In the end, only Huff provided a change of order in the top ten, the Brit finally sneaking past Tarquini on the final lap having spent the length of the race harassing the back of the SEAT.
Rydell finished sixth to complete another good race for the Spanish marque, ahead of Nicola Larini. The Italian will share the second race front row with Andy Priaulx after the Brit held off the race long advances of team-mate Jorg Muller to score the all-important eighth place.
Just outside the points, Menu recovered to tenth, sans his rear bumper, just ahead of James Thompson, who posed a good challenge early on by setting the third fastest lap of the race, but would ultimately fade to 11th.
In the Independents Trophy, Laurent Cazaneve scored a surprise maiden victory for Weichers-Sport, the Pau resident making the most of retirements for Oscar Nogues and Pierre-Yves Corthals, the latter having been caught up in the first lap pile-up.
Sergio Hernandez was second, the Spaniard proving the only driver to really progress up the order with measured moves on Franz Engstler and Stefano D'Aste.
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