Priaulx claims second Brands victory

The Guernseyman had quite an easy run to victory once he regained his lead from BMW team-mate Augusto Farfus on the third lap. But Farfus was taken out of the equation at the front by a clash with Alain Menu.

The Brazilian made a flying start to jump from third to first, but Priaulx took the place back at Druids on lap three. Menu tried to follow Priaulx through on the inside, but Farfus closed the door and Menu tagged and spun the BMW. Farfus rejoined in the pack, but Menu retired in the pits with a bent steering arm.

Colin Turkington took advantage of their clash to move into second place, and the lead independent shadowed Priaulx for the duration of the race.

The SEATs of Gabriele Tarquini and Tom Coronel came through to third and fourth, but didn't have the pace to challenge either BMW ahead.

Chevrolet drivers Yvan Muller and Rob Huff were next up, with Huff offering no resistance as team-mate and championship leader Muller breezed by on the run to Hawthorn.

Norbert Michelisz finished seventh, with Farfus making his way back into the points in eighth after passing Michel Nykjaer two laps from home. Jordi Gene completed the top 10 for SEAT.

Pos Driver                Car                Time/Gap
 1. Andy Priaulx          BMW              27m05.324s
 2. Colin Turkington      BMW                  +0.399
 3. Gabriele Tarquini     SEAT                 +1.394
 4. Tom Coronel           SEAT                 +1.854
 5. Yvan Muller           Chevrolet            +3.037
 6. Rob Huff              Chevrolet            +3.418
 7. Norbert Michelisz     SEAT                 +4.901
 8. Augusto Farfus        BMW                  +5.529
 9. Michel Nykjaer        SEAT                 +6.035
10. Jordi Gene            SEAT                 +6.481
11. Stefano D'Aste        BMW                  +7.293
12. Sergio Hernandez      BMW                  +7.604
13. Franz Engstler        BMW                  +9.561
14. Harry Vaulkhard       Chevrolet           +11.172
15. Tim Coronel           BMW                 +13.151
16. Alain Menu            Chevrolet           +5 laps

Retirements

    Tom Boardman          SEAT                10 laps
    Darryl O'Young        Chevrolet           10 laps
    Mehdi Bennani         BMW                 10 laps
    Tiago Monteiro        SEAT                  1 lap
    Fredy Barth           SEAT                 0 laps
    Robert Dahlgren       Volvo                0 laps
    Kristian Poulsen      BMW                  0 laps


Fastest lap, Priaulx 1m34.791s