[WTCC] Race 15 & 16 - Istanbul (TUR), 23/24 September 2006

[FIRE]

At 23/24 September the WTCC circus will move to the beautiful circuit of Istanbul. At least that's planned but because of an incident during the podium ceremony at the Turkish F1 GP the event is uncertain. At 19 September FIA will decide.

If the event gets the green light the live coverage of Eurosport starts at 13:00h and 14:14h CET. So don't forget to tune in 2 hours earlier! You have been warned!


Race results 2005
Pole position: Gabriele Tarquini (Alfa Romeo 156) 2:04.525

Top 3 race 1:
1. Fabrizio Giovanardi (Alfa Romeo 156)
2. James Thompson (Alfa Romeo 156)
3. Andy Priaulx (BMW 320i)

Top 3 race 2:
1. Gabriele Tarquini (Alfa Romeo 156)
2. Augusto Farfus jr. (Alfa Romeo 156)
3. Alessandro Zanardi (BMW 320i)

Standings after race 14
Drivers Championship
1 A. Priaulx 58
2 J. Thompson 49
3 A. Farfus Jr 46
4 Y. Muller 45
- J. Müller 45
6 D. Müller 44
7 R. Rydell 41
- G. Tarquini 41
9 P. Terting 33
10 J. Gené 32
11 G. Morbidelli 22
12 A. Menu 20
13 R. Huff 17
14 A. Zanardi 16
15 T. Coronel 11
16 S. Tavano 10
17 R. Sharp 6
18 A. Balzan 5
- N. Larini 5

Manufacturer Championship
1 BMW 170
2 SEAT 169
3 Alfa Romeo 117
4 Chevrolet 87

Yokohama Independent Trophy
1 T. Coronel 106
2 R. Sharp 75
3 L. Rangoni 56
4 S. D'Aste 55
5 D. Romanini 34
- M. Ceresoli 34
7 P. Corthals 33
8 A. Balzan 25
9 E. O'Brien 17
10 R. Colciago 14
11 S. Iacone 13
12 R. Romagnoli 11
13 V. Radermecker 10
- J. Edman 10
15 L. Molo 5
- O. Hidalgo 5
17 E. Naspetti 4
18 R. Bastuck 3
19 D. Roda 2
- S. Valli 2
- J. Janák 2
- P. Geipel 2
23 J. Vonka 1

Yokohama Team Trophy
1 GR Asia 140
2 Proteam Motorsport 110
3 JAS Motorsport 108
4 Wiechers-Sport 57
5 DB Motorsport 25
6 SEAT Sport Italia 16
7 Zerocinque Motorsport 15
8 Maurer Motorsport 13
9 Scuderia La Torre 11
10 Peugeot Sport Denmark 10
11 Equipo TekProm 5
12 GDL Racing 4
13 Ceskoslovensky Motorsport 2
- TFS Yaco Racing 2

Total handicap weights
Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si) +80 kg
Jörg Müller (BMW 320si) +70 kg
Augusto Farfus (Alfa Romeo 156) +60 kg
Dirk Müller (BMW 320si) +55 kg
Yvan Muller (SEAT León) +50 kg
James Thompson (SEAT León) +50 kg
Gianni Morbidelli (Alfa Romeo 156) +40 kg
Rickard Rydell (SEAT León) +20 kg
Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León) +20 kg
Peter Terting (SEAT León) +15 kg
Salvatore Tavano (Alfa Romeo 156) +15 kg
Jordi Gené (SEAT León) +15 kg
Alain Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) +10 kg
Tom Coronel (SEAT León) +5 kg

Other drivers have 0 kg handicap weight.

