Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team driver Gabriele Tarquini has reduced the points gap to RML’s Yvan Muller to 24 points after a strong weekend for Honda at the Slovakiaring, scoring his second pole, a win and race one and a podium in race two to achieve the team’s best weekend yet in the WTCC. … More »
Gabriele Tarquini has taken the first win for JAS Motorsport in the World Touring Car Championship at the Slovakiaring, leading from start to finish ahead of Honda team-mate Tiago Monteiro and the customer Honda of Norbert Michelisz. Tarquini was unchallenged throughout the race, whilst Monteiro had to defend throughout with Zengõ Motorsport’s Norbert Michelisz right … More »
LADA Sport LUKOIL have had a tough first day at the Slovakiaring, with James Thompson qualifying in 15th place (starting 14th for race one after Rob Huff’s penalty) and Mikhail Koslovskiy down in 21st position. After strong performances at Monza and Marrakech, after a 20kg drop in compensation weight for this weekend more was perhaps … More »
In just the third race of the season, Honda have locked out the top three spots on the grid at the Slovakiaring with Gabriele Tarquini taking his 17th career pole position in the World Touring Car Championship. Tarquini set the fastest time set by a WTCC car at the circuit in an official session during … More »
Münnich Motorsport driver Rob Huff has been given a ten place penalty for the first race tomorrow after his SEAT León WTCC failed a ride height check after qualifying. The 33-year-old had qualified as the top placed SEAT driver in seventh, but will now start back in 17th place behind the Liqui Moly Team Engstler … More »
Gabriele Tarquini was fastest again in the second free practice session of the WTCC round at the Slovakiaring, despite an early scare, running off into the gravel and missing most of the session. The Italian’s best time of 2:12.228 was just a fraction slower than the time he produced in the morning practice session. Tarquini … More »
Reigning World Touring Car Champion Rob Huff is hopeful of a strong weekend at the Slovakiaring this weekend, a circuit which certainly favoured SEAT last season with the Spanish marque taking a 1-2 in race one. Those two cars are the exact same ones now being used by Huff’s team Münnich Motosport this year. After … More »
As the FIA and the manufacturers continue to work on the new regulations for 2014, which will see a new evolution of the Super 2000 specification car competing in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, SEAT are yet to confirm whether they will be building a new car next season. The Spanish manufacturer has been … More »
The FIA has published the first wave of compensation ballasts of the season for the third round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at the Slovakiaring. The changes will see Lada and BMW allowed to run at the minimum weight possible of 1,130kg. Using the lap times of the two fastest drivers in each … More »
Diego Romanani will drive for Proteam Racing in this year’s FIA European Touring Car Cup in a BMW 320si, and could later appear in the WTCC for the Italian team. The 34-year-old Italian drove in the World Touring Car Championship in 2006 for Wiechers-Sport, finishing sixth in the Yokohama Independents’ Trophy, as well as the … More »