The opening race of the World Touring Car Championship in Hungary saw one of the most strategic blunders made in the WTCC’s history, with both the factory Honda and Citroën teams opting for slick tyres just as the rain began to fall at the Hungaroring circuit, relegating all of the teams’ drivers outside of the … More »
The Honda Civic WTCC has been declared legal by the stewards following an overnight investigation, where the compliance of their flat floor in respect of the technical regulations, meaning yesterday’s qualifying results are now final, and no change to the race results can be expected in respect of the flat floor. The stewards had issued … More »
Mehdi Bennani won the opening race in Hungary from pole position in a wet race at the Hungaroring circuit for Sébastien Loeb Racing in a race where tyre choice was key, with both Honda and Citroën making the wrong calls and ending up falling to the back of the field. Rain had been falling throughout … More »
José María López secured his 16th pole position of his World Touring Car Championship career at the Hungaroring, his first at this circuit, breaking the lap record by 2.6 seconds on the newly resurfaced and re-profiled track. The Argentinian will line-up his Citroën C-Elysée WTCC ahead of the ROAL Chevrolet Cruze of Tom Coronel and … More »
Lada Sport’s drivers were happy with the performance of the Vesta WTCC in qualifying at the Hungaroring, despite carrying 50kg of compensation weight this weekend, with drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Hugo Valente blaming themselves for missing the top ten. Nicky Catsburg is the best placed of the Russian marque’s drivers after qualifying in seventh position, … More »
Sébastien Loeb Racing’s Grégoire Demoustier has been given a three-place grid drop for impeding Lada’s Nicky Catsburg during the first part of qualifying at the Hungaroring, dropping the Frenchman to the back of the grid. Demoustier had qualified in 15th position in his privateer Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, but following an investigation by the stewards, he … More »
Honda Racing Team JAS drivers Rob Huff and Tiago Monteiro qualified third and fourth on the grid for the main race of the World Touring Car Championship at Hungary, despite being awarded with 70kg of compensation weight ahead of the weekend. The two drivers are delighted with the results which sees Honda still leading the … More »
Polestar Cyan Racing’s Thed Björk was fastest of all in the final practice session at the Hungaroring, leading Lada’s Gabriele Tarquini and Volvo team-mate Fredrik Ekblom. The Volvos were strong throughout the session with the two blue S60s at the top end of the results table during most of the 30-minute session. The Volvo’s only … More »
Lada Sport’s Gabriele Tarquini topped the time sheets in Saturday’s first free practice session at the Hungaroring, the only driver in the 1:47s, smashing Yvan Muller’s pole position record of 1:48.727 from last year. The top position honours changed hands a number of times throughout the 30-minute session, but was never once held by a … More »
Reigning TCR International Series champion Stefano Comini headed the first free practice session of the weekend at Estoril in Portugal. The Leopard Racing driver lapped the circuit in 2:02.233 and was a full 0.860 seconds ahead of WestCoast Racing driver Gianni Morbidelli in second place. Hungarian SEAT driver Attila Tassi claimed the third fastest time, … More »