José María López set the best time of the session just under the flag for the testing session of the World Touring Car Championship in Shanghai. The Argentinian was two tenths quicker than team-mate and title rival Yvan Muller, who led the session until the very last moments when López’s Citroën C-Elysée crossed the finish … More »
The 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship calendar has not been officially released yet, but rumours indicate there may be a few surprises on October 30th, when the calendar should be officially revealed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council. In-line with rumours which have already been circulating the paddock for some months, Motorsport Total … More »
The compensation weights for the Shanghai event have been announced, with the biggest change being Chevrolet gaining 20 kilos, meaning the RML-built cars will now have a total of 40 kilos of ballast. The Citroën C-Elysée remains the reference for the compensation weights, meaning the French cars will still be on maximum ballast, which is … More »
Despite the first weekend without a win in Citroën’s World Touring Car Championship history, the French manufacturer left Beijing with the drivers’ crown in hand. The combination of a third and a fourth place for José María López and a zero-points scoring weekend for Honda’s Tiago Monteiro left the Argentinian and team-mates Yvan Muller and … More »
Rob Huff took Lada’s maiden win in the FIA World Touring Car Championship at the Beijing Goldenport circuit. The Brit never left the lead from pole position and came home ahead of ROAL Motorsport’s Tom Coronel and Citroën Total WTCC’s Sébastien Loeb. At the start Huff defended his lead from Tom Coronel, while James Thompson’s … More »
Wang Rue won the sixth round of the 2014 China Touring Car Championship at the Beijing Goldenport circuit for Shanghai VW 333 Racing, with Rainey He of Changan Ford FRD Team and the VW of Jiang Tengyi finished second and third. Following yesterday’s qualifying, Zhang Zhen Dong had been promoted to pole position before the … More »
ROAL Motorsport’s Tom Chilton has claimed his first pole position of the season at the Beijing Goldenport circuit, outpacing Gabriele Tarquini in the one-lap shootout format, while Yvan Muller was the best placed Citroën in third, starting one spot ahead of his title rival and team-mate José María López. The Sunday morning qualifying session began … More »
Rainey He has taken pole position for the sixth round of the 2014 China Touring Car Championship at the Beijing Goldenport circuit, provisional pole sitter Alex Hui’s Team Work Motorsport Citroën C-Elysée WTCC was excluded, along with his team-mate and the Volkswagen of Zhang Zhen Dong. Due to the small size of the Beijing Goldenport … More »
Citroën Total WTCC’s Ma Qing Hua has been confirmed as the fastest competitor in the final practice session of the day at the Beijing Goldenport circuit, after Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team’s Tiago Monteiro’s time was disallowed after it was set after a late red flag. The session was red flagged with just over … More »
Campos Racing has signed Hong Kong driver William Lok for the World Touring Car Championship event due next week in Shanghai. The 40-years old will be at the wheel of the second Seat León WTCC alongside John Filippi. The driver began his career in 2010, taking part in the Hong Kong Touring Car Challenge as … More »