RICKARD RYDELL AND TIAGO MONTEIRO GIVE SEAT AND REPSOL THEIR
THIRD DOUBLE OF THE SEASON
The local driver Monteiro won the second of the races at
the Circuit of Estoril, and his teammate Rydell the first
Rickard Rydell and Tiago Monteiro got one victory each in
the sixth date of the WTCC at the Portuguese circuit of Estoril
this weekend. The SEAT Repsol drivers won the two races and
at the same time had Yvan Muller third and second in the two
races. With this result SEAT Repsol keeps its three drivers
in the first three positions in the Drivers` Championship,
and increases its lead in the Constructors´ Championship.
In both the first and second races the SEAT Repsol drivers
had to fight hard for the triumph, as their rivals were on
their tails throughout the races. Rydell beat Larini (Chevrolet)
by less than one second in the first, whilst Monteiro had
to keep Porteiro (BMW) at bay in the second after he was in
his wake almost to the very end, but he was overtaken by Muller
and Priaulx (BMW) who were separated by less than three tenths
of a second, with the SEAT León TDI driver ahead of
the BMW man. This means that the Spanish company got a double
- the third of the season – after wins in Brazil and
Mexico.
Jordi Gené also managed to win points after a great
first race and a tough battle with Robert Huff (Chevrolet)
and Andy Priaulx (BMW), giving him some valuable points in
the championship. Gabriele Tarquini was not able to finish
among the points in either of the races.
Quotes
Tiago Monteiro >> 7th & 1st
“A fantastic weekend and a very special one for me.
After my victory in Mexico I have had a string of bad results.
I want to thank the team for their help and their work, as
it is this that has allowed us to get a magnificent overall
result, thanks to Rickard`s victory, and my own, and the two
podium finishes that Yvan got. I am very happy".
Rickard Rydell >> 1st & 8th
“A very good weekend for the team and for me.
I am satisfied with my performance, both in the classification
as well as in the first race, with my first victory of the
season. Not so pleased with the second though, but overall
I think we can feel pleased".
Yvan Müller >> 3rd & 4th
“This has been a great weekend for me.
After the practice I could not have hoped for such a good
race day, getting on the podium twice and getting some important
points for the team in the Constructors` Championship".
Jordi Gené >> 5th & 9th
"Pleased for SEAT Repsol, because this is a circuit that
presented us with some problems.
In the first race everything went perfectly, but in the second
I was not comfortable with the car. This was a pity because
we could have won some more points".
Gabrielle Tarquini >> 13th & 11th
“Obviously this has been a negative weekend.
I am leaving with a double zero. I hope that I do not come
across such a complicated race again".
Official results
>> First Race
1. R. Rydell (SEAT León TDI)
2. N. Larini (Chevrolet) + 0.816
3. Y. Muller (SEAT León TDI) + 8.160
4. R. Huff (Chevrolet) + 10.860
5. J. Gené (SEAT León TDI) + 12.316
7. T. Monteiro (SEAT León TDI) + 13.222
13. G. Tarquini (SEAT León TDI) + 24.956
>> Second Race
1. T.Monteiro (SEAT León TDI)
2. Y.Muller (SEAT León TDI) + 2”635
3. A.Priaulx (BMW) + 2”921
4. F.Porteiro (BMW) + 3”578
5. R.Huff (Chevrolet) + 4”028
8. R.Rydell (SEAT León TDI) + 7”495
9. J.Gené (SEAT León TDI) + 9”833
11. G.Tarquini (SEAT León TDI) + 11”130
>> General Classification
1. G. Tarquini (SEAT), 58 p.
2. Y.Muller (SEAT), 57 p.
3. R.Rydell (SEAT), 48 p.
4. A.Priaulx (BMW), 43 p.
5. R.Huff (Chevrolet), 36 p.
6. J.Gené (SEAT), 34 p.
11. T.Monteiro (SEAT), 24 p.
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