2009 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal
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Round 7 of 12 in the 2009 World Touring Car Championship at Circuito da Boavista in Porto, Portugal.
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| Date | 5 July, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Circuito da Boavista 4.770 kilometres (2.964 mi) |
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| Laps | 12 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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SEAT Sport | |
| Time | 2:09.308 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Gabriele Tarquini
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SEAT Sport | |
| Second |
 Robert Huff
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Chevrolet | |
| Third |
 Yvan Muller
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SEAT Sport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Gabriele Tarquini
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SEAT Sport | |
| Time | 2:11.154 | ||
| Laps | 13 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team Germany | |
| Second |
Yvan Muller
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SEAT Sport | |
| Third |
 Rickard Rydell
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SEAT Sport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Augusto Farfus
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BMW Team Germany | |
| Time | 2:11.045 | ||
The 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal was the seventh round of the 2009 World Touring Car Championship season and the third FIA WTCC Race of Portugal. It was held on 5 July 2009 at the temporary Circuito da Boavista street course in Porto, Portugal. The first race was won by Gabriele Tarquini for SEAT Sport and the second race was won by Augusto Farfus for BMW Team Germany.
The second race of the day was the 100th World Touring Car Championship race since its reintroduction at Monza in 2005. It also saw the debut of the new Lada Priora, with former race-winner James Thompson behind the wheel for LADA Sport.Diego Puyo made his series debut for SUNRED Engineering, after scoring more points than any other driver in the SEAT Leon Eurocup round at Brno.
Testing took place on Friday afternoon, with Augusto Farfus quickest in the half-hour session for BMW Team Germany. The first free practice session took place on the Saturday morning, with Farfus quickest again.Chevrolet's Rob Huff was quickest in the second practice session shortly after midday.
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