New Volvo signing Nicky Catsburg said he was lucky to find a drive for the 2017 World Touring Car Championship season, and is counting his blessings that he has a seat with a team that is set to be a key contender for the championship. Catsburg was left out in the cold when Lada pulled … More »
Volvo’s factory team in the World Touring Car Championship, Polestar Cyan Racing, have signed 2015 Super TC 2000 champion Néstor Girolami and former Lada driver Nicky Catsburg to its line-up for this season The two drivers will join Thed Björk at the team which targets championship success in its second year. Girolami made a one-off … More »
Gabriele Tarquini is uncertain if the former works Lada team’s plans to get back on the grid in 2017 will come to fruition, after initially having been in talks to stay on at Viktor Shapovalov’s now independent operation. Lada pulled the plug on their World Touring Car Championship programme just ahead of the 2016 season … More »
Engstler Motorsport have announced the names of an additional three drivers today, which complete a six-car line-up for the team in the sophomore season of the TCR Germany series, which is set to boast a capacity grid for 2017. The German team will run six Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs in TCR Germany, the series which … More »
Australian driver and Asian Formula Renault champion Josh Burdon has completed a test with the FRD Team at Zhuhai. Burdon drove the team’s CTCC-specification Ford Focus ahead of a potential programme in the championship as an international entrant. The 24-year-old won the 2016 Asian Formula Renault championship with seven victories from 12 starts, and his … More »
The Chinese round of the World Touring Car Championship is set to switch from Shanghai to the Ningbo International Circuit in the Zhejiang province, following an announcement from the CTCC and China F4 organisers. The brand new 4.01km FIA Grade 2 circuit has received investment from the Geely Group, owners of Volvo, is located near … More »
After a transitional year after losing star driver Norbert Michelisz to the factory Honda team in 2016, Zengö Motorsport are aiming to be back at the front with an updated Honda Civic and a driver capable of battling at the front of the pack in Aurélien Panis. The team ran two cars during the course … More »
Polestar Cyan Racing Volvo team have confirmed that they will announce their three drivers for the 2017 season on February 27th at an event in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Swedish factory squad heads into its second season with the S60 Polestar, and will expand to three cars as the team target the title against factory rivals … More »
José Manuel Urcera looks set for at least one race with Campos Racing during the World Touring Car Championship round in Argentina after a promising test with the team. “In ”Manu” we have found another diamond who really deserves the support of Argentinian sponsors and promoters,” said Ruben Espin, Campos Racing general manager. “He has … More »
Four-time World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller has become the latest in a list of potential candidates for Volvo’s 2017 driver line-up, after the former Citroën driver tested Polestar’s S60 at the Portimao circuit. Muller was spotted at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve by motorsport.com with the Polestar Cyan Racing team earlier this week, and … More »