SEAT Sport's Yvan Muller, who leads the Driver's Championship, took the first win in Monza from team mate Gabriele Tarquini. Rickard Rydell finished behind them in third to make it a complete SEAT podium.
But the Swede was then penalized by the marshalls for having cut the chicane at the first corner, while he was fighting with Chevrolet's Nicola Larini. Andy Priaulx finaly took position 3 after marshall's decision.
Having finished second in the first race SEAT Sport's Gabriele Tarquini helped his Championship chances with a win in the second race. He came up from seventh on the grid with a great start to challenge the leaders on the first lap.
Zanardi (BMW) started from pole, but was quickly challenged by Jordi Gene's Seat Leon TDi. The Spaniard could not protect his position against his team mate Tarquini, who clinched first position few laps to the end.
Yvan Muller took 4th position in race 2. The frenchman is still leading the provisional classification, with nine points advantage ahead of Tarquini before the last rounds of the season, Okayama and Macao.
Classification Race 1:
1 - Yvan Muller (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 9 tours 2 - Gabriele Tarquini (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 0"277 3 - Rickard Rydell (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 0"972 4 - Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si) - RBM - 1"710 5 - Tiago Monteiro (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 3"699 6 - Nicola Larini (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 8"111 7 - Robert Huff (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 8"206 8 - Jordi Genè (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 8"434
Etc.
Classification Race 2:
1 - Gabriele Tarquini (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 9 tours en 18'18"397 2 - Jordi Gené (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 0"316 3 - Nicola Larini (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 0"646 4 - Yvan Muller (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 2"780 5 - Alain Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 3"056 6 - Tiago Monteiro (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 8"231 7 - Alex Zanardi (BMW 320si) - Ravaglia - 9"522 8 - Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si) - Schnitzer - 11"901
Etc.
Provisional classification of the championship:
1.Y.Muller 95 points; 2.Tarquini 86; 3.Huff 64; 4.Rydell 62; 5.Priaulx 61; 6.Gené 53; 7.J.Muller 52; 8.Porteiro 50; 9.Larini 48; 10.Farfus 47, etc.
But the Swede was then penalized by the marshalls for having cut the chicane at the first corner, while he was fighting with Chevrolet's Nicola Larini. Andy Priaulx finaly took position 3 after marshall's decision.
Having finished second in the first race SEAT Sport's Gabriele Tarquini helped his Championship chances with a win in the second race. He came up from seventh on the grid with a great start to challenge the leaders on the first lap.
Zanardi (BMW) started from pole, but was quickly challenged by Jordi Gene's Seat Leon TDi. The Spaniard could not protect his position against his team mate Tarquini, who clinched first position few laps to the end.
Yvan Muller took 4th position in race 2. The frenchman is still leading the provisional classification, with nine points advantage ahead of Tarquini before the last rounds of the season, Okayama and Macao.
Classification Race 1:
1 - Yvan Muller (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 9 tours 2 - Gabriele Tarquini (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 0"277 3 - Rickard Rydell (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 0"972 4 - Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si) - RBM - 1"710 5 - Tiago Monteiro (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 3"699 6 - Nicola Larini (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 8"111 7 - Robert Huff (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 8"206 8 - Jordi Genè (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 8"434
Etc.
Classification Race 2:
1 - Gabriele Tarquini (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 9 tours en 18'18"397 2 - Jordi Gené (Seat Leon TDI) - Seat - 0"316 3 - Nicola Larini (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 0"646 4 - Yvan Muller (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 2"780 5 - Alain Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) - RML - 3"056 6 - Tiago Monteiro (Seat Leon TDI) - Oreca - 8"231 7 - Alex Zanardi (BMW 320si) - Ravaglia - 9"522 8 - Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si) - Schnitzer - 11"901
Etc.
Provisional classification of the championship:
1.Y.Muller 95 points; 2.Tarquini 86; 3.Huff 64; 4.Rydell 62; 5.Priaulx 61; 6.Gené 53; 7.J.Muller 52; 8.Porteiro 50; 9.Larini 48; 10.Farfus 47, etc.