Tarquini and Monteiro to switch to the 1.6 turbo in Brno
SUNRED Engineering drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro will run SUNRED’s new 1.6 litre turbocharged engine at Brno.
SUNRED Engineering drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro will run SUNRED’s new 1.6 litre turbocharged engine at Brno.
AmD Milltek Racing Team Principal Shaun Hollamby has confirmed he will return to the driving seat at the team at the next round at Croft after the sudden departure of Tom Onslow-Cole to Arena Motorsport at the weekend.
Only ‘lucking in’ is keeping Jason Plato in the title hunt, following his fortunate race two victory at Oulton Park.
Tom Onslow-Cole has parted company with AmD Milltek Racing, between the second and third races of the race weekend at Oulton Park to take up a drive elsewhere.
After a disrupted morning, Lea Wood marked his BTCC return by taking 21st on the grid in his BTC-spec Honda Integra for the opening race of the weekend.
Honda Racing Team driver Matt Neal is hoping to defend his championship lead at Oulton Park, running with maximum ballast in qualifying for the first time this season.
Gabriele Tarquini is expected to run the new 1.6 litre turbocharged engine this weekend at Monza for the Italian’s home race, after a private test yesterday with the new Lehmann developed engine.
Alex MacDowall has been hit with a further two point endorsement on his racing licence and a reprimand after contact with Rob Collard in race two.
The BTCC rolls into Thruxton this weekend, where last year Triple Eight left with the championship lead. This year, the team go in with the championship lead for James Nash, who’s still chasing his first win at a circuit where he’s never raced.
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