Audi Takes a back SEAT to BMW

Another great year comes to an end for the WTCC. BMW has swept the podium again. The car may have been new, but the overall result was the same as last year.


2006 FIA WTCC Drivers' Championship.

Pos Driver Car Points

1 Andy Priaulx BMW 320si 73
2 Jörg Müller BMW 320si 72
3 Augusto Farfus Alfa Romeo 156 64
4 Yvan Muller SEAT León 62
5 Gabriele Tarquini SEAT León 57
6 Dirk Müller BMW 320si 54
7 James Thompson SEAT León 54
8 Rickard Rydell SEAT León 54
9 Peter Terting SEAT León 49
10 Jordi Gené SEAT León 36
11 Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320si 26
12 Nicola Larini Chevrolet Lacetti 24
13 Duncan Huisman BMW 320si 22
14 Gianni Morbidelli Alfa Romeo 156 22
15 Alain Menu Chevrolet Lacetti 21

2006 FIA WTCC Manufacturers' Championship.

Pos Manufacturer Points

1. BMW 254
2. SEAT 235
3. Alfa Romeo 154
4. Chevrolet 128




matt635matt635 - 11/20/2006 2:31:32 PM
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Well done Priaulx :)


Anim8orAnim8or - 11/20/2006 6:05:56 PM
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Kind of a weird and obviously week diss on Audi. Especially since Audi and SEAT share almost zero technology.

The irrelevance is accentuated further with the announced restucturing at Audi. Audi will now oversee Lamborghini and Bently, while SEAT will go to VW.

As far as Audi and motorsport is concerned, I think its half-dozen wins at Le Mans speak clearly enough.


Agent004Agent004 - 11/20/2006 4:27:21 PM
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Clever title CPILLAR, clever indeed :)


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/20/2006 4:34:41 PM
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Of course, he has to take a shot at Audi...

I know Audi owns SEAT and all, but really, you try too hard.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/20/2006 5:18:29 PM
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Whatever...


Anim8orAnim8or - 11/20/2006 7:52:45 PM
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Wow, looks like Lexus people are even more diluted, brainwashed, and just plain ignorant than even BMW fans!

Too funny!


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/21/2006 10:43:31 AM
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It's true.

Except for AmazingBimmer.

He's still an irritating idiot.


chewychewy - 11/20/2006 8:35:41 PM
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Whatever.


AmazingBimmerAmazingBimmer - 11/20/2006 11:10:29 PM
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yes.. audis 6 wins at lemans .. matter... NOT!!!. didnt they start winning after porsche, BMW and Merc left the series, citing that it was "irrelevant"?. Well, guess what.. it still is.. and npobody cares about them or their POS TDI engines. At least nobody who can afford a real car.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/21/2006 10:44:20 AM
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YOU ARE SO ANNOYING, AND ALWAYS SO WRONG!

Can't you just leave already?

Go. Never come back. Ever.


IamEvilHomerIamEvilHomer - 11/22/2006 10:56:48 AM
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amen i think this is Logical

no Logical wasn't even this dumb


IamEvilHomerIamEvilHomer - 11/22/2006 10:57:44 AM
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No every Race that Audi joins BMW leaves to "focus on F1"




ThaR8DonThaR8Don - 11/24/2006 1:30:55 PM
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AmazingBimmer People who fail call things they fail at irrelevant. Audi pioneers technologies for there productions cars through the Le Mans series so I would call that very relevant. Now it's a POS TDI bit it won for "BEST RACE ENGINE" from a group of experts who know a hell of a lot more than any of us when it comes to race technology. Let it go move one and wallow in your own self pitty elsewhere. These forums are for intellegent post not for idiotic ramblings. Don't hate the player, hate the game!


ThaR8DonThaR8Don - 11/24/2006 1:44:19 PM
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Oh yeah and one more thing Mr. AmazingBimmer it may hurt your feelings and you may not know this but Audi out sells BMW 2 to 1 in the motherland BMW only outsells Audi here in the states where image is everything (even if it's not real).


AlexTxAlexTx - 11/21/2006 2:06:22 AM
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WRONG!!!
BMW pulled out after 2000 season when Audi started to spank them at the American Le Mans Series....
Porsche and MB pulled out because their cars were flying up in the air.
Again Amazingbimmer, you lost an opportunity to shout your mouth...I love your post without arguments....makes us all look so smart.


