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2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan
The 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan (formally the 2009 FIA WTCC Kenwood Race of Japan) was the eleventh round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season and the second running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan. It was held on 1 November 2009 at the Okayama International Circuit near Mimasaka, Japan. The two races were won by BMW drivers Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus. The race was supported by the 2009 1000 km of Okayama, the inaugural event of the Asian Le Mans Series.
Background
Gabriele Tarquini arrived in Japan with a seven-point lead over SEAT Sport teammate Yvan Muller. BMW Team Germany driver Augusto Farfus was the only other driver that could still win the title. He was eighteen points behind Tarquini.
SUNRED Engineering placed Japanese-based Brazilian João Paulo de Oliveira in their third car for the race, taking it over from Andrea Larini. Japanese drivers Seiji Ara and Nobuteru Taniguchi also made their championship debuts, for Wiechers-Sport and Proteam Motorsport respectively, while Masaki Kano returned to Liqui Moly Team Engstler, the team with which he made his series debut in 2008. Macau's Henry Ho also drove for Engstler, making his series debut. Independent SEAT drivers Marin Čolak and Mehdi Bennani did not travel to Japan, while Fabio Fabiani did not follow-up his one-off drive for Proteam at the previous race in Italy.
Report
Testing and free practice
Yvan Muller was quickest in Friday's test session, ahead of Farfus and the SEAT trio of Tiago Monteiro, Rickard Rydell and Gabriele Tarquini.
Farfus set the fastest time in Saturday morning's free practice session, ahead of fellow BMW driver Andy Priaulx and SEAT drivers Jordi Gené, Yvan Muller and Tiago Monteiro. Stefano D'Aste crashed ten minutes into the session, bringing out the red flags and stopping the session.
Farfus was also the quickest in the second practice session, ahead of BMW Team Germany teammate Jörg Müller and his namesake Yvan. Robert Huff for Chevrolet and Tarquini were fourth and fifth quickest.
Qualifying
Tarquini took his third straight pole position and his fifth of the season in the qualifying session. He will start ahead of Priaulx, Jörg Müller, Rydell and Farfus. Yvan Muller will start in seventh place. Tom Coronel was the quickest of the Independent runners.
Warm-Up
Farfus set the quickest time in the Sunday morning warm-up, ahead of Gené, Jörg Müller, Rickard Rydell and Tiago Monteiro.
Race One
A heavy downfall of rain before the first race meant that the field began behind the safety car. The safety car came in at the end of the first lap, with polesitter Tarquini leading the pack. However, he drifted wide at Turn 2 through the gravel trap. This left Priaulx to lead until the end of the race, despite pressure from BMW teammate Jörg Müller. Despite dropping back after his off-track excursion, Tarquini came back through the field to finish in fifth behind Huff and Yvan Muller, ahead of SEAT teammates Gené and Monteiro. Farfus had gone off at the same time as Tarquini on lap 3, but he fought his way through to finish eighth and securing pole position for Race Two after pushing Alain Menu wide on the penultimate lap, continuing his habit this season off recovering from early Race One incidents to finish eighth and start Race Two on pole. Coronel took the Independents' class victory.
Race Two
Race Two began with Jörg Müller starting quickly, causing a bunch-up at Turn 1 that resulted in Müller spinning Monteiro off the track. Tarquini joined him in running off, although he was able to rejoin the circuit. Müller received a drive-through penalty for causing the incident. Many other drivers ran wide at Turn 2 in the treacherous conditions. Farfus lead Priaulx home to give another one-two finish for BMW, ahead of Yvan Muller. The three Chevrolets finished next, with Menu ahead of Nicola Larini and Huff. Gené and Rydell sacrificed their positions on the last lap to give teammate Tarquini a seventh-place finish. D'Aste took the Independents' win, finishing tenth overall
Results
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | C | Q1 | Q2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ITA Gabriele Tarquini | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:38.168 | 1:37.666 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | GBR Andy Priaulx | BMW Team UK | BMW 320si | 1:38.117 | 1:37.716 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | DEU Jörg Müller | BMW Team Germany | BMW 320si | 1:37.914 | 1:37.726 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SWE Rickard Rydell | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:38.149 | 1:37.799 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | BRA Augusto Farfus | BMW Team Germany | BMW 320si | 1:38.323 | 1:37.826 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ESP Jordi Gené | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:38.017 | 1:37.835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FRA Yvan Muller | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:38.255 | 1:37.978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | PRT Tiago Monteiro | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 1:38.202 | 1:38.119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | GBR Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 1:38.900 | 1:38.620 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | CHE Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 1:38.460 | 1:39.110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ESP Sergio Hernández | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320si | 1:39.043 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | NLD Tom Coronel | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 1:39.078 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | GBR James Thompson | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 1:39.106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ITA Nicola Larini | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 1:39.126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | ESP Félix Porteiro | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:39.159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ITA Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320si | 1:39.186 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Stefano D'Aste | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:39.395 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:39.469 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | NLD Jaap van Lagen | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 1:39.498 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | JPN Seiji Ara | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:39.549 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | BRA João Paulo Lima de Oliveira | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 1:39.643 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DEU Franz Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:39.672 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GBR Tom Boardman | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 1:39.823 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | DNK Kristian Poulsen | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:40.112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | RUS Kirill Ladygin | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 1:40.786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | MAC Henry Ho | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:41.536 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | JPN Masaki Kano | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 1:42.427 |
Race 1
