The Zandvoort race weekend nearly took a negative turn on Saturday, with TouringCarTimes understanding that four teams had told the organisers they would not race unless the Balance of Performance (BoP) changes handed to Lynk & Co were changed. Lynk & Co had been handed a performance increase ahead of the weekend, after the Chinese … More »
The Motorland Aragon circuit in Spain has confirmed it will be hosting a Spanish round of the World Touring Car Cup from 2020. The circuit in Alcañiz in Spain has confirmed it will host a round of the championship from next year, stating that it’s part of its “reinforced commitment to passenger car” racing, after … More »
Esteban Guerrieri has retaken the lead of the World Touring Car Cup drivers’ standings after finishing third in the first race of the weekend at the Hungaroring in his Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic TCR, and says it’s a fantastic feeling to be leading a championship after many years. The Münnich Motorsport drivers Guerrieri and his … More »
31 cars have been confirmed for the second season of the TCR Europe Touring Car Series, which gets underway next weekend at the Hungaroring, the first of a seven-event calendar which ends at Monza in September. Three of the top four drivers in the 2018 standings are now competing in the World Touring Car Cup … More »
The FIA and the WTCC’s former promoter, Eurosport Events, have confirmed there’s no interest from manufacturers at present to introduce a high technology World Touring Car Championship, with the customer racing World Touring Car Cup set to remain as the touring car top tier for the immediate future. The WTCC came to an end at … More »
We’re just under a week away from the start of the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season, the second year of a very young championship, born out of the effective merger of the World Touring Car Championship and the TCR International Series – and it promises to be the true pinnacle of touring car racing. … More »
Salvatore Tavano will be back with the Scuderia del Girasole team for the 2019 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship, racing a Cupra TCR, with Matteo Greco returning as his team-mate. The former WTCC driver took three wins on his way to the 2018 championship, defeating the V-Action Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta of Luigi Ferrara by … More »
New-to-WTCR Swedish team PWR Racing has confirmed its driver line-up for the 2019 World Touring Car Cup, with 2018 TCR Europe series champion Mikel Azcona making the step up for 2019, while STCC front-runner Daniel Haglöf, also co-owner of the PWR Racing team, will drive the team’s other Cupra TCR. 22-year-old Azcona scored five podiums … More »
Spain could feature on next year’s World Touring Car Cup calendar, with the Motorland Aragon circuit seeking an agreement with the championship’s promoter Eurosport Events, according to reports in the Spanish media. The track, which was designed by noted Formula 1 circuit designer Herman Tilke, and is located 250 kilometres west of Barcelona, is notorious … More »
Tom Coronel will return for the 2019 World Touring Car Cup season, joining the Belgian Comtoyou Racing squad, where he’ll team-up with Aurélien Panis in a DHL-backed Cupra TCR. The 46-year-old has been a mainstay of the WTCR’s former incarnation, the WTCC, since 2005, and along with Rob Huff has raced in every season of … More »