This weekend the 12th season of the World Touring Car Championship kicks off at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France, the home round of reigning manufacturers’ champions Citroën, but the almighty C-Elysées of Yvan Muller and José María López will have a hard fight from three full manufacturer entries from Volvo, Lada … More »
Polestar, the performance brand of Volvo Cars, have now revealed the Volvo V60 Polestar Safety Car, which will take over from the Alfa Romeo 4C after a two-year stint as the World Touring Car Championship’s designated safety car this year. The blue V60 Polestar will lead the field on the formation lap, and be deployed … More »
Following qualifying on Saturday at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, the World Touring Car Championship will debut its new Manufacturers’ Against the Clock (MAC3) concept, based on team pursuit cycling, and offering additional points for the manufacturers’ championship. The session follows straight after qualifying, which is otherwise unchanged for this year, featuring the same … More »
The TCR International Series has signed the World Touring Car Championship’s former presenter Ben Constanduros to its commentary team for its second season. Constanduros joins Mark James as part of the series broadcast team from the first race of the season in Bahrain on April 3rd, where TCR supports the Formula 1 World Championship. Constanduros … More »
Citroën Racing have said they will likely rotate which driver from Sébastien Loeb Racing’s line-up of Mehdi Bennani, Tom Chilton and Grégoire Demoustier, will join their factory cars in the new MAC3 concept during the 2016 season. The World Touring Car Championship introduces its track cycling team pursuit based MAC3 (Manufacturers Against the Clock) for … More »
Dutch driver Tom Coronel will take part in the 2016 World Touring Car Championship after finalising his programme just days ahead of the entry deadline. Coronel will drive for ROAL Motorsport for a sixth consecutive season, this year the only driver the team is entering in their Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1. “Never before did it … More »
René Münnich will return to the grid of the World Touring Car Championship after one year away, back behind the wheel of the Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 he drove in 2014, competing with his own team. The 38-year-old German scored two points finishes in his second full season in the championship as the TC1 class … More »
Citroën has unveiled a new livery for the 2016 FIA World Touring Car Championship season at the Geneva Auto Show today. The team has moved from the white and grey design of last year, sporting red colours on the pair of Citroën C-Elysées this year. Drivers this season are reigning champion José María López and … More »
Mehdi Bennani has revealed the design of his Citroën C-Elysée for the 2016 FIA World Touring Car Championship season. The Moroccan is going to drive his second year for Sébastien Loeb Racing alongside team mates Tom Chilton and Grégoire Demoustier. Bennani finished eighth overall last year with one podium finish and runner-up in the Yokohama … More »