Rickard Rydell and Nika Racing to miss third weekend in a row in Germany
Nika Racing will miss their third event of the season after officially withdrawing from this weekend’s race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with driver Rickard Rydell continuing to receive medical treatment following a diagnosis of Thyroidosis last month.
The Swedish driver and team have now missed a quarter of the season’s races due to the tight scheduling of the European leg of the season. With Mikhail Kozlovskiy being withdrawn by Lada Sport for the 25km spectacle, the field will be made up of 17 cars, with an additional car having been added by Münnich Motorsport for Sabine Schmitz this weekend.
Proteam Racing have also confirmed their absence, with the Italian squad missing the last round of the championship in Budapest after their driver Dusan Borkovic announced his switch to the European Touring Car Cup instead.
Race of Germany Entry List
No – Driver – Nat – Team – Car
2 – Gabriele Tarquini – ITA – Honda Racing Team JAS – Honda Civic WTCC
3 – Tom Chilton* – GBR – ROAL Motorsport – Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
4 – Tom Coronel* – NED – ROAL Motorsport – Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
5 – Norbert Michelisz* – HUN – Zengő Motorsport – Honda Civic WTCC
7 – Hugo Valente* – FRA – Campos Racing – Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
8 – Sabine Schmitz* – GER – Münnich Motorsport – Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
9 – Sébastien Loeb – FRA – Citroën Total WTCC – Citroën C-Elysée WTCC
11 – Gregoire Demoustier* – FRA – Craft-Bamboo – Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
12 – Rob Huff – GBR – Lada Sport Rosneft – Lada Vesta WTCC
18 – Tiago Monteiro – POR – Honda Racing Team JAS – Honda Civic WTCC
25 – Mehdi Bennani* – MOR – Sébastien Loeb Racing – Citroën C-Elysée WTCC
26 – Stefano D’Aste* – ITA – Münnich Motorsport – Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
27 – John Filippi* – FRA – Campos Racing – Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1
33 – Ma Qing Hua – CHN – Citroën Total WTCC – Citroën C-Elysée WTCC
37 – José María López – ARG – Citroën Total WTCC – Citroën C-Elysée WTCC
46 – Jaap van Lagen – NED – Lada Sport Rosneft – Lada Vesta WTCC
68 – Yvan Muller – FRA – Citroën Total WTCC – Citroën C-Elysée WTCC
* Driver eligible for the Yokohama Independents’ Trophy
