Jose Maria Lopez took a triumphal victory for the Citroen Total WTCC team
The Argentine crossed the line first ahead of team-mates Sebastien Loeb and Yvan Muller. The three C-Elisee cars led from lights to flag, creating a huge gap between them and the rest of the field.
Tom Chilton finished fourth, but only eight seconds behind; the Briton was followed by Borković, Monteiro and local hero Bennani.Franz Engstler dominated the TC2T class from his team-mate Di Sabatino.Key momentsStart – López takes perfect start ahead of Loeb, Muller, Chilton, Monteiro and Borkovic. Münnich cuts chicane and is penalized with a drive-through for jumping the start.Lap 2 – Valente touches Bennani in turn 15 right ahead of Coronel. The Honda loses the rear bumper in the incidentLap 4 – Borković attacks Monteiro at the braking of turn 15; in the contact Monteiro loses the rear bumber and fifth position.Lap 5- The advantage of the Citroën trio reaches 7 seconds, with Loeb closing the gap on the leader, López.Lap 6 – Huff in the pits (misfiring), Morbidelli passes Kozlovskiy for 12th. Loeb posts best lap time. Lap 8 – Engstler leads comfortably in TC2T, ten seconds clear of Di Sabatino, with Filippi third.Lap 9 – Coronel (front splitter) and Morbidelli (bodywork) in the pits.Lap 11 – Valente jumps on the kerbs of the first chicane and loses a front dive plain.Lap 12 – Münnich in the pits (bent steering). Lap 13 – Bennani passes Michelisz for 7th in turn 5 and so does also Valente shortly after.Lap 14 – Triple win for the Citroens with Lopez, Loeb and Muller in their WTCC debut.
