2009 entry list released featuring 26 cars
The entry list for the World Touring Car Championship 2009 has been released by the FIA today. The list features 26 cars with drivers from 14 countries. Two of these entries however will not take part in the WTCC premiere at Curitiba in Brazil on March the 8th. The petrol powered SUNRED SEAT will join the series in its third race at Marrakech in Africa.
Despite the Honda Accord being up for sale by N-Technology, number 15 on the list features Spaniard Antonio García with Campos Racing. It remains to be seen if the team makes it on to the grid when the series gets back to Europe.
Other than those two entries there are no surprises. SEAT Sport fields five cars for Yvan Muller, Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell, Jordi Gené and Tiago Monteiro.
BMW also have five cars on the grid with teams UK, Andy Priaulx, Germany, Jörg Müller and Augusto Farfus, Italy-Spain, Alessandro Zanardi and Sergio Hernández.
Chevrolet have three cars entered for the WTCC 2009, same line up as last year with Alain Menu, Robert Huff and Nicola Larini. The WTCC premiere will be the premiere race for the new Cruze-model that apparently has not gotten homologation approval from FIA yet. The issue should be solved before the first race.
Lada is the fourth and final works entry. Three Lada 110 will be on the grid in Brazil with drivers Jaap van Lagen, Kirill Ladygin and Viktor Shapovalov.
The privateers championship features eight cars and drivers with names such as Tom Coronel, Tom Boardman, Félix Porteiro, Franz Engstler, Kristian Poulsen and Stefano D´Aste.
Stay tuned for complete coverage of the WTCC premiere in Brazil at TouringCarTimes.com!
2009 WTCC Official Entry List
1 SEAT Sport Yvan Muller (FRA) SEAT León 2.0 TDI
2 SEAT Sport Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) SEAT León 2.0 TDI
3 SEAT Sport Rickard Rydell (SWE) SEAT León 2.0 TDI
4 SEAT Sport Jordi Gené (ESP) SEAT León 2.0 TDI
5 SEAT Sport Tiago Monteiro (POR) SEAT León 2.0 TDI
6 BMW Team UK Andy Priaulx (GBR) BMW 320si
7 BMW Team Germany Jörg Müller (GER) BMW 320si
8 BMW Team Germany Augusto Farfus (BRA) BMW 320si
9 BMW Team Italy-Spain Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) BMW 320si
10 BMW Team Italy-Spain Sergio Hernández (ESP) BMW 320si
11 Chevrolet Robert Huff (GBR) Chevrolet Cruze **
12 Chevrolet Alain Menu (SUI) Chevrolet Cruze **
14 Chevrolet Nicola Larini (ITA) Chevrolet Cruze **
15* Campos Racing Antonio García (ESP) Honda Accord Euro R
18 LADA Sport Jaap van Lagen (NED) Lada 110 2.0
19 LADA Sport Kirill Ladygin (RUS) Lada 110 2.0
20 LADA Sport Viktor Shapovalov (RUS) Lada 110 2.0
21 SUNRED Engineering Tom Coronel (NED) SEAT León 2.0 TFSI
22 SUNRED Engineering Tom Boardman (GBR) SEAT León 2.0 TFSI
23 Scuderia Proteam Motorsport Félix Porteiro (ESP) BMW 320si
24 Scuderia Proteam Motorsport George Tanev (BUL) BMW 320si
25 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Franz Engstler (GER) BMW 320si
26 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Kristian Poulsen (DEN) BMW 320si
27 Wiechers-Sport Stefano D’Aste (ITA) BMW 320si
28 Čolak Racing Team Ingra Marin Čolak (CRO) SEAT León 2.0 TFSI
29° SUNRED Engineering TBA SEAT León 2.0 TFSI
° = Will start from the Marrakech event
** = FIA homologation under way
