The 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship entry list has been released, featuring 20 drivers and eleven teams. “The WTCC family has been very active since Macau last November to field a full TC1 grid. From approximately 15 TC1 cars in 2014, when the grid was shared with the old TC2 cars, we now have … More »
Stefano D’Aste has been confirmed to return to the FIA World Touring Car Championship with Münnich Motorsport, as we reported on in January. ”I am very happy to be back in the WTCC. I have missed the WTCC and the people of the championship greatly. A big thanks to team manager Dominik Greiner and team … More »
Tom Chilton has been confirmed to continue with ROAL Motorsport in the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship, driving a TC1 specification Chevrolet Cruze. “I’m delighted to be racing again with ROAL in the WTCC. I settled into the team quickly last year and managed some great results and podiums on our way to the … More »
The provisional timetable for the FIA World Touring Car Championship’s first visit to the Nürburgring Nordschleife has been revealed. There will be a test at the circuit organised on April 28th for the WTCC teams and drivers in the week before the Hungarian round of the Championship, while the race proper takes place on Saturday … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Championship has officially confirmed Motegi as the host of the Japanese round of the championship this year. ”We genuinely think WTCC has found its home in Japan at Motegi. MotoGP tracks usually deliver high-quality touring car races and we are certain that the Motegi layout will offer close racing and … More »
Craft-Bamboo Racing is going to be back in the 2015 FIA World Touring Car Championship with 23-year-old Grégoire Demoustier driving a Chevrolet RML Cruze. “I’m delighted to announce our return to the WTCC and to be working with Gregoire. We are limited in our preparation time but I hope to be in good shape for … More »
Former FIA World Touring Car Championship driver Stefano D’Aste could be set to return to the grid this season, with the likeable Italian evaluating options in both the WTCC and the new-for-2015 TCR International Series, though D’Aste says the WTCC option is looking the most likely at the present moment. D’Aste last season focussed his … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Championship’s official pre-season test and media day will take place at the Circuit de Catalunya on February 13th 2015. The test and launch will be effectively kickstart the season, which gets underway at Termas de Río Hondo on March 8th. The cars will be airfreighted to Argentina later in the … More »
What does the story of the 2014 FIA World Touring Car Championship season tell us? Citroën had a pretty astonishing year, but what were the surprises in the context of the whole season? Who coughed up the most to the FIA in fines? Who failed to make the chequered flag the most? Who always made … More »
Former British and Scandinavian Touring Car champion Rickard Rydell is ready to make his World Touring Car Championship return after five years away from racing full-time in the series in 2015, competing with a new manufacturer in his career with Honda’s TC1 Civic, which he will be able to start testing at the latest in … More »