Encouragingly, both Rydell and Gené performed well on their debuts last year in a pair of Toledos, finishing third and fifth respectively, although Terting will be racing on the circuit for the first time. Indeed, all three works drivers are embroiled in battles, with Rydell scrapping over eighth place with Farfus, although Thompson and García are just a further two points ahead and while Gené’s win in Spain took him past his young German team mate, both are biting at the heels of Zanardi for tenth in the standings. What is certain though is that SEAT will be looking to end a highly successful year on a high, knowing that their three wins this season have proved them to be a stronger contender than ever this year.
Although they managed their fifth points finish in a row in Spain, Chevrolet were left to rue what might have been after a catalogue of incidents prevented them from taking a convincing haul of points. Having secured their best ever qualifying position in fourth courtesy of Rob Huff, an early crash put him out of the running, while highly placed team mate Alain Menu was also involved in a controversial clash with Adriano De Micheli. Even worse for the team was that neither driver would make it to the second race.
As a result it was left to Nicola Larini to continue Chevrolet’s consistent, if unspectacular form, with seventh place in the first race. Just to compound the teams disappointed, a mechanical problem meant the Italian could not make the most of his front row position either, ending a weekend that promised much but delivered too little. Interestingly though, the loss of all three drivers from the second race meant the team scored no points in the constructors’ championship for the first time.
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