Tarquini holds off BMWs in race 2
Gabriele Tarquini claimed SEAT's first World Touring Car Championship win of the season in the second race at Zandvoort
The Italian, starting from second on the reverse top-eight grid after finishing seventh in race one, held off the fast-starting BMW of Augusto Farfus off the line to run second behind defending champion Andy Priaulx in the early stages.
Tarquini attempted to pass Priaulx on the inside of Turn 6 on lap two, but despite making contact the SEAT driver was able to take the lead while Priaulx slipped down the order to fifth.
Despite constant pressure from Farfus, Tarquini held on to take a well-measured win in greasy conditions. Despite being quicker than Tarquini, Farfus was happy to settle for second to take the championship lead.
Farfus's Schnitzer Motorsport teammate Jorg Muller completed the podium after making a stunning getaway from 10th on the grid. Muller scythed between the Chevrolets of Alain Menu and Nicola Larini, which had dominated race one, to run fifth on the first lap.
He then took advantage of Priaulx's clash with Tarquini on lap two to take fourth before passing independent class winner Luca Rangoni's Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si on lap four.
Larini put in a superb drive to go from seventh on the first lap to finish fourth ahead of Priaulx, who slipped ahead of Rangoni with two laps to go.
Independent runner-up Roberto Colciago finished seventh for SEAT Sport Italia, one place ahead of Felix Porteiro, who claimed his first WTCC point for ROAL-run BMW Team Italy-Spain.
CLASSIFIED:
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Leon 22:06.110
2. Augusto Farfus BMW 320si + 0.449
3. Jorg Muller BMW 320si + 0.674
4. Nicola Larini Chevrolet Lacetti + 0.978
5. Andy Priaulx BMW 320si + 1.714
6. Luca Rangoni BMW 320si + 2.282
7. Roberto Colciago SEAT Leon + 3.464
8. Felix Porteiro BMW 320si + 5.218
9. Tiago Monteiro SEAT Leon + 6.351
10. Jordi Gene SEAT Leon + 7.794
11. Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320si + 9.945
12. Yvan Muller SEAT Leon + 10.899
13. Robert Huff Chevrolet Lacetti + 11.329
14. Tom Coronel SEAT Leon + 12.192
15. Pierre-Yves Corthals SEAT Leon + 13.472
16. Michel Jourdain SEAT Leon + 14.982
17. Olivier Tielemans Alfa Romeo 156 + 17.999
18. Stefano d'Aste BMW 320si + 21.192
19. James Thompson Alfa Romeo 156 + 25.080
20. Emmet O'Brien SEAT Leon + 25.690
21. Miguel Freitas Alfa Romeo 156 + 38.974
22. Lev Fridman BMW 320i + 57.489
23. Viktor Shapovalov BMW 320i + 57.774
24. Evgeny Zelenov BMW 320i + 1 lap
NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:
Driver Car On Lap
Alain Menu Chevrolet Lacetti 3
Fastest Lap: Gabriele Tarquini, 1:49.243 on lap 3
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