The European stage of the FIA WTCC 2008 is the ninth stage of the 2008 season . The racing day was held at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit in the Italian province of Bologna on September 21 .
| Stage description | |||
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| Stage 9 of 12 in the 2008 WTCC season at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari ( Imola , Italy ). | |||
| date | September 21, 2008 | ||
| A place | Imola , Italy | ||
| Track | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 4.909 km | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Circles | eleven | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Pilot |  R. Rudell | SEAT Sport | |
| Time | 1: 54.761 | ||
| Podium | |||
| 1st |  I. Müller | SEAT Sport | |
| 2nd | R. Rudell | SEAT Sport | |
| 3rd |  J. Thompson | N.Technology | |
| The fastest lap | |||
| Pilot | J. Thompson | N.Technology | |
| Time | 1: 55.388 | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Circles | 13 | ||
| Podium | |||
| 1st | J. Thompson | N.Technology | |
| 2nd |  Y. Muller | BMW Team Germany | |
| 3rd | R.Huff | Chevrolet | |
| The fastest lap | |||
| Pilot |  T. Monteiro | SEAT Sport | |
| Time | 1: 55.592 | ||
For the first time, the WTCC conducts a separate European stage as part of its calendar. Before that, all competitions were tied to smaller territories.
Content
General Information
In the camp of SEAT Sport , Ivan Muller and Ricard Rüdell had the best Imoli weekend. The Frenchman and the Swede for a couple were leading both in qualifying and in the first race, and in the second they made their way to the fifth and sixth places. In the speed competition, Ricard was stronger, and Ivan was a little faster in the contact struggle both times. The main rival of the Frenchman in the championship - teammate Gabriele Tarquini qualified only sixth, in the first race he played one position, and in the second he fell into the dam in the first round and had to go. Due to a similar difference in the results, the gap between No. 11 and No. 12 in the championship has grown from two to twelve points.
BMW pilots all weekend were inferior in speed to competitors from SEAT and Chevrolet , taking positions at the end of the top ten. According to the results of the first race, the first row of the second race led only to the local success of Jörg Muller - the German came to the first in five races podium. Launched second in that race, Augusto Farfus didn’t express himself and rolled back to eighth place by the finish line. Who was on the eve of the third stage in the individual standings Andy Priol in Imola scored only two points, dropping to fifth place in the championship.
In the camp of Chevrolet once again had a good qualification, showing the third and fourth time, but in the race the pilots of the American brand were slightly less noticeable - Robert Huff finished twice in the area of the podium positions; Nicola Larini was a little slower, but also confidently scored credits twice; Alain Menu was unable to realize his speed in the results, getting off in the first race.
Against the backdrop of a very unfortunate season, James Thompson spent a very strong weekend. Honda, under the management of the British, fought on an equal footing with the leaders all weekend and first earned the first podium of the season, and then won the first victory from last year’s Spanish stage .
In the camp of private traders, unconditionally the strongest was Sergio Hernandez , who won both the qualification and both races. Behind him both times finished Pierre-Yves Kortal and Franz Engstler .
