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Dusan Borkovic targeting WTCC return after 2015 ETCC
Serbia’s Dusan Borkovic admits his ETCC campaign is hopefully a stopgap measure after the dramas he faced at the start of the 2015 WTCC season. Borkovic started his ETCC season as strongly as possible after claiming pole position for the opening round at the Hungaroring with B3 Racing. Borkovic withdrew from the WTCC two weeks … More »
James Thompson withdrawn from Hungarian WTCC round
James Thompson has been withdrawn from this weekend’s round at the Hungaroring following qualifying, and is understood to be set to also miss the forthcoming Nürburgring Nordschleife due to emergency medical treatment for a tooth abscess. Thompson had qualified in 14th position for both of tomorrow’s races, but as the problem has worsened throughout the … More »
Proteam Racing to miss their first WTCC race in Hungary
Proteam Racing will be absent from the FIA World Touring Car Championship grid for the first time in the WTCC’s history this weekend, following driver Dusan Borkovic’s switch to the FIA European Touring Car Cup, leaving the team without a driver or the budget to compete. The Italian team has competed in every race since … More »
WTCC boss puts high praise on ETCC star Mat’o Homola
WTCC general manager François Ribeiro has said that FIA European Touring Car Cup driver Mat’o Homola is a future racing star, and hopes that the young Slovakian will be able to make the step up to the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2016. Homola made his debut in his home race at the Slovakiaring … More »
Robb Holland looking for WTCC Nordschleife drive
Robb Holland confirmed he is looking for a drive for the FIA World Touring Car Championship Nordschleife race. The American is currently testing in the Audi he will be racing in at the Nurburgring 24h race, which he will contest in the same weekend as the WTCC race. “There should be a few cars available, … More »
Rob Huff to drive in both the Nürburgring 24 Hours and WTCC
Rob Huff has a busy weekend ahead of him next month at the Nürburgring, where the 2012 WTCC champion will drive in both the FIA World Touring Car Championship races and the 24 hour GT race. “I am very much looking forward to a busy weekend at ‘The Ring’,” said Huff. Alongside his Lada drive … More »
Dusan Borkovic withdraws from the 2015 WTCC season
Serbian driver Dusan Borkovic will not take part in the remainder of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship season, following a argument with Proteam Racing over modifications that have not been able to cater for the 30-year-old’s height, as well as further dissatisfaction over the specification of the team’s Honda Civic WTCC. Borkovic switched from … More »
Morocco expects, as the WTCC heads to Africa for round two
The 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship heads to Morocco for the second round of the season after more than a month since the season opener in Argentina last month, and with now a race-winner Mehdi Bennani behind the wheel of the dominant Citroën C-Elysée WTCC, expectations of the 31-year-old will be high this weekend. … More »
WTCC Argentina Rankings: How the drivers fared in round one
TouringCarTimes takes a quick look at how the drivers performed in the first race of the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship season. José María López – 9/10 An almost perfect start, but given that under pressure he delivered two home wins last year, a first and second can enviably be called “not his best … More »