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The 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was a World Touring Car Championship

World Touring Car Championship

For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...

round held at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba is a motorsports circuit located in Pinhais, Brazil. It has been host to the World Touring Car Championship, TC2000, Fórmula Truck and Stock Car Brasil racing.-The circuit:Fabrizio Giovanardi of JAS Motorsport suggested the circuit is bumpy...

near Curitiba

Curitiba

Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

on 20 March 2011. It was the opening round of the 2011 World Touring Car Championship season

2011 World Touring Car Championship season

The 2011 World Touring Car Championship season is the eighth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the seventh since its 2005 return...

and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil

FIA WTCC Race of Brazil

The FIA WTCC Race of Brazil is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, currently held at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near the city of Curitiba in the Brazilian state of Paraná....

. The two races were won by Chevrolet drivers Rob Huff

Rob Huff

Robert "Rob" Peter Huff is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship for the Chevrolet team, driving the Chevrolet Cruze.-Early years:...

and Alain Menu

Alain Menu

Alain Menu is a Swiss racing driver. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice . He currently races for Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship.- BTCC :He is the son of a farmer...

Race One

Pos	No	Cl	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2		Rob Huff Rob Huff Robert "Rob" Peter Huff is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship for the Chevrolet team, driving the Chevrolet Cruze.-Early years:...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	19:29.481	1	25
2	1		Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	+0.873	2	18
3	6		Cacá Bueno Cacá Bueno Carlos Eduardo Santos Galvão Bueno Filho, better known as Cacá Bueno , is a Brazilian racing driver...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	+3.924	3	15
4	15		Tom Coronel Tom Coronel Tom Romeo Coronel is a Dutch auto racing driver. Tom's twin brother Tim is also a racer, just like their father Tom Coronel Sr...	ROAL Motorsport ROAL Motorsport ROAL Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team, which operated the BMW Team Italy-Spain team in the World Touring Car Championship...	BMW 320 TC	14	+12.714	8	12
5	11	Y	Kristian Poulsen Kristian Poulsen Kristian Poulsen is a Danish auto racing driver, who currently competes in touring car racing.-Career:He made his debut in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2008 with a part season. For 2009 he will compete a full season in the WTCC with Liqui Moly Team Engstler in a BMW 320si alongside...	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	14	+13.004	5	10
6	8		Alain Menu Alain Menu Alain Menu is a Swiss racing driver. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice . He currently races for Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship.- BTCC :He is the son of a farmer...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	+13.402	10	8
7	3		Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 78 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 3, 1987. He scored 1 championship point, and holds the record for the most failed attempts to qualify...	Lukoil-SUNRED SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+14.214	6	6
8	17	Y	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+14.716	4	4
9	12	Y	Franz Engstler Franz Engstler Franz Engstler is a German auto racing driver. He currently competes as an independent driver in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in a BMW 320 TC under the Liqui Moly Team Engstler banner...	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	14	+19.100	9	2
