Zolder - Race 1: Chevrolet posts another 1-2-3

Just like in the first race at Curitiba, Chevrolet drivers claimed another 1-2-3 finish in Zolder. Rob Huff, Alain Menu and Yvan Muller dominated the field, with the Briton taking a lights to flag victory, Menu managing to survive a contact with Tarquini that sent him sideways after the start, Muller being able to steal third place from the Italian on lap 11. Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro were classified fourth and fifth.

Kristian Poulsen won the fierce battle for the Yokohama Trophy, beating Norbert Michelisz, Michel Nykjær, Darryl O’Young, Javier Villa. The latter made a great recovery from the back to the grid to 9th at the end.

The race was neutralized by the safety car, following the incident that eliminated Barth, Coronel and Engstler.

Key moments
Start – Huff sprints from pole; Menu and Tarquini make contact at Turn 1
Lap 1 – Bennani goes off at Sterrenwacht
Lap 2 – Dudukalo hits Taniguchi at Turn 1 and the latter is collected by Lee
Lap 2 – Barth crashes at L. Bianchi, Coronel spins in avoidance and is collected by Engstler
Lap 3 – Safety car on the track
Lap 9 – Race resumes; Muller overtakes Tarquini for third
Lap 11 – Poulsen overtakes Michelisz for sixth and Yokohama Trophy lead
Lap 15 – Villa overtakes O’Young for ninth.

Withdrawals
M. Lee: race incident; M. Bennani: race incident; F. Engstler: race incident; T. Coronel: race incident; F. Barth: race incident