Argentinian driver Esteban Guerrieri aspires to be on the WTCC grid full-time in 2017 after a strong debut at Termas de Río Hondo earlier this year, with the signs looking quite ominous that the 31-year-old will depart Toyota Team Argentina in the Super TC 2000 Championship at the end of their season. Guerrieri made his … More »
Honda will benefit from a 30kg weight drop in the 2016 FIA World Touring Car Championship finale in Qatar next week. The weights are calculated on an average lap time calculation over three events, and for the finale, Honda are the only manufacturer to benefit from a reallocation of weight. Citroën will remain, as they … More »
Lada have confirmed that they will leave the FIA World Touring Car Championship at the end of this season at the Russian Motorsport Forum event at the Moscow Raceway today. The decision was confirmed by Alexander Bredikhin, marketing director of AvtoVAZ, and the Russian manufacturer will shift its efforts to the Russian Circuit Racing series, … More »
The World Touring Car Championship may be back at Macau in 2017 as part of a potential World Cup event in the Chinese region, after the TCR International Series confirmed it won’t be returning next year. The WTCC last raced at Macau in 2014 during the first year of its new TC1 technical regulations, but … More »
Lada Sport are set to call time on their WTCC programme after five years, with the manufacturer pulling out of the championship after this year’s finale in Qatar, according to reports in the Russian media. The about-turn in Lada’s commitment to the championship is due to a change in the Russian marque’s global strategy, which … More »
The long-awaited Class One technical regulations could be introduced into the World Touring Car Championship in 2019. The FIA and the championship’s promoter Eurosport Events are understood to be looking to replace the current Super 2000 TC1 rules after two more seasons, though some reports say this could be as early as 2018. TC1 was … More »
Thed Björk showed Volvos free practice pace wasn’t a fluke after all, when the Polestar Cyan Racing driver turned around sixth on the grid in Race 1 to score not only Volvo’s first podium in the WTCC, but their first victory in their second full season of competition. Björk made a good start and was … More »
Thed Björk has scored Polestar Cyan Racing’s first victory in the WTCC after working his way forward from sixth to the lead over 16 laps. The Volvo driver passed Honda’s Norbert Michelisz on the final lap, but crossed the line with broken suspension after contact from the Hungarian and could miss Race 2. Michelisz leapt … More »
Richard Göransson wrote history in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season finale yesterday to become the first ever driver to claim five titles after a close title fight with Polestar Cyan Racing team-mate Robert Dahlgren. The five-time STCC champion is eying a FIA World Touring Car Championship drive as Volvo withdraws from the STCC following … More »
Honda have confirmed their participation in the 2017 World Touring Car Championship, after a strong 2016 season which saw them take the fight directly to Citroën, particularly in the early part of the season. The team scored a best 1-2-3 result at Motegi three weeks’ ago, and have taken four victories over the course of … More »