Norbert Michelisz had taken the lead of the main race after a wonderful start at Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina. As the Honda driver fought against local hero José María López and his Citroën team-mate Yvan Muller, a touch with the Frenchman meant the Hungarian lost the car – and several positions. “In the Opening … More »
Tiago Monteiro kept second in the championship despite a difficult qualifying session on Saturday at Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina. The Honda driver’s gap to points leader José María López went up to 117 points, as the Citroën driver won the second race. The Portugues driver does take some positives from the South American weekend: … More »
Citroën Racing’s José María López will start from the back of the grid for the opening race at Termas de Río Hondo, relinquishing his reversed grid spot of tenth due to a penalty after changing the engine on his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC. The Argentinian was fastest of all in qualifying and will start the main … More »
José María López took pole position for Citroën on home soil at Termas de Río Hondo, inheriting it from fellow countryman Esteban Guerrieri, who had his very fast Q3 lap disallowed for not respecting the pit exit lights. Norbert Michelisz will start second in the main race for Honda, ahead of top independent Tom Coronel … More »
Esteban Guerrieri once again led the way in the second free practice session at Termas de Río Hondo, after having also set the fastest time in the first session in his Campos Racing Chevrolet Cruze. The gaps have come down significantly since FP1 however, with José María López having closed to one tenth of a … More »
After their regular driver Ferenc Ficza was forced to sit out of the Race of Argentina, Zengo Motorsport suffered from two more setbacks ahead of the race in South America. After making his debut at the tricky Vila Real circuit, Daniel Nagy will have to start from the back of the grid after the team … More »
WTCC rookie Esteban Guerrieri led the way in the first free practice session at Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina. The local driver put his Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 on top in the early stages and his lead was never under serious threat for the rest of the session. Yvan Muller came second in … More »
Tom Chilton will join the factory Citroën drivers José María López and Yvan Muller in the WTCC’s manufacturers’ against the clock (MAC3) challenge on Saturday after qualifying, with the team having made their selection ahead of official scrutineering on Friday. The Sébastien Loeb Racing driver will be competing in his third MAC3 in a row … More »
Reigning Argentinian Super TC 2000 champion Néstor Girolami is understood to be testing for Polestar Cyan Racing in one of their Volvo S60s at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit next week, as the World Touring Car Championship organisers continue to search for an Argentinian heir following José María López’s impending departure from the championship. … More »
José María López returns home for the eighth round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina this weekend in front of his home crowd for the last time in the WTCC. The Citroën driver leads Honda’s Tiago Monteiro by some 101 points, despite only scoring 35 points at Russia … More »