WTCC stalwart Tom Coronel hopes to be on the grid next year for his 12th season in the championship, but could end up racing one of ALL-INKL Münnich Motorsport’s Chevrolet Cruzes if ROAL Motorsport are forced to leave the championship. Coronel, who had a mixed season plagued by incidents and technical issues, following on from … More »
The World Touring Car Championship will flip around the first and second races for 2016, with an increased focus on promoting the second race of the day as the “main” event, and has adjusted the compensation weight calculation which now will see the top performing cars carry as much of 80kg of ballast. The WTCC … More »
Yvan Muller took his sixth win of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship season in Qatar, and in doing so grabbed back second in the overall standings from departing Citroën team-mate Sébastien Loeb by one point. Before the race a spot was opened up on the front row, as an oil leak for Tom Coronel, … More »
Citroën driver José María López took a lights-to-flag victory in the World Touring Car Championships’ first ever night race in Losail, Qatar, leading by X seconds to take a his own record equalling tenth win of the season. The Argentinian was unchallenged into the first corner, while team-mate Sébastien Loeb briefly had the jump on … More »
Head of Eurosport Events Francois Ribeiro, promoter of the WTCC, said he was very sad when he learned that Sébastien Loeb would be leaving the championship at the conclusion of the 2015 season, but Citroën team principal Yves Matton explains that it was never a certainty that the World Rally star would be there for … More »
The World Touring Car Championship had its first running at night during Free Practice 1 and 2 on Thursday night at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, near the capital Doha. Here are a few images from the first practice sessions.
Home hero Nasser Al-Attiyah was able to sample his Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 ahead of this week’s Race of Qatar, an experience the driver enjoyed. “It was a very good test this afternoon and a very good experience,” said Al-Attiyah. “I am quite happy as it is my first time I drive a touring car … More »
The drivers’ championship may have been settled, but during the first ever night race for the World Touring Car Championship, which takes place on Friday at the Losail circuit in Qatar, there are many other fights to be sorted. López and Citroën have both won the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles respectively, but both the independents’ … More »
LCR Honda MotoGP rider Jack Miller got a test with the Honda WTCC team in Italy earlier this week. “It was great to get out there and get a go in a race car. I’ve done all sorts of other sports but never really driven a race car or anything like that so it was … More »
Head of Eurosport Events, the WTCC’s promoter, François Ribeiro, has acknowledged Citroën’s departure from the sport as a “cyclical” process, and remarks that the French manufacturer has raised the bar for all competitors in the last two years. Ribeiro however is buoyant about the championship’s future, despite Citroën opting to focus on the World Rally … More »