Ceccon and Monteiro get penalties after Race 3
Both Kevin Ceccon and Tiago Monteiro, who had finished third and fourth in the WTCR Race 3 at Suzuka, were dropped following Stewards’ decisions.
Ceccon was given a five second time penalty for colliding with Rob Huff before overtaking him on lap 21.
Monteiro was given a ten second penalty for mistakenly taking the way to the pit lane behind the safety car on the final lap and then swerving to the left to rejoin the track.
This meant that they dropped to sixth and 15th. The championship points were also reshuffled as Esteban Guerrieri’s competitors in the title fight scored more points: Thed Björk was promoted from fifth to third, while Norbert Michelisz and Yvan Muller advanced by one position.
Race 3 amended
1. Johan Kristoffersson (SLR, Volkswagen Golf GTI), 30 laps
2. Esteban Guerrieri (Münnich Motorsport, Honda Civic FK7), 3.070
3. Thed Björk (Cyan Racing, Lynk&Co 03), 11.063
4. Gabriele Tarquini (BRC Squadra Corse, Hyundai i30 N), 11.715
5. Andy Priaulx (Cyan Racing, Lynk&Co 03), 12.545
Championship points
1. Guerrieri 288 pts; 2. Michelisz 282; 3. Björk 248