Results
Qualification
| Pos | No | Class | Pilot | A machine | Time | Circles | Speed |
| one | ten | Rickard Ruedell | SEAT León TDI | 1: 54.761 | ten | 153.99 km / h | |
| 2 | 12 | Ivan Muller | SEAT León TDI | 1: 54.828 | eleven | 153.90 km / h | |
| 3 | eight | Alain Menu | Chevrolet lacetti | 1: 54.862 | ten | 153.85 km / h | |
| four | 7 | Robert Huff | Chevrolet lacetti | 1: 54.901 | ten | 153.80 km / h | |
| five | 15 | James thompson | Honda Accord Euro R | 1: 54.954 | 12 | 153.73 km / h | |
| 6 | eleven | Gabriele Tarquini | SEAT León TDI | 1: 55.046 | eleven | 153.61 km / h | |
| 7 | 6 | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet lacetti | 1: 55.213 | 9 | 153.38 km / h | |
| eight | 2 | Joerg Muller | BMW 320si | 1: 55.226 | eleven | 153.37 km / h | |
| 9 | 3 | Augusto Farfus | BMW 320si | 1: 55.287 | eleven | 153.29 km / h | |
| ten | one | Andy Priol | BMW 320si | 1: 55.446 | ten | 153.07 km / h | |
| eleven | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | SEAT León TDI | 1: 55.486 | eleven | 153.02 km / h | |
| 12 | four | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW 320si | 1: 55.591 | 12 | 152.88 km / h | |
| 13 | 9 | Jordi Gene | SEAT León TDI | 1: 55.604 | 9 | 152.87 km / h | |
| 14 | 31 | I | Sergio Hernandez | BMW 320si | 1: 55.619 | eleven | 152.85 km / h |
| 15 | five | Felix Porteiro | BMW 320si | 1: 55.656 | eleven | 152.86 km / h | |
| sixteen | 23 | I | Pierre-Yves Cortal | SEAT León | 1: 55.679 | eleven | 152.77 km / h |
| 17 | 26 | I | Stefano d'Aste | BMW 320si | 1: 55.777 | 12 | 152.64 km / h |
| 18 | 42 | I | Franz Engstler | BMW 320si | 1: 56.000 | eleven | 152.34 km / h |
| nineteen | 20 | Tom coronel | SEAT León | 1: 56.321 | 9 | 151.92 km / h | |
| 20 | 43 | I | Andrey Romanov | BMW 320si | 1: 57.290 | 12 | 150.67 km / h |
| 21 | 13 | I | Ibrahim Okyay | BMW 320si | 1: 57.974 | 13 | 149.79 km / h |
| 22 | 27 | I | Kirill Ladygin | Lada 110 | 1: 58.874 | 12 | 148.66 km / h |
| 23 | 45 | I | Georg Tanev | BMW 320si | 1: 58.949 | 12 | 148.57 km / h |
| 24 | 29 | I | Jaap van Lagen | Lada 110 | 1: 59.399 | 6 | 148.01 km / h |
| 25 | 28 | I | Victor Shapovalov | Lada 110 | 1: 59.634 | 9 | 147.72 km / h |
Selection time : 2: 02.794
Race 1
| Pos | No | Class | Pilot | A machine | Time (Detachment) | Best lap |
| one | 12 | Ivan Muller | SEAT León TDI | 21: 24.523 | 1: 56.169 | |
| 2 | ten | Rickard Ruedell | SEAT León TDI | +0.411 | 1: 56.131 | |
| 3 | 15 | James thompson | Honda Accord Euro R | +0.773 | 1: 55.388 | |
| four | 7 | Robert Huff | Chevrolet lacetti | +1.376 | 1: 56.176 | |
| five | eleven | Gabriele Tarquini | SEAT León TDI | +2.086 | 1: 56.107 | |
| 6 | 6 | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet lacetti | +3.047 | 1: 55.688 | |
| 7 | 3 | Augusto Farfus | BMW 320si | +3.364 | 1: 55.856 | |
| eight | 2 | Joerg Muller | BMW 320si | +3.906 | 1: 55.914 | |
| 9 | 31 | I | Sergio Hernandez | BMW 320si | +6.255 | 1: 56.126 |
| ten | five | Felix Porteiro | BMW 320si | +7.545 | 1: 56.191 | |
| eleven | one | Andy Priol | BMW 320si | +8.411 | 1: 55.898 | |
| 12 | four | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW 320si | +14.356 | 1: 56.068 | |
| 13 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | SEAT León TDI | +14.743 | 1: 55.962 | |
| 14 | 23 | I | Pierre-Yves Cortal | SEAT León | +14.820 | 1: 56.769 |
| 15 | 20 | Tom coronel | SEAT León | +15.355 | 1: 56.310 | |
| sixteen | 42 | I | Franz Engstler | BMW 320si | +15.804 | 1: 56.602 |
