Motorbase Performance will field a new-look driver line-up for the new BTCC season after confirming Tom Chilton as its first signing for 2018. The 32-year-old ran a dual campaign in the BTCC and WTCC this year, finishing 15th in the British series with Power Maxed Racing and wrapping up the Independents’ title in the WTCC … More »
After many years of domination by one manufacturer, first Chevrolet and then Citroen, the 2017 (and for now, final) World Touring Car Championship season delivered an intensely close battle between two different manufacturers; but while Thed Bjork and Volvo walked away with the titles, we look at to what extend Honda gave them away. The … More »
Thed Björk has received his trophy for claiming the 2017 FIA World Touring Car Championship drivers’ title at the annual FIA prize giving ceremony at Château de Versailles in France. The Swedish driver claimed the title with two victories and seven podiums, beating main rival Norbert Michelisz by 28,5 points after the final race in … More »
The FIA World Touring Car Cup has detailed the reasoning behind the increase in entry fees for the 2018 season, as well as why they’ve set a 26-car limit for next year. The World Motor Sport Council release two days ago confirmed that teams would be required to run two cars at a minimum next … More »
The promoter of the WTCR, Francois Ribeiro, says it’ll be impossible to prevent manufacturers from supporting teams in the new FIA cup next year, but the technical format of TCR will allow fully independent teams to compete on the same level in any case. The WTCC’s switch to TCR regulations has seen the series rule … More »
2017 WTCC drivers’ and manufacturer champions Volvo are understood to be starting development a TCR-specification car, although it won’t be ready for the start of the 2018 WTCR season. Discussions in the paddock last week in Qatar at the WTCC finale confirmed that Volvo are already working on a TCR specification car, which would allow … More »
The new the FIA World Touring Car Cup, WTCR, will run three races per weekend with the first race on day one and the remaining two on day two. Each race weekend will start with two 30-minute Free Practice sessions, followed by 30 minutes of qualifying and Race 1. The second day features a second … More »
Tom Chilton will leave the World Touring Car Championship next year and put all his focus on a British Touring Car Championship campaign, as he aims to be the UK series’ champion. Chilton made his return to the BTCC this year with the Power Maxed Racing team, developing the new Vauxhall Astra throughout the season … More »
The three leading Honda factory drivers Norbert Michelisz, Tiago Monteiro and Esteban Guerrieri are all presently without drives for 2018, as Honda’s commitment to next year’s championship is yet to be decided. The new format for 2018 is set to be confirmed at next week’s FIA World Motor Sport Council, with the position on factory … More »
The two WTCC stalwarts Rob Huff and Yvan Muller put on a race-long show in the first race at Losail, with the Frenchman in the Volvo S60 holding off his former Chevrolet team-mate Huff for all ten laps, with Huff now driving the same car Muller was racing 12 months ago in Qatar. Muller quickly … More »