Tom Coronel took victory in the WTCC’s 200th race, after beating fellow BMW man, Mehdi Bennani, to the chequered flag in race two at Suzuka.
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Tiago Monteiro managed to cling on to third to complete the final step on the podium, despite his Honda Civic slowing dramatically as he crossed the line, almost allowing team-mate, Gabriele Tarquini through.
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The Coronel/Bennani battle was a race-long affair, as both drivers once again took advantage of the BMW’s strong start to lead from the front row.
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) e3 Q$ P; {: k: P- Q+ VOn lap 17, Coronel got the advantage after diving down the inside of the Moroccan driver going into the second right-hand corner, and allowed him to secure the victory at the end of the 26-laps.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% p. C. {0 [+ n# N" X
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This is also the Dutchman’s fourth WTCC career victory.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 b: E7 U3 L+ A6 W7 k
9 E8 m6 _/ i! D! B. E, LThe newly crowned 2013 WTCC champion, Yvan Muller, was knocked off at the start after starting down in the midfield; his RML Chevrolet ending its weekend in the barriers.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% N5 } g; h' H% f$ R. A" `
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James Nash and Tom Chilton completed a 5-6 finish for Chevrolet, with Engstler’s Charles Ng beating Münnich Motorsport’s Rob Huff to seventh.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 K O; x/ G7 L: r+ J3 u3 y
3 K- `$ u; L. V. _公仔箱論壇James Thompson, who was looking set to once again score for Lada, was forced out of ninth by Marc Basseng, and eventually finished 13th.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" `9 U+ L: l* K+ s# g
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Masaki Kano, who was drafted in to replace the unwell Franz Engstler, finished 16th as the best of the local Japanese drivers. |
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