Entrylist (provisional)
#1 Andy Priaulx (GBR) - Racing Bart Mampaey (BMW Team UK) - BMW 320si
#2 Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) - SEAT Sport Italy - SEAT León
#3 Rickard Rydell (SWE) - SEAT Sport Sweden - SEAT León
#4 Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) - ROAL Motorsport (BMW Team Italy-Spain) - BMW 320si
#6 Robert Huff (GBR) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#7 Nicola Larini (ITA) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#8 Alain Menu (SUI) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#9 Jordi Gené (ESP) - SEAT Sport Spain - SEAT León
#10 Peter Terting (GER) - SEAT Sport Germany - SEAT León
#11 James Thompson (GBR) - Team Oreca (SEAT Sport UK) - SEAT León
#12 Yvan Muller (FRA) - Team Oreca (SEAT Sport France) - SEAT León
#15 Augusto Farfus (BRA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#16 Gianni Morbidelli (ITA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#18 Salvatore Tavano (ITA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#19 Maurizio Ceresoli (ITA)* - GR Asia - SEAT León
#20 Tom Coronel (NED)* - GR Asia (SEAT Team Holland) - SEAT León
#24 Ryan Sharp (GBR)* - JAS Motorsport - Honda Accord Euro R
#23 Pierre-Yves Corthals (BEL)* - JAS Motorsport - Honda Accord Euro R
#30 Luca Rangoni (ITA)* - Proteam Motorsport - BMW 320si
#31 Stefano D´Aste (ITA)* - Proteam Motorsport - BMW 320i
#34 Diego Romanini (ITA)* - Wiechers Sport - BMW 320i
#41 Duncan Huisman (NED) - ROAL Motorsport (BMW Team Italy-Spain) - BMW 320si
#42 Jörg Müller (GER) - Schnitzer Motorsport (BMW Team Germany) - BMW 320si
#43 Dirk Müller (GER) - Schnitzer Motorsport (BMW Team Germany) - BMW 320si
* drivers eligible for the Yokohama Independents' Trophy

Eurosport schedule
Saturday 23 September
12:30h CET, Eurosport 1, Istanbul Qualifying Round (45 min, LIVE)
16:15h CET, Eurosport 2, Istanbul Qualifying Round (30 min)

Sunday 24 September
07:45h CET, Eurosport 1 - Istanbul Warm-Up (45 min, LIVE)
13:00h CET, Eurosport 1 - Istanbul Race 1 (60 min, LIVE)
14:15h CET, Eurosport 1 - Istanbul Race 2 (45 min, LIVE)
18:00h CET, Eurosport 2 - Istanbul Race 2 (60 min)

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Previous Ten-Tenths WTCC 2006 topics
Race 1 & 2 - Monza (ITA), 1/2 April 2006
Race 3 & 4 - Magny Cours (FRA), 29/30 April 2006
Race 5 & 6 - Brands Hatch (GBR), 20/21 May 2006
Race 7 & 8 - Oschersleben (GER), 3/4 June 2006
Race 9 & 10 - Curitiba (BRA), 1/2 July 2006
Race 11 & 12 - Puebla (MEX), 29/30 July 2006
Race 13 & 14 - Brno (CZE), 2/3 September 2006

[beastieboy]

i'm not sure how much truth there is in this, kidzer might be able to shed more light but i was informed that ryan sharp will not be racing for JAS anymore as they have not continued ryans contract for the rest of the season! why this is i do not know!

if anyone could find anymore info on this that would be great!

[Hazard]

Originally Posted by beastieboy

i'm not sure how much truth there is in this, kidzer might be able to shed more light but i was informed that ryan sharp will not be racing for JAS anymore as they have not continued ryans contract for the rest of the season! why this is i do not know!

if anyone could find anymore info on this that would be great!

If that's the case, reason why is simple...money. He would be being dropped because of results just lack of cash flow.

[newoutsider]

Ryan's budget problems were mentioned on Eurosport, so it's not a mystery.

[Sodemo]

I hope that the Turkey race takes place, sadly, I will have no way of watching it anymore, as I doubt my uni cell has Eurosport as standard

[Martin Haven]

Spoke to Ryan regarding this when he was sitting in with me for Saturday's WSR race commentary at Donington...

He was having meetings with his sponsors to decide where they'd get best value for money for the remainder of the season...

As a driver, he said, he'd obviously try to stay in the car but he was also looking at a broader view.

With his background, perhaps there are moves afoot to return to single-seaters or possibly to try and move up in the WTCC...

I didn't press him on details - those will presumably become evident in the fullness of time - but if he does disappear from WTCC, I will be disappointed...

It's always great, as a British commentator, to have some Brits performing well... and Ryan has frequently been worth as much of a shout as Andy, Rob, Tommo and the rest

[Martin Haven]

Originally Posted by The Monster

I hope that the Turkey race takes place, sadly, I will have no way of watching it anymore, as I doubt my uni cell has Eurosport as standard

Take your washing home and watch it there... why break the habit of a lifetime???

