Robb Holland is going to return to the British Touring Car Championship with Tony Gilham Racing for the race weekend at Snetterton. “I’m really looking forward to returning to the BTCC at Snetterton and particularly so with my friend Tony Gilham’s Team HARD organisation,” said Holland. The American is going to drive the NGTC specification … More »
ROAL Motorsport has always been one of the top teams in the World Touring Car Championship. Managed by Roberto Ravaglia and Aldo Preo, the team has diversified its operations through the years, claiming titles in the Superstars Series as well as starring in the Italian GT Championship. TouringCarTimes followed the Italian team for a whole … More »
Lada Sport Lukoil and driver James Thompson completed further development work of the Granta at Magny-Cours earlier this week. “After the first half of the season, we have a clear understanding how to improve the car. During the races we tested the car on various types of circuits, now we know all the strengths and … More »
Three-time (Super) TC 2000 champion José María ‘Pechito’ López will join the Wiechers-Sport BMW team at next weekend’s round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Termas de Río Hondo, filling in for Fredy Barth who has other commitments. The 30-year-old will become the second Argentinian driver to compete in the WTCC after Leonel … More »
Citroën Racing has today confirmed that they will race the C-Elysée in the 2014 season, after previewing the car two days ago in a short video clip. The C-Elysée is a C-segment saloon model which Citroen state is targeted at high-growth areas such as Latin America, the Mediterranean region, China and Russia, which is a … More »
After a two month break, the 2013 FIA European Touring Car Cup resumes this weekend at the Pergusa circuit in Sicily, Italy, with the fight for the Super 2000 title having closed right back up after the Salzburgring. The ETCC now splits from its supporting slot with the World Touring Car Championship and goes it … More »
Reigning FIA European Hill Climb champion Dušan Borković will switch from SEAT to Chevrolet for the upcoming round of the FIA European Touring Car Cup at Pergusa. The 28-year-old Serbian, who won his first race last time out at the Salzburgring, will be the only driver to compete with a Chevrolet Cruze in this year’s … More »
The BMW 320 TC, Honda Civic and SEAT León drop weight for the FIA World Touring Car Championship race weekend in Argentina. The base for the changes are as usual the calculations based on lap times from the three past races, with the Chevrolet Cruze as reference car. The BMW, Honda and SEAT cars are … More »
Three-time World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller is looking at a variety of options for next season, including the new manufacturer opportunities in the WTCC as well as further afield such as Rallycross. The 43-year-old driver is a safe bet for this year’s title with a commanding lead in the RML-run Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T after … More »
Danish driver Michel Nykjaer leaves the European leg of the 2013 World Touring Car Car Championship season a clear second in the drivers’ championship after scoring the most points in Portugal. The Nika Racing driver took two third place finishes at Porto in the Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T which he raced last year in Sweden, and … More »