2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany

2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany
Race details
	Round 8 of 12 in the 2011 World Touring Car Championship at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben, Germany.
Date	31 July, 2011
Location	Oschersleben, Germany
Course	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben ; 3.696 kilometres (2.297 mi)
Race One
Laps
Laps	14
Pole position
Driver
Time
Podium
First
Second
Third
Fastest Lap
Driver
Time
Race Two
Laps
Laps	15
Podium
First
Second
Third
Fastest Lap
Driver
Time

Last updated July 02, 2022

The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany was the eighth round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Germany. It was held on 31 July 2011 at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Oschersleben, Germany.

Background

After the previous round, Robert Huff was leading the world drivers' championship. Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama drivers' trophy by two points over Kristian Poulsen.

Ibrahim Okyay and Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport returned to the championship having last competed in the Race of Italy. Stefano D'Aste returned to Wiechers-Sport having been forced to miss the Race of UK due to commitments in the GT4 European Cup.^[1]

Poulsen would get a five–place grid penalty for race one after he was deemed responsible for the collision with Michelisz at Donington Park.^[2] Muller would be driving under a two race three–place suspended grid penalty after a controversial pass on Huff at the previous round.^[3]

Report

Free practice

Muller led the first practice session which took place in wet conditions. Alain Menu was second and Gabriele Tarquini was third, championship leader Huff was fourth. Aleksei Dudukalo ended his session on his first lap when the front splitter on his SUNRED León broke and he beached it in the gravel. Yukinori Taniguchi also went through the gravel but was able to return to the track after assistance from the marshals. He returned to the pits but was black flagged when he left the pits again after repairs. The session was stopped just over half way through when Fabio Fabiani spun and put his Proteam Racing BMW 320si into the tyre wall at the first corner.^[4]

Huff topped the second practice session with Muller second fastest and Robert Dahlgren in the Volvo C30 third.^[5]

Qualifying

Muller secured pole position for race one with Dahlgren joining him on the front row. Dahlgren was quickest in Q1, while Engstler set his best time late on to end up tenth and get through to the second session, also securing him the pole position for race two.

When the top ten shootout began, Dahlgren looked to be on pole for a while before Muller set his best time. Huff lined up on the second row alongside Tarquini while Tom Coronel shared the third row with Menu. Michelisz was the leading independent driver in seventh. Race two pole sitter would start ninth for race one.^[6]

Warm-Up

Huff led a Chevrolet 1–2 in the wet warm–up session on Sunday morning, pole sitter Muller was second while Polestar Racing's Dahlgren was third.^[7]

Race One

The weather hadn't improved much since the warm–up session and the first race took place in wet conditions. The race was started at the third attempt of the rolling start as the cars failed line up through the grid slots correctly. Muller led away from the start as Dahlgren dropped down to fifth before turn one, dropped down even further when he collided with Menu's Chevrolet. Huff was now in second and stayed close to Muller for the first few laps until he lost ground on lap four having run wide. Huff narrowly stayed ahead of Tarquini and began closing in on team–mate Muller but was unable to pass on the final lap. Dudukalo and Engstler meanwhile made contact, the BMW driver spinning and dropping down the order as a result. Muller won the race with Huff second and Tarquini a distant third. Dahlgren recovered to fourth with Menu fifth and Yokohama Trophy winner D'Aste sixth. Michel Nykjær, Pepe Oriola, Dudukalo and Coronel completed the top ten.^[8]

Race Two

Engstler started from pole position but lost his position at the start to Michelisz while Mehdi Bennani and Poulsen collided further back, their cars crashing into the pit wall. The safety car was brought out while the debris was cleared from the track, Michelisz kept his lead the restart. He spun out of the lead on lap four and dropped to fourth, handing the lead of the race back to Engstler. Muller was making his way up from ninth on the grid and was running fourth at one point. Coronel and Michelisz clashed with the Zengő-Dension Team driver ending his race in the tyre wall at the first corner. Muller then got sideways and this allowed Coronel to re–pass the Chevrolet. Engstler took the win and ended eleven consecutive wins for Chevrolet with Menu second having been close behind since the restart. Tarquini was third, Coronel fourth and Muller fifth. Huff saw his championship reduced further by finishing behind Muller in sixth.^[9]

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	C	Q1	Q2
1	1	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		1:35.075	1:33.712
2	30	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing	Volvo C30 Drive		1:34.886	1:34.215
3	2	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		1:35.417	1:34.290
4	3	Gabriele Tarquini	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		1:35.424	1:34.519
5	15	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	BMW 320 TC		1:35.281	1:34.635
6	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		1:35.459	1:34.673
7	5	Norbert Michelisz	Zengő-Dension Team	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:35.556	1:34.884
8	17	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:35.522	1:35.260
9	12	Franz Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:35.621	1:35.370
10	18	Tiago Monteiro	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		1:35.610	1:35.501
11	9	Darryl O'Young	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	1:35.633
12	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:35.656
13	25	Mehdi Bennani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:35.724
14	11	Kristian Poulsen	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:35.730
15	74	Pepe Oriola	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:35.903
16	7	Fredy Barth	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:35.932
17	20	Javier Villa	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:36.071
18	10	Yukinori Taniguchi	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	1:36.657
19	4	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:36.666
20	13	Ibrahim Okyay	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	BMW 320si	Y	1:38.113
107% time: 1:41.528
–	21	Fabio Fabiani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320si	Y	1:41.754

Bold denotes Pole position for second race.

