Rob Huff ended a great 2007 FIA World Touring Car Championship campaign by finishing 3rd in his Chevrolet Lacetti in the first of two races in Macau. It was his fourth podium finish of the season, after his race win in Anderstorp (Sweden), his 2nd place in Porto (Portugal) and his 3rd place finish at his home race at Brands Hatch.

Located 45 miles west of Hong Kong, the 3.8 mile Guia street circuit in Macau is the most challenging on the WTCC calendar. It's the longest track in the entire WTCC, and contains over a mile of nearly flat-out driving, with only a slight lift at the Mandarin Corner, the fastest bend in the WTCC. Over 65% of the circuit snakes along the side of a hill and down to the Melco Hairpin, which is the slowest corner in the WTCC. The entire circuit has no run off areas and is lined with concrete walls, making it one of the most spectacular and dangerous racing circuits in the world.

Qualifying took place on Saturday (November 17th), and mid-way through the 45 minute session Rob was down in 21st place; but a fantastic lap by the 27-year old driver from Cambridgeshire saw him rocket up to 5th. The track conditions improved in the closing stages of qualifying which allowed other drivers to better their times, including Rob's team-mate Alain Menu, who claimed his fifth pole of the season, yet Rob was still pleased to qualify 7th in the strong 30 car field.

"It wasn't too bad, but I had the feeling I was quicker than I actually was," admitted Rob. "As the temperature dropped when the sun started setting, the track became a bit faster, so maybe I went out just a bit too soon for my last flyer. In any case, the strength of the Chevrolet Lacetti on the streets again clearly showed today."

The opening race the following day began with a rolling start and by the end of the opening lap Rob had moved up two places to 5th. He was following Gabriele Tarquini and Augusto Farfus closely, and his prediction that these two would clash came true on the ninth and final lap. As Farfus' BMW spun into the wall on the exit of Lisboa Corner and Tarquini's damaged SEAT Leon slowed, Rob picked the perfect line through the debris to climb to a well deserved 3rd position.

In dry and sunny conditions, the track temperature remained at 27°C when the second race at Macau got underway just 30 minutes after the finish of Race 1. With the top eight from the first race starting in reverse order, Rob made a good standing start from sixth on the grid. However, this time the infamous Lisboa Corner wasn't so kind to him. Tiago Monteiro, who had started alongside Rob on the fourth row, turned in on him entering the tight right hand corner. Monteiro's SEAT Leon hit Rob's Chevrolet Lacetti, bending a wishbone. Rob managed to nurse the car back to the pits, but the damage forced him to retire from the final race of the 2007 season.

"I had a very good start in race one," said Rob. "At one point I thought of coming on the radio to ask Nicola Larini to back off a bit, as I could see that Gabriele Tarquini and Augusto Farfus in front of me were having a serious scrap for position. I didn't want that to go wrong for us to hit their debris and then ruin our race. As it turned out, it eventually did go wrong, but fortunately it was while exiting Lisboa Corner rather than under braking for that turn. I just managed to avoid Augusto's wreck but ran over some body panels anyway, luckily without puncturing. That incident moved me up to third which was very nice considering I had started seventh. After the start of the second race, coming into Lisboa, Tiago Monteiro turned in on me and hit me on the left front wheel, bending the wishbone. A shame because I had had a good start and was looking forward to another points finish."

Macau Race 1 Results

1.	A. Menu	Chevrolet Lacetti	9 laps in 23m10s276
2.	G. Tarquini	SEAT Leon TDI	+2s674
3.	R. Huff	Chevrolet Lacetti	+4s418
4.	J. Gené	SEAT Léon TDI	+11s325
5.	J. Thompson	Alfa Romeo 156	+13s759
6.	T. Monteiro	SEAT Leon	+14s058
7.	N. Larini	Chevrolet Lacetti	+14s498
8.	A. Priaulx	BMW 320si	+15s209

Macau Race 2 Results

1.	A. Priaulx	BMW 320si	9 laps in 23m19s249
2.	N. Larini	Chevrolet Lacetti	+0s842
3.	J. Thompson	Alfa Romeo 156	+5s886
4.	T. Monteiro	SEAT Leon	+6s069
5.	T. Coronel	SEAT Leon	+10s634
6.	R. Rydell	SEAT Leon	+11s731
7.	F. Porteiro	BMW 320si	+13s225
8.	C. Turkington	BMW 320si	+13s823
DNF	R. Huff	Chevrolet Lacetti	Accident (1 lap)

Drivers Points Standings After Race 22 Of 22
1. A Priaulx (BMW), 92pts; 2. Y Muller (SEAT), 81; 3. J Thompson (Alfa Romeo) 79; 4. A Farfus (BMW), 71; 5. N Larini (Chevrolet), 71; 6. A Menu (Chevrolet), 69;… 9. R Huff (Chevrolet), 57;…

Manufacturers Standings After Race 22 Of 22
1. BMW, 249pts; 2. SEAT, 249; 3. Chevrolet, 218; 4. Alfa Romeo, 124.