24 cars have been entered for the TCR International and Asia Series races at Singapore this weekend, the so far biggest grid for the championship. New to the grid is the Top Run entry with a Subaru WRX for experienced touring car driver Luca Rangoni, as well as the TCR Asia Series entries as the … More »
Rob Huff turned around a troubled qualifying performance to put on two masterclasses in overtaking at Twin Ring Motegi, moving forward in race one to eighth from 11th, but put on a even better show in race two, driving from 13th to third, whilst fighting off the advances of Honda’s Gabriele Tarquini and Citroën’s Sébastien … More »
Although the French manufacturer had just one driver on the podium in one of Sunday’s races at Motegi, the results for Citroën mean that one of their top three drivers José María López, Yvan Muller or Sébastien Loeb are now mathematically the only drivers who can now win this year’s WTCC drivers’ title. José María … More »
Castrol Honda’s Tiago Monteiro claimed his second win of the season at Motegi, and the third for Honda this year, while championship contenders Yvan Muller and José María López both failed to finish the race after separate incidents. Monteiro catapulted into the lead from third on the grid, passing the pole-sitting Campos Racing Chevrolet of … More »
Citroën’s José María López deprived Honda of a home victory after taking the lead from Norbert Michelisz into the first corner at Motegi, leading the rest of the way to take his seventh win of the season, and in doing so increased the points gap to team-mate Yvan Muller to 74 points with seven races … More »
Lada’s Nicky Catsburg was the fastest driver in qualifying on Saturday at Twin Ring Motegi, but courtesy of an engine change penalty he will start last for race one, but hopes to be able to convert second on the grid for race two into a first podium on Sunday. Catsburg will be joined by Honda’s … More »
Zengő Motorsport’s Norbert Michelisz claimed his third career pole position at Motegi, two of which are now in Japan with Honda, and the 31-year-old newlywed declared that the last three weeks have been the happiest of his life after taking the first pole position for the TC1 generation Honda Civic today. Although Gabriele Tarquini had … More »
Castrol Honda Racing’s Gabriele Tarquini led the second session of the weekend at Twin Ring Motegi in his Honda Civic WTCC, leading Zengő Motorsport Honda driver Norbert Michelisz by over half a second, with Sébastien Loeb third fastest for Citroën Racing. Tarquini set the first target of 1:57.353 early in the session, bettering his timing … More »
Honda driver Tiago Monteiro and Lada’s Nicky Catsburg will both start from the back of the grid for the first race on Sunday at Motegi, regardless of where they qualify following engine change penalties taken this weekend. Monteiro and Catsburg’s cars were both heavily damaged in the second race at Vila Real back in July, … More »
Luca Rangoni will drive the all-new TCR specification Subaru WRX for team Top Run in the TCR International Series races in Singapore. “Racing at Singapore will put all of us at the same level, because no one knows the track. Although I’m no longer an apprentice, I am extremely excited. I feel honoured and lucky … More »