20.05.2014 2014 RACE OF AUSTRIA Rounds 9&10 – SALZBURG, AUSTRIA SALZBURGRING Lap distance: 4.241 km Race distance: 2 x 15 laps / 63.615 km Location: 15 km East of Salzburg Press officer: Florian T. Mrazek; tel: 0650 7110600, email: [email protected] Airports: Salzburg “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart” (20 km), Linz “Blue Danube” (120 km), Munich “Franz Josef Strauss”, Germany (170 km) Lap records: Qualifying: 1:25.756/178.03 kph, Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze), 18 May 2013 Race: 1:26.875/175.74 kph, Yvan Muller (Chevrolet Cruze), 19 May 2013 ROLL OF HONOUR RACE OF SLOVAKIA Race 1: Race 2: 2012 Rob Huff (Chevrolet Cruze) Stefano D’Aste (BMW 320 TC) 2013 Michel Nykjær (Chevrolet Cruze) James Nash (Chevrolet Cruze) DID YOU KNOW IT? 12 April 1970 – Two years after its inauguration the circuit hosted a round of the European Touring Car Championship. A fuel pump failure in the final laps slowed down Toine Hezemans’ Alfa Romeo GTAm and Alex Soler-Roing inherited victory in his BMW 2800 CS. 19 October 2008 – The European Touring Car Cup marked the return of the FIA tin top cars on the track. Danish driver Michel Nykjær clinched the title in the Super 2000 class at the wheel of a Chevrolet Lacetti. 20 May 2012 – During the second WTCC race, Chevrolet factory drivers Alain Menu and Yvan Muller were both eliminated by tyre failures while leading. At the last corner their team-mate Rob Huff had a puncture as well and handed victory to Stefano D’Aste. 18 May 2013 – A record mass penalty hit twelve drivers who were altogether imposed a drop of 136 positions on the starting grid after they were deemed guilty of unsporting behaviour while driving too slowly during the qualifying session. WTCC TIMETABLE Friday, 23 May 13.15 – 13.45 Testing 17.00 Drivers’ briefing Saturday, 24 May 09.00 – 09.30 Free Practice 1 11.00 – 11.30 Free Practice 2 14.30 – 14.50 Qualifying Q1 14.55 – 15.05 Qualifying Q2 15.10 – 15.30 Qualifying Q3 15.40 (est) Qualifying press conference Sunday, 25 May 10.00 Race 1 10.40 (est) Race 1 podium ceremony 10.50 (est) Race 1 press conference 13.45 Race 2 14.20 (est) Race 2 podium ceremony 14.30 (est) Race 2 press conference FIA OFFICIALS Chairman of the Stewards Yves Bacquelaine (BEL) 2nd International Steward Paolo Longoni (ITA) Race Director Miroslav Bartos (CZE) Assistant to the Race Director / FIA Coordinator Rui Marques (PRT) Technical Delegate Manuel Leal (ESP) Medical Delegate Alain Chantegret (FRA) Press Delegate Fabio Ravaioli (ITA) Driver advisor Tim Schenken (AUS) Chief Timekeeper Mike Salmon (GBR) Incident Camera Delegate Lionel Bérard (FRA) Safety Car Driver Bruno Correia (PRT) FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link: http://www.fia.com/championship/world-touring-car-championship-wtcc/2014/classifications FIA WTCC RACE OF AUSTRIA Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link: http://www.fia.com/championship/events/world-touring-car-championship-wtcc/2014/race-austria .