WTCC Moscow: Oriola, Basseng, Karamyshev penalised
Pepe Oriola, Marc Basseng and Nikolay Karamyshev have been issued with 30-second time penalties following today's first race at Moscow Raceway
Stewards deemed the trio to have gained an unfair advantage from jump-starting and the added time has significant repercussions for Oriola, who was originally classified in eighth position.
The Spaniard now drops to 17th as a result, with Basseng demoted to 18th from 14th while Karamyshev retains his last position finish.
James Nash, Tom Chilton and Stefano D'Aste all gain a place as a result.
Revised Results 15 laps: Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Yvan Muller RML Chevrolet 51m37.955s 2. Tom Coronel ROAL BMW + 0.511s 3. Norbert Michelisz Zengo Honda + 5.327s 4. Rob Huff Munnich SEAT + 6.685s 5. James Thompson Lada + 10.549s 6. Gabriele Tarquini Honda + 10.718s 7. Michel Nykjaer Nika Chevrolet + 11.053s 8. James Nash Bamboo Chevrolet + 15.047s 9. Tom Chilton RML Chevrolet + 15.420s 10. Stefano D'Aste PB BMW + 15.571s 11. Mehdi Bennani Proteam BMW + 16.111s 12. Tiago Monteiro Honda + 18.257s 13. Alex MacDowall Bamboo Chevrolet + 20.716s 14. Mikhail Kozlovskiy Lada + 29.113s 15. Fernando Monje Campos SEAT + 29.269s 16. Rene Munnich Munnich SEAT + 31.673s 17. Pepe Oriola Tuenti SEAT + 44.252s 18. Marc Basseng Munnich SEAT + 49.996s 19. Franz Engstler Engstler BMW + 2 laps 20. Darryl O'Young ROAL BMW + 3 laps 21. Nikolai Karamyshev Campos SEAT + 3 laps Retirements: Fredy Barth Wiechers BMW 0 laps Charles Ng Engstler BMW 0 laps
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