Paul Ricard, Race 2: López wins action-packed WTCC counter

Michelisz 2nd, Ma Qing Hua 3rd

By Franck Drui

28 June 2015 - 15:02
Paul Ricard, Race 2: López wins (...)

José María López has claimed a dramatic victory in the second JVC KENWOOD WTCC Race of France.

Starting from eighth on the grid, López snatched second place from Tiago Monteiro following a clash with the Portuguese Honda driver exiting the first corner on lap seven. He then caught and passed Norbert Michelisz for top spot and his fifth win of the season to rebuild his shrinking title advantage.

Honda driver Michelisz, who started third, moved into the lead when pole-sitter Mehdi Bennani was forced to take a drive-through penalty for a jumped start. But the Hungarian was unable to fend off Citroën driver López on lap 14, settling instead for second and top Yokohama Drivers’ Trophy points.

Ma Qing Hua finished third with Yvan Muller fourth and Gabriele Tarquini fifth for Honda.

Pos. Driver Team Car Time
1 Jose Maria Lopez Citroen Total WTCC Citroen 16 laps
2 Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport Honda +1.449
3 Ma Qing Hua Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +2.156
4 Yvan Muller Citroen Total WTCC Citroen +3.165
5 Gabriele Tarquini Honda Racing Team JAS Honda +12.071
6 Hugo Valente Campos Racing Chevrolet +16.645
7 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet +16.681
8 Tom Chilton ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet +16.792
9 Mehdi Bennani Sebastien Loeb Racing Citroen +22.667
10 Rickard Rydell Nika International Honda +24.009
11 Jaap van Lagen LADA Sport Rosneft Lada +26.371
12 Nicky Catsburg LADA Sport Rosneft Lada +28.673
13 John Filippi Campos Racing Chevrolet +34.641
14 Grégoire Demoustier Craft-Bamboo Racing Chevrolet +38.623
15 Stefano D’Aste Munnich Motorsport Chevrolet DNF
16 Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda DNF
17 Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WTCC Citroen DNF
18 Robert Huff LADA Sport Rosneft Lada DNF

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