SEAT Sport achieved a tactical 1-2 in difficult wet conditions just before dusk at Istanbul. Gabriele Tarquini came from 6th on the grid and claimed victory ahead of Peter Terting his SEAT Sport team-mate.

Terting led the race from lap 2 until the final lap when Tarquini passed him. Nicola Larini achieved a podium for Chevrolet after a fantastic drive and some fierce defending against Dirk Müller and Rickard Rydell on the final laps.

The race was delayed by two hours due to heavy rainfall leaving turns 9 and 10 flooded and needing to be pumped clear of water and mud.

At the start Larini took the lead ahead of Terting and Tom Coronel. The latter went wide at the next corner leaving Duncan Huisman and Dirk Müller to slot into 3rd and 4th.

At the end of lap one Tarquini looked an unlikely winner as he was down in 9th after a slight error but fought is way towards the front over the duration of the race.

Andy Priaulx's race finished on lap two when one of his tyre failed. Meanwhile, Terting overtook Larini on the start/finish straight; a mere 0.075 of a second separated the two.

The SEAT squad were mounting attacks throughout the field and Huisman was a casualty as Tarquini, Rydell and Gené all overtook him on lap five.

His demotion was not to end there as Huff passed the Dutchman on the next lap for 7th. On the last lap Huff overtook Dirk Müller to finish 6th; a dedicated effort from the youngest of the Chevrolet drivers after starting 16th on the grid.

Last in the points was Jörg Müller who put in a strong recovery from the pit-lane (where he changed tyres just before the start) to 8th position.

It was Stefano D'Aste of Proteam Motorsport who claimed the independent victory after overtaking Tom Coronel on the last lap.

The Turkish driver Ibrahim Okyay finished a praise-worthy 14th overall and 3rd in the independent category.