TouringCarTimes understands that Honda refugee Gabriele Tarquini and former Campos Racing driver Hugo Valente are set to join Nicky Catsburg at Lada Sport for 2016, with a dramatic change in driver line-up for the team which featured much rotation during 2015. 2009 WTCC champion Tarquini was dropped from Honda’s 2016 line-up last month, and it … More »
Honda driver Tiago Monteiro believes the upgrades for the 2016 specification Honda Civic will see the biggest improvement to date for the Japanese marque as they look to close the gap on Citroën in the French manufacturer’s final year in the championship, but is himself not yet assured of a seat with the team for … More »
Former World Touring Car Championship driver Marin Čolak has been sentenced to three years in prison along with his former friend Dalibor Opačak for their part in a fatal road accident which occured in November 2010, claiming the life of 20-year-old student Ivana Obad. Čolak, now 31, was found guilty of driving recklessly and in … More »
A number of touring car front runners will take part in the 2016 Daytona 24 Hours, including Augusto Farfus, Bruno Spengler, Mike Rockenfeller and Shane van Gisbergen. Van Gisbergen will drive a Porsche 991 GT3R for Alex Job Racing, the team he raced for last year to finish 12th. The Triple Eight Race Engineering driver … More »
Here is the final part of TouringCarTimes’ staff’s rundown of the top 30 drivers of the 2015 season. Looking at the performances of the drivers this year, we’ll go through over three days who we think were the top touring car drivers this season across the major national and international V8 Supercars, BTCC, WTCC, DTM, … More »
An exciting touring car year has come to an end. Which stories and events were the most buzzed about during 2015? Join us as we take a look at the top ten most read articles on TouringCarTimes. 10: WTCC Argentina Rankings: How the drivers fared in round one https://www.touringcartimes.com/2015/03/09/wtcc-argentina-rankings-how-the-drivers-fared-in-round-one/ The ranking of drivers from the … More »
Here is the second part of TouringCarTimes’ staff’s rundown of the top 30 drivers of the 2015 season. Looking at the performances of the drivers this year, we’ll go through over three days who we think were the top touring car drivers this season across the major national and international V8 Supercars, BTCC, WTCC, DTM, … More »
Here is the first part of TouringCarTimes’ staff rundown of the top 30 drivers of the 2015 season. Looking at the performances of the drivers this year, we’ll go through over three days who we think were the top touring car drivers this season across the major national and international V8 Supercars, BTCC, WTCC, DTM, … More »
TouringCarTimes’ International Editor Pietro Casillo talks about watching José María López win his second title in Thailand, a year after watching the Argentinian achieve the same feat in Suzuka the year before, and reflects with the two-time champion on his path to becoming the latest star in touring car racing. When I first met José … More »
The FIA has approved the technical regulations for TCN2, the new second tier category which is based on the platform used by the numerous TCR series, which the motorsport body plans to support within national and regional touring car championships. The FIA has established two national tiers called TCN1 and TCN2 underneath its top level … More »