Tuesday, 10 June 2014

2014 WTCC Round 6 Recap

Review of Round Six of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season was the Race of Russia, at Moscow Raceway, on the outskirts of Moscow.

In the first race, 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 three second behindLópez in the end. While third place was Citroën Total WTCC driver Sébastien Loeb in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, he was over three seconds behind López 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 sixteenth place overall and 72 seconds behind López in the end.

While in the second race, it was Citroën Total WTCC driver Ma Qing Hua in his debut race weekend for Citroën and took the race win in his C-Elysée WTCC, and the first Chinese driver to win any FIA event. Second was Citroën Total WTCC driver and current WTCC champion Yvan Muller in his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC to make a Citroën one-two finish, he was one and a half second behind Qing Hua in the end. While third place was Proteam Racing driver Mehdi Bennani in his Honda Civic WTCC, he was twelve seconds behind Qing Hua 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 thirteenth place overall and 63 seconds behind Qing Hua in the end.

Next stop Race of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for Round Seven 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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