| 17 | 9 | Jordi Gene | SEAT León TDI | +22.172 | 1: 57.379 | |
| 18 | 26 | I | Stefano d'Aste | BMW 320si | +22.414 | 1: 57.529 |
| nineteen | 29 | I | Jaap van Lagen | Lada 110 | +22.748 | 1: 57.258 |
| 20 | 43 | I | Andrey Romanov | BMW 320si | +29.464 | 1: 57.121 |
| 21 | 45 | I | Georg Tanev | BMW 320si | +41.517 | 1: 58.460 |
| Sf | eight | Alain Menu | Chevrolet lacetti | +5 laps | 1: 56.036 | |
| Sf | 28 | I | Victor Shapovalov | Lada 110 | +7 laps | 1: 58.833 |
| Sf | 13 | I | Ibrahim Okyay | BMW 320si | +8 laps | 2: 00.145 |
| Sf | 27 | I | Kirill Ladygin | Lada 110 | +8 laps | 2: 01.180 |
Starting field race 2
| Row | Inner part | Outer part | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | Joerg Muller | 3 | Augusto Farfus |
| 2 | 6 | Nicola Larini | eleven | Gabriele Tarquini |
| 3 | 7 | Robert Huff | 15 | James thompson |
| four | ten | Rickard Ruedell | 12 | Ivan Muller |
| five | 31 | Sergio Hernandez | five | Felix Porteiro |
| 6 | one | Andy Priol | four | Alessandro Zanardi |
| 7 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | 23 | Pierre-Yves Cortal |
| eight | 20 | Tom coronel | 42 | Franz Engstler |
| 9 | 9 | Jordi Gene | 26 | Stefano d'Aste |
| ten | 29 | Jaap van Lagen | 43 | Andrey Romanov |
| eleven | 45 | Georg Tanev | eight | Alain Menu |
| 12 | 13 | Ibrahim Okyay | 27 | Kirill Ladygin |
| 13 | 28 | Victor Shapovalov | ||
Race 2
| Pos | No | Class | Pilot | A machine | Time (Detachment) | Best lap |
| one | 15 | James thompson | Honda Accord Euro R | 30: 20.607 | 1: 55.966 | |
| 2 | 2 | Joerg Muller | BMW 320si | +1.120 | 1: 56.054 | |
| 3 | 7 | Robert Huff | Chevrolet lacetti | +1.858 | 1: 55.900 | |
| four | 6 | Nicola Larini | Chevrolet lacetti | +3.353 | 1: 56.150 | |
| five | 12 | Ivan Muller | SEAT León TDI | +4.034 | 1: 56.015 | |
| 6 | ten | Rickard Ruedell | SEAT León TDI | +4.378 | 1: 56.095 | |
| 7 | one | Andy Priol | BMW 320si | +5.142 | 1: 55.893 | |
| eight | 3 | Augusto Farfus | BMW 320si | +6.029 | 1: 56.012 | |
| 9 | four | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW 320si | +6.179 | 1: 56.019 | |
| ten | 31 | I | Sergio Hernandez | BMW 320si | +6.349 | 1: 55.905 |
| eleven | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | SEAT León TDI | +7.016 | 1: 55.592 | |
| 12 | eight | Alain Menu | Chevrolet lacetti | +11.521 | 1: 55.919 | |
| 13 | 23 | I | Pierre-Yves Cortal | SEAT León | +12.393 | 1: 56.338 |
| 14 | 42 | I | Franz Engstler | BMW 320si | +13.757 | 1: 56.128 |
| 15 | 20 | Tom coronel | SEAT León | +14.437 | 1: 56.522 | |
| sixteen | 26 | I | Stefano d'Aste | BMW 320si | +14.850 | 1: 56.577 |
| 17 | 9 | Jordi Gene | SEAT León TDI | +20.103 | 1: 56.910 | |
| 18 | 29 | I | Jaap van Lagen | Lada 110 | +20.504 | 1: 56.864 |
| nineteen | 45 | I | Georg Tanev | BMW 320si | +31.190 | 1: 58.267 |
| 20 | 43 | I | Andrey Romanov | BMW 320si | +33.742 | 1: 57.823 |
| 21 | 13 | I | Ibrahim Okyay | BMW 320si | +34.731 | 1: 58.120 |
| 22 | 27 | I | Kirill Ladygin | Lada 110 | +40.905 | 1: 58.925 |
| Sf | five | Felix Porteiro | BMW 320si | +13 laps | ||
| Sf | eleven | Gabriele Tarquini | SEAT León TDI | +13 laps |
Note: Shapovalov did not start.
WTCC 2008 Total Score
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Note: The five best representatives from each standings are listed.
Links
- MST Systems Results Booklet (unavailable link) (English)
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