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Volvo Polestar Racing and Robert Dahlgren looked right on pace in practice ahead of the Chinese WTCC races up until qualifying where a drying track messed things up for the Swedes.

Fabio Fabiani has now finally moved into first place in the Jay-Ten Trophy for cars conforming to the 2010 FIA Super 2000 regulations at Shanghai, to take the lead of the category of which he has been for the most part the only representative all season.

Liqui Moly Team Engstler have won their first Yokohama Teams’ title in the WTCC at Shanghai, taking the title out of reach of BMW rivals Proteam and the SEAT equipped SUNRED Engineering teams.

2010 Asian Touring Car Series Champion Charles Ng took his first WTCC Championship point in Shanghai with a drive from last to tenth in race two, but also picked up a 30 second jump start penalty in race one in his first race with the BMW 320 TC.

Chevrolet drivers Rob Huff and Alain Menu are very happy with their qualifying performances in Shanghai, whilst Championship leader Yvan Muller is unhappy with with seventh and fourth on the grid for the two races on the WTCC’s debut at Tianma.

The three drivers who missed the 107% qualifying time have been given permission to take part in tomorrow’s races, with Hong Kong drivers Philip Ma and Charles Ng as well as Italian Fabio Fabiani starting from the back of the grid.

Norbert Michelisz emerged as the top of the independent drivers that are in contention for the WTCC independents’ trophy in qualifying, and will start just behind Colin Turkington who’s only taking part in three events this year.

The top WTCC drivers are expecting qualifying will be even more crucial at the latest addition to the Championship calendar this weekend at the Tianma Circuit in Shanghai, China, with limited opportunities for overtaking.