[Monkey Head]

local driver for this event:
http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto964515.shtml

sounds like 'okay'

[Martin Haven]

From the series Newsletter:

ONLY ONE CAR FOR JAS AND WIECHERS
JAS Motorsport’s Scottish driver Ryan Sharp will not take part in the next WTCC meeting at Istanbul. Sharp, currently second in the Yokohama Independents’ Trophy, behind Tom Coronel, is due to be back at the wheel of his Honda Accord for the last two meetings of the season in Valencia and Macau.
Wiechers-Sport will run only one BMW 320i in Istanbul, for Diego Romanini; they are currently negotiating with a few drivers to run both their cars at Valencia and Macau.

EUROSPORT COVERAGE FROM ISTANBUL (CET)
Friday, 22nd: FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT, 09.45/10.15
Saturday, 23rd: Qualifying – LIVE EUROSPORT, 13.30/14.15
Qualifying – repeat EUROSPORT 2, 17.15/17.45
Sunday, 24th: Warm Up – LIVE EUROSPORT, 08.45/09.30
Race 1 and Race 2 – LIVE EUROSPORT, 14.00/16.00
Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat EUROSPORT 2, 19.00/20.00
Monday, 25th: Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat EUROSPORT, 09.00/10.00
Race 1 and Race 2 – repeat EUROSPORT 2, 15.00/16.00
FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT 2, 18.00/18.30
Tuesday, 26th: FIA WTCC Magazine EUROSPORT, 17.00/17.30

[touringlegend]

Originally Posted by Martin Haven

It's always great, as a British commentator, to have some Brits performing well... and Ryan has frequently been worth as much of a shout as Andy, Rob, Tommo and the rest

And it's always great to have a Scot in the WTCC too. I don't think there has been a Scottish WTCC driver before Ryan Sharp ?


I too hope the event goes ahead even after the F1 events, as it's a brilliant track.


Thanks also FIRE for posting up the predictions comp, as it happened my access to Tenths this week was limited.

[Kidzer]

Yeah, would be a shame to loose a WTCC race because of a political issue...


Still, I dont expect WTCC cars to be as spectacular looking through Turn 8 as F1/GP2/DTM....although, they could well be their own brand of spectacular

[FIRE]

A shame Sharp will miss this event. I hope he will return for Spain or Macau (double points?), in that case he's still able to finish in 2nd place.

[FIRE]

Entrylist
#1 Andy Priaulx (GBR) - Racing Bart Mampaey (BMW Team UK) - BMW 320si
#2 Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) - SEAT Sport Italy - SEAT León
#3 Rickard Rydell (SWE) - SEAT Sport Sweden - SEAT León
#4 Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) - ROAL Motorsport (BMW Team Italy-Spain) - BMW 320si
#6 Robert Huff (GBR) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#7 Nicola Larini (ITA) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#8 Alain Menu (SUI) - Ray Mallock Ltd (Chevrolet Racing) - Chevrolet Lacetti
#9 Jordi Gené (ESP) - SEAT Sport Spain - SEAT León
#10 Peter Terting (GER) - SEAT Sport Germany - SEAT León
#11 James Thompson (GBR) - Team Oreca (SEAT Sport UK) - SEAT León
#12 Yvan Muller (FRA) - Team Oreca (SEAT Sport France) - SEAT León
#15 Augusto Farfus (BRA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#16 Gianni Morbidelli (ITA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#18 Salvatore Tavano (ITA) - N.technology - Alfa Romeo 156
#19 Maurizio Ceresoli (ITA)* - GR Asia - SEAT León
#20 Tom Coronel (NED)* - GR Asia (SEAT Team Holland) - SEAT León
#23 Pierre-Yves Corthals (BEL)* - JAS Motorsport - Honda Accord Euro R
#30 Luca Rangoni (ITA)* - Proteam Motorsport - BMW 320si
#31 Stefano D´Aste (ITA)* - Proteam Motorsport - BMW 320i
#34 Diego Romanini (ITA)* - Wiechers Sport - BMW 320i
#41 Duncan Huisman (NED) - ROAL Motorsport (BMW Team Italy-Spain) - BMW 320si
#42 Jörg Müller (GER) - Schnitzer Motorsport (BMW Team Germany) - BMW 320si
#43 Dirk Müller (GER) - Schnitzer Motorsport (BMW Team Germany) - BMW 320si
#47 Ibrahim Okyay* (TUR) - Kosifler Gillette M3 Power Team - BMW 320i
* drivers eligible for the Yokohama Independents' Trophy

