Rob Huff led an all-Chevrolet top three in qualifying of the Austrian World Touring Car Championship round, held at the Salzburgring.
Thanks to a last minute effort, the Brit signed his first pole of the 2012 season, with a time of 1min26.791s. His teammates Yvan Muller and Alain Menu followed him in second and third places respectively.
Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT) was the best of the rest, in fourth.
Come race time tomorrow, Ford driver Tom Chilton will drop five positions on the grid because of the incident he caused by loosing his Focus at the entrance of the Nockstein hairpin.
And by virtu of the reversed grid, Aleksei Dudukalo will start on pole for race two.
Starting grid – Sunday Race One (WTCC, Salzburgring)
From ItaliaRacing.net
First row
Robert Huff – Chevrolet Cruze – RML – 1min26.791s
Yvan Muller – Chevrolet Cruze – RML - 1min26.933s
Second row
Alain Menu – Chevrolet Cruze – RML - 1min26.961s
Gabriele Tarquini – Seat Leon WTCC – Sunred - 1min27.490s
Third row
Alex Macdowall – Chevrolet Cruze – Bamboo – 1min27.573s
Tiago Monteiro – Seat Leon 1.6 T – Tuenti - 1min27.808s
Fourth row
Stefano D'Aste – BMW 320 TC – Wiechers – 1min27.927s
Pepe Oriola – Seat Leon WTCC – Tuenti - 1min28.122s
Fifth row
Tom Coronel – BMW 320 TC – Roal – 1min28.124s
Aleksei Dudukalo – Seat Leon WTCC – Tuenti - 1min28.317s
Sixth row
Darryl O’Young – Seat Leon WTCC – STR – 1min28.342s
Mehdi Bennani – BMW 320 TC – Proteam - 1min28.373s
Seventh row
James Nash – Ford Focus S2000 – Arena – 1min28.421s
Alberto Cerqui – BMW 320 TC – Roal - 1min28.424s
Eighth row
Norbert Michelisz – BMW 320 TC – Zengo – 1min28.582s
Pasquale di Sabatino – Chevrolet Cruze – Bamboo - 1min28.852
Ninth row
Franz Engstler – BMW 320 TC – Engstler - 1min28.913s
Charles Ng – BMW 320 TC – Engstler - 1min29.137s
10th row
Tom Boardman – Seat Leon TDI – STR – 1min30.057s
Gabor Weber – BMW 320 TC – Zengo – 1min30.116s
11th row
Tom Chilton – Ford Focus S2000 – Arena – 1min29.271s *
*Five-place grid penalty
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Thanks to a last minute effort, the Brit signed his first pole of the 2012 season, with a time of 1min26.791s. His teammates Yvan Muller and Alain Menu followed him in second and third places respectively.
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| FIAWTCC.com |
Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT) was the best of the rest, in fourth.
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| FIAWTCC.com |
Come race time tomorrow, Ford driver Tom Chilton will drop five positions on the grid because of the incident he caused by loosing his Focus at the entrance of the Nockstein hairpin.
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| FIAWTCC.com |
And by virtu of the reversed grid, Aleksei Dudukalo will start on pole for race two.
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| FIAWTCC.com |
Starting grid – Sunday Race One (WTCC, Salzburgring)
From ItaliaRacing.net
First row
Robert Huff – Chevrolet Cruze – RML – 1min26.791s
Yvan Muller – Chevrolet Cruze – RML - 1min26.933s
Second row
Alain Menu – Chevrolet Cruze – RML - 1min26.961s
Gabriele Tarquini – Seat Leon WTCC – Sunred - 1min27.490s
Third row
Alex Macdowall – Chevrolet Cruze – Bamboo – 1min27.573s
Tiago Monteiro – Seat Leon 1.6 T – Tuenti - 1min27.808s
Fourth row
Stefano D'Aste – BMW 320 TC – Wiechers – 1min27.927s
Pepe Oriola – Seat Leon WTCC – Tuenti - 1min28.122s
Fifth row
Tom Coronel – BMW 320 TC – Roal – 1min28.124s
Aleksei Dudukalo – Seat Leon WTCC – Tuenti - 1min28.317s
Sixth row
Darryl O’Young – Seat Leon WTCC – STR – 1min28.342s
Mehdi Bennani – BMW 320 TC – Proteam - 1min28.373s
Seventh row
James Nash – Ford Focus S2000 – Arena – 1min28.421s
Alberto Cerqui – BMW 320 TC – Roal - 1min28.424s
Eighth row
Norbert Michelisz – BMW 320 TC – Zengo – 1min28.582s
Pasquale di Sabatino – Chevrolet Cruze – Bamboo - 1min28.852
Ninth row
Franz Engstler – BMW 320 TC – Engstler - 1min28.913s
Charles Ng – BMW 320 TC – Engstler - 1min29.137s
10th row
Tom Boardman – Seat Leon TDI – STR – 1min30.057s
Gabor Weber – BMW 320 TC – Zengo – 1min30.116s
11th row
Tom Chilton – Ford Focus S2000 – Arena – 1min29.271s *
*Five-place grid penalty