Huff leads Chevrolet 1,2,3, in Shanghai WTCC Race 2

Chevrolet claimed another clean sweep for the podium of the second race, with Rob Huff crossing the line first ahead of Yvan Muller and Alain Menu. This enabled the Englishman to stretch his championship lead by 7 further points.

The key moment of the race happened at the beginning of lap 8, when Muller tried to overtake Menu who was leading at the end of the pit straight. They made contact and Huff took the opportunity to jump ahead of them both. In the final part of the race Muller recovered the second position, but Huff had built a solid gap by then.The trio of Chevrolet cars was followed by a trio of BMW cars, with Tom Coronel, Stefano DAste and Mehdi Bennani finishing in fourth, fifth and sixth; the Italian claimed his second victory of the day in the Yokohama Trophy.Gabriele Tarquini was classified seventh, ahead of Colin Turkington who managed to prevail after a race-long tough battle with Tom Boardman, Alberto Cerqui and Tiago Monteiro. Key moments StartCoronel takes the lead from pole, followed by DAsteLap 1Michelisz and MacDowall collide at Turn 1 while fighting for thirdLap 2Menu overtakes DAste for secondLap 3DAste, whose left front door hangs loose, is passed by Muller and HuffLap 4Boardman overtakes Tarquini for sixth; Coronel loses the lead to Menu and MullerLap 5Huff overtakes Coronel for third; Monteiro overtakes Cerqui for ninthLap 6Turkington overtakes Cerqui for tenthLap 8Muller hits Menu at the braking of Turn 1; Huff jumps into the leadLap 9Menu overtakes Muller for secondLap 11Muller retakes second from MenuLap 13Turkington overtakes Boardman for eighthWithdrawalsJ. Nash: DNS, engine; P. Oriola: technical failure; K. Leong: technical failure


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