Liu Lic Ka to drive for Engstler at Shanghai
Liu Lic Ka will driver for Liqui Moly Team Engstler at the upcoming round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Shanghai in a normally aspirated BMW 320si.
Liu Lic Ka will driver for Liqui Moly Team Engstler at the upcoming round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Shanghai in a normally aspirated BMW 320si.
Honda Racing Sweden driver Tomas Engström is disappointed in the latest development on the STCC’s future, with the championship confirming the switch to TTA’s Solution-F formula for 2013 yesterday.
The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and TTA Racing Elite League will unite next year after operating as two separate championships in the 2012 season. The championship will continue under the name STCC, but adopt the technical regulations of the breakaway TTA series.
Tiago Monteiro had his goal set on the top ten for the debut race of the all-new Honda Civic in the races at Suzuka in Japan and the Portuguese succeeded.
Stefano D’Aste claimed his second WTCC victory of the year at Suzuka today, a victory the Italian was surprised by.
Lukoil Racing Team’s Aleksei Dudukalo has lost his sixth place in the first race at Suzuka, after the stewards deemed him responsible for the incident which took Proteam Racing’s Mehdi Bennani out of the race.
Stefano D’Aste claimed his second ever WTCC victory in the second race at Suzuka, leading the race from start to finish.
Alain Menu was fastest in the first free practice session at Suzuka on Saturday ahead of Chevrolet team-mates Yvan Muller and Rob Huff, whilst Tiago Monteiro’s Honda was even closer, just three-tenths back in fourth place.
The two Arena Ford Focuses of James Nash and Tom Chilton will start from the last row regardless of qualifying for race one after the two cars have changed engines for this race.
Yvan Muller was fastest in the Friday test session at Suzuka ahead of championship rival Rob Huff, with Chevrolet team-mate Alain Menu completing a Chevrolet 1-2-3. Tiago Monteiro was ninth fastest in the new Honda Civic Super 2000 TC.