The WTCC, together witn HSBC and the Municipality of Curitiba, once again made a contribution towards the aid of the starving people of Brazil. As they did in the previous three years, free tickets were offered to the public in exchange for two kilograms of food. 43 tonnes of food were collected and donated to the charity society Instituto Pró-Cidadania de Curitiba who will distribute them to those in need. The amount of food collected by WTCC since 2007 totals 152 tonnes.

Testing: Fri

Free Practice 1: Sat

Free Practice 2: Sat

Qualifying: Sat

Warm up: Sun

Race 1 (16 laps): Sun

Race 2 (16 laps): Sun

History repeated in Brazil with Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini taking a victory apiece for the second year in succession in Curitiba and leaving Brazil as joint leaders of the Drivers Championship, the only difference being the teams they are competing for. The Chevrolet team commanded Race 1 with all three of their drivers filling the podium. The good points haul means the USA brand comes away from Curitiba leading the Manufacturers’ Championship with 70 points.

Gabriele TARQUINI – Winner of Race 2: “We have no team orders so it was a great race. I had a tough time over the winter but in qualifying the car was great. The plan was to get a podium and maybe a win and I did that so it’s a fantastic start to the season. The SR-Sport team have done a fantastic job. I feel really satisfied and this victory is special. Last year I knew I could fight for the title but this year my plan is to score some victories and the first one is here.“

Reigning champion Gabriele Tarquini led SR-Sport team mate Jordi Gené across the line for a SEAT León TDI one-two, over 5-seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Chevrolet’s Alain Menu rounded out the podium. After the earlier downpour, Race 2 was a different story with a dry track and bright sunshine. Poleman Tom Coronel had a terrible start ending in the gravel at turn one after contact with Rob Huff and then slowly creeping back to the pits.

WTCC 2010 Support Races

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