2013 Guia Race of Macau

The 2013 Guia Race of Macau was the twelfth and final round of the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season and the ninth running of the Guia Race of Macau. The race was part of the Macau Grand Prix weekend, headlined by the Formula Three event. It was held on 17 November 2013 at the Guia Circuit in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau.

2013 Guia Race of Macau
Race details
Date17 November, 2013
LocationMacau
CourseGuia Circuit
6.120 kilometres (3.803 mi)
Race One
Laps 9
Pole position
Driver Yvan Muller RML
Time 2:28.933
Podium
First Yvan Muller RML
Second Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda Team
Third Robert Huff Münnich Motorsport
Fastest Lap
Driver Yvan Muller RML
Time 2:31.573
Race Two
Laps 11
Podium
First Robert Huff Münnich Motorsport
Second Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing Team
Third Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport
Fastest Lap
Driver Yvan Muller RML
Time 2:31.437[1]

Race one was won by Yvan Muller from pole position, race two was won by Robert Huff for ALL–INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport.

James Nash won the Yokohama Independents' Trophy in race one, his first WTCC title and the first for his team bamboo-engineering.

Background

With the drivers' title already secured by Yvan Muller, Gabriele Tarquini, Tom Chilton and James Nash were all in contention to finish second in the championship going to Macau. Nash was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy and needed just two points to secure it ahead of bamboo-engineering teammate Alex MacDowall.

When the weights were re-calculated, the Chevrolet Cruze 1.6Ts and the Honda Civic WTCCs gremained on 1,190 kg. The BMW 320 TCs gained 30 kg of weight to take them up to 1,160 kg while the SEAT León WTCCs remained below the base weight with a 10 kg increase to bring them up to 1,140 kg.[2]

Jo Merszei joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler who along with the returning Masaki Kano brought the team's entry up to 5 cars.[3] Yukinori Taniguchi moved teams again, this time to NIKA Racing as he looked to secure the inaugural Eurosport Asia Trophy.[4] Fernando Monje did not race in Macau for personal reasons, Hugo Valente was joined at Campos Racing by series debutants Michael Soong and Konstantīns Calko.[5][6] China Dragon Racing expanded to four cars, running a pair of Chevrolet Lacettis for Lam Kan San and Celio Alves Dias.[7] PAS Macau Racing Team joined the championship with a Honda Accord Euro R driven by Eurico de Jesus.[8]

Report

Testing and free practice

Robert Huff set the pace in a disrupted test session on Thursday. Stefano D'Aste finished sixth despite clashing with Calko's SEAT at Moorish Hill before Taniguchi spun at the first corner and crashed into the barriers, bringing out the red flag.[9]

Muller set the pace in free practice one, seven tenths clear of Pepe Oriola. Kin Veng Ng crashed into the barriers at Police, he was then hit by the Campos Racing car of Calko who was able to continue to the pits for repairs having been shown a black and orange flag. There was also a minor collision for Fredy Barth at Fisherman's bend.[10]

The top two from FP1 switched places in FP2, Oriola ended the session fastest ahead of Muller. James Thompson missed the session due to steering issues on his Lada Granta while Chilton had a big crash at the Solitude Esses. Charles Ng, Franz Engstler and Michael Soong all had less serious collisions with the barriers during the remainder of the session.[11]

Qualifying

During the first part of the session, Valente crashed into the barriers and brought the red flags out for the first time. The red flags came out again when the second Campos car of Soong crashed into the barriers and briefly caught fire. After a lengthy delay, the session resumed and several cars tried to get quick laps in. Chilton was outside the top twelve and got up to thirteenth before a crash for Barth brought out the red flags for a third time. The session resumed with less than five minutes left on the clock, Chilton went up to seventh on his one timed lap. This bumped out Norbert Michelisz who then responded to go second to put Oriola out in Q1. Despite having not gone out for a final run, Muller was quickest in the first session with Huff second.

