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Timo Scheider to race in the next two rounds of the FIA WRX

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Timo Scheider, driving for Audi Sport Team Phoenix in the DTM, will participate at the next two rounds of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, to be held in Barcelona and Riga, for Münnich Motorsport.

The 2008 and 2009 DTM champion made his WRX debut last year at the Barcelona round, with the same team, finishing in 16th place.

For the 2016 outings, Scheider will be at the wheel of the SEAT Ibiza of the German outfit, replacing Latvian driver Reinis Nitiss.

Timo Scheider is currently 23rd in the DTM standings, with three points. The WRX events in Barcelona is scheduled for the 17th and 18th of September, with the round in Riga taking place from the 30th of September to the 2nd of October.