Farfus wins first Oschersleben race
Augusto Farfus won an eventful first World Touring Car race at Oschersleben, in which all three of the main championship contenders failed to score
The BMW driver took advantage of a congested start to move into the lead into the first corner and never looked threatened, eventually crossing the line well clear of Chevrolet's Rob Huff.
Huff survived an early scare when teammate Nicola Larini was pitched into a spin after finding himself sandwiched between two SEATs at the start. The Italian hit Huff's passenger-side door and was forced to retire, but Huff was able to press on.
Alain Menu completed the podium for Chevrolet after passing Gabriele Tarquini early in the race, but Tarquini could have more pressing concerns after finding himself under investigation for his part in an incident involving title rival Andy Priaulx.
Tarquini had been falling backwards through the field with an apparent mechanical problem during the middle stage of the race when he was caught by Rickard Rydell and Priaulx. Rydell got past the SEAT safely but when Priaulx tried to do the same thing, he was tagged into a spin that left his BMW in the barriers and the world champion out of the race.
Tarquini went on to finish well down in the order along with SEAT's other main title hope Yvan Muller, who also struggled throughout the race.
Independents' Trophy honours went to Proteam BMW driver Stefano d'Aste, with class pole-sitter Pierre-Yves Corthals retiring due to accident damage.
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Augusto Farfus BMW 22:43.764
2. Robert Huff Chevrolet +7.639
3. Alain Menu Chevrolet +13.754
4. Tiago Monteiro SEAT +15.537
5. Jordi Gene SEAT +17.913
6. Rickard Rydell SEAT +18.262
7. Tom Coronel SEAT +18.680
8. Felix Porteiro BMW +18.825
9. Stefano d'Aste BMW +19.245
10. Sergio Hernandez BMW +20.847
11. Yvan Muller SEAT +32.692
12. Alex Zanardi BMW +33.013
13. Olivier Tielemans BMW +34.067
14. Marin Colak SEAT +34.785
15. Jaap van Lagen Lada +35.091
16. James Thompson Honda +36.123
17. Duncan Huisman BMW +36.287
18. Andrey Romanov BMW +36.951
19. Kristian Poulsen BMW +38.830
20. Ibrahim Okyay BMW +43.270
21. Viktor Shapovalov Lada +45.189
22. George Tanev BMW +49.139
23. Gabriele Tarquini SEAT +53.772
24. Aytac Biter BMW +1:06.836
Retirements
Pierre-Yves Corthals SEAT 11 laps
Jorg Muller BMW 11 laps
Andy Priaulx BMW 7 laps
Franz Engstler BMW 2 laps
Nicola Larini Chevrolet 0 laps
Fastest lap Farfus, 1:36.699
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