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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. F�lix Porteiro (ES) was 12th
in qualifying, local hero Alessandro Zanardi (IT) took 14th. Farfus�
team-mate, J�rg M�ller (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
M�ller. �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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	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. F�lix Porteiro (ES) was 12th in qualifying, local hero Alessandro Zanardi (IT) took 14th. Farfus� team-mate, J�rg M�ller (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 M�ller. �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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	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. Priaulx was forced to retire with a puncture while running in fifth. Farfus� team-mate, J�rg M�ller (DE), walked away from the WTCC�s final European race weekend of the year with ninth and tenth places respectively. Following his retirement in race one, F�lix Porteiro (ES) also missed out on a points� finish in the second nine-lap contest. The two victories went to the SEAT pairing of Yvan Muller (FR) and Gabriele Tarquini (IT). In the Drivers� Championship, fifth-placed Priaulx remains the most successful BMW representative with 61 points. In the manufacturers� classification, BMW ranks second with 223 points. SEAT increased its lead to 54 points. Andy Priaulx (BMW Team UK): �Today we made the most of our opportunities, my car was fantastic. However, it was impossible to challenge the diesel opposition. Obviously I�m disappointed about the puncture in race two. Many cars went over the debris before me, but I was the only one who suffered a problem. That�s somehow symbolic for this season.� Alessandro Zanardi (BMW Team Italy-Spain): �Starting from pole position you naturally hope to finish somewhere up front. But that was just not possible today. A lot of work lies ahead of BMW and the teams in order to close the gap to the front-runners again. I�m happy that I at least provided the Italian fans with a lot of action.� J�rg M�ller (BMW Team Germany): �Race one started in a truly chaotic way. In the crash with James Thompson the balance of my car suffered, so I wasn�t able to push as hard as I had planned to from 15th on the grid. In race two I got a heavy hit even before the first chicane. Again the handling was affected for the worse. I had hoped for a better farewell from Europe.� Augusto Farfus (BMW Team Germany): �My start in race one was good. But then everything went against me. First, someone bent my exhaust, and then I lost my radiator grill and later the radiator lost water. At least I was able to say thank you to my team for the repair works by improving to eighth in race two.� F�lix Porteiro (BMW Team Italy-Spain): �I had different plans for the home event of BMW Team Italy-Spain. Right at the start of the first race I lost all my chances of scoring another good result. I hope the forthcoming overseas races will have a more positive outcome for us.�
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WTCC @ Monza

Augusto Farfus finishes fifth for BMW in Monza qualifying session.

Priaulx claims third in Monza - Difficult WTCC weekend for BMW.