Local hero Ma Qing Hua set the fastest time in the first free practice session that took place in Shanghai International, host of the tenth round of the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship season. The Chinese driver was one of the busiest on track to beat Tiago Monteiro in the first assault of the … More »
Honda’s Gabriele Tarquini set the fastest time during the first 30-minute test session of the weekend in Shanghai, China, despite the extra 40kg weight penalty that Honda have acquired since their home race in Japan two weeks ago, leading privateer Zengő Motorsport Honda driver Norbert Michelisz, with reigning champion José María López third for Citroën … More »
The DTM performance weights system, which searches to level performance among cars in the series, will be revised for next season. The system has come under fire this season, after strongly affecting the behaviour in the winning cars, almost flipping performance from one extreme to the next. DTM cars have a base weight of 1,120 … More »
Serbia’s Dusan Borkovic clocked up his fifth win of the season in the second European Touring Car Cup race at Zolder, and although his Single-Make Trophy rival Mat’o Homola chipped away at his lead, reducing it to 21 points, the former WTCC driver feels confident heading to Italy for the finale next month. Borkovic took … More »
The FIA World Motor Sport Council is set to ratify the touring car format being used by numerous one-make series, and most notably the various TCR (Touring Car Racer) Series, as the new FIA TCN-2 category later this month, which will introduce a formal homologation process for those cars as well as mandate various safety … More »
The Honda Civic WTCC cars of Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro and Norbert Michelisz will all carry 40kg of compensation ballast at the next round of the World Touring Car Championship in Shanghai on September 27th after the latest rolling three-race calculation of compensation weights were announced by the FIA. The three Honda drivers were on … More »
Lada Sport’s Nicky Catsburg failed to finish both races in Motegi, following power steering problems on his Lada Vesta WTCC in both races, and hopes to work on himself and with the team on solving the driving and reliability issues that have plagued them in recent races. Catsburg started last in race one following an … More »
Four-time World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller will not make a decision on what he will do next year until after the conclusion of the 2015 season, saying it’s too early to think about next year. Muller, who has raced in the WTCC since 2006, winning the title four times, once with SEAT and three … More »
Honda are set to confirm a continuation in the World Touring Car Championship in 2016, with the Japanese manufacturer working to finalise the details of their programme, which may see a change in driver line-up and number of cars run. Honda joined the WTCC for the first time as a factory entry at the end … More »
Nicolas Lapierre made his WTCC debut last weekend with Lada Sport Rosneft at Motegi, picking up points on his debut despite a grip problem hampering his progress in both races. The French endurance racing expert and 24 Hour of Le Mans class winner, has replaced Jaap van Lagen for the remainder of the season, and … More »