Motegi, Race 2: Monteiro scores in the WTCC for Honda at home

Valente resisted early pressure from Yvan Muller to take second

By Franck Drui

13 September 2015 - 09:05
Motegi, Race 2: Monteiro scores in (...)

Victory for Honda driver Tiago Monteiro in the second JVC KENWOOD WTCC Race of Japan rounded out a thrilling weekend of racing at Twin Ring Motegi.

Monteiro snatched the lead from pole-sitter Hugo Valente on the charge to turn one to take a comfortable second win of 2015.

“I am so pleased, I have so many people to hank at the home race for Honda,” said Monteiro, who celebrated WTCC start number 200 in race one. “I had an early setback but the car was so competitive. I am so happy.”

Valente resisted early pressure from Yvan Muller to take second as Muller was forced to pit when the bonnet of his Citroën partially opened.

His misfortune handed third place to LADA’s Rob Huff, who determinedly fended off Sébastien Loeb – and then Gabriele Tarquini for a time – in a dramatic battle for third.

Pos. Driver Team Car Time
1 Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda 13 laps
2 Hugo Valente Campos Racing Chevrolet +9.222
3 Robert Huff LADA Sport Rosneft Lada +10.938
4 Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +11.703
5 Gabriele Tarquini Honda Racing Team JAS Honda +11.792
6 Ma Qing Hua Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +11.894
7 Tom Chilton ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet +17.474
8 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet +21.284
9 Nicolas Lapierre LADA Sport Rosneft Lada +28.053
10 Stefano D’Aste Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet +32.744
11 Mehdi Bennani Sebastien Loeb Racing Citroen +35.253
12 John Filippi Campos Racing Chevrolet +41.364
13 Grégoire Demoustier Craft-Bamboo Racing Chevrolet +42.109
14 Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport Honda DNF
15 Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC Citroen DNF
16 Nicky Catsburg LADA Sport Rosneft Lada DNF
17 Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCC Citroen DNF

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