Citroën’s drivers finished first, second, third and fifth after a successful test day at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, only split by Gabriele Tarquini’s renegade Honda Civic in fourth, as the French marque prepared for the World Touring Car Championship’s keystone event in two weeks’ time. 2014 champion José María López clocked the best time at the … More »
José María López continued to dominate the mid-season Nürburgring Nordschleife test by being close to 2.5 seconds faster than team mate Sébastien Loeb in second place. Ma Qing Hua was second fastest in the morning session but dropped one position to third in the afternoon, 3.4 seconds from López, still making it a Citroën 1-2-3. … More »
The war between Proteam Racing and their former driver Dusan Borkovic continues to escalate ahead of the next round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship in Budapest. The Italian team have now released a statement, a day after the Serbian confirmed his switch to the European Touring Car Cup with the NIS Petrol Racing … More »
The main touring car event of the Macau Grand Prix, the Guia Race, will allow 2.0 litre turbocharged class cars, such as those used in the TCR Series, from this year as the race returns to a standalone event after ten years hosting the season finale of the FIA World Touring Car Championship. The Guia … More »
20 cars have been entered for the first round of the 2015 FIA European Touring Car Cup at the Hungaroring, with 17 full-season entries for the six-event series this year. The 2015 season gets underway in support of the third round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, joining them again at the Slovakiaring and … More »
Dusan Borkovic will now compete in the 2015 FIA European Touring Car Cup for this season, which begins next weekend at the Hungaroring, after departing Proteam Racing earlier this week, calling time on his WTCC season after just two race meetings. The Serbian returns to the ETCC in which he last competed in 2013, where … More »
Tiago Monteiro finished sixth behind the Citroën top five lock-out in the first race in Marrakech, while he was eliminated early on in race two, and says a number of updates coming for Honda will be key to close the gap to the all-conquering French marque. Monteiro ran in fifth in the early stages of … More »
Two podium results for Sébastien Loeb in Marrakech, in which he was involved in race-long battles throughout, means the nine-time rally champion remains close to points-leading Citroën team-mate José María López in the standings. The French driver finished third in the first race after starting fifth after a tough qualifying session on Saturday, having to … More »
Serbian driver Dusan Borkovic could be set to leave his seat at Proteam Racing, following his shock withdrawal at the Marrakech race weekend just four hours before the race was due to start, following a dispute over the specification of the team’s Honda Civic WTCC and support for him in the car. Borkovic announced his … More »
Citroën’s José María López has extended his points advantage over team-mate Sébastien Loeb to 17 points after a win and a third place finish in Marrakech, while Yvan Muller moves up to third after taking victory in the second race of the weekend. The reigning champion had a strong first race, only briefly challenged at … More »