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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

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