Curitiba - Race 1: Chevrolet begins with a triple-hit

Chevrolet claimed a dominant 1-2-3 finish in the opening race of the season. Rob Huff, Yvan Muller and Carlos Bueno finished the way they had started: first, second and third, leaving the rest of the field to fight for the fourth position.

The three podium finishers were able to create a gap in the first half of the race, while Tom Coronel, Kristian Poulsen, Alain Menu and Gabriele Tarquini were having a thrilling fight.
Eventually Coronel managed to take the fourth place back from Poulsen on the last lap, while the latter won the Yokohama Trophy.

Key moments
Start – Huff sprints from the pole and keeps Muller at bay
Lap 3 – Poulsen drives wide at Turn 8 and hands 4th to Coronel
Lap 4 – Villa and Dudukalo have a contact
Lap 5 – O’Young hit the barriers at Turn 8 and retires
Lap 7 – Menu overtakes Tarquini for 6th
Lap 11 – Coronel and Poulsen run door-to-door, Poulsen overtakes Coronel
Lap 14 – Coronel overtakes Poulsen again for fourth

Withdrawals
D. O’Young: race incident.