Reigning World Champion Rob Huff returned to the winners circle claiming his first WTCC victory in a SEAT car and also giving the first win to the ALL-INKL.COM Munnich Motorsport.Huff performed a masterful manoeuvre at the end of the safety car period, overtaking Mehdi Bennani on the outside at Turn 1. It was a now or never move, as the Briton knew that the BMW car would have been more consistent in the final laps. However, Bennani never gave up and shadowed Huff for the whole race trying to force him into a mistake. Although this did not happen, the Moroccan driver scored a brilliant second place and another victory in the Yokohama Trophy.
Alex MacDowall completed the podium, with his team-mate James Nash in fourth position, completing a great result for the bamboo-engineering that placed both their drivers in front of Yvan Muller.
Local hero Norbert Michelisz excited the crowd with some spectacular overtaking manoeuvres in his attempt to recover. However he eventually had to settle for eighth.
The race was disrupted by a dramatic crash that involved Gabriele Tarquini and Franz Engstler. Both drivers suffered from bruises and pains to the chest and neck and were transported to the hospital for medical checks.
Key moments
Warm up lapJAS mechanics work on Monteiros car until the last minute
StartBennani sprints from pole and takes the lead from Huff; MacDowall, Coronel and Nash fight for third place; Monteiro starts from the pitlane
Lap 1Muller and Tarquini make contact at Turn 3; Tarquinis car crashes into the barrier and bounces back, landing on the front of Engstlers car; safety car deployed
Lap 5the race resumes, Huff takes the lead overtaking Bennani on the outside at Turn 4
Lap 5Muller overtakes Chilton for sixth and chases Coronel
Lap 6Michelisz overtakes DAste for eighth
Lap 7Muller overtakes Coronel for fifth
Lap 9Nash defends fourth place from Muller and Coronel
Lap 11Chilton and Coronel clash at Turn 2, Chilton moves up to sixth
Lap 12Barth is given a drive-through for causing a collision with Oriola
Lap 13Coronel retakes sixth from Chilton
Lap 14Huff wins from Bennani and MacDowall
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