Standings after the court of appeal

Yvan Muller’s leading margin is now of 55 points ahead of Gabriele Tarquini, with 50 points still to be awarded.

As a matter of fact, unless a catastrophic point penalty hits him in Macau, the Frenchman will clinch his second FIA World Touring Car Championship title - the first for Chevrolet - after the one he grabbed in 2008 for SEAT.

The fight for the runner-up positions is wide opened, with Tarquini (246), Andy Priaulx (240) and Rob Huff (236) all covered by just ten points.

MANUFACTURERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP

The title is still at stake, although Chevrolet has a comfortable margin of 74 points with a maximum of 86 to be awarded in Macau.

SEAT Customers Technology is now second in the classification, 27 points ahead of BMW.

YOKOHAMA TROPHIES AND ROOKIE CHALLENGE

The outcome of the appeal did not change the situation in these classifications.

In the Independents’ Trophy, Proteam Motorsport’s Sergio Hernández defends a 21-point lead from bamboo-engineering’s Darryl O’Young. As double points will be awarded in the Macau races, the maximum booty available is of 43 points, which leaves a few chances also to Kristian Poulsen and Franz Engstler who lie 27 and 29 points behind respectively.

Proteam Motorsport are just one step from winning the Teams’ Trophy for the fourth time (previous victories in 2005, 2007, 2008). The Italian outfit lead from bamboo-engineering by 25 points, with 72 still to be awarded.

Zengö Dension Team’s Norbert Michelisz is close to being crowned the first WTCC Rookie Challenge champion. The Hungarian youngster was consistent in putting in strong performances throughout the season and tops the standings with 147 points. With 20 points still at stake, his rivals Fredy Barth and Michel Nykjær who have gaps of 17 and 18 points respectively, have only a slim chance left of catching him.