Mehdi Bennani and Thed Björk have been handed post-race penalties after the World Touring Car Championship races at Monza, with Bennani getting a grid penalty and Björk a one-second penalty in the Opening Race.
Bennani was deemed to be at fault for the race-ending clash with Norbert Michelisz in the Opening Race, with the Stewards giving the Moroccan a five-place grid penalty for the next event in Hungary.
Polestar’s Björk originally finished the Opening Race in fourth, but the Swede has been given a one-second penalty post-race for having caused contact with Campos Racing’s Esteban Guerrieri at Turn 11.
The penalty means that Björk loses two points in the championship battle, dropping him to 15 points behind leader Tiago Monteiro.
Revised Opening Race result
POS | NO | DRIVER | NAT | ENTRANT | CAR | LAPS | TIME | BEST | GD |
1 | 3 | Tom CHILTON | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 9 | 9 LAPS | 1:54.527 | 4 | |
2 | 12 | Rob HUFF | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 9 | 0.329 | 1:54.355 | 8 | |
3 | 18 | Tiago MONTEIRO | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda Civic WTCC | 9 | 2.630 | 1:54.427 | 9 | |
4 | 86 | Esteban GUERRIERI | Campos Racing | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 9 | 6.899 | 1:54.628 | 3 | |
5 | 62 | Thed BJÖRK | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar | 9 | 7.793 | 1:53.976 | 10 | |
6 | 9 | Tom CORONEL | ROAL Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 9 | 11.100 | 1:54.784 | 1 | |
7 | 27 | John FILIPPI | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 9 | 12.928 | 1:55.112 | 13 | |
8 | 63 | Nicky CATSBURG | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar | 9 | 18.067 | 1:54.458 | 7 | |
9 | 24 | Kevin GLEASON | RC Motorsport | LADA Vesta WTCC | 9 | 18.449 | 1:55.733 | 15 | |
10 | 99 | Dániel NAGY | Zengő Motorsport Kft | Honda Civic WTCC | 9 | 19.200 | 1:55.599 | 16 | |
11 | 68 | Yann EHRLACHER | RC Motorsport | LADA Vesta WTCC | 9 | 20.207 | 1:54.638 | 12 | |
R | 5 | Norbert MICHELISZ | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda Civic WTCC | 5 | 4 Lp. | 1:54.678 | 5 | |
R | 25 | Mehdi BENNANI | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Citroën C-Elysée WTCC | 4 | 5 Lp. | 1:55.087 | 2 | |
R | 61 | Néstor GIROLAMI | Polestar Cyan Racing | Volvo S60 Polestar | 4 | 5 Lp. | – | 6 | |
R | 34 | Ryo MICHIGAMI | Honda Racing Team JAS | Honda Civic WTCC | 2 | 7 Lp. | – | 11 | |
R | 8 | Aurélien PANIS | Zengő Motorsport Kft | Honda Civic WTCC | 0 | – | – | 14 |