2014 RACE OF MACAU

CIRCUITO DA GUIA

Lap distance:     6.120 km

Race distance:   2 x 10 laps / 61.200 km

Location:            downtown Macau

Press officer:     Natércia Gil tel: +853 87962299, fax: +853 28727309

email: media@cgpm.gov.mo

Airports:              Macau (5 km), Zhuhai (25 km), Shenzhen Bao’an (40 km), Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok (50 km)

Lap records:       Qualifying - 2:28.933/147.93 kph, Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze), 15 Nov 2013

                           Race - 2:31.437/145.48 kph, Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze), 17 Nov 2012

Roll of Honour WTCC Guia Race of Macau

2011      Rob Huff (Chevrolet Cruze)                         Rob Huff (Chevrolet Cruze)

2012      Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze)                    Alain Menu (Chevrolet Cruze)

2013     Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze)                     Rob Huff (SEAT León)

DID YOU KNOW IT?

19 November 2006 – Nine drivers representing three different car manufacturers – Alfa Romeo, BMW and SEAT – were covered by 12 points and were still in contention to clinch the Drivers’ Championship in the last event. 2005 champion Andy Priaulx proved to be the coolest of them all and focused on the ultimate goal that he achieved by winning Race 1 and finishing second in Race 2.

18 November 2007 – On the penultimate lap of the first race, Yvan Muller’s hopes to become champion vanished as his SEAT León TDi retired from the lead due to a diesel pump failure. Andy Priaulx won the second race and claimed his third consecutive WTCC title.

20 November 2009 – Title contenders SEAT team-mates Gabriele Tarquini and Yvan Muller were involved in a dramatic crash during Friday qualifying. They were both hospitalized and discharged, but they were only declared fit to race after further medical checks on Saturday. On Sunday, Tarquini claimed the title while his car was standing still on the pit straight. In fact, the second race had been suspended following a massive crash and was not resumed.

18 November 2012 – Rob Huff had the title within reach, but was so eager to settle the matter that he took a unnecessary risk in Race 1 and crashed from the lead, which allowed his Chevrolet team-mates Yvan Muller and Alain Menu to remain in contention. Thanks to the team’s effort in rebuilding his car, Huff took a second place in Race 2 that gave him the world crown.

WTCC TIMETABLE

Wednesday, 12 November

19.00     Drivers briefing

Thursday, 13 November

07.15 – 07.40     Testing

13.55 – 14.25     Free Practice 1

Friday, 14 November

09.25 – 09.55     Free Practice 2

15.10 – 15.40     Qualifying Q1

15.45 – 16.00     Qualifying Q2

16.05 – 16.40     Qualifying Q3

16.50 (est)         Qualifying press conference

Sunday, 16 November

11.15                 Race 1

11.55 (est)          Podium Race 1

12.30                 Race 2

13.10 (est)          Podium Race 2

13.20 (est)          Race 1 & 2 press conference

FIA OFFICIALS

Chairman of the Stewards                                                  Silvia Bellot (ESP)

2nd International Steward                                                  Andrew Papadopoulos (AUS)

Race Director                                                                   Miroslav Bartos (CZE)

Assistant to the Race Director / FIA Coordinator                 Rui Marques (PRT)

Technical Delegate                                                           Manuel Leal (ESP)

Medical Delegate                                                             Jacques Tropenat (FRA)

Press Delegate                                                                Fabio Ravaioli (ITA)

Chief Timekeeper                                                             Mike Salmon (GBR)

Incident Camera Delegate                                                 Carlos Barros (PRT)

Safety Car Driver                                                              Bruno Correia (PRT)

EUROSPORT TV PROGRAMMES *

Friday, 14 November               08.30/09.30                   Qualifying – LIVE

Sunday, 16 November             04.00/06.00                   Races 1 & 2 – LIVE

* all times CET                          

FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com/championship/world-touring-car-championship-wtcc/2014/classifications

FIA WTCC RACE OF SLOVAKIA

Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com/championship/events/world-touring-car-championship-wt...