Total handicap weights
Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si) +80 kg
Jörg Müller (BMW 320si) +70 kg
Augusto Farfus (Alfa Romeo 156) +60 kg
Dirk Müller (BMW 320si) +55 kg
Yvan Muller (SEAT León) +50 kg
James Thompson (SEAT León) +50 kg
Gianni Morbidelli (Alfa Romeo 156) +40 kg
Rickard Rydell (SEAT León) +20 kg
Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León) +20 kg
Ibrahim Okyay (BMW 320i) + 20 kg
Peter Terting (SEAT León) +15 kg
Salvatore Tavano (Alfa Romeo 156) +15 kg
Jordi Gené (SEAT León) +15 kg
Alain Menu (Chevrolet Lacetti) +10 kg
Tom Coronel (SEAT León) +5 kg

Other drivers have 0 kg handicap weight.

[Kidzer]

Yep, Macau is double points - is that a new idea for this year or has is been around for a while?

[FIRE]

Last year also double points.

[Hazard]

Last year was normal points? Farfus and Huisman were both awarded 10 for their wins, sounds usual to me.

Previous years Macau wasn't a part of the FIA European Touring Car Championship - so no points!

[Monkey Head]

Originally Posted by Hazard

Last year was normal points? Farfus and Huisman were both awarded 10 for their wins, sounds usual to me.

Previous years Macau wasn't a part of the FIA European Touring Car Championship - so no points!

double points. for indi. cup only

[David L]

Originally Posted by touringlegend

I don't think there has been a Scottish WTCC driver before Ryan Sharp ?

Tom Walkinshaw drove a Holden in at least one round of the '87 WTCC..

There was also a chap called Dave Scott who drove in the Japanese round...

[touringlegend]

You must be far older than me to remember that.



I had actually forgot about the previous WTCC, so was only thinking of the previous several years of European / World champs.

[David L]

Originally Posted by touringlegend

You must be far older than me to remember that. I had actually forgot about the previous WTCC, so was only thinking of the previous several years of European / World champs.

Oh, I'm much older..

There's a long history of ETCC and WTCC going back decades.. In fact, if you include ETCC.. then just off the top of my head both Jimmy Clark and Jackie Stewart drove in ETCC (or equivilant), IIRC.. and Tom W was an ETCC champion in '84.. ah, thems were the days.. 500km races, including one around the old Brno track, 10 miles on public roads..

But I digress... (during the war as Uncle Albert might have it..)... for the '02 plus years, I can't think of any other Scots than Ryan..

[FIRE]

Green light for WTCC (and next future events?):

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has fined the national sporting authority of Turkey (TOSFED) and the organisers of the Turkish Grand Prix (MSO) a total of $5m as a result of the incident at the recent Turkish Grand Prix, when Mehmet Ali Talat presented the trophy to race winner Felipe Massa and was introduced on the podium as the president of the Turkish Cypriot "state" - although this entity is recognised only by Turkey.
...

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17474.html

[FIRE]

1st Practice
N° Driver Laps Time GAP
1 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 12 00:02:06.624
2 41 Duncan HUISMAN (BMW 320si ) 13 00:02:06.717 + 0.093
3 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:02:07.254 + 0.630
4 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:02:07.436 + 0.812
5 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:02:07.514 + 0.890
6 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:02:07.514 + 0.890
7 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 13 00:02:07.877 + 1.253
8 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:02:07.977 + 1.353
9 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 11 00:02:08.046 + 1.422
10 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 12 00:02:08.059 + 1.435
11 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:02:08.059 + 1.435
12 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 12 00:02:08.077 + 1.453
13 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:02:08.230 + 1.606
14 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:02:08.372 + 1.748
15 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 12 00:02:08.425 + 1.801
16 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 12 00:02:08.430 + 1.806
17 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 13 00:02:08.893 + 2.269
18 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:02:08.905 + 2.281
19 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:02:09.032 + 2.408
20 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 14 00:02:09.115 + 2.491
21 47 Ibrahim OKYAY (BMW 320i ) 12 00:02:11.156 + 4.532
22 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 10 00:02:11.575 + 4.951
23 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 2 00:12:48.820 + 10:42.196

