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Andy Priaulx has beaten Formula 1 driver Mark Webber to be awarded the prestigious BRDC Gold Star for 2010, and becomes the first touring car driver to win the award.

Former WTCC and European Touring Car cup competitor Marin Čolak has been injured in a motorway incident in his home country of Croatia, in which his 20 year old female passenger has died.

Chevrolet have confirmed they are continuing with their appeal over the WTCC’s decision to allow BMW Team RBM to compete with both a weight reduction and a sequential gearbox at Okayama last weekend.

The WTCC is introducing a new qualifying format for 2011, which will see both race grids decided as a result of times set within the Saturday (or Friday) qualifying session, which will have an interesting effect on the dynamic of the series.

The results of both of today’s races at Okayama remain provisional, pending a potential appeal from Chevrolet over the decision to allow BMW Team RBM to run at a lower weight with a sequential shift gearbox.

The Chevrolet WTCC team are aiming to take as many points as possible from Japan, conceding that the BMW Team RBM cars will be tough to beat this weekend.

Andy Priaulx has taken his first pole position since Macau 2006 at Okayama, with team-mate Farfus second and Rob Huff third – but controversy is stirring as BMW switch to six-speed sequential gearboxes for the first time.

Tom Coronel, at the site of his first WTCC victory two years ago, topped the time sheets in the second free practice session ahead of Rob Huff and team-mate Tiago Monteiro.