Looking back on how I became a journalist and joined TouringCarTimes I can say nothing but “I’m lucky”! I know many of you readers would like to do what we do, although it’s not as easy as it may seem. If you really love motor sports, though, you forget the struggles, the fact that you … More »
In the pre-Alonso era, TV images from car racing were very scarce in Spain, and didn’t go beyond a bit of Formula 1 and world Rally. Following other categories was an act of faith, having to wait for your weekly printed magazine to read a short paragraph on selected competitions, which included the now long … More »
As someone who grew up in the 90s, touring car racing to me was always BBC Grandstand, Murray Walker’s commentary, dramatic in-car cameras and the likes of Alain Menu, Gabriele Tarquini, Rickard Rydell and John Cleland duking it out around the provincial tracks of the UK. In short, it was brilliant. We may not have … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Championship season finale in Qatar has been moved to November 26-27th. ”I am very excited and looking forward to having the WTCC teams at Losail for their first ever night race. I promise my full support and my team will work closely with the WTCC to ensure an excellent and … More »
On the scene of one of his more sensational performances a year ago, when the Argentinian went from dead-last on the grid to claiming then only his third career victory in the WTCC, López went on to take his 16th win in the championship on Sunday, moving clear of Augusto Farfus in the record books, … More »
Honda’s Gabriele Tarquini wrestled his Civic WTCC into the top ten in both of today’s races at Paul Ricard, going from 14th to fifth in the second race and is now just four points away from fourth overall in the drivers’ standings as a result. The Italian qualified down in 14th after bad luck in … More »
Sébastien Loeb started from pole position for the first time in his WTCC career at Paul Ricard and converted it into his third victory of the season, but leaves him home race disappointed after he failed to finish race two after he hit a tyre stack at Turn 4. The tyre stacks were placed on … More »
Citroën’s José María López has taken his fifth win of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship season, but the Argentinian faces investigation from the stewards after an incident with Honda’s Tiago Monteiro which eliminated the Portuguese driver from the race. The race was dramatic from the start, with Mehdi Bennani’s pole-sitting car launching well before … More »
Lada Sport Rosneft have been referred by the stewards to the FIA Homologations and Regulations Commission for a potential breach of the technical regulations after checks on Jaap van Lagen’s Vesta WTCC after qualifying revealed an irregularity with the rear bumper. The stewards cleared all cars after scrutineering, meaning van Lagen is still scheduled to … More »
Citroën Racing’s Sébastien Loeb took his first official pole position in the World Touring Car Championship, putting himself in front of the title battle between team-mates Yvan Muller and José María López at Paul Ricard and reminded them that he’s also still in the battle. The nine-time world rally champion produced a storming final sector … More »