The Krenek Motorsport team left Paul Ricard with a strong lead in the ETCC Super 2000 standings after a near-perfect score from lead driver Petr Fulín, and the Czech team is aiming for a similar display at their effective home race at the Slovakiaring this weekend. After scoring 22 points, two for second on the … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Championship is back on track for the Race of Slovakia. The track will host the second event of the year, with several hot topics making it all more exciting even before the race starts. In the last couple of years Citroën made a clean sweep of victories, although Race 2 … More »
The redesigned Ford Focus TCR of FRD Motorsport has begun testing at its US base, with the Hong Kong based team expected to appear later in the European rounds of the TCR International Series season, with Rotek Racing’s Robb Holland set to be behind the wheel of the redesigned car. FRD Motorsport, which run the … More »
Citroën Racing’s Yvan Muller has slammed the new increase in compensation weight for the WTCC to 80kg as “a stupid decision”, and voiced concerns over safety races which will be heavier on the brakes and throughout the summer in hotter conditions. Citroën still took pole position in France narrowly ahead of Honda’s Tiago Monteiro, with … More »
The calendar for the 2016 China Touring Car Championship has been changed from the first version released last month. The number of races has been reduced from nine to eight, with the season starting at the end of May at the Zhuhai International Circuit. The sixth race of the year will run in support of … More »
John Gentry has begun a new adventure in touring car racing. One of the most experienced engineers in motorsport, the Brit is now taking care of Michela Cerruti’s Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR after teaming up with Romeo Ferraris and Mulsanne Racing to follow the project. After a long history of Formula One, Moto GP and … More »
Sportscar and now also touring car star Nicky Catsburg had a great first weekend of the 2016 World Touring Car Championship season in France with Lada, saying his fight with Tom Coronel was something he really enjoyed, and something he doesn’t get to experience in his alternate career in endurance racing. Catsburg qualified in the … More »
Polestar Cyan Racing driver Thed Björk believes the signs are positive for the season ahead after a strong pace was shown by the Volvo S60 TC1s throughout the weekend at the Circuit Paul Ricard, after the STCC champion put on a stunning drive in the first race to go from last to seventh, only bettered … More »
Rob Huff felt right at home on his first weekend with Honda, scoring victory in the opening race in his Honda Civic WTCC, and despite an incident in race two where he was knocked off track into the first corner, bounced back to sixth, ensuring he left Paul Ricard just five points behind Citroën’s José … More »
Citroën Racing’s José María López leaves the opening weekend of the WTCC as he started the last two seasons, leading the championship with a victory, but with just a four-point lead over Honda’s Tiago Monteiro and five over his Honda team-mate Rob Huff, the Argentinian is already expecting a tough third season. López started the … More »