10	25	Y	Mehdi Bennani Mehdi Bennani Mehdi Bennani was born . He was the first racing driver to join the Moroccan World Championship cars.He is the son of Samira Bennani. As a matter of fact, she is only female driver, who is an Arab and African champion race car driver on closed circuit speed...	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	14	+19.591	13	1
11	18		Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro is a Portuguese racing driver. He drove for Jordan, Midland and Spyker MF1 teams—all different iterations of the same team as it was bought by new owners during a two year stint as part of the Formula One paddock...	SUNRED Engineering SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+20.001	7
12	30		Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren is a Swedish auto racing driver, he currently competes in the Swedish Touring Car Championship for the Polestar Racing Team in a Volvo C30...	Polestar Racing Polestar Racing Polestar Racing is a Swedish motorsport team, affiliated with Volvo, currently competing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Championship. The team promotes environmentally friendly racing, and features ethanol engines and E85 fuel...	Volvo C30 Volvo C30 The Volvo C30 is a small family car produced by Volvo Cars. The C30 is a three-door, four-seat hatchback powered by straight-4 and straight-5 engines. The car is a hatchback version of the S40/V50/C70 range, and uses the same Ford C1 platform. It is being marketed as a premium hatchback or a...	14	+20.343	11
13	74	Y	Pepe Oriola Pepe Oriola Josep "Pepe" Oriola Vila is a Spanish racing driver. He will become the youngest driver to race in the World Touring Car Championship when he competes in the 2011 season.-Career:...	SUNRED Engineering SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+25.098	12
14	20	Y	Javier Villa Javier Villa Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series...	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	14	+25.527	15
15	7	Y	Fredy Barth Fredy Barth Frédéric Nicolas "Fredy" Barth is an auto racing driver from Switzerland.- Career history :Barth started out in karting before stepping up to French Formula Renault Campus in 2001, where he finished fifth. In 2002 he moved to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, although he scored no points in 9 starts...	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+28.285	20
16	65	Y	Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Ying-Kin is a racing driver from Hong Kong. He was the first Formula 3 driver from Hong Kong. He won the 2004 Formula BMW Asia championship and competes regularly in Asian motorsport events.- Early career :...	DeTeam KK Motorsport	BMW 320 TC	14	+41.400	14
17	4	Y	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+41.820	16
18	10	Y	Yukinori Taniguchi Yukinori Taniguchi is a Japanese businessperson and auto racing driver. He founded Yuke's, a video game developer company, in Sakai, Osaka in 1993.-Early career:Taniguchi enthused about the game production at high school days and contracted with game company in Hiroshima thus he began professional career...	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Lacetti	14	+45.265	17
19	21	Y	Fabio Fabiani Fabio Fabiani Fabio Fabiani is an Italian auto racing driver.-Moto Bike Career:He started in Italian Sport Production Championship in 1994 moving to Italian 125cc in 1995. After Military Service in 1996 he raced in the Italian 600 Sport Production class, Italian 125cc, European 125cc and 250cc and World...	Proteam Racing	BMW 320si	13	+ 1 lap	18
Ret	9	Y	Darryl O'Young Darryl O'Young Darryl O'Young Yeuk-Hay is a Canadian-born Chinese racing driver. He currently resides in Hong Kong.-Early career:O'Young began racing in 1988 at the age of eight. Trained by his father he honed his driving skills in karting winning numerous championships...	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Lacetti	4	Accident	19

