Sébastien Loeb Racing’s Tom Chilton leaves Qatar with the independent drivers’ championship title after a great battle on-track with team-mate and title rival Mehdi Bennani in Race 1, and also secured a surprise third in the overall standings in his sixth season in the championship. Chilton won the opening race at Losail after a daring … More »
Norbert Michelisz was disappointed but not downbeat after losing out on the 2017 WTCC drivers’ title in Qatar, saying this year has been the best of his life despite the rollercoaster season of highs and lows in the WTCC. The 32-year-old Hungarian looked set to soar past Polestar Cyan Racing’s Thed Björk and grab the … More »
Polestar Cyan Racing’s Thed Björk has said his calm approach to the 2017 World Touring Car Championship was a vital part in his championship success, after winning the last WTCC season of the Super 2000 era. A steady pair of finishes yesterday at the season finale in Qatar delivered Volvo driver Björk the 2017 drivers’ … More »
Esteban Guerrieri took his third win of the season from pole position in the final race in Qatar, while fourth for Volvo’s Thed Björk was more than enough to secure the Swede the 2017 WTCC drivers’ championship title. The Argentinian led the way from pole position in his Honda Civic, while Rob Huff in the … More »
Tom Chilton has won the opening race at the Losail circuit in Qatar, after an enthralling battle with his Sébastien Loeb Racing Citroën team-mate Mehdi Bennani, while ninth for Norbert Michelisz keeps the Hungarian narrowly in contention for the title. Kevin Gleason started from pole position in the RC Motorsport Lada, but lost out at … More »
Honda and Volvo drivers Esteban Guerrieri and Nicky Catsburg outqualified their championship leading team-mates in qualifying at Losail in Qatar, and both have vowed to help Norbert Michelis and Thed Björk respectively if called for in tonight’s races. Guerrieri planted his Honda Civic WTCC on pole position for the season finale, while team-mate Norbert Michelisz … More »
Honda’s Norbert Michelisz isn’t writing off his championship chances yet, despite qualifying behind his championship rival Thed Björk for both of tonight’s races at Losail, after a brake issue deprived the Hungarian of what was an almost-certain pole. The Hungarian had broken the lap record in Free Practice 2 on Thursday, a time which was … More »
Esteban Guerrieri claimed his first outright pole position in the World Touring Car Championship in Qatar, while a brake issue for his Honda team-mate Norbert Michelisz has consigned the Hungarian to 11th for both races, putting Polestar’s Thed Björk in the box seat for the drivers’ title. Honda’s qualifying was mixed from the start, after … More »
The two Zengõ Motorsport Honda drivers have been given reprimands after they both hit each other whilst warming their tyres in the second practice session at Losail, in an incident which also saw Yann Ehrlacher’s RC Motorsport Lada sustain damage. The two Hungarian drivers, Daniel Nagy and Zsolt Szabo, were on their out-lap at the … More »
WTCC drivers’ championship leader Thed Björk has been given a reprimand after he was found to have improved his time under the yellow flags in the first practice session in Qatar. The Polestar Cyan Racing driver was deemed guilty of setting his best lap time when the yellow flags were out during the first practice, … More »