WTCC Race 2, Tiago Monteiro wins first race for Honda

Tiago Monteiro managed to win his first race for the Honda Castrol Team. This was also his first WTCC victory since Valencia in 2010.Monteiro led from lights to flag and finished first of a Honda trio, ahead of his team-mate Gabriele Tarquini and Norbert Michelisz, who was able to resist the huge pressure from Rob Huff.

James Nash was classified fourth and scored the second victory of the day in the Yokohama Trophy. Key momentsStart – Monteiro sprints to the lead from pole positionStart – Rydell is pushed into a spin at Turn 1Lap 1 – Coronel overtakes Barth for ninthLap 2 – Coronel overtakes O’Young for eighthLap 4 – Barth overtakes O’Young for ninthLap 5 – Coronel overtakes Oriola for seventh; D’Aste overtakes O’Young for tenthLap 7 – Muller overtakes Nash for fifthLap 7 – Barth and O’Young tangle at Turn 15 while fighting with ChiltonLap 8 – Coronel overtakes Nash for sixthLap 9 – Nash and Oriola retake sixth and seventh positions from CoronelLap 10 – Muller and Huff make contact while fighting for fourthLap 10 – Monteiro wins from Tarquini and Michelisz

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