Tarquini and Monteiro to switch to the 1.6 turbo in Brno
SUNRED Engineering drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro will run SUNRED’s new 1.6 litre turbocharged engine at Brno.
SUNRED Engineering drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro will run SUNRED’s new 1.6 litre turbocharged engine at Brno.
Former World Touring Car Championship drivers Augusto Farfus and Jorg Müller, along with Dirk Werner have qualified on the GTE Pro class pole for the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans for Schnitzer BMW.
Rob Huff’s championship lead was diminished by a mere five points in Hungary, despite the Englishman qualifying in 12th position for both races after an error in qualifying.
SUNRED Engineering were happy with the performance of their new 1.6 litre turbocharged engine in Hungary, which picked up points finishes and almost an independents’ class win in race two.
A massive home crowd for Zengö Motorsport driver Norbert Michelisz arrived at the Hungaroring this weekend, with the 26-year-old delivering an independent win and podium for his home fans.
After a DNF in race one at Monza, Alain Menu is aiming to gather ground this weekend with his championship challenge after dropping from one point behind Rob Huff to 41 after Italy.
Hong Kong driver Marchy Lee won’t be present on the grid this weekend in Hungary, with a new sponsorship arrangement meaning the car will be reliveried before Brno.
Championship leader Rob Huff led the way in the first free practice session during the WTCC’s first visit to the Hungaroring.
Michel Nykjær is the first of SUNRED Engineering’s drivers to be confirmed to get to run the new 1.6 turbo engine at the WTCC races at Hungaroring this weekend.
Volvo Polestar Racing completed an endurance test with the new 1.6 turbo engine at the Swedish track Falkenberg today.