WTCC Japon – Okoyama
The penultimate round of the World Tour Car Championship 2008 took the members of the SEAT Repsol team to the Circuit of Okayama, Japan. The Repsol driver Richard Rydell had a great race and walked away with the victory, beating the second placed driver by over 5 seconds. His teammate Tiago Monteiro, finished 5th, two positions ahead of Yvan Muller. The Repsol driver won some more points, and is now in a stronger position at the top of the World Championship.
In the second race the Repsol drivers did not have such a good time, although the 6th and 7th positions for Yvan Muller and Tiago Monteiro, respectively, made sure of the manufacturers` title for SEAT. After the two races today the Repsol driver Yvan Muller is still in the lead of the overall classification, followed by his teamate Gabriele Tarquini. The two will fight for the title on November 16th in the last round that will take place in Macao (China).
