Oliver Söderström had a nightmare STCC TCR Scandinavia weekend at Mantorp Park with two retirements and a ninth place finish, dropping well down the order of the standings ahead of the final race weekend. “Right now I just feel like smashing something,” said Oliver Söderström. “We had the opportunity to fight for the title, especially … More »
Hannes Morin scored his maiden STCC TCR Scandinavia victory in the final race at Mantorp Park, making it three out of three wins for Brink Motorsport this weekend. The Audi RS 3 LMS driver started from the reversed grid pole position and claimed the lead as the lights went to green. Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky held second … More »
Rob Huff was fastest for Lestrup Racing Team in the final test session of the STCC TCR Scandinavia weekend at Mantorp Park. The 2012 WTCC champion set a fastest time of 1:20.067 and was just below seven tenths of a second ahead of Brink Motorsport driver Tobias Brink, who topped the morning session. Kågered Racing’s … More »
WSC boss Marcello Lotti has offered fresh insight into the current state of play for electric touring car racing, expanding on plans for a world/national ETCR concept in an exclusive interview with TouringCarTimes. Lotti – whose WSC organisation has long been a powerful player in international touring cars and currently controls the global TCR/ETCR technical … More »
Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky headed a PWR Racing 1-2 ahead of reigning champion Robert Dahlgren in the afternoon session of the Mantorp Park official mid-season STCC TCR Scandinavia test. The Cupra duo lapped the circuit in 1:19.737 and 1:19.869 respectively, with Dahlgren heading Brink Motorsport driver Tobias Brink by just three thousands of a second. Brink only … More »
Honda driver Tiago Monteiro is aiming for the very top of the 2020 World Touring Car Cup season that starts at Zolder this weekend, chasing that elusive first world title. “I start the season with the goal of fighting for the championship,” said Monteiro. “I wouldn’t be here and I wouldn’t make this extra effort … More »
Robert Dahlgren dominated the STCC TCR Scandinavia qualifying session at his home circuit Skellefteå Drivecenter Arena to claim pole position for the first two races of the weekend. The reigning champion broke the qualifying lap record by eight tenths of a second in the Q2 session, despite carrying 60kg of compensation weight in his Cupra … More »
Reigning champion Robert Dahlgren climbed back on top in the final free practice session of the STCC TCR Scandinavia weekend at Skellefteå Drivecenter Arena. The PWR Racing driver lapped the circuit in 1:53.143 and was just over three tenths of a second ahead of Andreas Ahlberg, who had his Kågered Racing team-mate Mikael Karlsson right … More »
Zengő Motorsport has announced the signing of race winner Mikel Azcona and six-time national champion Gábor Kismarty-Lechner as part of an expanded three-car line-up for the new World Touring Car Cup season. The pair will join the previously announced Bence Boldizs in a thee-car line-up made possible by a change in the rules that permit … More »
Tom Coronel has confirmed that he will compete a limited programme in the TCR Europe series during the 2020 season. The Dutch driver will drive a Honda Civic Type R run by Boutsen Ginion Racing alongside his programme in the World Touring Car Cup. Coronel will compete in the season opener at Paul Ricard this … More »