In the second session, Muller initially set the pace although the Hondas of Tiago Monteiro and Michelisz were second and third. Tarquini in the third Honda had been close to dropping out in Q1 and now had to return to the pits when his front bumper was damaged. Muller was the only driver to set a time below 2:29, Monteiro would start second and Tarquini third. MacDowall was the leading independent driver while Tom Coronel finished tenth to take pole for race two, where he would share the front row with Thompson.[12]

Warm-Up

Huff led the final warm-up session in the WTCC on Sunday morning, Pepe Oriola was second fastest ahead of pole sitter Muller.[13]

Race One

Before the race started, Tarquini required an engine change in his Honda Civic and would not make the start but would start race two from the back of the grid.[14]

Muller led away from the final rolling start of the World Touring Car Championship and distanced himself from Monteiro in second. There was contact on lap two between Muller's teammate Chilton and Oriola with Chilton spinning into one of the barriers and ending his race. Oriola went on to have a spin at the Solitude Esses which dropped him down the order having already been under investigation for the incident with Chilton. Muller claimed his second Macau win ahead of Monteiro who had spent the race defending from multiple Macau winner Huff's SEAT. Nash finished sixth to claim his first Yokohama Independent Drivers' Trophy title.[15]

After the race, Oriola was given a 30-second time penalty for his collision with Chilton which dropped him from 8th to 15th in the final classification.[16]

Race Two

Coronel led Thompson away from pole while behind Michelisz tagged the back of Chilton, sending the Honda spinning across the track where it was struck by a number of other cars with Mehdi Bennani, Darryl O'Young, Tom Boardman, Mikhail Kozlovskiy, Calko and Valente out on the spot. The race was red flagged while the cars were removed from the circuit, when the race resumed a battle developed behind them between Chilton and Nash for third place both in the race and in the drivers' championship. A clash between Monteiro and Muller on lap 3 pushed Muller into a tyre barrier at San Francisco and Monteiro would eventually return to the pits for repairs. On lap 4 Thompson, Chilton and Nash were all running close together in their pursuit of Coronel, Nash tapped into the back of Chilton and Huff took the opportunity to go around. Chilton dropped out of the race on lap 5 with exhaust problems, only to be hit by de Jesus as he crawled around the Maternity corner. With the Honda stopped across the track, the safety car out only for Charles Ng, Felipe De Souza and Henry Ho to crash into the back of Franz Engstler and Yvan Muller who had slowed to pass the scene of the accident. Soong and Merszei then also crashed into the stranded cars and the race was stopped for a second time. On the restart Huff quickly got past Thompson and Coronel to take the lead, Thompson then crashed out of the race following contact with Oriola. Huff went on to claim the win ahead of Oriola and Coronel, Nash in fourth was the winning independent driver.[17]

Results

Qualifying
Pos. No. Name Team Car C Q1 Q2 Points
1 12 Yvan Muller RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:30.142 2:28.933 5
2 18 Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC 2:30.969 2:29.933 4
3 3 Gabriele Tarquini Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC 2:31.289 2:29.991 3
4 1 Robert Huff ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC 2:30.700 2:30.107 2
5 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC 2:30.945 2:30.224 1
6 9 Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 2:31.098 2:30.248
7 23 Tom Chilton RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:31.563 2:30.583
8 14 James Nash bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 2:31.392 2:30.723
9 10 James Thompson Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 2:31.173 2:31.189
10 15 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 2:31.488 2:31.287
11 38 Marc Basseng ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC 2:31.718 2:31.482
12 22 Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 2:31.755 2:34.989
13 74 Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing Team Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2:31.800
14 25 Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 2:32.178
15 26 Stefano D'Aste PB Racing BMW 320 TC Y 2:32.666
16 73 Fredy Barth Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC Y 2:32.961
17 55 Darryl O'Young ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 2:33.104
18 20 Hugo Valente Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 2:33.265
19 81 Konstantīns Calko Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 2:33.847
20 8 Mikhail Kozlovskiy Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 2:34.224
21 6 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 2:34.667
22 7 Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 2:34.775
23 37 René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC Y 2:35.999
24 88 Henry Ho Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y A 2:37.142
25 60 Felipe De Souza China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 2:37.920
26 33 Yukinori Taniguchi NIKA Racing Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y A 2:38.468
27 66 Jerónimo Badaraco Son Veng Racing Team Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 2:38.866
28 80 Michael Soong Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y A 2:39.897
29 70 Jo Merszei Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y A 2:40.551
107% time: 2:40.651
– 79 Eurico de Jesus PAS Macau Racing Team Honda Accord Euro R Y A 2:41.016
– 61 Kin Veng Ng China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 2:41.491
– 63 Célio Alves Dias China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y A 2:42.521
– 77 Mak Ka Lok RPM Racing BMW 320si Y A 2:42.959
– 62 Lam Kam San China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y A 2:46.831
  • Bold denotes Pole position for second race.

