Mexican stage FIA ​​WTCC 2008

SEAT pilots were better than others to adapt to the characteristics of the Mexican track, and if in qualification they were somehow able to resist Augusto Farfus at the BMW and the Chevrolet trio, then the longer the weekend lasted, the greater the advantage for the Spaniards. The factory SEATs did not qualify too well: Jordi Genet got the pole, but his closest teammate could only take seventh place, losing to three factory Chevrolet , BMW Augusto Farfus and even the semi-factory pilot Tom Coronel . In the first race, Genet realized his pole position and won the race, and his partners managed to get around Farfus and Menu with Huff, securing three places on the first two rows of the second race. Ricard Rudell was able to break through from seventh to second place and almost got Jordi Genet - at the finish they shared only 0.415 seconds. In the second race, the Spanish-brand pilots carried out an exemplary race, bringing six volcanic cars to the first six places at the finish, SEAT Tom Coronel took seventh place.

BMW pilots most of the Mexican weekend fought only among themselves. In qualification, only Farfus was able to fight with the factory teams, and, for example, the current champion Andy Priaul took only twelfth place. The first race was also not in the best way - the Bavarians not only could not compete for the podium positions, but also lost in the battle for places at the end of the first eight, noticeably spoiling themselves and the second race. In it, Priol managed to bring BMW the only point for the weekend, ahead of Huff and, as a result, Larini came down. Muller, who went to Mexico, fourth in the individual standings for the weekend, was never able to finish above twelfth place.

At the Mexican stage, Chevrolet was able to convert the speed in training into results in races: almost taking the pole Larini was able to come to the podium in the first race, and Menu was the best of the pilots who did not perform on the SEAT in the second race. In the Cup of Designers, the American brand scored three times more points for the stage than in Brazil.

Among independent pilots, triumphant triumph was celebrated by the Belgian Pierre-Yves Cortal , who won both in qualification and in both races. The leader of the class after the Brazilian stage - the Dutchman Olivir Tilimans - has never finished racing above fifth place.

Qualification

Selection Time : 1: 47.962

Note: Okay is allowed to start the race.

Race 1

Race 2 Starting Field

Race 2

Note: The five best representatives from each standings are indicated.

• MST Systems Results Booklet (link not available )