NeverfollowNeverfollow - 11/21/2006 12:08:44 PM
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Seat is very closely related to VW in terms of chassis and engine sharing. I would say that it's laughable that BMW let a Seat get that close to them in any racing series.


NeverfollowNeverfollow - 11/30/2006 12:53:32 PM
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Same thing happened to Audi in the AMLS with the RS6, but guess what? It kept winning anyway. By the time they (Audi) was done with the chassis, it had less power than the showroom stock unit and weighed more than any other car on the track but still won the championship.


matt635matt635 - 11/21/2006 2:10:19 PM
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Sea also ran more cars than BMW


matt635matt635 - 11/21/2006 3:00:03 PM
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I've posted this before, but I think I'll post it again...

"BMW in motorsport ---- Outright and Class wins in ‘World’ & ‘European’, Russian, Dutch, New Zealand, Italian, Australian, South-East Asian, Swedish, Belgian, Portugese, Finnish, Croation, Japanese, Asian-Pacific, British, South African, Swiss, Czech, Slovenian, South American and Austrian touring car championships. German Super Touring, French Super Touring, European Super production, German Touring Challenge, European and international Grp N, Daytona 500 GT3 class, US Road Racing & Professional Sportscar series’. Mille Miglia Storica, 24h of Le Mans, 24h of Spa, 24h of Nürburgring, 24h of Silverstone/Britcar, 12h of Sebring, The Paris-Dakar, DTM, ALMS, ALMS GT, ADAC Super Touring, ADAC GT, AMSCAR, 12 Hill-climb championships, European Rally Championships… and an M3 even a WRC for ProDrive…. BMW powered F1 cars have won numerous F1 races for Williams and Brabham, who they powered to F1 WDC victory. And all that’s just since the early-80’s. BMW have been winning all kinds of stuff since they won the 1940 Mille Miglia."

BMW have nothing to prove in motorsport.


audirevolutionaudirevolution - 11/21/2006 4:01:09 PM
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Audi winning the Le-mans several times in a row speaks for itself. And the A6 winning car of the year 2005, and all the Audi models winning best interior, I think that speaks for itself too. Props to BMW on RWD though. I love my 530i for that reason.

Amazingbimmer is a complete moron. The new Logical for the BMW camp.
To say that Audi is for people that cannot afford BMW is completely ignorant.
I can name several Audi models that are more expensive than the BMW models.

I've seen the X3 leases go for as low as 299 a month with 4000 due at lease signing.
BMW leases are a steal.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/22/2006 11:42:03 AM
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Yes, I know plenty of secretaries (in my office, in fact) who make about 1/6 of my salary and drive BMW 3 Series's, an X3, an A4... and a Camry. She isn't trying to hide anything!


audirevolutionaudirevolution - 11/21/2006 4:01:45 PM
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RWD is more fun to drive, although I certainly don't mind FWD cars.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 11/22/2006 11:42:43 AM
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Quattro's pretty fun in the twisties too.

Odd as it is, I'll probably go for a Bimmer for my next WINTER car, and buy a Porsche RWD or something for the other three seasons.


EnnNorakEnnNorak - 11/23/2006 12:27:51 AM
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I can't imagine why more people don't see the true value in an Audi. The A6 feels much larger inside than the current Mercedes C and the diminuitive BMW 3 series. Audi also has more comfortable seats and an AWD system that really works reliably. BMW cars have no side protection from door dings -- is BMW trying to save the cost of a simple rubber strip along the side?


SohoSoho - 11/23/2006 1:34:11 AM
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Hmmm...SIX of the top ten finishes in the results posted above belong to SEAT. My math is not that good guys so help me out here....that leaves how many positions out of ten?

As for the annoying people, just remember that insecurity is often manifested as boorish behaviour. Some "stereotypical" boors are short people, obese people, ugly people and BMW owners. I am not saying that ALL of the above are that way, just the loud ones :)



indoctrin8edindoctrin8ed - 11/24/2006 1:47:23 PM
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The reason this race is as close as it was is because BMW kept getting success ballasts which weighs their cars down. If it wasn't for that, BMW would have launched farther ahead. Audi technology suffers in this format because of the inherant weight of AWD which is less prouncounced in higher output engine models.


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