Race 1
Pos. No. Name Team Car C Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Yvan Muller RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 9 22:54.522 1 25
2 18 Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC 9 +1.265 2 18
3 1 Robert Huff ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC 9 +1.592 4 15
4 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC 9 +5.147 5 12
5 9 Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 9 +7.096 6 10
6 14 James Nash bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 9 +7.632 8 8
7 38 Marc Basseng ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC 9 +18.148 11 6
8 26 Stefano D'Aste PB Racing BMW 320 TC Y 9 +20.644 15 4
9 22 Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 9 +21.213 12 2
10 15 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 9 +21.806 10 1
11 25 Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 9 +22.806 14
12 55 Darryl O'Young ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 9 +30.471 16
13 6 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 9 +32.905 20
14 8 Mikhail Kozlovskiy Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 9 +40.394 19
15 74 Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing Team Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 9 +50.345 13
16 37 René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC Y 9 +58.083 21
17 33 Yukinori Taniguchi NIKA Racing Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y A 9 +1:12.888 23
18 80 Michael Soong Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y A 9 +1:13.961 24
19 88 Henry Ho Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y A 9 +1:16.085 22
20 60 Felipe De Souza China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 9 +1:18.107 32
21 70 Jo Merszei Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y A 9 +1:36.668 25
22 61 Kin Veng Ng China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 9 +1:44.616 27
23 63 Célio Alves Dias China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y A 9 +1:45.773 28
24 79 Eurico de Jesus PAS Macau Racing Team Honda Accord Euro R Y A 9 +1:46.315 26
25 66 Jerónimo Badaraco Son Veng Racing Team Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 9 +1:55.988 33
26 62 Lam Kam San China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y A 9 +2:23.146 30
27 77 Mak Ka Lok RPM Racing BMW 320si Y A 9 +2:25.450 29
28 7 Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 8 +1 Lap 31
29 81 Konstantīns Calko Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 7 +2 Laps 18
Ret 20 Hugo Valente Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 5 Race incident 17
Ret 23 Tom Chilton RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2 Race incident 7
Ret 10 James Thompson Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 2 Turbo 9
DNS 3 Gabriele Tarquini Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC 0 Engine 3
DNS 73 Fredy Barth Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC Y 0 Did not start –
  • Bold denotes Fastest lap.

Race 2
Pos. No. Name Team Car C Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Robert Huff ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC 11 1:23:32.152 7 25
2 74 Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing Team Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 11 +0.723 12 18
3 15 Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC 11 +1.173 1 15
4 14 James Nash bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 11 +2.909 3 12
5 9 Alex MacDowall bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y 11 +3.428 5 10
6 12 Yvan Muller RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 11 +4.642 9 8
7 38 Marc Basseng ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC 11 +5.665 10 6
8 3 Gabriele Tarquini Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC 11 +30.963 33 4
9 88 Henry Ho Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y A 11 +47.079 22 2
10 63 Célio Alves Dias China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y A 11 +48.255 30 1
11 61 Kin Veng Ng China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 11 +58.652 29
12 62 Lam Kam San China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Lacetti Y A 11 +58.921 32
13 77 Mak Ka Lok RPM Racing BMW 320si Y A 11 +1:00.680 31
14 6 Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 11 +1:18.982 19
15 60 Felipe De Souza China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 11 +1:34.078 23
Ret 10 James Thompson Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 7 Race incident 2
Ret 33 Yukinori Taniguchi NIKA Racing Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Y A 6 Race incident 24
Ret 7 Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC Y 5 Race incident 20
Ret 80 Michael Soong Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y A 5 Race incident 26
Ret 70 Jo Merszei Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si Y A 5 Race incident 27
Ret 23 Tom Chilton RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 4 Exhaust 4
Ret 79 Eurico de Jesus PAS Macau Racing Team Honda Accord Euro R Y A 4 Race incident 28
Ret 37 René Münnich ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC Y 3 Race incident 21
Ret 18 Tiago Monteiro Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team Honda Civic WTCC 3 Brakes 8
Ret 66 Jerónimo Badaraco Son Veng Racing Team Chevrolet Cruze LT Y A 2 Technical 25
Ret 26 Stefano D'Aste PB Racing BMW 320 TC Y 1 Race incident 14
Ret 81 Konstantīns Calko Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 0 Race incident 17
Ret 55 Darryl O'Young ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC Y 0 Race incident 15
Ret 25 Mehdi Bennani Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC Y 0 Race incident 13
Ret 22 Tom Boardman Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 0 Race incident 11
Ret 20 Hugo Valente Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC Y 0 Race incident 16
Ret 8 Mikhail Kozlovskiy Lukoil Lada Sport Lada Granta 0 Race incident 18
Ret 5 Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC 0 Race incident 6
DNS 73 Fredy Barth Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC Y 0 Did not start –
  • Bold denotes Fastest lap.

Standings after the event
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

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