Current STCC champion Richard Göransson will drive BMW this coming season, but not for his previous team West Coast Racing. According to Auto Motor & Sport Göransson has signed for Janne “Flash” Nilsson´s team. Richard will most likely be driving a brand new BMW 320 E90, one of two cars that Flash Engineering is looking … More »
Switzerland-based Maurer Motorsport is the first indipendent team to enter Chevrolet Lacetti WTC cars in a national touring car championship. The team bought two former factory cars and will campaign them in the 2006 German Production Car Championship which has changed its name to ADAC Procar. The team is also considering a limited WTCC programme. … More »
Prize money for the Independent drivers in the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship will total again to € 350,000. The prize money will be awarded to the drivers entered in the Yokohama Independents Trophy. At each race meeting, a total of 35,000 euro will be awarded to the top eight Independent drivers, classified by … More »
Tom Coronel will drive a brand new SEAT León in the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship. The Dutchman’s main goal this year will be winning the Independents’ Trophy and his campaign will be supported by SEAT Holland. “As a driver you always want to compete at the highest level and in my opinion the … More »
The SEAT Sport team began their 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship campaign with two full days of testing at the Almeria track in Spain. Three SEAT León cars, six drivers and 45 people were the impressive force deployed with two main goals: getting the three new drivers used to the car and the team, … More »
Picko Troberg is back in the STCC circus. He will run a BMW 320i for young gun David Björk. David has driven Radical and Formula Renault previously. The car he will drive is the one that Carl Rosenblad drove in WTCC last year. Team boss Troberg is confident about the coming season: “We are of … More »
Chevrolet Europe launched their 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship campaign in Vienna, Austria, today. At the Vienna Motor Show, new Executive in Charge of Chevrolet Europe, Wayne Brannon, presented the 2006 Chevrolet Lacetti WTC to media and public. “I am proud to head a brand which has an exciting motorsports programme going on like … More »
SEAT, Alfa Romeo and BMW completed a tyre test with Yokohama recently at Vallelunga. As we reported earlier the first encounter with Yokohama for the WTCC teams were problem filled. FWD cars had severe problems with the tyres. Yokohama seem to have solved some of the problems as SEAT were reported to be quickest at … More »
The FIA have released a new version of the WTCC 2006 calendar. There are no major changes, it is mostly a couple of date changes. As we reported yesterday Brands Hatch is the third venue of the calendar and will continue hosting WTCC until at least 2008. 2 april Monza 30 april Magny-Cours 21 maj … More »
Alfa Romeo are expected to support a privateer team next WTCC season. Drivers Mika Salo and Augusto Farfus Jr. are linked to drive two privateer Alfa Romeo 156 according to Autosport. Alfa earlier this year revealed that they are pulling out their official team after this season with the intention to return in 2007. The … More »