Following on from confirmation that the Slovak Republic will feature on the 2012 WTCC calendar, it’s now also been confirmed that the second round of this year’s FIA European Touring Car Cup will switch from Spain to Slovakia.
BMW has revealed the assignment of drivers to the three teams Schnitzer RBM and RMG.
Independent Chevrolet team Bamboo Engineering were voted by TouringCarTimes readers as the best team in the Yokohama independents’ trophy in the 2011 season, narrowly beating BMW-equipped rivals Liqui Moly Team Engstler.
James Thompson will return to WTCC driving duties this season with Lada, as they enter two rounds of the championship at Hungary and Portugal with the new Lada Granta.
RML and Chevrolet will not take part in the 2012 BTCC season. The 2010 drivers’ and manufacturers’ champions will instead focus on their WTCC programme.
Bamboo Engineering will run two Cruzes in this year’s WTCC, with the latest updates from the works RML-run team, with the drivers soon to be announced.
Triple Eight Race Engineering have announced that Jason Plato will rejoin the team after a ten year absence, and will run a pair of MG6s built to the BTCC’s Next Generation Touring Car regulations.
RML’s Chief Engineer Arnaud Martin has been recognized by Race Tech magazine as Race Engine Designer of the Year for the 1.6 litre turbocharged Global Racing Engine, which won both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ title for Chevrolet in the 2011 World Touring Car Championship.
Gabriele Tarquini and Aleksei Dudukalo are going to take part in the FIA World Touring Car Championship 2012 for Lukoil Racing Team.
ROAL Motorsport will step up to two cars for the 2012 FIA World Touring Car Championship, with Tom Coronel now being joined by 19-year-old Alberto Cerqui in the team’s two BMW 320 TCs.