All Muller Front Row at Monza
Dirk Muller has claimed pole position at Monza in the WTCC for BMW, three tenths ahead of teammate Jorg Muller

Dirk Muller ran a lap of 1:59.009 in a session that saw BMW fill the tope three spots, with Antonio Garcia running four tenths off the pole pace. The top six places were filled by drivers who lapped under two minutes, including the practice pace setter Andy Priaulx who finished sixth.
Alfa Romeo's Gabriele Tarquini was the first non-BMW runner in fourth, while Alfa's pace setting man in the wet first session and dry second practice James Thompson was a disappointing tenth.
SEAT's challenge was led by Jordi Gene, the first of the two minute men in seventh position, while Roberto Colciago is the top running Honda man in fourteenth, and Robert Huff leads the Chevrolet charge from 21st, a disappointing 3.6 seconds off the pace.
FIA WTCC Championship Round One Qualifying, Monza:
Pos Driver Make Time Laps 1. Dirk Muller BMW 320i 1:59.009 10 2. Jorg Muller BMW 320i 1:59.309 + 0.300 10 3. Antonio Garcia BMW 320i 1:59.411 + 0.402 9 4. Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Romeo 156 1:59.709 + 0.700 9 5. Augusto Farfus Jr. Alfa Romeo 156 1:59.729 + 0.720 10 6. Andy Priaulx BMW 320i 1:59.969 + 0.960 11 7. Jordi Gene SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:00.316 + 1.307 8 8. Rickard Rydell SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:00.481 + 1.472 9 9. Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa Romeo 156 2:00.511 + 1.502 10 10. James Thompson Alfa Romeo 156 2:00.538 + 1.529 8 11. Peter Terting SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:00.637 + 1.628 9 12. Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320i 2:00.654 + 1.645 10 13. Marc Hennerici BMW 320i 2:00.851 + 1.842 11 14. Roberto Colciago Honda Accord Euro R 2:01.627 + 2.618 11 15. Carl Rosenblad BMW 320i 2:01.872 + 2.863 10 16. Andrea Larini Alfa Romeo 156 2:01.903 + 2.894 10 17. Stefano D'aste BMW 320i 2:02.033 + 3.024 11 18. Tomas Engstrom Honda Accord Euro R 2:02.086 + 3.077 10 19. Salvatore Tavano Alfa Romeo 156 2:02.207 + 3.198 10 20. Tom Coronel Seat Toledo Cupra 2:02.505 + 3.496 11 21. Robert Huff Chevrolet Lacetti 2:02.617 + 3.608 9 22. Adam Lacko Alfa Romeo 156 Gta 2:02.673 + 3.664 10 23. Alain Menu Chevrolet Lacetti 2:02.695 + 3.686 7 24. Nicola Larini Chevrolet Lacetti 2:02.725 + 3.716 8 25. Alessandro Balzan SEAT Toledo Cupra 2:03.167 + 4.158 9 26. Valle Makela Seat Toledo Cupra 2:03.343 + 4.334 10 27. Thomas Jager Ford Focus 2:03.346 + 4.337 8 28. Thomas Klenke Ford Focus 2:03.354 + 4.345 6 29. Giuseppe Ciro BMW 320i 2:03.442 + 4.433 3 30. Andriano De Micheli Honda Accord Euro R 2:03.569 + 4.560 9 31. Gianluca De Lorenzi BMW 320i 2:03.620 + 4.611 9 32. Stefano Valli BMW 320i 2:04.291 + 5.282 9 33. Jens Hellstrom Honda Civic Type-R 2:05.207 + 6.198 10
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