Moscow, Race 2: Monteiro triumphs for Honda in Russian WTCC thriller

Huff charged through from seventh on the grid to finish second

By Franck Drui

7 June 2015 - 13:05
Moscow, Race 2: Monteiro triumphs (…)

Honda driver Tiago Monteiro made the most of his pole position to win a thirlling second ROSNEFT WTCC Race of Russia.

Rob Huff charged through from seventh on the grid to finish second in round 10 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship with Norbert Michelisz third and top Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy runner.

Nicky Catsburg marked an impressive WTCC debut in fourth for LADA with Ma Qing Hua fifth following several battles for on-track position. Gabriele Tarquini crashed out following contact with Catsburg.

In a dramatic race, world champion and current WTCC title leader José María López languished in 12th place after he was ordered to serve a drive-through penalty for a jumped start. The Argentine’s misfortune led and sixth place for his Citroën team-mate Yvan Muller means 45 points separate the pair at the top of the title standings.

Pos. Driver Team Car Time
1 Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda 16 laps
2 Robert Huff LADA Sport Rosneft Lada +3.155
3 Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport Honda +5.549
4 Nicky Catsburg LADA Sport Rosneft Lada +8.074
5 Ma Qing Hua Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +12.188
6 Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +14.674
7 Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +18.010
8 Hugo Valente Campos Racing Chevrolet +20.803
9 Tom Chilton ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet +20.968
10 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet +21.207
11 Rickard Rydell Nika International Honda +21.686
12 Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +24.659
13 Grégoire Demoustier Craft-Bamboo Racing Chevrolet +29.019
14 Stefano D’Aste Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet +34.584
15 John Filippi Campos Racing Chevrolet +34.404
16 Gabriele Tarquini Honda Racing Team JAS Honda DNF
17 Jaap van Lagen LADA Sport Rosneft Lada DNF
18 Mehdi Bennani Sebastien Loeb Racing Citroen DNF

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