Chevrolet's Rob Huff managed to score a victory in the race one at the Okayama International Circuit today, on a very wet track. Starting third in the race, the driver managed to fight his way through the safety car and competition to claim his second win of the season.
The race started only after two laps have been completed behind the safety car. The torrential rain caused quite some serious problems behind the leading pack. Tiago Monteiro ran into Franz Engstler and Kristian Poulsen, while several others, Tom Coronel, Fredy Barth, Kevin Chen, Yoshihori Ito and Stefano D’Aste all went off the track at one point or another.
For Tiago Monteiro, the race ended on lap 1, after he was eliminated following an incident with Franz Engstler. Stefano D'Aste on the other hand was pushed into the wall by an incident between Fredy Barth and Kristian Poulsen.
Behind Huff, Andy Priaulx managed to resist the attacks of Yvan Muller, securing a British one-two at Okayama. The third position was occupied by Yvan Muller, with the top five being completed by Augusto Farfus and Norbert Michelisz.
Currently, the championship is being led by Yvan Muller, who is 22 points ahead of Andy Priaulx. Below you'll find the finishing order after the Okayama race:
Rob Huff Chevrolet
Andy Priaulx BMW
Yvan Muller Chevrolet
Augusto Farfus BMW
Norbert Michelisz SEAT
Colin Turkington BMW
Gabriele Tarquini SEAT
Michel Nykjaer SEAT
Alain Menu Chevrolet
Robert Dahlgren Volvo
Yukinori Taniguchi Chevrolet
Darryl O'Young Chevrolet
Sergio Hernandez BMW
Nobuteru Taniguchi BMW
Franz Engstler BMW
Kristian Poulsen BMW
Mehdi Bennani BMW
Masataka Yanagida BMW
Henry Ho BMW
Yoshihiro Ito BMW
Tom Coronel SEAT
The race started only after two laps have been completed behind the safety car. The torrential rain caused quite some serious problems behind the leading pack. Tiago Monteiro ran into Franz Engstler and Kristian Poulsen, while several others, Tom Coronel, Fredy Barth, Kevin Chen, Yoshihori Ito and Stefano D’Aste all went off the track at one point or another.
For Tiago Monteiro, the race ended on lap 1, after he was eliminated following an incident with Franz Engstler. Stefano D'Aste on the other hand was pushed into the wall by an incident between Fredy Barth and Kristian Poulsen.
Behind Huff, Andy Priaulx managed to resist the attacks of Yvan Muller, securing a British one-two at Okayama. The third position was occupied by Yvan Muller, with the top five being completed by Augusto Farfus and Norbert Michelisz.
Currently, the championship is being led by Yvan Muller, who is 22 points ahead of Andy Priaulx. Below you'll find the finishing order after the Okayama race:
Rob Huff Chevrolet
Andy Priaulx BMW
Yvan Muller Chevrolet
Augusto Farfus BMW
Norbert Michelisz SEAT
Colin Turkington BMW
Gabriele Tarquini SEAT
Michel Nykjaer SEAT
Alain Menu Chevrolet
Robert Dahlgren Volvo
Yukinori Taniguchi Chevrolet
Darryl O'Young Chevrolet
Sergio Hernandez BMW
Nobuteru Taniguchi BMW
Franz Engstler BMW
Kristian Poulsen BMW
Mehdi Bennani BMW
Masataka Yanagida BMW
Henry Ho BMW
Yoshihiro Ito BMW
Tom Coronel SEAT