Newly confirmed WTCC champion José María López has been confirmed as a competitor for this year’s Race Of Champions event in Barbados in December, joining current V8 Supercars Championship leader Jamie Whincup as the second current touring car driver to compete at the event. López, who sealed the 2014 drivers’ crown last week in Suzuka … More »
Viktor Shapovalov, Lada Sport’s team boss, has finally reached the first goal he set for the Russian manufacturer’s programme in the FIA World Touring Car Championship this year after Rob Huff clinched its maiden win in the series at Beijing, China. In an interview with TouringCarTimes the Russian explored his memories of the season, as … More »
The highly-popular Macau Guia Race will host the final round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship this year. The entry list for the event has been announced, and features a season-best of 23 cars for the championship. After his absence from the Race of Japan, Ma Quing Hua will be back at the wheel … More »
Former Chevrolet Motorsport Europe Director Eric Nève is now the General Consultant of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and in an interview with TouringCarTimes he touched on several subjects, such as the success of the current TC1 rules as well as the possibility to implement hybrid technology in the WTCC, as FIA President Jean … More »
Citroën Total WTCC driver Yvan Muller has been given a formal reprimand by the stewards for an incident with Campos Racing’s Hugo Valente in the second race at Suzuka. The two French drivers came together during the race at Valente fought to hold off the Citroën trio, led by Muller, in the reversed grid race, … More »
José María López just clinched his maiden title with Citroën at Suzuka. The Argentinian is now looking forward to next year, as he explained in an interview with TouringCarTimes. When asked about the pressure he feels to repeat himself after such a strong year, the Argentinian said:”My way to face things in this sport is … More »
Gabriele Tarquini won his first race of the season at Suzuka. The Race of Japan was particularly important for Honda as it is not only their home race, but the track is actually owned by the Japanese manufacturer. “It was the right place to score a win, but unfortunately this is only the second of … More »
Gabriele Tarquini took a dominant first win of the season at the second race in Suzuka. The Honda driver claimed the win at Honda’s home track ahead of Dusan Borkovic, who drove a faultless race in his Campos Racing Chevrolet RML Cruze. Norbert Michelisz completed the podium to add to Honda’s celebrations for the day. … More »
The Suzuka International Circuit is an iconic track, and for the first time in its history the FIA World Touring Car Championship uses the full Grand Prix layout of the Japanese circuit. Gianni Morbidelli, a former F1 driver and now a star at All-Inkl.com agreed to take the TouringCarTimes readers for a ride at the … More »
Citroën’s Yvan Muller led the way in the first Free Practice session at Suzuka, Japan. The Frenchman set the pace early in the session and nobody was able to beat his time after that. José María López was second in his Citroën C-Elysée, while Gabriele Tarquini came third, while setting the fastest time in the … More »