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | C | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Ret | Ret |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | GBR Andy Priaulx | BMW Team UK | BMW 320si | 16 | 32:18.887 | 2 | **10** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | DEU Jörg Müller | BMW Team Germany | BMW 320si | 16 | +0.484 | 3 | **8** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | GBR Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 16 | +2.552 | 9 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FRA Yvan Muller | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +12.066 | 7 | **5** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ITA Gabriele Tarquini | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +15.757 | 1 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ESP Jordi Gené | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +17.131 | 6 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | PRT Tiago Monteiro | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 16 | +18.693 | 8 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | BRA Augusto Farfus | BMW Team Germany | BMW 320si | 16 | +25.403 | 5 | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | CHE Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 16 | +28.163 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | NLD Tom Coronel | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 16 | +30.133 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | GBR James Thompson | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 16 | +30.693 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ITA Nicola Larini | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 16 | +32.217 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | NLD Jaap van Lagen | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 16 | +40.278 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | ESP Félix Porteiro | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 16 | +50.587 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ITA Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320si | 16 | +55.891 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | RUS Kirill Ladygin | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 16 | +57.180 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | JPN Seiji Ara | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 16 | +58.480 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GBR Tom Boardman | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 16 | +1:05.796 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | DNK Kristian Poulsen | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 16 | +1:09.905 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 16 | +1:15.829 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | JPN Masaki Kano | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 16 | +1:28.415 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | MAC Henry Ho | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 16 | +1:53.615 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | BRA João Paulo Lima de Oliveira | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 16 | 1:59.405 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Stefano D'Aste | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 15 | +1 Lap | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SWE **Rickard Rydell** | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +2 Laps | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DEU Franz Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 3 | Wheel damage | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ESP Sergio Hernández | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320si | 2 | Race incident | 11 |
- Bold denotes Fastest lap.
Race 2
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | C | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | BRA Augusto Farfus | BMW Team Germany | BMW 320si | 14 | 26:55.015 | 1 | **10** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | GBR Andy Priaulx | BMW Team UK | BMW 320si | 14 | +0.761 | 8 | **8** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | FRA Yvan Muller | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +3.298 | 5 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | CHE Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 14 | +5.878 | 9 | **5** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | ITA Nicola Larini | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 14 | +13.725 | 27 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | GBR **Robert Huff** | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Cruze LT | 14 | +17.538 | 6 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ITA Gabriele Tarquini | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +24.104 | 4 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | SWE Rickard Rydell | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +26.212 | 24 | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ESP Jordi Gené | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 14 | +27.272 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | ITA Stefano D'Aste | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 14 | +35.619 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | ESP Félix Porteiro | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 14 | +36.900 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ESP Sergio Hernández | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320si | 14 | +37.866 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | NLD Tom Coronel | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 14 | +41.110 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GBR Tom Boardman | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 14 | +58.394 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | DEU Franz Engstler | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 14 | +1:03.206 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | DEU Jörg Müller | BMW Team Germany | BMW 320si | 14 | +1:07.306 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ITA Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320si | 14 | +1:10.579 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | JPN Seiji Ara | Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 14 | +1:18.816 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | BRA João Paulo Lima de Oliveira | SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León 2.0 TFSI | **Y** | 14 | +1:19.317 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | JPN Masaki Kano | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 14 | +1:40.690 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | NLD Jaap van Lagen | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 9 | Engine | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | GBR James Thompson | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 8 | Anti–mist failure | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | MAC Henry Ho | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 6 | Race incident | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | DNK Kristian Poulsen | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | **Y** | 6 | Race incident | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi | Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | **Y** | 3 | Race incident | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | PRT Tiago Monteiro | SEAT Sport | SEAT León 2.0 TDI | 0 | Race incident | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | RUS Kirill Ladygin | LADA Sport | Lada Priora | 0 | Engine | 15 |
- Bold denotes Fastest lap.
Standings after the event
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | ITA Gabriele Tarquini |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | FRA Yvan Muller |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | BRA Augusto Farfus |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | GBR Andy Priaulx |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 1 | 5 | GBR Robert Huff |
;Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | NLD Tom Coronel |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | ESP Félix Porteiro |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 1 | 3 | ITA Stefano D'Aste |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 1 | 4 | DEU Franz Engstler |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 5 | GBR Tom Boardman |
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | ESP SEAT |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | DEU BMW |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | USA Chevrolet |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | RUS Lada |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.
References
References
- (2009-10-17). "Brazilian driver joins SUNRED". World Touring Car Championship.
- (2009-10-06). "Japanese trio to race in Okayama". World Touring Car Championship.
- (2009-10-01). "Team Engstler test Asian drivers". World Touring Car Championship.
- "2009 FIA World Touring Car Championship - Rounds 21 & 22 - Okayama, 1 November - Entry List".
- Meissner, Johann. (2009-10-30). "Yvan Muller fastest in Japan". TouringCarTimes.
- Veltman, Rob. (2009-10-31). "Farfus quickest in first practice". TouringCarTimes.
- Veltman, Rob. (2009-10-31). "Farfus fastest again, Chevrolet gets closer". TouringCarTimes.
- English, Steven. (2009-10-31). "Tarquini takes third straight pole". [[Haymarket Group.
- Hudson, Neil. (2009-11-01). "Farfus heads Japan warm-up".
- (2009-11-01). "Priaulx sings in the rain". [[World Touring Car Championship]].
- (2009-11-01). "Farfus keeps title fight open". World Touring Car Championship.
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