What the numbers say up until now…
A statistical look at the results of this year’s WTCC during the two-month Summer break, at the 2/3 mark of the season.
A statistical look at the results of this year’s WTCC during the two-month Summer break, at the 2/3 mark of the season.
BTCC Series Director Alan Gow believes the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) route was the only way to bring in new competitors and maintain the strength of the field in the BTCC, and praises Motorbase Performance’s new Ford Focus ST, debuted at the last meeting at Snetterton.
49-year-old Russian touring car driver Yuri Semenchev has died this weekend in a crash in the sixth round of the Russian Racing Championship at the Smolensk Ring.
Bruno Spengler took his second win of the season, dominating the race at the Nürburgring and moves up to second in the drivers’ championship, as points leader Gary Paffett crosses the line in sixth.
Two different specifications of Ford Focus were in action today at Brands Hatch in the UK, with Arena Motorsport’s 2012 FIA S2000-spec Ford Focus WTCC test car and Motorbase Performance’s new NGTC-spec Ford Focus ST BTCC racer both on track.
The Team Dynamics-run Honda Racing Team heads to Snetterton this weekend for the sixth meeting of the 2012 British Touring Car Championship, with the team leading the drivers’, manufacturers’ and team’s titles and will be aiming to continue on with their strong form.
Honda Racing Team JAS are aiming to start winning races from the start of the 2013 season with the new S2000-spec Civic, with Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro at the wheel of the cars of the WTCC’s latest manufacturer entry.
Multiple touring car champion Gabriele Tarquini got his first taste of the new Honda Civic S2000 at Vallelunga in Italy earlier this week.
Tiago Monteiro tested the new Honda Civic S2000 at Vallelunga, Italy, yesterday.
Join us for a mid-season touring car picture special, featuring images from all the major championships around the world.