Tuesday, 27 May 2014

2014 WTCC Round 5 Recap

Review of Round Five of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season was the Race of Austria, at Salzburgring, east of Salzburg.

In the first race, Citroën Total WTCC driver and current WTCC champion Yvan Muller took the race win in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC. Second was ROAL Motorsport driver Tom Coronel in his Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1, he was under four second behind Muller in the end. While third place was Citroën Total WTCC driver José María López in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, he was over four seconds behind Muller in the end.

Meanwhile in TC2 class (the old s2000 cars such as BMW 320 TC, SEAT León WTCC and so forth), was won by Liqui Moly Team Engstler driver Franz Engstler in his BMW 320 TC. He finished in fifteenth place overall and 80 seconds behind Muller in the end.

While in the second race, it was Citroën Total WTCC driver José María López in his Citroën took the race win in his C-Elysée WTCC. Second was Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team driver Gabriele Tarquini in his Honda Civic WTCC, he was one and a half second behind López in the end. While third place was the second Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team driver Tiago Monteiro in his Honda Civic WTCC, he was two and a half seconds behind López in the end.

Meanwhile in TC2 class, was won by Liqui Moly Team Engstler driver Franz Engstler in his BMW 320 TC. He finished in eleventh place overall and 28 seconds behind López in the end.

Next stop Race of Russia at the Moscow Raceway for Round Six of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season in two weeks time.

End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.

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