2011 FIA WTCC Race of Spain

2011 FIA WTCC Race of Spain
Race details
	Round 9 of 12 in the 2011 World Touring Car Championship at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.
Date	4 September, 2011
Location	Valencia, Spain
Course	Circuit Ricardo Tormo ; 4.005 kilometres (2.489 mi)
Race One
Laps
Laps	14
Pole position
Driver
Time
Podium
First
Second
Third
Fastest Lap
Driver
Time
Race Two
Laps
Laps	13
Podium
First
Second
Third
Fastest Lap
Driver
Time

Last updated July 02, 2022

The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Spain was the ninth round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Spain. It was held on 4 September 2011 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.

Background

Chevrolet driver Robert Huff was the championship leader coming into the round, six points ahead of Yvan Muller. Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.

Russian driver David Sigachev joined Engstler Motorsport for the event, running under the DeTeam KK Motorsport banner which had been in the championship at the start of the season.^[1]

Report

Free practice

Muller set the pace in the first free practice session with Alain Menu second and Huff third. Robert Dahlgren, Franz Engstler and Gabriele Tarquini were all caught out by the gravel trap at turn one, however Engstler went on to be the quickest independent driver by finishing eighth. bamboo-engineering's Darryl O'Young missed the session due to a fuel pump problem. Stefano D'Aste was fined €1,500 for ignoring yellow flags.^[2]

Muller was quickest again in the second practice session. The red flags came out early on when Proteam Racing's Fabio Fabiani crashed into the barriers at the first corner, the session was stopped for 20 minutes while repairs were made. Fabiani's teammate Mehdi Bennani had earlier beached his BMW 320 TC in the gravel at turn fourteen on his first flying lap, he tried to return to the track later on but was not allowed by the race officials as he had received outside assistance.^[3]

Qualifying

After leading both practice sessions, Muller set his third consecutive pole position in qualifying. He lined up for race one alongside title rival Huff. Tarquini topped the first part of qualifying with Menu second, Engstler was tenth in and would take the reversed grid pole position for race two for the second round in a row. Local driver Pepe Oriola looked set to make it through into the second session but dropped to eleventh at the last minute thanks to a quick lap from Michel Nykjær. Dahlgren was 17th having had little track time due to various problems,

The final part of qualifying was led by Muller throughout, Tarquini had initially been second until a late lap from Huff locked out the front row for Chevrolet. Tiago Monteiro would start on the second row was the fastest BMW driver in fifth, Menu was the last of the factory Chevrolet trio in sixth. Michelisz was the fastest independent driver, the Zengő-Dension Team driver having jumped up the timesheet at the expense of Javier Villa in the final moments of the session. Engstler and Nykjær completed the top ten.^[4]

Warm-Up

Having so far had a disappointing weekend, Polestar Racing driver Dahlgren topped the times in Sunday morning's warm–up session. Aleksei Dudukalo was having set up issues on his Lukoil-SUNRED SEAT, locking up frequently before depositing his car in the gravel at the first corner on his third lap.^[5]

Race One

Muller started on pole but he lost his lead almost immediately as Tarquini made a good getaway from third to pass the leading Chevrolet pair. Further round the lap, Monteiro tapped Menu then bumped into Huff who had been challenging for second place. Tarquini led until lap four when Muller made a successful pass for the lead at the second corner. Tarquini was succumbing to engine problems and he was passed by Menu before retiring with a misfire. Monteiro was running third before dropping down the order, Coronel took the final podium spot. At the chequered flag, Muller led a Chevrolet 1–2 to take the championship lead with Coronel third and Kristian Poulsen fourth taking the independent victory. Huff ended up fifth ahead of Villa, Michelisz and Monteiro. Dahlgren recovered from his disappointing grid spot to finish ninth and Stefano D'Aste was the last points scorer in tenth.^[6]

Race Two

Engstler started on pole position but made a slow start and Coronel took the lead, followed by Villa and Michelisz. The BMW trio led the race until four laps from the end when Villa made an attempt to take the lead, the Proteam driver made a move at turn two but Coronel defended and went up over the side of Villa's car. Villa ended up in the gravel, Coronel dropped down the order and Michelisz was unaffected by Muller passed the Zengő driver to take the lead. Michelisz was close behind until Huff made a last lap pass and Michelisz spun on the exit of the final corner. Muller won the second race of the day with Huff second and Menu third, Tarquini was fourth ahead of Poulsen who scored his second independent victory of the day.^[7]

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	C	Q1	Q2
1	1	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		1:44.155	1:42.649
2	2	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		1:44.060	1:43.105
3	3	Gabriele Tarquini	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		1:43.907	1:43.182
4	18	Tiago Monteiro	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		1:44.086	1:43.269
5	15	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	BMW 320 TC		1:44.565	1:43.367
6	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		1:43.992	1:43.387
7	5	Norbert Michelisz	Zengő-Dension Team	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:44.047	1:43.731
8	20	Javier Villa	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:44.395	1:43.759
9	12	Franz Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:44.577	1:44.077
10	17	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:44.461	1:44.836
11	74	Pepe Oriola	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:44.614
12	11	Kristian Poulsen	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:44.734
13	9	Darryl O'Young	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	1:44.741
14	64	David Sigachev	DeTeam KK Motorsport	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:44.768
15	7	Fredy Barth	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:44.849
16	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320 TC	Y	1:44.905
17	30	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing	Volvo C30 Drive		1:45.082
18	10	Yukinori Taniguchi	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	1:45.096
19	4	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	1:45.113
107% time: 1:51.180
–	21	Fabio Fabiani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320si	Y	2:04.283
–	25	Mehdi Bennani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	12:24.555

