FIA WTCC NEWSLETTER # 32 – 15 September 2006
PRIAULX AGAIN ON MAXIMUM HANDICAP
Andy Priaulx not only regained the championship lead in Brno,
but also the maximum handicap weight. The reigning world champion
will carry 80 extra kilos in Istanbul, which he previously
did in Puebla. Only twice so far has the maximum ballast been
imposed, the second time to Alfa Romeo’s Augusto Farfus
at Brno. And the results proved that it’s very difficult
to be competitive with it; Priaulx scored only 2 points in
Mexico, while Farfus remained scoreless at Brno.
Sixteen drivers will be carrying penalty weights in Istanbul.
Jörg Müller will be the second heaviest on the track,
after good results in Brno cost him 70 kg of handicap. New
to the list are Robert Huff and Alessandro Zanardi. The former
received 15 kg after claiming his first victory at Brno, while
the Italian is given 5 kg as he topped the ten-point mark
in the drivers’ classification.
Nearly all the works drivers have handicaps – the only
exceptions are Chevrolet’s Nicola Larini and BMW’s
Duncan Huisman; while Yokohama Trophy leader Tom Coronel is
the only independent to appear on the list.
Driver handicap for results in the previous meetings
- handicap for the championship points - total handicap
Andy Priaulx 40 kg + 30 kg = 60 kg * 25 kg 80 kg *
Jörg Müller 10 kg + 40 kg = 50 kg 20 kg 70 kg
Augusto Farfus 60 kg – 20 kg = 40 kg 20 kg 60 kg
Dirk Müller 45 kg – 10 kg = 35 kg 20 kg 55 kg
James Thompson 50 kg – 20 kg = 30 kg 20 kg 50 kg
Yvan Muller 0 kg + 30 kg = 30 kg 20 kg 50 kg
Gianni Morbidelli 50 kg – 20 kg = 30 kg 10 kg 40 kg
Gabriele Tarquini 5 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 20 kg 20 kg
Rickard Rydell 10 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 20 kg 20 kg
Ibrahim Okyay 0 kg 0 kg 20 kg °
Salvatore Tavano 30 kg – 20 kg = 10 kg 5 kg 15 kg
Robert Huff 0 kg + 10 kg = 10 kg 5 kg 15 kg
Peter Terting 20 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 15 kg 15 kg
Jordi Gené 0 kg + 0 kg = 0 kg 15 kg 15 kg
Alain Menu 0 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 10 kg 10 kg
Tom Coronel 10 kg – 15 kg = 0 kg 5 kg 5 kg
Alex Zanardi 0 kg + 0 kg = 0 kg 5 kg 5 kg
* Maximum handicaps applicable - ° Newcomer to the championship
TURKISH DRIVER JOINS WTCC FOR HOME RACE
Ibrahim Okyay is looking forward to his first appearance
in the FIA World Touring Car Championship on his home race
track. Born 47 years ago in Istanbul, Turkey’s capital
city which is only half-an-hour drive from the Istanbulpark,
Okyay will take part in the event at the wheel of a BMW 320i
run by the Turkish Kosifler Gillette M3 Power Team, a former
BMW Team Italy-Spain’s car. At the wheel of his S2000
car Okyay competes in the Gulf Track national championship,
where he is currently classified third in the Maxi Group.
In previous seasons he claimed four national titles: three
in the Track Championship (1997, 1999 and 2001) and one in
Hillclimbing (1999). As a newcomer to the championship he
will be given a 20-kg weight handicap.
ONLY ONE CAR FOR JAS AND WIECHERS
JAS Motorsport’s Scottish driver Ryan Sharp will not
take part in the next WTCC meeting at Istanbul. Sharp, currently
second in the Yokohama Independents’ Trophy, behind
Tom Coronel, is due to be back at the wheel of his Honda Accord
for the last two meetings of the season in Valencia and Macau.
Wiechers-Sport will run only one BMW 320i in Istanbul, for
Diego Romanini; they are currently negotiating with a few
drivers to run both their cars at Valencia and Macau.
EUROSPORT COVERAGE FROM ISTANBUL (CET)
Friday, 22nd: FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT, 09.45/10.15
Saturday, 23rd: Qualifying – LIVE EUROSPORT, 13.30/14.15
Qualifying – repeat EUROSPORT 2, 17.15/17.45
Sunday, 24th: Warm Up – LIVE EUROSPORT, 08.45/09.30
Race 1 and Race 2 – LIVE EUROSPORT, 14.00/16.00
Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat EUROSPORT 2, 19.00/20.00
Monday, 25th: Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat EUROSPORT,
09.00/10.00
Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat EUROSPORT 2, 15.00/16.00
FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT 2, 18.00/18.30
Tuesday, 26th: FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT, 17.00/17.30
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