BMW Motorsport driver Augusto Farfus was upbeat after driving a strong race on Sunday to finish in fifth position, his best result so far this season. The Brazilian qualified in eighth place on the grid. “We made a mistake in qualifying, as I think we had the pace to be alongside Philipp (Eng, second on … More »
René Rast maximised a risky strategy to stay ahead of his competitors and take his and Audi Sport’s first win of the season, undercutting Mercedes’ Gary Paffett for the lead. Paffett maintained first position at the start ahead of BMW’s Philipp Eng. Rast was slow off the line, but kept Pascal Wehrlein’s outside at Turn … More »
Mercedes AMG is believed to be preparing their wild card entry for the 2018 season, a seventh non-scoring car, for the next round of the season at Brands Hatch. Asked about whether a British racing driver is on the cards, Mercedes AMG DTM boss said to TouringCarTimes: “Lewis Hamilton would definitely not be an option, … More »
Dan Lloyd saw his astonishing run of success in the TCR UK Championship come to an end after Ollie Taylor secured pole position for the fourth round of the season at Castle Combe. Having topped both the warm-up and free practice sessions, WestCoast Racing ace Lloyd looked to be in a class of his own … More »
Jake Hill has announced that he is to leave Team HARD with immediate effect at the mid-way point of the BTCC season. Hill has raced with Tony Gilham’s squad since the start of 2016 and enjoyed a fine start to the current campaign when he secured second spot in the second race of the year … More »
WestCoast Racing driver Dan Lloyd has secured a new partner to continue his TCR UK championship programme in the form of international power tool accessory brand Abracs Ltd. “We signed the deal within the week which gave me a real boost for the Brands Hatch Race as you could probably see on track. Now I … More »
Essex & Kent Motorsport has confirmed a second Hyundai i30 N TCR for the TCR UK round at Castle Combe on July 14-15th. The team has so far fielded a single Hyundai for Lewis Kent in the first three rounds of the season. Kent is currently placed fifth with a podium finish in the first … More »
Both the DPE Motorsport and DW Racing teams will hope to benefit from trips overseas when the TCR UK Series season resumes at Castle Combe next month. The two teams endured troubled weekends at Brands Hatch last time out, with the two DPE-run Alfa Romeo Giuliettas being withdrawn from the action before race day and … More »
Rob Austin says his focus at Croft this weekend is to be the top front wheel drive car as the BTCC season reaches the half-way point. Austin saw his hopes of a second podium finish of the season disappear at Oulton Park when he suffered a mechanical issue in the final race of the weekend. … More »
The BTCC calendar will take on a revised look for the 2019 season after the announcement that Rockingham has lost its place on the calendar. The possible impending sale of the venue has prevented series organisers from being able to confirm a meeting for 2019, meaning the Northamptonshire track – which first hosted the series … More »