Former Lada driver James Thompson was amongst the first to congratulate his former team on their surprise pair of 1-2 finishes at the Moscow Raceway today, with Thompson also celebrating a successful weekend of the season with Münnich Motorsport in the Chevrolet Cruze, winning the independents’ classification in both races. Thompson, who drove for Lada … More »
Gabriele Tarquini put on a record breaking performance for the Russian manufacturer at their home circuit, leading home the team’s first 1-2 as the rain hit Moscow just ahead of the opening race. The 2009 champion drove from ninth to first to also score the first win for the Lada Vesta in the WTCC, followed … More »
Nicky Catsburg, Gabriele Tarquini and Hugo Valente have been celebrating Lada Sport’s best Saturday in the World Touring Car Championship at the Russian marque’s home circuit, with Catsburg not only scoring his and the team’s first pole position, but with Lada locking out the top three spots with Tarquini and Valente right behind in a … More »
Honda’s Tiago Monteiro led the way in the final practice session at the Moscow Raceway, finishing ahead of Honda team-mate Norbert Michelisz. Lada’s Gabriele Tarquini was third, with Lada emerging as Honda’s closest threat for pole position while Citroën continue to struggle in Russia. Rain began to fall just ahead of the session, with drivers … More »
Honda’s exclusion from Morocco, where they took a 1-2-3 in both qualifying and the main race, has had a significant impact on their championship challenge, with Honda’s leading points-scoring driver Tiago Monteiro now dropping to joint-third with Citroën’s Yvan Muller, with José María López now awarded the Morocco main race win, souring to a 94-point … More »
Nicky Catsburg was fastest of all in Saturday morning’s first practice session at Lada home race at the Moscow Raceway. The Dutch driver deprived Honda of another top three lock-out at the last minute, with the Japanese marque having to settle for second through fourth, while Citroën struggled in the 30-minute session, with all cars … More »
Honda Racing Team JAS have accepted the decision by the FIA International Court of Appeal, which has excluded the team from the results of the Moroccan race meeting due to non compliance of the FIA technical regulations in respect of their flat floor, but chose to reinstate their results for Hungary, which puts the team … More »
Honda Racing Team JAS driver Tiago Monteiro set the fastest lap in this afternoon’s testing session at the Moscow Raceway, leading an all Honda top three. Monteiro set a best time of 1.38.523 in his Honda Civic WTCC. The Portuguese driver, second in the provisional standings, was followed by team-mates Norbert Michelisz and Rob Huff, … More »
More rain is forecast for the World Touring Car Championship weekend at Moscow Raceway this weekend, as the sixth round of the championship takes place in what has so far been the wettest season on record. Although the last races in Germany took place just before the rain fell, affecting the Nürburgring 24 Hours race … More »
Privateer Tom Chilton will join factory Citroën driver José María López and Yvan Muller for the Manufacturers Against the Clock in Russia this weekend. Chilton will replace Sebastien Loeb Racing team-mate Mehdi Bennani who has driven all Mac3 sessions so far this year. “Having been the best-performing manufacturer in MAC3 so far this season, Citroën … More »