O argentino Esteban Guerrieri (Honda/Münnich) reassumiu a liderança da temporada 2019 do FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR), após a disputa da oitava etapa, no Circuito de Suzuka, no Japão.
Guerrieri venceu a primeira prova da etapa. O húngaro Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai/BRC), que começou a etapa na liderança do campeonato, venceu a segunda prova. E o sueco Johan Kristoffersson (Vw)/Loeb) a terceira prova.
O brasileiro Augusto Farfus (Hyundai/BRC) conquistou apenas um ponto, com a 15ª posição na primeira prova.
Guerrieri lidera o campeonato com 289 pontos, sete a mais do que Michelisz.
A próxima etapa acontece em Macau, nos dias 16 e 17 de novembro.
Final, prova 1:
1 – Esteban Guerrieri (Honda) – Münnich – 26 voltas
2 – Niels Langeveld (Audi) – Comtoyou – 0″460
3 – Tiago Monteiro (Honda) – KCMG – 1″602
4 – Thed BjÁ¶rk (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 1″991
5 – Johan Kristoffersson (Vw) – Loeb – 2″400
6 – Jean-Karl Vernay (Audi) – WRT – 3″699
7 – Gabriele Tarquini (Hyundai) – BRC – 5″208
8 – Kevin Ceccon (Alfa Romeo) – Mulsanne – 5″842
9 – Ma Qinghua (Alfa Romeo) – Mulsanne – 8″091
10 – Rob Huff (Vw) – Loeb – 8″566
11 – Yvan Muller (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 9″990
12 – Yann Ehrlacher (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 10″865
13 – Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai) – BRC – 11″700
14 – Aurélien Panis (Cupra) – Comtoyou – 13″207
15 – Augusto Farfus (Hyundai) – BRC- 14″250
16 – Tom Coronel (Cupra) – Comtoyou – 14″589
17 – Mikel Azcona (Cupra) – PWR – 15″310
18 – Nestor Girolami (Honda) – Münnich – 16″476
19 – Tomita Ryuichiro (Audi) – Team Hitotsuyama – 17″109
20 – Daniel HaglÁ¶f (Cupra) – PWR – 17″949
21 – Attila Tassi (Honda) – KCMG – 18″883
22 – Jim Ka To (Honda) – KC Motorgroup – 20″266
23 – Nicky Catsburg (Hyundai) – BRC – 42″857
24 – Mehdi Bennani (Vw) – Loeb – 3 voltas
Volta ais rápida: Esteban Guerrieri 0’54″007
Abandonos:
Andy Priaulx (Lynk & co) – Cyan –
itomo Miyata (Audi) – Team Hitotsuyama –
Benjamin Leuchter (Vw) – Loeb –
Frederic Vervish (Audi) – Comtoyou –
Gordon Shedden
Final, prova 2:
1 – Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai) – BRC – 24 voltas
2 – Rob Huff (Vw) – Loeb – 0″293
3 – Gabriele Tarquini (Hyundai) – BRC – 8″205
4 – Kevin Ceccon (Alfa Romeo) – Mulsanne – 8″531
5 – Thed BjÁ¶rk (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 11″102
6 – Tiago Monteiro (Honda) – KCMG – 11″330
7 – Johan Kristoffersson (Vw) – Loeb – 11″699
8 – Mikel Azcona (Cupra) – PWR – 12″114
9 – Jean-Karl Vernay (Audi) – WRT – 12″883
10 – Esteban Guerrieri (Honda) – Münnich – 18″072
11 – Nestor Girolami (Honda) – Münnich – 19″580
12 – Benjamin Leuchter (Vw) – Loeb – 19″773
13 – Frederic Vervish (Audi) – Comtoyou – 19″958
14 – Yvan Muller (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 20″134
15 – Yann Ehrlacher (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 20″367
16 – Andy Priaulx (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 20″741
17 – Tomita Ryuichiro (Audi) – Team Hitotsuyama – 21″025
18 – Nicky Catsburg (Hyundai) – BRC – 21″517
19 – Aurélien Panis (Cupra) – Comtoyou – 22″517
20 – Gordon Shedden (Audi) – WRT – 26″168
21 – Augusto Farfus (Hyundai) – BRC- 28″366
22 – Tom Coronel (Cupra) – Comtoyou – 29″493
23 – Ma Qinghua (Alfa Romeo) – Mulsanne – 30″037
24 – Attila Tassi (Honda) – KCMG – 32″744
25 – Ritomo Miyata (Audi) – Team Hitotsuyama – 32″902
26 – Daniel HaglÁ¶f (Cupra) – PWR – 33″112
27 – Mehdi Bennani (Vw) – Loeb – 33″504
28 – Jim Ka To (Honda) – KC Motorgroup – 52″139
Votla mais rápida: Norbert Michelisz0’53″888
Abandonos:
Niels Langeveld (Audi) – Comtoyou –
Final, prova 3:
1 – Johan Kristoffersson (Vw) – Loeb – 30 voltas
2 – Esteban Guerrieri (Honda) – Münnich – 3″070
3 – Thed BjÁ¶rk (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 11″063
4 – Gabriele Tarquini (Hyundai) – BRC – 11″715
5 – Andy Priaulx (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 12″545
6 – Kevin Ceccon (Alfa Romeo) – Mulsanne – 12″586
7 – Rob Huff (Vw) – Loeb – 13″104
8 – Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai) – BRC – 13″864
9 – Jean-Karl Vernay (Audi) – WRT – 14″838
10 – Benjamin Leuchter (Vw) – Loeb – 18″942
11 – Frederic Vervish (Audi) – Comtoyou – 19″252
12 – Nestor Girolami (Honda) – Münnich – 19″770
13 – Yvan Muller (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 19″952
14 – Nicky Catsburg (Hyundai) – BRC – 20″340
15 – Tiago Monteiro (Honda) – KCMG – 20″394
16 – Attila Tassi (Honda) – KCMG – 22″087
17 – Aurélien Panis (Cupra) – Comtoyou – 23″476
18 – Mikel Azcona (Cupra) – PWR – 24″001
19 – Yann Ehrlacher (Lynk & co) – Cyan – 26″812
20 – Gordon Shedden (Audi) – WRT – 27″669
21 – Jim Ka To (Honda) – KC Motorgroup – 40″961
22 – Augusto Farfus (Hyundai) – BRC- 51″068
Votla mais rápida: Johan Kristoffersson 0’53″912
Abandonos:
Tomita Ryuichiro (Audi) – Team Hitotsuyama –
Daniel HaglÁ¶f (Cupra) – PWR –
Niels Langeveld (Audi) – Comtoyou –
Ma Qinghua (Alfa Romeo) – Mulsanne –
Ritomo Miyata (Audi) – Team Hitotsuyama –
Tom Coronel (Cupra) – Comtoyou –
Campeonato:
1.Guerrieri 288; 2.Michelisz 282; 3.Bjork 248; 4.Muller 240; 5.Azcona 198; 6.Girolami 196; 7.Tarquini 193; 8.Ehrlacher 182; 9.Vernay 170; 10.Kristoffersson 163.