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FARFUS AND MULLER TOOK THE MOST WINS
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Yvan Muller and Augusto Farfus completed the championship podium in second and third position respectively, but they claimed the majority of race victories.
The 2008 champion lost the title to his SEAT Sport team-mate Gabriele Tarquini by only four points before moving to Chevrolet for the next season. Muller claimed four race wins and collected ten points more than in his winning season, however the Race 1 incidents in which he was involved at Brands Hatch and Oschersleben cost him valuable points.
Although disappointed he commented “If couldn’t be me as world champion I am happy it is Gabriele. He’s a friend and a worthy champion.”
BMW Team Germany’s Farfus established a new WTCC record with six victories in one season (Priaulx and Menu had claimed five in 2006 and 2007 respectively). Although he proved to have fully grown up as a driver, the Brazilian youngster lacked consistency and scored nil or one point in nine races, mainly because of early accidents. In spite of this he fell out of contention only after the first race in Macau and finished third with a gap of 14 points.
