Norbert Michelisz scored his first victory of the 2016 WTCC season at Twin Ring Motegi in front of a Japanese home crowd for Honda, and his first win since joining the factory squad at the start of this year, remarking on the incredible step forward the team has made. Michelisz started from pole position for … More »
Yvan Muller won his first race of the 2016 season in Japan after José María López handed him the lead of the race with just over a lap to go in the main race, with López aiding the Frenchman’s bid for second in the drivers’ championship in the process. López, who only needed to finish … More »
Outgoing World Touring Car driver José María López celebrated his third consecutive WTCC drivers’ title in Japan, a feat last achieved by Andy Priaulx in 2007, by thanking his Citroën team most of all for the last three seasons. López, who made his WTCC debut in a one-off at his home race at Termas de … More »
Norbert Michelisz has claimed his first win for the factory Honda team at their home race in Japan, leading a 1-2-3 for the Japanese manufacturer, while José María López will have to wait until at least Race 2 to wrap up his third drivers’ title. Michelisz started from pole position from the opening race and … More »
Agustín Canapino set the pace at the streets of Santa Fe in his Chevrolet Cruze, finishing ahead of Renault Sports’s Facundo Ardusso and Toyota Team Argentina’s Matías Rossi. After an hour-delay due to issues with the tarmac, the first Group A went out on track, featuring the privateer drivers plus some of the championship contenders, … More »
Münnich Motorsport’s James Thompson qualified in 11th, just outside of the critical top ten which would have scored a reversed grid pole at Twin Ring Motegi, and the two-time BTCC drivers’ champion believes the lack Friday testing for the flyaway rounds is a key hindrance. Thompson, filling in for René Münnich for the sixth time … More »
Lada Sport’s Nicky Catsburg is the best-placed of the three Lada Vesta WTCCs in Japan after qualifying in seventh position, but believes the cars will continue to struggle on race day unless the projected rain arrives. Practice and qualifying took place in sizzling conditions at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, with Catsburg the only one … More »
Néstor Girolami followed up on his fast pace from free practice, where he led both sessions on new tyres, to qualify in sixth position for the main race on Sunday in Motegi, with the Argentinian just missing out on the top five shootout in the Cyan Racing Volvo S60. Girolami’s time of 1:56.916 saw him … More »
Citroën’s José María López heads into tomorrow’s two races at Twin Ring Motegi poised to wrap up his third WTCC drivers’ championship from pole position. All the two-time champion has to do if is defend his points lead over Honda’s Tiago Monteiro and Citroën team-mate Yvan Muller. The Argentinian will start from tenth for the … More »
Citroën Racing’s José María López has taken his sixth pole position of the season and the 20th of his World Touring Car Championship career in Motegi, leading a Citroën 1-2-3 with closest title rival Tiago Monteiro qualifying fourth for Honda. After setting the best time in both the first segments of qualifying, producing the first … More »