Polestar Cyan Racing will join the World Touring Car Championship from 2016, fielding a pair of Volvo S60 Polestar TC1s as the Swedish manufacturer returns to the championship full-time after four years away. Volvo Polestar Racing have dabbled in the WTCC before, running their C30 developed for the Swedish Touring Car Championship at standalone races … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Championship organisation has introduced a Tour De France style time trial format for the 2016 season named MAC3, Manufacturers Against the Clock. “MAC3 will drive more value to WTCC factory teams, it will enhance the spectators’ experience after Qualifying, it will increase broadcast volume, it will offer new stories to … More »
The Shanghai International Circuit will be the last circuit which drivers and teams will have prior knowledge this year, as four of the five last races are all new circuits for the WTCC. Shanghai is where Citroën wrapped up the manufacturers’ championship last year, and they’re likely to do so again this weekend in China, … More »
The draft for the 2016 World Touring Car Championship will be confirmed by the World Motor Sport Council later this month, but TouringCarTimes understands the list of countries visited will be no different to this season, but with the order more in-line with the 2014 season. Instead of starting the championship in Argentina again, which … More »
The World Touring Car Championship will return to free-to-air TV in the UK from this weekend’s round in Japan onwards thanks to a new deal with Quest TV. Quest TV will broadcast a one-hour highlights programme following each race weekend, which is presented and produced by Neil Cole, who was has worked as a pit … More »
An earthquake, reportedly 5.3 at its epicentre in Japan’s capital Tokyo 150km away, shook the Motegi circuit at 5:50am local time on Saturday ahead of the practice and qualifying day of the World Touring Car Championship, which is visiting the Honda-built circuit for the first time this weekend. With Tropical Storm Etau only just having … More »
Nika Racing will miss this weekend’s FIA World Touring Car Championship races in Japan due to damage sustained in the previous race. ”It’s obviously disappointing having to skip this weekend’s races in Motegi – not least because it’s Honda’s home event – but the crash in Portugal meant we simply have no option. We continue … More »
Citroën Total WTCC driver Sébastien Loeb told the Belgian media at the weekend that a return to the World Rally Championship is not part of his plan, even if the French manufacturer does call time on its WTCC programme in 2017 and continue only in the WRC. Citroën Racing team principal Yves Matton confirmed to … More »
Citroën Racing expect to make a decision on whether they will continue on in just the World Touring Car Championship or the World Rally Championship from 2017 onwards by the end of this year, with logistics, level of competition and the Chinese market the key factors for the French manufacturer. On target to take their … More »
The World Touring Car Championship is set to drop to four European rounds from the 2017 season, with an additional event in mainland China set to take the European events place in order to satisfy the strong manufacturer interest in the Chinese automobile market. The WTCC has just five European countries included on its current … More »