The five BMW teams which together put seven cars on the grid in this year’s World Touring Car Championship are struggling to come to a competitive solution to compete in the 2014 season with new regulations now coming into force from next season. With Citroën the only new manufacturer announcing a works programme next year … More »
American racer Robb Holland is trying to strike a deal to contest a full BTCC season in 2014, after putting his World Touring Car Championship plans on ice. The popular American returned to the UK for a one-off meeting at Snetterton, driving one of the Tony Gilham Racing Vauxhall Insignias, and achieving a best result … More »
British-based World Touring Car Championship squad RML have thanked Yvan Muller on the eve of his departure to Citroën for the 2014 WTCC season, whom has taken two titles for them with Chevrolet and is set to claim the title for a third time this year. “Naturally everybody at RML will be sorry to see … More »
Citroën have released a Q&A with three-time WTCC champion Yvan Muller following the news this morning that the 43-year-old Frenchman will join the manufacturer as it makes its debut in the 2014 FIA World Touring Car Championship. What were your first impressions of Citroën Racing? “First of all, I found them very professional, but that … More »
ROAL Motorsport’s Tom Coronel and Campos Racing’s Hugo Valente kept their results in race two at Termas de Río Hondo after the stewards investigation, with Valente receiving a reprimand and Coronel’s contact with Münnich’s Marc Basseng removed from investigation soon after the race. Hugo Valente received a reprimand from the stewards after contact with Darryl … More »
José María López has made history in the World Touring Car Championship, becoming the first Argentinian driver to win in the WTCC on his first appearance in the championship with Wiechers-Sport, winning the second race from pole position whilst points leader Yvan Muller finished out of the points in 13th. López started from pole position … More »
Yvan Muller has extended his lead in the WTCC drivers’ championship at Termas de Río Hondo after a comfortable race victory, whilst Pepe Oriola took his best result in the Chevrolet to date with second, working his way forward from fifth. The first start was aborted as RML’s Tom Chilton was out of position at … More »
Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team’s Tiago Monteiro will be forced to start from the back of the first race this weekend at Termas de Río Hondo after an engine change in his Civic Super 2000 TC yesterday evening. Monteiro was sixth fastest in the 30 minute test session on Friday, but due to a … More »
Honda Racing Team JAS has confirmed a third Civic for Takuya Izawa in the FIA World Touring Car Championship race weekend at Suzuka in September. “I would like to thank everyone at Honda, Honda Racing Team JAS and everyone involved in the WTCC for the opportunity to race at Suzuka,” said Izawa. Izawa is racing … More »
The British Touring Car Championship roars back into action in Norfolk this weekend, on the longest circuit of the season at Snetterton. Once a place where outright speed on the Revett Straight would often make a huge difference to results – witness the LPG-powered Fords in 2010 – the track is now a much more … More »