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	C	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		14	25:54.624	1	25
2	2	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		14	+0.289	3	18
3	3	Gabriele Tarquini	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		14	+13.810	4	15
4	30	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing	Volvo C30 Drive		14	+14.665	2	12
5	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		14	+18.578	6	10
6	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+25.058	12	8
7	17	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	14	+33.795	8	6
8	74	Pepe Oriola	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	14	+34.362	14	4
9	4	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	14	+43.187	18	2
10	15	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	BMW 320 TC		14	+45.665	5	1
11	25	Mehdi Bennani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+46.105	13
12	20	Javier Villa	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+46.328	16
13	11	Kristian Poulsen	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+46.627	19
14	9	Darryl O'Young	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	14	+46.919	11
15	5	Norbert Michelisz	Zengő-Dension Team	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+47.560	7
16	12	Franz Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+55.237	9
17	10	Yukinori Taniguchi	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	14	+1:29.885	17
18	13	Ibrahim Okyay	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	BMW 320si	Y	14	+1:52.554	20
19	21	Fabio Fabiani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320si	Y	13	+1 Lap	21
Ret	18	Tiago Monteiro	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		7	Puncture	10
Ret	7	Fredy Barth	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	5	Alternator	15

Bold denotes Fastest lap.

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	C	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Franz Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	15	25:05.708	1	25
2	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		15	+0.750	5	18
3	3	Gabriele Tarquini	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		15	+2.361	6	15
4	15	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	BMW 320 TC		15	+2.392	8	12
5	1	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		15	+3.117	9	10
6	2	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		15	+3.816	7	8
7	30	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing	Volvo C30 Drive		15	+4.310	10	6
8	18	Tiago Monteiro	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		15	+8.762	2	4
9	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320 TC	Y	15	+9.286	12	2
10	20	Javier Villa	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	15	+12.352	17	1
11	9	Darryl O'Young	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	15	+15.585	11
12	74	Pepe Oriola	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	15	+17.167	15
13	13	Ibrahim Okyay	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	BMW 320si	Y	15	+44.757	20
14	10	Yukinori Taniguchi	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	15	+47.098	18
15	4	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	15	+1:04.582	19
16	21	Fabio Fabiani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320si	Y	15	+1:30.934	21
17	17	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	11	+4 Laps	4
Ret	5	Norbert Michelisz	Zengő-Dension Team	BMW 320 TC	Y	10	Race incident	3
Ret	7	Fredy Barth	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	7	Race incident	16
Ret	25	Mehdi Bennani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	0	Race incident	13
Ret	11	Kristian Poulsen	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	0	Race incident	14

Bold denotes Fastest lap.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Robert Huff	289
	2	Yvan Muller	283
	3	Alain Menu	220
1	4	Gabriele Tarquini	145
1	5	Tom Coronel	137

Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Norbert Michelisz	79
2	Kristian Poulsen	78
3	Darryl O'Young	78
4	Franz Engstler	77
5	Javier Villa	73

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	648
2	BMW Customer Racing Teams	381
3	SR Customer Racing	357
4	Volvo Polestar Evaluation Team	112

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

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References

↑ Abbott, Andrew (21 July 2011). "D'Aste and Ibrahim return in Germany". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Hudson, Neil (17 July 2011). "Poulsen punished for clash with Michelisz". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Hudson, Neil (17 July 2011). "Suspended penalty for Yvan Muller". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Hudson, Neil (30 July 2011). "Yvan Muller leads wet Oschersleben practice". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Tremayne, Sam (30 July 2011). "Huff pips Muller in second WTCC practice at Oschersleben". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Abbott, Andrew (30 July 2011). "Muller on pole, Dahlgren takes second". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Hudson, Neil (31 July 2011). "Rob Huff quickest in wet warm-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Allen, Peter (31 July 2011). "Muller Holds Off Huff's Late Charge To Win Wet First Race". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
↑ Allen, Peter (31 July 2011). "Engstler Takes First WTCC Win At Home To End Chevrolet Run". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

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[1] Abbott, Andrew (21 July 2011). "D'Aste and Ibrahim return in Germany". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[2] Hudson, Neil (17 July 2011). "Poulsen punished for clash with Michelisz". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[3] Hudson, Neil (17 July 2011). "Suspended penalty for Yvan Muller". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[4] Hudson, Neil (30 July 2011). "Yvan Muller leads wet Oschersleben practice". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[5] Tremayne, Sam (30 July 2011). "Huff pips Muller in second WTCC practice at Oschersleben". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[6] Abbott, Andrew (30 July 2011). "Muller on pole, Dahlgren takes second". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[7] Hudson, Neil (31 July 2011). "Rob Huff quickest in wet warm-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[8] Allen, Peter (31 July 2011). "Muller Holds Off Huff's Late Charge To Win Wet First Race". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

[9] Allen, Peter (31 July 2011). "Engstler Takes First WTCC Win At Home To End Chevrolet Run". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

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2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany

Contents

Background

Report

Free practice

Qualifying

Warm-Up

Race One

Race Two

Results

Qualifying

Race 1

Race 2

Standings after the event

Related Research Articles

References

External links