FIA WTCC NEWSLETTER # 34 – 29 September 2006
SPAIN TO HOST FINAL WTCC MEETING IN EUROPE
The 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship’s European
season will come to an end next week in Valencia, Spain, where
rounds 17 and 18 will be raced before the long trip to Macau
that will host the final race meeting on November 18.
The Drivers’ Championship is closer than ever, with
11 different race winners so far and nine men covered by only
14 points – from Andy Priaulx (1st with 58) to Peter
Terting (9th with 44).
In the Manufacturers’ Championship SEAT edge BMW by
9 points, while Chevrolet threaten Alfa Romeo’s third
position.
TOP HANDICAPS FOR TOP DRIVERS
Andy Priaulx, Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell and Dirk
Müller occupy the top-four places in the Drivers’
Championship, but also in the handicap weight list. Priaulx
and Tarquini, who are only separated by one point, will both
be carrying 65 extra kilos in Valencia, ten more than Rydell
and Dirk.
All the other title contenders also have ballast on board;
the lightest of them being James Thompson and Yvan Muller
with 30 kg.
As newcomer to the championship, local competitors Oscar
Nogués and María De Villota will be given an
automatic 20 kg handicap.
Driver - handicap for results in the previous meetings
- handicap for the championship points - total handicap
Andy Priaulx 60 kg – 20 kg = 40 kg 25 kg 65 kg
Gabriele Tarquini 0 kg + 40 kg = 40 kg 25 kg 65 kg
Rickard Rydell 0 kg + 30 kg = 30 kg 25 kg 55 kg
Dirk Müller 35 kg – 5 kg = 30 kg 25 kg 55 kg
Jörg Müller 50 kg – 20 kg = 30 kg 20 kg 50
kg
Peter Terting 0 kg + 20 kg = 20 kg 20 kg 40 kg
Augusto Farfus 40 kg – 20 kg = 20 kg 20 kg 40 kg
James Thompson 30 kg – 20 kg = 10 kg 20 kg 30 kg
Yvan Muller 30 kg – 20 kg = 10 kg 20 kg 30 kg
Gianni Morbidelli 30 kg – 20 kg = 10 kg 10 kg 20 kg
Alex Zanardi 0 kg + 10 kg = 10 kg 10 kg 20 kg
Oscar Nogués 0 kg 0 kg 20 kg °
María de Villota 0 kg 0 kg 20 kg °
Jordi Gené 0 kg – 10 kg = 0 kg 15 kg 15 kg
Robert Huff 10 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 10 kg 10 kg
Alain Menu 0 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 10 kg 10 kg
Salvatore Tavano 10 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 5 kg 5 kg
Tom Coronel 0 kg – 20 kg = 0 kg 5 kg 5 kg
Nicola Larini 0 kg + 0 kg = 0 kg 5 kg 5 kg
° Newcomer to the championship
CORONEL CLOSES ON THE INDEPENDENTS CROWN
With a victory and a second place in Istanbul, GR Asia’s
Tom Coronel claimed a serious stake on the 2006 WTCC Independents’
Trophy. With his closest competitor Ryan Sharp who is unlikely
to rejoin the series, the Dutchman boasts an impressive 53-point
margin ahead of Proteam Motorsport’s Stefano D’Aste,
who is currently third in the classification. Although the
final meeting in Macau will award double points for the Independents’
Trophy, Coronel might clinch the crown in Valencia.
SUSPENDED PENALTY FOR JÖRG, MENU AND TAVANO
Three drivers will run under a suspended penalty in Valencia:
Jörg Müller, Alain Menu and Salvatore Tavano. They
all were considered guilty for causing avoidable collisions
in Istanbul’s Race 1 (Jörg with Menu, Menu with
Rangoni and Tavano with Gené) and, should they again
be involved in similar incidents in Valencia, risk a drop
of ten positions on the starting grid for Macau’s Race
1.
EUROSPORT COVERAGE FROM VALENCIA (CET)
Saturday, 7th: FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT,
08.30/09.00
Qualifying – LIVE EUROSPORT 2, 14.50/15.40
Sunday, 8th: Warm Up – LIVE EUROSPORT,
10.00/10.45
Race 1 and Race 2 – LIVE EUROSPORT, 15.00/17.00
Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat EUROSPORT 2, 19.00/20.00
Monday, 9th: Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat
EUROSPORT, 08.45/09.45
FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT 2, 19.00/19.30
Tuesday, 10th: FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT, 18.45/19.15
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