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Priaulx claims third in Monza - Difficult WTCC weekend for BMW.Monza,
5th October 2008. BMW Team UK’s Andy Priaulx (GB) finished third in the
19th round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship. The defending
champion crossed the line at the “Autodromo Nazionale di Monza” in
fourth, benefiting from a belated 30-second penalty for a competitor.
Alessandro Zanardi (IT) also scored one point for BMW Team Italy-Spain
by finishing eighth. In the second race of the day, the local hero came
seventh, while BMW Team Germany’s Augusto Farfus (BR) was rewarded for
an impressive fight back with eighth. |
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Augusto Farfus finishes fifth for BMW in Monza qualifying session.04-10-2008 Press Release
Monza,
4th October 2008. Augusto Farfus (BR) proved the fastest BMW national
team driver in qualifying for the 19th round of the FIA World Touring
Car Championship. At the “Autodromo Nazionale di Monza”, the
25-year-old clocked the fifth-fastest lap time for BMW Team Germany
with 2:00.039 minutes. Triple world champion, Andy Priaulx (GB), also
qualified for a top-ten grid position at the 5.770-kilometre circuit:
He finished eighth on the timesheets, 0.435 seconds behind Farfus.
SEAT’s Yvan Muller (FR) secured pole position, posting a best time of
1:59.213 minutes.
BMW Team Italy-Spain’s driver pairing will start from rows six and seven on the grid for Sunday’s first race. Félix Porteiro (ES) was 12th in qualifying, local hero Alessandro Zanardi (IT) took 14th. Farfus’ team-mate, Jörg Müller (DE), had to make do with finishing 15th. “I’m quite happy with this result,” commented Farfus after the 30-minute session. “Maybe I could have gone a little faster. But still this would not have put me in a position to pressure the SEAT diesels. They were in a class of their own today. For tomorrow it’s my goal to score as many points for BMW despite the fact on this track the cards don’t play exactly into our hands.” The same goes for Priaulx, who was surprised by the big margin to the front-runners. “We knew SEAT would be strong here, but the size of the gap to them is pretty disappointing,” said the Guernsey driver. “This track was always going to be a challenge so now I need to just work hard for the races as you never know what will happen.” With its ultra-long straights, the classic circuit in Monza’s Royal Park once more saw the drivers going out in small groups so they could slipstream. “Unfortunately I couldn’t make full use of this,” said Müller. “Twice I was on a fast lap and got into traffic. If this happens the chance for a good time is gone.” Zanardi, however, was still hampered by the consequences of his accident in first free practice. He explained: “Following my crash in the morning, the team did a great job to get my car ready again. During the qualifying session, however, I felt that something was still wrong with the car. So I couldn’t use the full potential of my BMW 320si WTCC. In view of this, the grid position is not too disappointing.” Race one at the “Autodromo Nazionale di Monza” will start on Sunday at 12:20hrs (11:20hrs BST), the second race will get underway at 15:50hrs (14:50hrs BST). The two rounds will be televised by Eurosport International. The races will also be streamed live on the internet, at www.bmw-motorsport.com. |
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