With the 2022 touring car season still several weeks away, it’s that time of the year: quiz time! The 1996 British Touring Car Championship was not one of the closest seasons, but still an iconic one with plenty of controversy, both on and off track (as can be seen in the image above). Audi made … More »
It’s time for the second part of the 15th annual TouringCarTimes’ staff rundown of the Top 30 touring car drivers from the 2021 season, ranking positions 20 to 11. We have ranked who we judge as the best touring car drivers from the major international and national series, including the BTCC, Supercars, WTCR, TCR Europe … More »
Cyan Racing’s Yann Ehrlacher became the FIA WTCR drivers’ champion for the second consecutive season after securing a sixth-place finish in Sochi. The Frenchman thanked his team and team-mates after “long months of pressure”. “Becoming the champion feels so good,” said the 25-year-old after the race. “Just big thank you to Cyan Racing and Lynk … More »
There are six drivers with a mathematical shot at the 2021 FIA WTCR title ahead of this weekend’s season finale at Sochi in Russia, but in reality, there are three who are likely to fight for the crown; reigning champion Yann Ehrlacher, Audi’s Frédéric Vervisch and Honda’s Esteban Guerrieri. Cyan Racing driver Ehrlacher secured his … More »
The 2021 WTCR season has turned out to be one of the closest in the history of world touring cars, with ten winners in 14 races and a total of six drivers still in with a shot of the title going into the season finale in Russia. However, what do the numbers tell us? Who … More »
Alan Gow, the president of the FIA Touring Car Commission has praised Gabriele Tarquini as a ‘touring car colossus’ after the Italian driver announced he will retire from full-time competition at the end of the year. Tarquini made the announcement ahead of his home round of the World Touring Car Cup at Adria this weekend, … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Cup will host its penultimate round of 2021 at the newly rebuilt Adria International Raceway in Italy this weekend as a very close season nears its end. Defending champion Yann Ehrlacher of Lynk & Co team Cyan Racing heads the standings, as he has since the fourth round in Hungary, … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Cup looks set to move the French round of the 2022 calendar to the Circuit de Pau-Ville street circuit. The WTCR visited the Pau-Arnos permanent circuit for the sixth round of the 2021 season, in a revised calendar after the Asian leg of the championship had to be dropped due … More »
Renault Sport driver Leonel Pernía with co-driver Antonino García won the 200km Super TC2000 race in Buenos Aires. Agustin Canapino/Ricardo Risatti of Chevrolet and Matías Milla/Jorge Barrio of Renault Sport completed the podium. Pernía claimed the lead at the start from pole position, followed by Honda driver driver Juan Ángel Rosso. Promising youngster Jorge Barrio … More »
Nathanaël Berthon set the fastest time of the second FIA World Touring Car Cup practice session at the Hungaroring on his very last lap, beating local hero Norbert Michelisz by a tenth of a second. 2012 WTCC champion Rob Huff was third fastest ahead of Comtoyou Racing driver Frédéric Vervisch in fourth, 1.5 and 1.9 … More »