2013 FIA WTCC Race of Italy
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Round 1 of 12 in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy.
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| Date | 24 March, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Monza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza 5.793 kilometres (3.600 mi) |
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| Laps | 12 | ||
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| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Yvan Muller
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RML | |
| Time | 1:56.486 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Yvan Muller
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RML | |
| Second |
 Tom Chilton
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RML | |
| Third |
Alex MacDowall
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bamboo-engineering | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
Tom Chilton
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RML | |
| Time | 2:18.673 | ||
| Laps | 10 | ||
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| First |
Yvan Muller
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RML | |
| Second |
 Michel Nykjær
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NIKA Racing | |
| Third |
 Gabriele Tarquini
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Castrol Honda Team | |
| Fastest Lap | |||
| Driver |
 Pepe Oriola
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Tuenti Racing Team | |
| Time | 2:17.987 | ||
The 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Italy (formally the 2013 FIA WTCC Bet–At–Home Race of Italy) was the opening round of the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season and the ninth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Italy. It was held on 24 March 2013 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy.
Both races were won by Yvan Muller of RML. Tom Chilton and Alex MacDowall both finished on the podium for the first time in their World Touring Car Championship careers in race one, the NIKA Racing team finished on the podium for the first time in race two with their driver Michel Nykjær.
All the cars started on an equal base weight of 1,150 kg, with the exception of the championship winning Chevrolet Cruze 1.6Ts which ran with the additional maximum compensation ballast of 40 kg.
RML Chevrolet driver Muller set the pace in the first free practice session. Tiago Monteiro second was the fastest Honda, Pepe Oriola in third was the fastest SEAT driver, James Thompson in seventh was the fastest Lada and Tom Coronel was the best placed BMW driver in ninth. Liqui Moly Team Engstler driver Charles Ng spun off at and hit the barriers at the Della Roggia chicane, damaging the front of his BMW 320 TC but he was able to return to the pits.
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