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WTCC Circuito da Guia, Macau - Race 1 – Muller wins, Huff crashes

Yvan Muller inherited victory and Alain Menu finished second, which resulted in them reducing the gap in the championship standings. Before the final race, Huff is still leading, but his margin is now of only 17 points ahead of Muller and 19 ahead of Menu, with 25 still at stake.

The same applied in the Yokohama Trophy, with the top three drivers in the standings - Norbert Michelisz, Pepe Oriola and Stefano D'Aste - who all remained scoreless after being involved in the pile up on the first lap.

Darryl O'Young managed to win the Yokohama Trophy race for the first time on his home racetrack, while Tiago Monteiro was able to chase the Chevrolet works cars for the whole race, finishing third and giving Honda their first podium result on their only third appearance in the World Championship. 

Key moments
Start - Muller takes the lead entering in the Mandarin bend, from Huff and Menu
Lap 1 - Bennani, Michelisz and D'Aste make contact at the Lisboa bend and block the field
Lap 1 - the marshals unravel the skein of cars, only Bennani and Oriola cannot rejoin
Lap 2 - Monteiro overtakes Tarquini for fourth
Lap 2 - the leading group - Muller, Huff, Menu, Monteiro, Tarquini and O'Young - have a huge margin ahead of the rest of the field led by Coronel
Lap 3 - Michelisz and D'Aste pit, their cars extensively damaged after the first lap pile up
Lap 4 - Huff outbrakes Muller at the Lisboa bend and takes the lead
Lap 4 - Huff hits the barrier at the Pajol bend, slows down and pits for repairs
Lap 5 - Muller leads from Menu and Monteiro
Lap 8 - Menu punts Muller, who skids sideways but manages to stay in the lead

Withdrawals
P. Oriola: race incident; E. De Jeus: race incident; M. Bennani: race incident; N. Michelisz: race incident; S. D'Aste: race incident; R. Huff: race incident

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