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10-15-2013, 02:15 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/uk/" rel="tag">UK</a></p><a href="/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/#continued"><img alt="Gianni Morbidelli in the Audi RS5" data-caption="Audi RS 5 #45 (Audi Sport Italia); Gianni Morbidelli" data-mep="14806" src="http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/1c7ad43bfa5e54a0dbe1f8bcac7223b8/audi_motorsport-131013-7613.jpg" /></a><br />
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Despite his win at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sebastian+vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> still has another race or two to go before he can claim his fourth consecutive World Championship in Formula 1. Back in Europe, however, this weekend saw several championship titles decided in a variety of tin-top racing series.<br />
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In the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/btcc/">British Touring Car Championship</a>, Gordon Shedden won the final round at Brands Hatch this weekend, but that wasn't enough to defend his title. Instead, the ultimate glory went to Andrew Jordan, also driving a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/civic/">Honda Civic</a>, coming in ninth place to take a seven-point victory over Shedden in the final standings. Little wonder then that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> took the constructors' championship and the Honda Yuasa Racing team took the teams' title. Four-time BTCC champion and <em>Fifth Gear</em> co-host Jason Plato, now driving for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mg/">MG</a>, landed third in the standings.<br />
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While Honda dominated the British championship, it was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/">Audi</a> that reigned supreme in mainland Europe. In the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/superstars/">Superstars International Series</a> - Italy's touring-car championship - Gianni Morbidelli drove the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/rs5/">Audi RS5</a> to his fifth title, finishing the season's final race in a calculated third place behind the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> racecars of Giovanni Berton and Max Mugelli. It's the second consecutive win for the RS5 in the Superstars series (Johan Kristoffersson won the title last year), and the second this year following Mike Rockenfeller's title in the RS5 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dtm/">DTM</a>.<br />
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As if that wasn't enough cause for celebration in the Audi paddock, Thomas Schöffler also drove his <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/r8/">R8 LMS</a> to the title in the GT Sprint International Series, the Italian sportscar championship that runs in parallel to the Superstars touring car series. And at the same time, another R8 LMS - driven by Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge - narrowly took the trophy in the Belgian Racing Car Championship. It was the third title the R8 LMS has taken in Belgium (following its victories in 2009 and 2010) and the victory capped a weekend packed full of celebrations for Audi Motorsport, whose announcements you can find <a href="/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/#continued">below</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda, Audi sweep European tin-top championships</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/">Honda, Audi sweep European tin-top championships</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20744481/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Despite his win at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sebastian+vettel/">Sebastian Vettel</a> still has another race or two to go before he can claim his fourth consecutive World Championship in Formula 1. Back in Europe, however, this weekend saw several championship titles decided in a variety of tin-top racing series.<br />
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In the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/btcc/">British Touring Car Championship</a>, Gordon Shedden won the final round at Brands Hatch this weekend, but that wasn't enough to defend his title. Instead, the ultimate glory went to Andrew Jordan, also driving a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/civic/">Honda Civic</a>, coming in ninth place to take a seven-point victory over Shedden in the final standings. Little wonder then that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> took the constructors' championship and the Honda Yuasa Racing team took the teams' title. Four-time BTCC champion and <em>Fifth Gear</em> co-host Jason Plato, now driving for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/mg/">MG</a>, landed third in the standings.<br />
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While Honda dominated the British championship, it was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/">Audi</a> that reigned supreme in mainland Europe. In the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/superstars/">Superstars International Series</a> - Italy's touring-car championship - Gianni Morbidelli drove the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/rs5/">Audi RS5</a> to his fifth title, finishing the season's final race in a calculated third place behind the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> racecars of Giovanni Berton and Max Mugelli. It's the second consecutive win for the RS5 in the Superstars series (Johan Kristoffersson won the title last year), and the second this year following Mike Rockenfeller's title in the RS5 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dtm/">DTM</a>.<br />
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As if that wasn't enough cause for celebration in the Audi paddock, Thomas Schöffler also drove his <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/audi/r8/">R8 LMS</a> to the title in the GT Sprint International Series, the Italian sportscar championship that runs in parallel to the Superstars touring car series. And at the same time, another R8 LMS - driven by Anthony Kumpen, Bert Longin and Maarten Makelberge - narrowly took the trophy in the Belgian Racing Car Championship. It was the third title the R8 LMS has taken in Belgium (following its victories in 2009 and 2010) and the victory capped a weekend packed full of celebrations for Audi Motorsport, whose announcements you can find <a href="/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/#continued">below</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Honda, Audi sweep European tin-top championships</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/">Honda, Audi sweep European tin-top championships</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20744481/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/14/honda-audi-sweep-european-tin-top-championships/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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