2018 FIA WTCR Race of Morocco
Race details | ||
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Round 1 of 10 in the 2018 World Touring Car Cup | ||
Date | 7–8 April 2018 | |
Official name | FIA WTCR Afriquia Race of Morocco | |
Location | Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan, Marrakech, Morocco | |
Distance | Race One 20 laps / 59.42 km (36.92 mi) | |
Distance | Race Two 20 laps / 59.42 km (36.92 mi) | |
Distance | Race Three 23 laps / 68.333 km (42.460 mi) | |
Race 1 | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Thed Björk | M Racing-YMR |
Time 1:24.698 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team |
Time | 1:26.450 | |
Podium | ||
First | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team |
Second | Thed Björk | M Racing-YMR |
Third | Robert Huff | Sébastien Loeb Racing |
Race 2 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Jean-Karl Vernay | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT |
Time | 1:26.368 | |
Podium | ||
First | Jean-Karl Vernay | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT |
Second | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing |
Third | Pepe Oriola | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing |
Race 3 | ||
Pole | ||
Driver | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team |
Time 1:24.316 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team |
Time | 1:26.150 | |
Podium | ||
First | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team |
Second | Yvan Muller | M Racing-YMR |
Third | Thed Björk | M Racing-YMR |
The 2018 FIA WTCR Afriquia Race of Morocco was the opening round of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup and the first running of the FIA WTCR Race of Morocco. It was held on 7 and 8 April 2018 at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech, Morocco. The first and third races were won by Gabriele Tarquini and the second won by Jean-Karl Vernay.
Entry list
A total of 25 cars were entered. The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:
Results
Qualifying 1
- Norbert Michelisz was given a grid penalty for an engine change after qualifying and moved to the back of the grid after qualifying second fastest.[3]
Race 1
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | 48:58.707 | 2 | 27 |
2 | 11 | Thed Björk | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +0.499 | 1 | 20 |
3 | 12 | Robert Huff | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | +2.823 | 4 | 17 |
4 | 69 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +4.593 | 3 | 14 |
5 | 52 | Gordon Shedden | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +5.702 | 7 | 12 |
6 | 86 | Esteban Guerrieri | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +10.136 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 68 | Yann Ehrlacher | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +10.784 | 12 | 8 |
8 | 7 | Aurélien Comte | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 20 | +11.577 | 11 | 6 |
9 | 25 | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | +15.025 | 8 | 4 |
10 | 27 | John Filippi | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +15.026 | 5 | 2 |
11 | 48 | Yvan Muller | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +16.556 | 9 | |
12 | 23 | Nathanaël Berthon | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +17.046 | 15 | |
13 | 20 | Denis Dupont | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +18.039 | 19 | |
14 | 15 | James Thompson | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +18.537 | 10 | |
15 | 63 | Benjamin Lessennes | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +22.213 | 23 | |
16 | 8 | Norbert Nagy | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +25.096 | 22 | |
17 | 66 | Zsolt Szabó | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +53.666 | 21 | |
18 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 19 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
19 | 88 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 19 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
20 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 17 | +3 Laps | 24 | |
21 | 9 | Tom Coronel | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 15 | +5 Laps | 16 | |
Ret | 70 | Mat'o Homola | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 11 | Damage | 18 | |
Ret | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 3 | Wheel | 25 | |
Ret | 21 | Aurélien Panis | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1 | Crash | 17 | |
Ret | 22 | Frédéric Vervisch | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 0 | Crash | 13 | |
Source:[4] |
- Mehdi Bennani originally finished fifth but was given a 10-second time penalty for contact with Esteban Guerrieri.
Qualifying 2
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Points |
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1 | 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.816 | 1:24.442 | 1:24.316 | 5 |
2 | 48 | Yvan Muller | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.734 | 1:24.658 | 1:24.396 | 4 |
3 | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.863 | 1:24.519 | 1:24.540 | 3 |
4 | 11 | Thed Björk | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 1:24.796 | 1:24.392 | 1:24.653 | 2 |
5 | 68 | Yann Ehrlacher | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:24.796 | 1:24.392 | 1:24.653 | 1 |
6 | 12 | Robert Huff | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 1:24.877 | 1:24.743 | – | |
7 | 25 | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 1:25.082 | 1:24.789 | – | |
8 | 15 | James Thompson | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.302 | 1:24.807 | – | |
9 | 69 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.080 | 1:24.910 | – | |
10 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 1:25.320 | 1:25.067 | – | |
11 | 52 | Gordon Shedden | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.339 | 1:25.151 | – | |
12 | 22 | Frédéric Vervisch | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.301 | 1:25.201 | – | |
13 | 86 | Esteban Guerrieri | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.361 | – | – | |
14 | 9 | Tom Coronel | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.407 | – | – | |
15 | 27 | John Filippi | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 1:25.420 | – | – | |
16 | 70 | Mat'o Homola | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 1:25.423 | – | – | |
17 | 63 | Benjamin Lessennes | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1:25.459 | – | – | |
18 | 7 | Aurélien Comte | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 1:25.531 | – | – | |
19 | 66 | Zsolt Szabó | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 1:25.762 | – | – | |
20 | 23 | Nathanaël Berthon | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.828 | – | – | |
21 | 20 | Denis Dupont | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:25.906 | – | – | |
