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Spanish Prime 1-2 in a race of a FIA World Championship.
Barcelona, â??â??April 9, 2013. - With the pole and second position Fernando Monje and Pepe Oriola, respectively, in the second race of the WTCC Marrakech, Spanish motorsport got a historical fact, such as two of its pilots monopolized the front row of the grid in a scoring event for the FIA â??â??World. Although the vagaries of racing contributed to this fact, it is remarkable that they achieved this milestone two young Catalan RACC and drivers 20 and 18 years, respectively, in a career that would eventually be won by one of them brilliantly, Pepe Oriola, thus becoming the youngest driver in history to win a test in this category Touring.
Fernando Monje, polesitter Marrakech Race 2: "Frankly I did not expect this year to start as soon as a WTCC race from pole, but the circumstances that led to this fact occurred in Marrakech, a track not easy in that I had not ever been before. I felt bad having to give up the race as soon because of the incident with Rob Huff, but hey, are things of the races and always learn. In any case I was happy to Morocco, because for the second time Q2 could play straight. "
Pepe Oriola, winning race 2 of Marrakech: "I knew I had a good chance of winning if he could put me leader soon, what I accomplished in the first round and even after the safety car grouped enough positions, that actually helped slow the race because my tires and brakes would cool down. It was a great day and more win being the youngest in the WTCC hacerloen. Moreover, with Fernando could be the first to make a 1-2 Spanish in a grid of a FIA world continues to demonstrate that we have a chance. "
Pepe Oriola is currently 6th in the drivers 'championship all while Fernando Monje is also 6th in Yokohama but Drivers' Trophy, which are grouped independent pilots.
The next event in which together will compete again in the third round of the WTCC, which takes place on 27 and 28 April in the Ring Slovakia, about 40 km from Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. |