Race Two

Pos	No	Cl	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8		Alain Menu Alain Menu Alain Menu is a Swiss racing driver. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice . He currently races for Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship.- BTCC :He is the son of a farmer...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	19:38.428	1	25
2	15		Tom Coronel Tom Coronel Tom Romeo Coronel is a Dutch auto racing driver. Tom's twin brother Tim is also a racer, just like their father Tom Coronel Sr...	ROAL Motorsport ROAL Motorsport ROAL Motorsport is an Italian auto racing team, which operated the BMW Team Italy-Spain team in the World Touring Car Championship...	BMW 320 TC	14	+0.265	3	18
3	1		Yvan Muller Yvan Muller Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	+0.917	8	15
4	2		Rob Huff Rob Huff Robert "Rob" Peter Huff is a British racing driver. He currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship for the Chevrolet team, driving the Chevrolet Cruze.-Early years:...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	+1.321	6	12
5	6		Cacá Bueno Cacá Bueno Carlos Eduardo Santos Galvão Bueno Filho, better known as Cacá Bueno , is a Brazilian racing driver...	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T Chevrolet Cruze The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...	14	+2.409	5	10
6	3		Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini is a racing driver from Italy. He participated in 78 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 3, 1987. He scored 1 championship point, and holds the record for the most failed attempts to qualify...	Lukoil-SUNRED SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+4.512	4	8
7	3		Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro is a Portuguese racing driver. He drove for Jordan, Midland and Spyker MF1 teams—all different iterations of the same team as it was bought by new owners during a two year stint as part of the Formula One paddock...	SUNRED Engineering SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+7.810	10	6
8	20	Y	Javier Villa Javier Villa Javier Villa García is a Spanish racing driver living in Arriondas, Asturias, Spain. He was the most experienced driver in the history of the GP2 Series...	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	14	+16.894	15	4
9	12	Y	Franz Engstler Franz Engstler Franz Engstler is a German auto racing driver. He currently competes as an independent driver in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in a BMW 320 TC under the Liqui Moly Team Engstler banner...	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	14	+17.571	7	2
10	74	Y	Pepe Oriola Pepe Oriola Josep "Pepe" Oriola Vila is a Spanish racing driver. He will become the youngest driver to race in the World Touring Car Championship when he competes in the 2011 season.-Career:...	SUNRED Engineering SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+20.361	12	1
11	9	Y	Darryl O'Young Darryl O'Young Darryl O'Young Yeuk-Hay is a Canadian-born Chinese racing driver. He currently resides in Hong Kong.-Early career:O'Young began racing in 1988 at the age of eight. Trained by his father he honed his driving skills in karting winning numerous championships...	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Lacetti	14	+27.978	20
12	4	Y	Aleksei Dudukalo	Lukoil-SUNRED SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	14	+31.428	16
13	30		Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren Robert Dahlgren is a Swedish auto racing driver, he currently competes in the Swedish Touring Car Championship for the Polestar Racing Team in a Volvo C30...	Polestar Racing Polestar Racing Polestar Racing is a Swedish motorsport team, affiliated with Volvo, currently competing in the Swedish Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Championship. The team promotes environmentally friendly racing, and features ethanol engines and E85 fuel...	Volvo C30 Volvo C30 The Volvo C30 is a small family car produced by Volvo Cars. The C30 is a three-door, four-seat hatchback powered by straight-4 and straight-5 engines. The car is a hatchback version of the S40/V50/C70 range, and uses the same Ford C1 platform. It is being marketed as a premium hatchback or a...	14	+35.296	11
14	11	Y	Kristian Poulsen Kristian Poulsen Kristian Poulsen is a Danish auto racing driver, who currently competes in touring car racing.-Career:He made his debut in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2008 with a part season. For 2009 he will compete a full season in the WTCC with Liqui Moly Team Engstler in a BMW 320si alongside...	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320 TC	14	+35.770	9
15	10	Y	Yukinori Taniguchi Yukinori Taniguchi is a Japanese businessperson and auto racing driver. He founded Yuke's, a video game developer company, in Sakai, Osaka in 1993.-Early career:Taniguchi enthused about the game production at high school days and contracted with game company in Hiroshima thus he began professional career...	bamboo-engineering	Chevrolet Lacetti	14	+36.203	17
16	65	Y	Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Ying-Kin is a racing driver from Hong Kong. He was the first Formula 3 driver from Hong Kong. He won the 2004 Formula BMW Asia championship and competes regularly in Asian motorsport events.- Early career :...	DeTeam KK Motorsport	BMW 320 TC	14	+39.845	14
Ret	7	Y	Fredy Barth Fredy Barth Frédéric Nicolas "Fredy" Barth is an auto racing driver from Switzerland.- Career history :Barth started out in karting before stepping up to French Formula Renault Campus in 2001, where he finished fifth. In 2002 he moved to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, although he scored no points in 9 starts...	SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	7	Accident	19
NC	21	Y	Fabio Fabiani Fabio Fabiani Fabio Fabiani is an Italian auto racing driver.-Moto Bike Career:He started in Italian Sport Production Championship in 1994 moving to Italian 125cc in 1995. After Military Service in 1996 he raced in the Italian 600 Sport Production class, Italian 125cc, European 125cc and 250cc and World...	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	7	+ 7 laps	18
Ret	17	Y	Michel Nykjær	SUNRED Engineering SUNRED Engineering Sunred is a Spanish-based auto racing team and constructor. They are best known for competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Racing History:...	SEAT León 2.0 TDI SEAT León The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...	5	Accident	2
Ret	25	Y	Mehdi Bennani Mehdi Bennani Mehdi Bennani was born . He was the first racing driver to join the Moroccan World Championship cars.He is the son of Samira Bennani. As a matter of fact, she is only female driver, who is an Arab and African champion race car driver on closed circuit speed...	Proteam Racing	BMW 320 TC	0	Engine	13

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