After a frustrating few practice sessions, Slovakian driver Mat’o Homola qualified his Campos Racing Chevrolet Cruze TC1 in 11th position at the Slovakiaring, just missing out on tenth position and the opportunity to start the second race at his home track on pole position by just three-tenths of a second. A brake failure in second … More »
Jason Zhang Zhi Qiang claimed pole position for the 1.6 turbo class of the China Touring Car Championship. The Kia driver’s fastest time was 1:07.178, just over three tenths faster than Chang’an Ford FRD Team driver Andy Yan. Kia Racing driver Leo Yi Hond Li made it two Kias in the top three, setting a … More »
Despite qualifying a relatively quiet 18th for his WTCC debut, Honda Europe Motorsport Manager William de Braekeleer was impressed with reigning Super TC 2000 driver Néstor Girolami on his World Touring Car Championship debut, as the 26-year-old has had an error free run so far this weekend at a track which has not suited the … More »
Krenek Motorsport’s Petr Fulín took pole position for the second round of the 2015 European Touring Car Cup at the Slovakiaring, outqualifying local favourite Mat’o Homola by just under a tenth of a second, while Serbia’s Dusan Borkovic’s qualifying session was ended early. Fulín’s time of 2:13.661 was set during his first run in the … More »
Slovakian Mat’o Homola’s World Touring Car Championship debut is not going to plan after persistent issues with the team’s Chevrolet Cruze, with the 20-year-old expressing disappointment with the race-readiness of the car. A braking issue in the second free practice session today meant Homola was unable to set many laps during the session, which following … More »
Yvan Muller emerged as the fastest driver ahead of qualifying for the sixth weekend of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship, leading Citroën team-mates José María López and Sébastien Loeb in the session which was red flagged with six minutes to go. Muller’s best time was set on his first flying lap in the 30-minute … More »
Mat’o Homola made his World Touring Car Championship debut in testing at the Slovakiaring, but had very little time to work on set-up after running in a new engine as well as suffering with a seating position issue in the Campos Racing Chevrolet Cruze. Campos Racing are fielding a third Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 this … More »
Reigning Super TC 2000 champion Néstor Girolami was 12th fastest in testing at the Slovakiaring, driving the Nika International Honda Civic this weekend, and was happy with his initial progress, saying he’s taking the weekend step-by-step for his World Touring Car Championship debut. Girolami, only the fourth Argentinian driver to take part in a WTCC … More »
Rob Huff led the way in the 30-minute testing session at the Slovakiaring in the Lada Sport Rosneft Vesta, finishing almost half a second ahead of his closest competitor, Citroën Racing’s Ma Qing Hua. The 2012 champion knocked former team-mate Yvan Muller from the top of the time sheets halfway through the session with a … More »
The Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team are aiming to follow up on Tiago Monteiro’s first win for the team this season in Russia at the Slovakiaring, a circuit which has generally favoured the JAS Motorsport developed Civic in recent years. In 2013, Gabriele Tarquini scored pole position in the previous generation Honda Civic and … More »