Yvan Müller’s result in Brands Hatch gave him back the championship lead, but will also result in 75 kg of handicap weight for the next race meeting in Oschersleben. Meaning only 5 kilos less than the maximum applicable. A new record for the season. 11 other drivers will be given extra loads, from James Thompson … More »
More plans for the 2007 WTCC season have been revealed. WTCC-boss Marcello Lotti told Autosport that they have a new Japanese manufacturer on the way to enter the series next year. It is more than likely that it will be Honda. Honda has been semi-official in ETCC and WTCC since a couple of years back, … More »
Excitement in the battle for the DTM title. In the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Tom Kristensen scored his first win of the season with his Audi A4 DTM. After two victories for Mercedes-Benz in the first two rounds of the season, the Dane showed a dominant performance and took the lead in the drivers’ standings from … More »
Welcome to the first TouringCarTimes rankings! Lists and rankings are popular and we decided to introduce our own list. We will rank the two most impressive drivers and/or teams and the most unimpressive driver/team. DTM, WTCC and STCC will start off getting the harsh but honest rankings! –DTM– – Bernd Schneider Quite obvious. Schneider has … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Championship goes to London again. After last year’s successful event in Leicester Square, a special event has been organised to promote the third race meeting of the season: the WTCC Betandwin.com Race of UK that will take place at Brands Hatch on May 20 and 21. On Thursday, May 18, … More »
GR Asia’s Tom Coronel will switch to a brand new SEAT León from the event in Brands Hatch; in the two previous meetings the Dutch driver was at the wheel of a SEAT Toledo Cupra. The León should be a big boost for his hopes to grab the WTCC Independents’ Trophy. “I’m very much looking … More »
New weights for the coming race have been calculated. Andy Priaulx will, at his home event Brands Hatch, be carrying the heaviest handicap weight of the field onboard his BMW Team UK car. The reigning World Champion who is currently leading the Drivers’ classification after winning Race 2 in Magny-Cours, has been given 70 extra … More »
Matt Neal (Droitwich) and an emotional Mike Jordan (Sutton Coldfield) shared the victories in today’s three Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship rounds at the Mondello Park circuit in Ireland. Two wins and then a third have catapulted reigning Champion Neal from fifth into the lead of the Drivers’ standings, following a heavy crash in … More »
Reigning Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Champion Matt Neal has qualified on pole position for the first of the championship’s three rounds at Ireland’s Mondello Park circuit tomorrow (Sunday). Neal, driving his Team Halfords Honda Integra, needed to set the BTCC’s fastest ever lap time around Mondello of 1m45.333s to achieve pole. Just fractionally slower … More »
Reigning Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Champion Matt Neal has aired his frustration at crashing out of yesterday’s third round at Brands Hatch. Neal had just muscled his way past Team RAC MG driver Rob Collard for second place. But as the two drivers approached Paddock Hill Bend, their two cars touched and Neal’s Team … More »