Tom Chilton dropped from second to fourth in the drivers’ standings after the second race weekend of the WTCC season in Marrakech, after being forced to retire with damage in the first race when he hit the rear of team-mate Yvan Muller’s car. Speaking after race two, when Chilton was able to work his way … More »
Darryl O’Young took two independents’ points finish as well as his first overall points finish of the season at Marrakech, a track which many of the BMW teams considered to be their worst circuit on the calendar. The Hong Kong driver started 13th in both races, and finished in 12th in the first race and … More »
Pepe Oriola took his first career win in the World Touring Car Championship in the second race at Marrakech, starting from the front row and holding off the Chevrolet of Yvan Muller throughout the race to claim his first win and the first for SEAT since Slovakia last season. With Oriola and Nykjaer both claiming … More »
Tom Boardman will take no further part in this weekend’s race at Morocco after a heavy crash in the warm-up session. The British driver speared on at Turn 7 with an apparent brake failure. Boardman was able to turn and avoid running into the back of Alex MacDowall’s bamboo Chevrolet, but launched over the kerbs … More »
RML Chevrolet Tom Chilton led a 1-2 in the morning warm-up session at Morocco, which was twice red flagged. The session was ended prematurely after a heavy crash for Special Tuning Racing’s Tom Boardman at Turn 5. The short 15 minute session was held in cool conditions with a lifting fog. The red flag was … More »
The Macau Grand Prix Committee today announced an unprecedented programme for the two-weekend Diamond Jubilee Macau Grand Prix. To celebrate the 60th running of the event, the Grand Prix will be held over two weekends, with a total of six days of racing, with the first weekend on November 9th and 10th, and the second … More »
Gabriele Tarquini has taken the first pole position for Honda in his second race for the team in the WTCC at Marrakech. In a traffic affected second part to qualifying, James Nash took second and his and bamboo-engineering’s best grid position ahead of points leader Yvan Muller. The Italian set the best time in the … More »
Yvan Muller led a close-fought first practice at Marrakech, with the fastest time swapping between the RML Chevrolets and the Hondas throughout the session, with Muller ending up on top by just three-hundredths of a second. After rain washed out all running on Friday, Saturday began without a cloud in the sky, with all 23 … More »
With a first podium out of the way for each of the Castrol Honda Racing Team JAS drivers, the team’s objective at this tightly scheduled part of the season is to keep the Chevrolet of Yvan Muller within reach until the new car can be further developed. Tiago Monteiro scored his first podium result with … More »
The WTCC heads to Marrakech this weekend where RML are hopeful of continuing their strong form shown in the season opener in Monza. With all three of the RML-run cars taking the top three spots in last year’s race, this track is known to favour the straight-line performance of the Chevrolet Cruze. Yvan Muller leads … More »