). He finished runner up behind Michelisz, beating Barth by 7 points.
The latter had a dazzling start, collecting four wins in the Rookie challenge out of the first five races. However the second part of the season was not as lucky; the Swiss was often among the fastest but lacked in consistency.
Darryl O’Young and Mehdi Bennani tried their best, but their cars (Chevrolet Lacetti and BMW 320si) could hardly compete with the turbodiesel power. Only O’Young was able to break the winning streak of the SEAT drivers, in the second race at Brno.
Norbert Michelisz and Michel Nykjær classified 1st and 2nd in the Rookie Challenge
AUTO GP JOINS WTCC AS PARTNER SERIES
WTCC and Auto GP announced an agreement that will see Auto GP become partner series to the FIA World Touring Car Championship for six meetings of the 2011 season.
Auto GP will run two races, the first one on Saturday and the second one on Sunday, at the following events: Monza, Italy (15 May), Marrakech, Morocco (5 June), Brno, Czech Republic (19 June), Donington Park, UK (17 July), Oschersleben, Germany (31 July) and Valencia, Spain (4 September).
WTCC promoter, Marcello Lotti commented: "We are very pleased to welcome Auto GP as a partner series in six of our 2011 FIA WTCC events. Not only will this agreement bring high level single-seater racing in the WTCC package once again, but it also completes the attractive programme offered to the fans on site and on TV, that covers all the major forms of car racing: touring cars, one-make GT series and formula cars."
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