CONTENTS

September 8 2011 – vol 205 no 10

“Turbo doesn’t equal talent” BTCC RACER ROB COLLARD SHOOTS A BROADSIDE FROM HIS NATURALLYASPIRATED GHETTO AT KNOCKHILL. THEN REPEATS IT AFTER HIS BMW DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO BEAT TOM BOARDMAN’S TURBO SEAT

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COVERSTORY

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REPORTS

IndyCars hit Baltimore streets

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42 BTCC Knockhill Chilton takes breakthrough win for Global Ford Focus 46 Knockhill supports 48 DTM Brands Hatch Tomczyk and Mortara star as Audi dominates in the wet 55 World GT1 Ordos Ford GT dominates in China 56 IndyCar Baltimore Power christens street track

Webber self-analysis begins on page 32

32 Mark Webber interview The Australian is happy at Red Bull except for one thing: he just can’t beat that pesky Vettel. Here he is at his candid best

36 AUTOSPORT 6 Hours Kick-off to our preview to this weekend’s big sportscar clash at Silverstone, which looks set to be Audi v Peugeot again

38 Sportscar title fighters Focus on class battles to watch 40 Porsche 956 Flashback to 1982, and legend’s debut in Silverstone 6 Hours

NEWS

8 Red Bull Italian GP fear Title leaders could struggle 15 David Coulthard column 16 Italian GP preview 22 Bentley Boys to return British marque will be back at

Le Mans in next few years 24 Alesi set for Indy 500 Ex-GP star closes on Lotus plan 27 Plato could go turbo Chevy weighs up new-rules engine for 2012 BTCC attack

58 WTCC Valencia Muller Cruzes past Huff to take points lead with double win 60 British F3 Rockingham Nasr clinches title, as fellow Brazilian Fantin takes first win 62 Rockingham supports 64 World of Sport NASCAR; German F3; Brazilian V8 Stock; Auto GP; Italian F3; ALMS; Indy Lights

REGULARS

5 From the editor 6 Snapshot 21 Mark Hughes column 94 Subscribe for a free gift 96 Final drive Letters and Latest Gear

98 On track/on screen The best action in the next week 101 From the archive Emmanuel Collard, Zhuhai GT, ’96 102 Rally of my life Marcus Gronholm, Rally NZ, 2007

SPORTS EXTRA

Donington Masters fever

81 Ginetta enduros for Snett 86 National reports Brands DTM supports; Prescott hillclimb; Euro rallycross; Donington Masters; Pembrey VSCC; Oulton; Cadwell; Thruxton

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