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	25:39.052	1	25
2	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		14	+1.103	6	18
3	15	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	BMW 320 TC		14	+6.345	5	15
4	11	Kristian Poulsen	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+9.961	12	12
5	2	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		14	+15.404	2	10
6	20	Javier Villa	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+15.630	8	8
7	5	Norbert Michelisz	Zengő-Dension Team	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+16.206	7	6
8	18	Tiago Monteiro	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		14	+16.665	4	4
9	30	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing	Volvo C30 Drive		14	+16.777	17	2
10	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320 TC	Y	14	+17.139	16	1
11	17	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	14	+18.962	10
12	74	Pepe Oriola	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	14	+23.362	11
13	4	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	14	+26.603	19
14	10	Yukinori Taniguchi	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	14	+28.955	18
15	9	Darryl O'Young	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	14	+44.967	13
16	21	Fabio Fabiani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320si	Y	14	+1:37.597	20
17	3	Gabriele Tarquini	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		10	+4 Laps	3
18	64	David Sigachev	DeTeam KK Motorsport	BMW 320 TC	Y	10	+4 Laps	14
19	7	Fredy Barth	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	10	+4 Laps	15
NC	12	Franz Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	9	+5 Laps	9
Ret	25	Mehdi Bennani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	4	Race incident	21

Bold denotes Fastest lap.

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	C	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		13	23:14.296	5	25
2	2	Robert Huff	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		13	+0.434	7	18
3	8	Alain Menu	Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T		13	+1.143	9	15
4	3	Gabriele Tarquini	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		13	+2.966	10	12
5	11	Kristian Poulsen	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	13	+5.560	12	10
6	5	Norbert Michelisz	Zengő-Dension Team	BMW 320 TC	Y	13	+9.201	8	8
7	15	Tom Coronel	ROAL Motorsport	BMW 320 TC		13	+12.184	2	6
8	74	Pepe Oriola	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	13	+15.651	11	4
9	30	Robert Dahlgren	Polestar Racing	Volvo C30 Drive		13	+17.952	16	2
10	12	Franz Engstler	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	Y	13	+19.055	1	1
11	26	Stefano D'Aste	Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320 TC	Y	13	+22.493	15
12	25	Mehdi Bennani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	13	+24.806	21
13	64	David Sigachev	DeTeam KK Motorsport	BMW 320 TC	Y	13	+29.091	20
14	9	Darryl O'Young	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	13	+30.030	13
15	17	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	13	+30.488	3
16	10	Yukinori Taniguchi	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	Y	13	+40.370	17
17	21	Fabio Fabiani	Proteam Racing	BMW 320si	Y	13	+1:41.824	19
18	7	Fredy Barth	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	11	+2 Laps	14
19	20	Javier Villa	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	Y	9	+4 Laps	4
Ret	4	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED	SUNRED SR León 1.6T	Y	4	Race incident	18
Ret	18	Tiago Monteiro	SUNRED Engineering	SUNRED SR León 1.6T		1	Race incident	6

Bold denotes Fastest lap.

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Yvan Muller	333
1	2	Robert Huff	317
	3	Alain Menu	253
1	4	Tom Coronel	158
1	5	Gabriele Tarquini	157

Yokohama Independents' Trophy standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Kristian Poulsen	99
1	2	Norbert Michelisz	95
1	3	Franz Engstler	82
1	4	Javier Villa	81
2	5	Darryl O'Young	79

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	734
2	BMW Customer Racing Teams	430
3	SR Customer Racing	396
4	Volvo Polestar Evaluation Team	126

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

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References

↑ Allen, Peter (19 August 2011). "Russian Racer Sigachev Joins WTCC At Valencia". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
↑ Hudson, Neil (3 September 2011). "Yvan Muller fastest in first Valencia practice". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
↑ Hudson, Neil (3 September 2011). "Muller quickest in red flag interrupted FP2". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
↑ Abbott, Andrew (3 September 2011). "Muller takes third straight pole in Valencia". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
↑ Hudson, Neil (4 September 2011). "Robert Dahlgren fastest in Valencia warm-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
↑ Allen, Peter (4 September 2011). "Muller Wins First Valencia Race To Take Championship Lead". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
↑ Allen, Peter (4 September 2011). "BMW 1-2-3 Ends Up As A Chevrolet 1-2-3 As Muller Doubles Up". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

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[1] Allen, Peter (19 August 2011). "Russian Racer Sigachev Joins WTCC At Valencia". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[2] Hudson, Neil (3 September 2011). "Yvan Muller fastest in first Valencia practice". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[3] Hudson, Neil (3 September 2011). "Muller quickest in red flag interrupted FP2". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[4] Abbott, Andrew (3 September 2011). "Muller takes third straight pole in Valencia". Touring-Cars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[5] Hudson, Neil (4 September 2011). "Robert Dahlgren fastest in Valencia warm-up". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[6] Allen, Peter (4 September 2011). "Muller Wins First Valencia Race To Take Championship Lead". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[7] Allen, Peter (4 September 2011). "BMW 1-2-3 Ends Up As A Chevrolet 1-2-3 As Muller Doubles Up". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

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2011 FIA WTCC Race of Spain

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