Current DTM champion René Rast has been confirmed as a wild card entry for the Nürburgring round of the World Touring Car Cup, racing an Audi RS 3 LMS for Team WRT. “Meeting with the world’s best drivers in a touring car now is fantastic,” said Rast. “I’m looking forward to competing against four world … More »
Hungarian driver Daniel Nagy has become the first wild card entry confirmed for the 2018 World Touring Car Cup, with the 20-year-old confirmed as an entry for his home race later this month in Hungary in a M1RA-run Hyundai i30 N TCR. Nagy, who raced for Zengõ Motorsport in the WTCC for the last two … More »
BRC Racing Team and YMR drivers Gabriele Tarquini and Thed Björk have said they hope that no rash decisions are made to change the Balance of Performance, levels, after the Hyundai i30 N TCRs effectively dominated proceedings at the Marrakech street circuit. Three of the four Hyundais entered for the race qualified 1-2-3 on Saturday, … More »
Gabriele Tarquini leaves Morocco with the lead of the drivers’ standings in the all-new World Touring Car Cup after a successful weekend, with two victories in the new three-race format in the BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR. The Italian got the jump on the rival YMR Hyundai of Thed Björk on Saturday to … More »
Norbert Michelisz’s 2018 season got off to a bumpy start, despite at one point looking set to take pole position for the BRC Racing Team in the Hyundai i30 N TCR, in a day plagued with problems from Free Practice 2 onwards. The 2017 WTCC runner-up missed all of the second practice session after an … More »
BRC Hyundai driver Gabriele Tarquini opened up the new era for World Touring Cars, winning the inaugural race of the new World Touring Car Cup from second on the grid, at the age of 56 years and one month. The Italian had qualified on the front row alongside last year’s WTCC champion Thed Björk in … More »
Rob Huff was delighted after scoring a podium result in Race 1 in Morocco on his debut with Sébastien Loeb Racing, admitting he was surprised but also happy to find the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR was able to keep pace with the much-fancied Hyundai i30 N TCRs. Huff qualified fifth on the grid but was … More »
2017 WTCC drivers’ champion Thed Björk was buoyant after the first race of the all-new World Touring Car Cup in Morocco, after the Swedish driver finished second after starting from pole in the YMR Hyundai i30 N TCR, placing pressure on the rival BRC Hyundai of Gabriele Tarquini throughout the race. Björk fell behind Tarquini … More »
Thed Björk was fastest in qualifying in his Yvan Muller Racing-run Hyundai i30 N TCR, with the reigning WTCC champion just over a tenth of a second faster than BRC’s Norbert Michelisz, though the Hungarian may pick up an engine change penalty. With the rain having given way to the sunshine, the session was fast-paced, … More »
Reigning WTCC drivers’ champion Thed Björk was fastest of all in the first free practice session for the World Touring Car Cup on a wet track in Marrakech, leading team-mate and team principal Yvan Muller in a Hyundai 1-2. Björk’s moved to the top of the time sheets at the half-way mark in the new … More »