The World Touring Car Championship’s premium streaming offering, WTCC Premium TV, will become a free product from now ahead of this weekend’s round of the championship at Termas de Río Hondo in Argentina. WTCC Premium TV launched at the start of the season at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, offering a free trial throughout … More »
Esteban Guerrieri will make his FIA World Touring Car Championship debut in Argentina in two weeks and says he is confident ahead of the races. “My intention would be to sign for a top team which I could battle for the win, but those are the factory ones. For a one-race shot, it must be … More »
FIA World Touring Car Championship boss François Ribeiro says that José María López, who was announced today to leave for Formula E in 2017, has raised the level of the championship. “It has been an honour to have had a driver of Pechito’s calibre competing in the championship. Since joining the WTCC, he’s raised its … More »
José María López has been confirmed to leave the World Touring Car Championship after the current season to join Sam Bird with DS Virgin Racing in the FIA Formula E Championship, as we reported last month. “This is a really exciting move for me and I’m looking forward to the challenge of Formula E with … More »
Robert Dahlgren made his first World Touring Car Championship appearance last weekend in Vila Real since Macau 2011, and will continue to race for Polestar Cyan Racing for the remainder of the WTCC season, which almost rules out any chance of him winning his first ever STCC title later this year. Dahlgren made his Scandinavian … More »
The small privateer Zengő Motorsport team will expand to two cars from Saturday’s practice sessions at Vila Real, with the #99 Honda Civic WTCC being assembled in the pit lane overnight with a new 2015 specification engine from Mugen and with replacement suspension components from JAS just received today. The car will be driven by … More »
The World Touring Car Championship returns to Vila Real in Portugal for the second year in a row this weekend, with the unforgiving street circuit marking the end of the European leg of the 2016 season. The street race follows on from a dramatic run of races in the WTCC, strewn with controversy, drama and … More »
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship leader Robert Dahlgren will race in the World Touring Car Championship from this weekend, driving for Polestar Cyan Racing for the remainder of the season in place of the team’s current driver Fredrik Ekblom. The former V8 Supercars Championship driver currently leads the STCC drivers’ standings with two victories. The 36-year-old … More »
Polestar Cyan Racing has unveiled their WTCC Art Car for this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed where one car from each manufacturer will be exhibited, featuring a unique art theme. The design on the Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 has been completed by STCC Polestar Cyan Racing driver, the Swedish Prince Carl Philip Bernadotte and his … More »
José María López managed to extend his lead in the standings in a tough weekend for Citroën in Russia, albeit only slightly over the privateer Citroën of Mehdi Bennani, who is now tied for second with López’s new threat, the fast charging Lada of Nicky Catsburg who took a double podium in Lada’s home race. … More »