22 | 8 | Norbert Nagy | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 1:26.002 | – | – | |
23 | 88 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 1:26.064 | – | – | |
24 | 21 | Aurélien Panis | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 1:26.409 | – | – | |
25 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 1:26.708 | – | – | |
Source:[5] |
Race 2
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 69 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | 31:41.418 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 25 | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 20 | +0.890 | 4 | 18 |
3 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +3.270 | 1 | 15 |
4 | 68 | Yann Ehrlacher | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +3.631 | 6 | 12 |
5 | 11 | Thed Björk | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +6.570 | 7 | 10 |
6 | 15 | James Thompson | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +7.916 | 3 | 8 |
7 | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +11.929 | 8 | 6 |
8 | 86 | Esteban Guerrieri | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +13.630 | 13 | 4 |
9 | 48 | Yvan Muller | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 20 | +14.555 | 9 | 2 |
10 | 9 | Tom Coronel | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 20 | +14.959 | 14 | 1' |
11 | 52 | Gordon Shedden | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +15.386 | 11 | |
12 | 70 | Mat'o Homola | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 20 | +19.480 | 18 | |
13 | 88 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 20 | +20.091 | 23 | |
14 | 21 | Aurélien Panis | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +21.327 | 24 | |
15 | 23 | Nathanaël Berthon | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 20 | +22.411 | 20 | |
16 | 8 | Norbert Nagy | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +24.790 | 22 | |
17 | 27 | John Filippi | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 20 | +48.169 | 15 | |
18 | 12 | Robert Huff | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 17 | +3 Laps | 5 | |
19 | 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 16 | +4 Laps | 10 | |
Ret | 7 | Aurélien Comte | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 11 | Retired | 18 | |
Ret | 63 | Benjamin Lessennes | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 10 | Crash | 17 | |
Ret | 22 | Frédéric Vervisch | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 9 | Retired | 12 | |
Ret | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 9 | Contact | 25 | |
Ret | 66 | Zsolt Szabó | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 7 | Crash | 19 | |
DNS | 20 | Denis Dupont | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | – | Qualifying crash | – | |
Source:[6] |
- John Filippi originally finished twelfth but was given a 30-second time penalty for contact with Benjamin Lessennes.
Race 3
Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 | Gabriele Tarquini | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | 35:32.310 | 1 | 30 |
2 | 48 | Yvan Muller | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | +2.524 | 2 | 23 |
3 | 11 | Thed Björk | M Racing-YMR | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | +2.922 | 4 | 19 |
4 | 68 | Yann Ehrlacher | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +4.645 | 6 | 16 |
5 | 5 | Norbert Michelisz | BRC Racing Team | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 23 | +5.937 | 3 | 13 |
6 | 25 | Mehdi Bennani | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 23 | +6.631 | 7 | 10 |
7 | 12 | Robert Huff | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 23 | +8.121 | 6 | 8 |
8 | 15 | James Thompson | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +9.932 | 8 | 4 |
9 | 69 | Jean-Karl Vernay | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 23 | +10.743 | 9 | 2 |
10 | 74 | Pepe Oriola | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | +13.740 | 10 | 1 |
11 | 27 | John Filippi | Team Oscaro by Campos Racing | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | +14.599 | 15 | |
12 | 9 | Tom Coronel | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +14.838 | 14 | |
13 | 70 | Mat'o Homola | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | 23 | +16.011 | 16 | |
14 | 86 | Esteban Guerrieri | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +16.475 | 13 | |
15 | 8 | Norbert Nagy | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 23 | +18.464 | 22 | |
16 | 21 | Aurélien Panis | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 23 | +19.526 | 24 | |
17 | 63 | Benjamin Lessennes | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 23 | +20.205 | 17 | |
18 | 52 | Gordon Shedden | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 19 | +4 Laps | 11 | |
19 | 88 | Fabrizio Giovanardi | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 17 | +6 Laps | 23 | |
Ret | 23 | Nathanaël Berthon | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 15 | Damage | 20 | |
Ret | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 13 | Retired | 25 | |
Ret | 66 | Zsolt Szabó | Zengő Motorsport | CUPRA León TCR | 8 | Retired | 19 | |
Ret | 22 | Frédéric Vervisch | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 6 | Retired | 12 | |
DNS | 7 | Aurélien Comte | DG Sport Compétition | Peugeot 308 GTi TCR | – | Did not start | – | |
DNS | 20 | Denis Dupont | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | – | Qualifying crash | – | |
Source:[7] |
Standings after the round
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gabriele Tarquini | 62 | |
2 | Thed Björk | 51 | |
3 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 41 | |
4 | Yann Ehrlacher | 37 | |
5 | Mehdi Bennani | 32 |
- Teams' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BRC Racing Team | 86 | |
2 | M Racing-YMR | 82 | |
3 | Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team WRT | 56 | |
4 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 56 | |
5 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | 53 |
References
- ^ "2018 FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP ENTRY LIST – V3" (PDF). fiawtcr.com. FIA WTCR.
- ^ "Thed Björk leads a Hyundai 1-2-3 in qualifying for the first WTCR race in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Norbert Michelisz sent to the back of the grid for Morocco Race 1". TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Tarquini wins incident-packed first race in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Tarquini beats Yvan Muller to Sunday pole in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Jean-Karl Vernay wins action-heavy second race in Morocco". TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Tarquini doubles-up and retakes the points lead in Morocco Race 3". TouringCarTimes. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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