Det er mere hovedreglen end undtagelsen at Chevrolet er det dominerende mærke i World Touring Car Championship.
Men sådan var det ikke i dagens kvalifikation i det sydlige Portugal. Nej, Gabriele Tarquini i SEAT León havde andre planer og satte hurtigste tid foran Yvan Muller i Chevrolet Cruze. På tredjepladsen kom Norbert Michelisz i BMW 320 TC, så tre forskellig bilmærker i Top 3. Resultatet af kvalifikationen:
|
Pos |
# |
Kl. |
Kører |
Bil |
Q1 |
Q2 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
Gabriele Tarquini |
SEAT Leon WTCC |
1:54.809 |
1:53.966 |
2 |
1 |
|
Yvan Muller |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1:54.982 |
1:54.232 |
3 |
5 |
Y |
Norbert Michelisz |
BMW 320 TC |
1:55.242 |
1:54.598 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
Robert Huff |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1:54.985 |
1:54.932 |
5 |
15 |
|
Tom Coronel |
BMW 320 TC |
1:55.430 |
1:54.982 |
6 |
16 |
Y |
Alberto Cerqui |
BMW 320 TC |
1:55.413 |
1:55.036 |
|
7 |
27 |
Y |
Gabor Weber |
BMW 320 TC |
1:55.740 |
1:55.087 |
8 |
18 |
|
Tiago Monteiro |
SR Leon 1.6T |
1:55.471 |
1:55.088 |
9 |
8 |
|
Alain Menu |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1:55.163 |
1:55.114 |
|
10 |
74 |
Y |
Pepe Oriola |
SEAT Leon WTCC |
1:55.380 |
1:55.323 |
11 |
25 |
Y |
Mehdi Bennani |
BMW 320 TC |
1:55.607 |
1:55.488 |
12 |
4 |
Y |
Aleksei Dudukalo |
SEAT Leon WTCC |
1:55.703 |
1:55.618 |
|
13 |
6 |
Y |
Franz Engstler |
BMW 320 TC |
1:55.811 |
|
14 |
20 |
Y |
Darryl O'Young |
SEAT Leon WTCC |
1:55.842 |
|
15 |
11 |
Y |
Alex Macdowall |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1:55.891 |
|
|
16 |
26 |
Y |
Stefano D'Aste |
BMW 320 TC |
1:55.892 |
|
17 |
69 |
|
James Thompson |
LADA Granta |
1:55.926 |
|
18 |
7 |
Y |
Charles Ng |
BMW 320 TC |
1:56.080 |
|
|
19 |
22 |
Y |
Tom Boardman |
SEAT Leon WTCC |
1:56.260 |
|
20 |
12 |
Y |
Pasquale Di Sabatino |
Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |
1:56.499 |
|
21 |
14 |
|
James Nash |
Ford Focus S2000 TC |
1:56.554 |
|
|
22 |
23 |
|
Tom Chilton |
Ford Focus S2000 TC |
1:57.117 |
|
|
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