2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal
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Round 7 of 12 in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship at Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal.
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| Date | 3 June, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Portimão, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 4.654 kilometres (2.892 mi) |
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| Laps | 11 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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Lukoil Racing Team | |
| Time | 1:53.966 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet | |
| Second |
Gabriele Tarquini
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Lukoil Racing Team | |
| Third |
 Rob Huff
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Chevrolet | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Yvan Muller
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Chevrolet | |
| Time | 1:54.541 | ||
| Laps | 11 | ||
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| Podium | |||
| First |
 Alain Menu
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Chevrolet | |
| Second |
 Pepe Oriola
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Tuenti Racing Team | |
| Third |
 Tom Coronel
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ROAL Motorsport | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Alain Menu
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Chevrolet | |
| Time | 1:56.018 | ||
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal was the seventh round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the sixth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Portugal. It was held on 3 June 2012 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. The first race was won by Yvan Muller for Chevrolet and the second race was won by Alain Menu, also for Chevrolet.
Coming into the event, Yvan Muller was the championship leader on 206 points ahead of Robert Huff on 198 and Menu on 175 points. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.
James Thompson and TMS Sport made their last scheduled appearance of the season with the Lada Granta WTCC. Tom Boardman switched to the new SEAT turbocharged engine, having run the TDi engine since Spain.
For the Race of Portugal weekend, Menu would be playing the role of comic book character Michel Vaillant. His Chevrolet Cruze raced in special Vaillante colours and Menu himself wore a special race suit and dyed his hair to look like the French comic book racer.
Lukoil Racing Team's Gabriele Tarquini set the pace in the first free practice session, nearly half a second ahead of the Chevrolet of Yvan Muller. Thompson put the TMS Sport Lada in 10th.
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