Yvan Muller leads the way in Free Practice 1
Chevrolet led the way in the first free practice session at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, with reigning champion Yvan Muller fastest of all ahead of team-mates Rob Huff and Alain Menu.
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SUNRED revert back to their own engine
SUNRED Engineering will switch from the TDI engine to their own 1.6 litre turbo engine this weekend at Valencia, which means there will be three different configurations of the SEAT León on the grid.
The 2012 Superstars Series starts at Monza
The Superstars Series kicks off this weekend at Monza, after an intense winter break which brings more exciting news for the series, with the new Audi RS5 challenging Masterati, BMW and Mercedes.
Frank Wrathall voted best rookie of 2011
TouringCarTimes readers voted Frank Wrathall as the best rookie driver in touring car racing last season. The 25-year-old Prestonian won the award against tough competition including Edoardo Mortara, Javier Villa and Colin Turkington.
Motorbase voted best independent team of 2011
Motorbase Performance were voted as the best independent team in touring car racing in 2011 by readers of TouringCarTimes, with the team’s bosses collecting their trophy at last week’s media launch.
24 cars on entry list for Valencia
There will be no round-by-round entries for the second round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at Valencia next week, though there will still be 24 cars on the grid with Fernando Monje making his debut WTCC appearance for SUNRED.
Belgian Touring Car Series under serious threat
The 2012 Belgian Touring Car Series, planned to be renamed this year to the Belgian Sprint Championship, is unlikely to take place after a major fall out between the series’ organisers and Belgium’s National Sporting Authority (ASN), the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB).
Tom Boardman to run diesel engine in Spain
Tom Boardman will join the WTCC grid at next weekend’s race at Valencia, but instead of running the new SEAT 1.6 litre turbocharged petrol engine, the 28-year-old will be running the older 2.0 litre TDI unit.
Fords to continue to run weight penalty at Valencia
The two Arena Motorsport Focus Focus S2000 TCs will again run 30kg of ballast at Valencia whilst they continue to develop new suspension components to replace the ones the FIA has requested that the team change.
Barlesi and Wéber punished by the stewards
WTCC rookies Andrea Barlesi and Gábor Wéber were both given suspended penalties by the stewards for incidents at Monza in which both of Proteam’s drivers were taken out of the race.