Yvan Muller took another of his famous lights to flag victories. The 2013 World Champion took the lead from pole position and bid farewell to the rest of the field.
Behind him Tiago Monteiro defended his second place keeping at bay Rob Huff, despite the Briton’s car was faster on the straight.
Norbert Michelisz finished fourth ahead of the bamboo-engineering duo of Alex MacDowall – who won the Yokohama Trophy race – and James Nash who clinched the Yokohama Trophy title.
On the last lap Marc Basseng won the fight with Pepe Oriola for seventh; Yukinori Taniguchi finished on top of the Asia Trophy beating Michael Soong.
Key moments
Grid – Tarquini doesn’t line up as the team is working to change his engine
Start – Muller takes the lead from Monteiro and Huff
Lap 1 – Thompson pits with a turbo pipe failure
Lap 2 – Chilton spins and hits the barriers before the Maternity bend
Lap 3 – Oriola spins at the Solitude Esses but avoids crashing
Lap 4 – Boardman overtakes Coronel for tenth
Lap 5 – Valente hits the tyre wall at Lisboa bend
Lap 6 – Oriola, Basseng and D’Aste have a close fight for seventh place
Lap 6 – Basseng knocks on Oriola’s real bumper at Melco hairpin
Lap 7 – Calko spins and hits the barrier at Mandarin bend
Lap 8 – Basseng overtakes Oriola for seventh
Lap 9 – Muller wins, Monteiro keeps Huff at bay for second
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvan MULLER | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | 9 laps - 22m54.522s |
| 2 | Tiago MONTEIRO | Honda Civic | +1.265 |
| 3 | Rob HUFF | SEAT Leon WTCC | +1.592 |
| 4 | Norbert MICHELISZ | Honda Civic | +5.147 |
| 5 | Alex MACDOWALL | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | +7.096 |
| 6 | James NASH | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | +7.632 |
| 7 | Marc BASSENG | SEAT Leon WTCC | +18.148 |
| 8 | Pepe ORIOLA | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | +20.345 |
| 9 | Stefano D’ASTE | BMW 320 TC | +20.544 |
| 10 | Tom BOARDMAN | SEAT Leon WTCC | +21.213 |
| 11 | Tom CORONEL | BMW 320 TC | +21.806 |
| 12 | Mehdi BENNANI | BMW 320 TC | +22.806 |
| 13 | Darryl O’YOUNG | BMW 320 TC | +30.471 |
| 14 | Franz ENGSTLER | BMW 320 TC | +32.905 |
| 15 | Mikhail KOZLOVSKIY | Lada Granta | +40.394 |
| 16 | René MUNNICH | SEAT Leon WTCC | +58.083 |
| 17 | Yukinori TANIGUCHI | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | +1:12.888 |
| 18 | Michael SOONG | SEAT Leon WTCC | +1:13.961 |
| 19 | Henry HO | BMW 320 si | +1:16.085 |
| 20 | Filipe de SOUZA | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | +1:18.107 |
| 21 | Joseph ROSA-MERSZEI | BMW 320 si | +1:36.668 |
| 22 | Kin Veng NG | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | +1:44.616 |
| 23 | Celio ALVES DIAS | Chevrolet Lacetti | +1:45.773 |
| 24 | Enrico DE JESUS | Honda Accord Type-R | +1:46.315 |
| 25 | Jeronimo BADARACO | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | +1:55.988 |
| 26 | Kam San LAM | Chevrolet Lacetti | +2:23.146 |
| 27 | Ka Lok MAK | BMW 320 si | +2:25.450 |
| 28 | Charles NG | BMW 320 TC | +1 lap |
| 29 | Konstantins CALKO | SEAT Leon WTCC | +2 laps |
| 30 | Hugo VALENTE | SEAT Leon WTCC | DNF |
| 31 | Tom CHILTON | Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T | DNF |
| 32 | James THOMPSON | Lada Granta | DNF |
| 33 | Gabriele TARQUINI | Honda Civic | DNS |
| 34 | Fredy BARTH | BMW 320 TC | DNS |