2nd Practice
N° Driver Laps Time GAP
1 4 Alessandro ZANARDI (BMW 320si ) 12 00:02:06.415
2 41 Duncan HUISMAN (BMW 320si ) 13 00:02:07.155 + 0.740
3 12 Yvan MULLER (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:02:07.229 + 0.814
4 7 Nicola LARINI (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 10 00:02:07.246 + 0.831
5 20 Tom CORONEL (SEAT Leon ) 13 00:02:07.332 + 0.917
6 3 Rickard RYDELL (SEAT Leon ) 9 00:02:07.355 + 0.940
7 9 Jordi GENE (SEAT Leon ) 10 00:02:07.390 + 0.975
8 10 Peter TERTING (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:02:07.531 + 1.116
9 42 Jorg MULLER (BMW 320si ) 13 00:02:07.578 + 1.163
10 19 Maurizio CERESOLI (SEAT Leon ) 12 00:02:07.630 + 1.215
11 30 Luca RANGONI (BMW 320si ) 13 00:02:07.725 + 1.310
12 18 Salvatore TAVANO (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 6 00:02:07.727 + 1.312
13 11 James THOMPSON (SEAT Leon ) 11 00:02:07.757 + 1.342
14 1 Andy PRIAULX (BMW 320si ) 13 00:02:07.795 + 1.380
15 23 Pierre-Yves CORTHALS (Honda Accord Euro R ) 10 00:02:07.806 + 1.391
16 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 7 00:02:07.883 + 1.468
17 15 Augusto FARFUS (Alfa Romeo 156 ) 12 00:02:07.918 + 1.503
18 6 Robert HUFF (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 11 00:02:07.949 + 1.534
19 43 Dirk MULLER (BMW 320si ) 12 00:02:08.052 + 1.637
20 31 Stefano D'ASTE (BMW 320i ) 14 00:02:08.294 + 1.879
21 2 Gabriele TARQUINI (SEAT Leon ) 3 00:02:09.144 + 2.729
22 34 Diego ROMANINI (BMW 320i ) 13 00:02:09.699 + 3.284
23 47 Ibrahim OKYAY (BMW 320i ) 9 00:02:10.196 + 3.781
24 8 Alain MENU (Chevrolet Lacetti ) 00:00:00.000 +


BMW Italy-Spain Have they a new technical staff?

[FIRE]

Qualifying
POS NO CL DRIVER NAT CAR TIME LAPS GAP KPH
1 3 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon 2:06.289 4 152.16
2 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 2:06.427 8 0.138 151.99
3 2 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon 2:06.486 10 0.197 151.92
4 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon 2:06.700 6 0.411 151.67
5 41 Duncan HUISMAN NED BMW 320si 2:06.806 6 0.517 151.54
6 7 Nicola LARINI ITA Chevrolet Lacetti 2:06.871 8 0.582 151.46
7 15 Augusto FARFUS BRA Alfa Romeo 156 2:06.912 9 0.623 151.41
8 43 Dirk MULLER GER BMW 320si 2:07.011 9 0.722 151.30
9 10 Peter TERTING GER SEAT Leon 2:07.061 7 0.772 151.24
10 9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon 2:07.141 7 0.852 151.14
11 18 Salvatore TAVANO ITA Alfa Romeo 156 2:07.151 9 0.862 151.13
12 42 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 2:07.238 8 0.949 151.03
13 11 James THOMPSON GBR SEAT Leon 2:07.245 6 0.956 151.02
14 6 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Lacetti 2:07.367 7 1.078 150.87
15 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 2:07.638 10 1.349 150.55
16 30 I Luca RANGONI ITA BMW 320si 2:07.645 9 1.356 150.54
17 20 I Tom CORONEL NED SEAT Leon 2:07.823 9 1.534 150.33
18 31 I Stefano D'ASTE ITA BMW 320i 2:07.895 9 1.606 150.25
19 23 I Pierre-Yves CORTHALS BEL Honda Accord Euro R 2:07.936 10 1.647 150.20
20 16 Gianni MORBIDELLI ITA Alfa Romeo 156 2:08.326 9 2.037 149.75
21 19 I Maurizio CERESOLI ITA SEAT Leon 2:08.462 7 2.173 149.59
22 8 Alain MENU SUI Chevrolet Lacetti 2:08.675 5 2.386 149.34
23 34 I Diego ROMANINI ITA BMW 320i 2:09.503 8 3.214 148.38
24 47 I Ibrahim OKYAY TUR BMW 320i 2:10.755 6 4.466 146.96

[JMeissner]

Nice going Rickard!

[Hazard]

Wet session of course...times were a bit luck of the draw. Roal Motorsport to watch for certainly.

Muller (Y) best placed of the championship runners, time to get his challenge back on track with Priaulx, Thompson & Farfus in the midfield.