However, the German blotted his copybook when he attempted to gain revenge on Nicola Larini's lunge down the inside of turn one that nerfed the SEAT wide, by tipping the Chevrolet into a half spin at turn two, dislodging the bumper as the duo swapped plenty of paint.
Nonetheless, Terting exuberance was noted by the course officials, the German having to serve the team's second drive-through penalty of the day as the manufacturers' title they were expected to edge closer to at their home round looked to be going rapidly out of reach.
By lap five,
BMW were safely annexing the top three positions, Huisman leading Muller comfortably, who in turn was holding Rangoni at bay with a two second gap.
The battle was fourth was an intense one though, with Menu once again having to fight the rear guard action that saw him slip from third to eighth in the first race. Fourth quickly became sixth though when race one winner Farfus edged his way up the inside at the end of the fifth lap, with Larini seizing his opportunity to get the jump on his team-mate, the Italian scything past into fifth and into pursuit of the Alfa, the former European champion taking just a further lap to get the better of his rival to move up into fourth.
With only two laps of the race remaining, it remained to be seen whether Huisman would start playing the team game in letting Muller through to victory thanks to his better championship standing and although the switch did finally take place, the move looked arguably spontaneous rather than planned, a claim the two drivers stuck too in the post-race conference. Indeed, Muller pointed out that they are still driving for two separate teams, while Huisman claimed his radio was not working anyway.
Nonetheless, the move happened and Muller was in the lead when it mattered, taking advantage of a rather ragged Huisman, who was now starting to lose grip from his tyres, to claim his third win of the season.
![Jorg Muller - BMW Team Deutschland [pic credit: FIA WTCC]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/271872.jpg)
