Rob Huff (Chevrolet) secured pole position for race 1 of the WTCC in Macau ahead of his teammate and championship rival Yvan Muller. Franz Engstler will start from pole position in race 2.
Huff, who stands 20 points behind Muller in the point standings before both final rounds in Macau, dominated the session, and was able to beat his teammate for the pole by 0,266 seconds.
Huff will start in first position for race 1, and will start from P3 in race 2. Meanwhile, Muller will start 2nd and 8th, which could put him in a tough situation for the race. Anything can happen in the championship battle between both Chevrolet drivers.
Gabriele Tarquini (Seat) and Darryl O’Young (Chevrolet) will start from row 2 in race 1, while Franz Engstler (BMW) will have the opportunity to start from pole for race 2 – reverse Q1 Top 10 regulation -, ahead of Michel Nykjaer (Seat), Huff and Tom Coronel (BMW).
As often, the street circuit of Macau was the sceneof numerous accidents.
Freddy Barth (Seat) crashed heavily in the barrier, and suffered from smoke inhalation after he remained in his car after it took fire. The doctors prevented him to take the start of the race.
Robert Dahlgren was performant in his Volvo during qualifying. But the Swede also crash hard in the barriesr, and he broke a bone in his right thumb. He also will not take the start.
Huff, who stands 20 points behind Muller in the point standings before both final rounds in Macau, dominated the session, and was able to beat his teammate for the pole by 0,266 seconds.
Huff will start in first position for race 1, and will start from P3 in race 2. Meanwhile, Muller will start 2nd and 8th, which could put him in a tough situation for the race. Anything can happen in the championship battle between both Chevrolet drivers.
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| Rob Huff in the streets of Macau. (Photo: WTCC) |
Gabriele Tarquini (Seat) and Darryl O’Young (Chevrolet) will start from row 2 in race 1, while Franz Engstler (BMW) will have the opportunity to start from pole for race 2 – reverse Q1 Top 10 regulation -, ahead of Michel Nykjaer (Seat), Huff and Tom Coronel (BMW).
As often, the street circuit of Macau was the sceneof numerous accidents.
Freddy Barth (Seat) crashed heavily in the barrier, and suffered from smoke inhalation after he remained in his car after it took fire. The doctors prevented him to take the start of the race.
Robert Dahlgren was performant in his Volvo during qualifying. But the Swede also crash hard in the barriesr, and he broke a bone in his right thumb. He also will not take the start.