The new electric PURE ETCR series will have its cars charged between on-track stints by hydrogen generators, organisers have confirmed. PURE ETCR was launched at an event staged jointly by Marcello Lotti’s WSC organisation and Eurosport Events in Paris on Wednesday, and will feature a dramatic new concept of racing that includes a rallycross-style ”battle … More »
The World Touring Car Cup organisation has announced that the season opener on the streets of Marrakech will be cancelled, stating the fact that Moroccan driver Mehdi Bennani will not be in the series this year as the main reason. Hungaroring will instead host the first race weekend of 2020, with Salzburgring joining the calendar … More »
Sébastien Loeb Racing has confirmed that it will not be back on the grid for the 2020 World Touring Car Cup season following Volkswagen’s withdrawal from the category. “Unfortunately no, we will not take part in the WTCR this season,” said Jean-Philippe Nicolao, technical manager, to TouringCarTimes. The team fielded four Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs … More »
Some of the best touring car performances come from those for whom expectations are the lowest. Throughout the years, many drivers have driven one-off races or partial campaigns without the experience of those competing the full season. But as you will see below, this lack of seat time can quite often work to their advantage, … More »
Magny-Cours and the European Touring Car Championship hosted the first ever race run to Super 2000 regulations on April 21 2002. The grid featured 19 cars with factory entries from Alfa Romeo, BMW and Volvo, as well as independent entries from Honda and Nissan, with the race starting a successful era that would last (in … More »
As we prepare for the 2020 racing season, join us to look back at ten of the most controversial clashes in touring car racing from the past four decades. 10 – 2013 Top Race V6 – José María López vs. Agustín Canapino Three-time WTCC champion José María López and Agustín Canapino were fighting for the 2013 … More »
As the New Year rolls around and a new decade begins, it seemed like the ideal time to reflect on what has been a strong ten year period for the British Touring Car Championship. Over the course of the past decade, the series has celebrated a major anniversary, introduced new regulations, crowned six champions and … More »
We have reached the final part of the 13th annual TouringCarTimes’ staff rundown of the top 30 touring car drivers in the world from the 2019 season. Over the past week, we have gone through the drivers we think are the best from the BTCC, DTM, Supercars, TCR and WTCR championships and here are the … More »
It is time for the second part of the 13th annual TouringCarTimes’ staff rundown of the Top 30 touring car drivers of the 2019 season. We rank the best touring car drivers in the world from the major national and international BTCC, DTM, Supercars, TCR and WTCR championships. 20 Julien Briché – TCR Europe – … More »
Team Drago Corse, headed by former WTCC driver Ryo Michigami, will enter the 2020 TCR Japan series with Rio Shimono, who becomes the first female driver of the series. “I want to drive anything that’s fast,” said Shimono to Auto Sport Japan. The 19-year-old will drive a Honda Civic Type-R FK8 TCR for the team … More »