Team WRT’s Rob Huff scored a podium in the first race at Oschersleben, while team-mate Jean-Karl Vernay followed up, also finishing third in Race 2, and with many of the Frenchman’s title rivals suffering difficult weekends, the Volkswagen driver found himself back in the lead of the championship. “I think Race 1 was the most … More »
The new Hyundai i30 N TCR tested for two days at Misano, completing 369 laps of the Italian track before a minor engine issue put the test to a slightly premature end. The problem arose during the last stint of night time running, meaning the team’s test was only slightly curtailed. Assisted by BRC Racing … More »
The four privateer Citroën C-Elysée WTCCs will run with the maximum ballast for the next round of the World Touring Car Championship in Argentina, based on their performances since Hungary. The top two drivers of each manufacturer’s qualifying and race performances from three rolling events is used to calculate the compensation weight, and with strong … More »
The World Touring Car Championship’s latest innovation, the joker lap, made its debut at the last round at the tricky street circuit in Vila Real, but nearly didn’t happen after all of the teams made a late night protest just ahead of the race. The joker lap, love it or hate it, was a key … More »
RC Motorsport has confirmed that Kevin Gleason will complete the remainder of the 2017 World Touring Car Championship season for them in the #24 Lada Vesta WTCC. “I’m delighted that I will remain in the WTCC with RC Motorsport,” said Gleason. “I’ve enjoyed racing in the championship immensely and I feel that I have yet … More »
The TCR International Series will reach the end of its European leg, also passing the two-thirds point of the season this weekend at Oschersleben, where a critical Balance of Performance adjustment has been made to quiet down the unhappy drivers and teams. The TCR technical committee confirmed that all the cars will have 10 or … More »
French driver Aurélien Panis has confirmed his switch from the WTCC to the TCR International Series, joining the Belgian-based Boutsen Ginion Racing team from this weekend’s race at Oschersleben and for the remainder of the season. Panis has split from the Zengo Motorsport team, which will replace him with a rotation of Hungarian drivers for … More »
Aurélien Panis has left the Zengõ Motorsport team in the World Touring Car Championship with immediate effect, with the Hungarian squad restoring an all-Hungarian line-up for the next race in Argentina, by adding their ETCC driver Zsolt Szabo to the squad. Panis, whose best results are pair of tenth-place finishes at Monza and at the … More »
Three months have gone by since Gerhard Berger became the new head of DTM promoter ITR. Many changes have taken place, which has meant the 2017 season has kicked off to an exciting start. But the former Formula 1 driver has his sights set on taking the competition to a new level, and making it … More »
This afternoon’s first race at Vila Real will feature the WTCC’s first joker lap, after the teams accepted the restyled approach and exit after a 15-minute recce this afternoon, following a concern flagged with the FIA on Saturday. The teams’ committee’s view is there are still concerns over the exit of the joker lap, which … More »