The 2009 Guia Race of Macau (formally the 2009 Marriott Guia Race of Macau) was the twelfth and final round of the

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. It was the fifth running of the

Guia Race of Macau The WTCR Race of Macau, previously Guia Race of Macau and WTCC Guia Race of Macau, is an international touring car race, and currently a round of the World Touring Car Cup. It is held on the temporary 6.2 km Guia Circuit on the streets of Mac ...

as a

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round. It was held on 22 November 2009 on the temporary

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around the streets of

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. The race was part of the

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weekend, headlined by the Formula Three event. Race One was won by

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, while BMW Team Germany driver

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won Race Two.

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driver

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won the 2009 championship after finishing fifth in Race Two.

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beat BMW to the Manufacturer's title, and

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won the Independent's Trophy.

Background

Gabriele Tarquini went to Macau with a two-point lead over SEAT Sport teammate and reigning champion

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. Thirteen points behind Tarquini was BMW Team Germany driver Augusto Farfus. In the Manufacturers' Championship, SEAT had a three-point lead over BMW. In the Independents' Trophy, Tom Coronel had a thirty-point advantage over

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, although double points were available for Independents in Macau in addition to the bonus points for a top-eight overall finish. Five local drivers raced in Macau. Guia regular

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in the third

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car.

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ran five cars in Macau, with regulars

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and

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joined by

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, who raced for the team at the previous round in Japan, and series debutants

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and

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, who drove for the team in Japan, did not race in Macau.

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made his debut in a

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run jointly by

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and

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. Also,

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replaced fellow Japanese driver

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in the second

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car.

Report

Testing and Free Practice

Augusto Farfus topped the test session on Thursday ahead of BMW Team Germany teammate

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, ahead of

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. The same three drivers filled the top three positions in the same order in the first practice session on Friday. Huff set the quickest time in the second session ahead of

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driver

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, Müller and Farfus. The session was red-flagged in the final minutes of the session after Gabriele Tarquini crashed his SEAT.

Qualifying

Huff took pole position, ahead of Priaulx and Farfus. Championship rivals and SEAT Sport teammates Tarquini and Yvan Muller crashed in the second session that determines the starting order for the top ten positions. Muller lost control on cement dust that had been laid on the track following an earlier accident for James Thompson. Unsighted by the dust, Tarquini hit Muller's car, and the pair were then hit by

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. The three drivers lined up seventh, eighth and ninth, ahead of

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who suffered engine problems at the end of Q1. Lada Sport teammate Thompson crashed into the abandoned

car of

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during Q1. Thompson was taken to hospital and although he was later released he had suffered bruising to his feet, stopping him from competing in the races. He would not have been able to race anyway as his car was too badly damaged in the crash. D'Aste also missed the races as his car was also badly damaged, as did Thompson's teammate

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who also crashed during qualifying. Muller and Tarquini were also taken to hospital following their accident, but both were cleared to race after their cars were repaired.

Race One

took a commanding victory for Chevrolet from pole position in the first race. His fellow front-row starter

dropped back from the rolling start and ran wide at the first turn, hitting the wall.

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moved up to second place, while

made his way from seventh to third. On lap eight Monteiro slowed, teammate Tarquini passing him for second place.

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finished third, ahead of

. Monteiro also allowed title contender

through, before BMW drivers

and

also dropped back to finish seventh and eighth, giving them a front-row start for Race Two.

finished 13th overall, beating rival

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to the Independents' class victory.

Race Two

Farfus led away from pole position to win the final race of the season, while Tarquini took the 2009 title after finishing fifth. BMW Team Germany teammate Jörg Müller held off pressure from SEAT drivers Yvan Muller and Tiago Monteiro, while Tarquini had moved up to fifth position. A crash for Tom Boardman brought out the safety car on the third lap. The race was red-flagged at the end of lap eight after a major accident at the final turn involving Felix Porteiro,

and

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