In race one in Brno, he was the victim of a first corner accident. His Chevrolet team did a great job to repair his cruze in time for race two, in which the 29-year old driver from Red Lodge came from 19th on the grid to finish 12th.

Huff said:"The formation lap of race one was a little bit awkward, with a lot of drivers accelerating and braking. Still, I managed to get a great start and move closer to the top positions by the first braking point, at which I just got hit by Nicola (Larini] when (Argusto] Farfus pushed him across the track and into my path. I got tagged really hard and spun into the gravel trap at the end of the straight.

"When that happens at the start of race one, your only hope is that the car can be repaired and you can start race two. Starting from the back of the grid, scoring points is out of the question – but it's a good opportunity to gather some race data for the future.

The boys did an excellent job to repair the car on time."

Rounds 13 and 14 of the WTCC take place in Porto in Portugal on 4-5 July.