Citroën Racing have confirmed that they will withdraw from the World Touring Car Championship at the conclusion of the 2016 season, during which they will reduce their programme to just two cars for José María López and Yvan Muller, with Sébastien Loeb switching to Peugeot’s Cross-Country Rally World Cup programme as well as competing in … More »
Citroën will decide within the next two weeks whether it will continue in either the World Rally Championship or World Touring Car Championship from 2017 onwards. The twice-drivers and manufacturers’ champion have been given a directive to focus on just one motorsport programme from 2017 onwards from PSA Peugeot-Citroën’s head office, along with sister marque … More »
The Head of Eurosport Events François Ribeiro says he’s mindful of supporting the independent teams in the Championship in the wake of rumours that the privateer Chevrolet contingent could become depleted next year, with a meeting of the Touring Car Commission looking at ways to reduce costs for the next Super 2000 TC1 regulation cycle. … More »
The timetable has been confirmed for the first ever night race of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at the season finale in Qatar on November 26-27th. The first race of the event, featuring 12 laps, will start at 21:45 local time, with the second race starting about an hour later at 22:55, meaning a … More »
The WTCC’s general consultant Eric Nève believes Volvo’s addition to the championship is just the start of a period of growth for the 11-year-old FIA championship, which will feature four manufacturers on the grid next year for the first time since 2009. “The WTCC has certainly grown in the last few years, both technically and … More »
There’s a compact schedule on Sunday for the World Touring Car Championship’s first visit to Thailand, as José María López heads to the penultimate round of the season all set to wrap up his second drivers’ title for Citroën Racing. The Chang International Circuit in Buriram will host the 11th weekend of the 2015 WTCC … More »
Championship-winning rally driver and Olympic medalist Nasser Al-Attiyah will compete at the WTCC Race of Qatar in November. Al-Attiyah recently secured his 11th FIA Middle East Rally Championship title, having won the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies for the second time just a few weeks earlier. He is also a double winner of … More »
Robert Dahlgren is one of the longest-standing drivers in the Volvo family. The Swedish driver, who was also at the wheel of the C30 back in 2011 when the Swedish manufacturer did their evaluation season, is hoping to get the drive for next year. “I’ve always dreamed of being World Champion,” admitted Dahlgren to TouringCarTimes. … More »
Volvo have announced today their return in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. The Swedish manufacturer had last competed in 2011 for an evaluation season, after which the project was halted. TouringCarTimes spoke to Cyan Racing CEO Christian Dahl to talk about the roots of this decision, which actually lie within that evaluation season, despite … More »