The Swedish team TPR Motorsport has confirmed entry for the inaugural TCR Denmark series season with driver and team owner Toni Persic. “We were invited by the DTC last year and we were very well received by everyone in Denmark, I felt right at home,” said Persic. “I would like to have more of that, … More »
Nicolai Sylvest has been confirmed as team-mate to Jan Magnussen at LM Racing for the inaugural TCR Denmark championship season next year. “I am really looking forward to an exciting season with LM Racing,” said Sylvest to boxengasse.dk. “It is a strong team that has done well previously in the Danish Thundersport Championship. And with … More »
Former F1 driver Jan Magnussen has signed a contract with LM Racing to take part in the inaugural TCR Denmark series season in 2020. “It has hurt to sit outside of DTC this season, so I am glad to meet Danish racing fans again and be part of the new TCR class next year,” said … More »
Casper Elgaard has turned around from being the slowest in practice on Friday, to being a pole position contender in his Honda Civic FK8 TCR at Jyllandsringen, after qualifying in second today at his home circuit. The 41-year-old five-time DTC champion was just under half a second behind poleman Robert Dahlgren’s Cupra, despite it being … More »
Massive Motorsport will make its TCR Scandinavia championship debut this weekend at Jyllandsringen with experienced racer and team owner Casper Elgaard as driver. The team is currently working on running a multi-car programme in 2020. “We are working on being part of the TCR Denmark/Scandinavia next year with two or three cars,” said Elgaard to … More »
The STCC will return to Jyllandsringen for its sixth round of the 2019 season. The last time STCC raced in Denmark was in 2012. “Denmark is alongside Sweden the strongest country in Scandinavia when it comes to national racing and to return there is the right thing to do for the development of STCC as … More »
After a stunning second full season in the championship, with Lestrup Racing Team’s lead driver Andreas Wernersson heading to the season finale with an outside chance of the 2018 drivers’ title, team principal Fredrik Lestrup says the team are looking to work out their plans for 2019 as soon as possible. The Volkswagen-equipped team outshone … More »
James Thompson has become the latest addition to the World Touring Car Cup grid after being confirmed as the third driver in the Münnich Motorsport line-up for the opening rounds of the year. The 43-year-old will partner Esteban Guerrieri and Yann Ehrlacher at the wheel of the team’s third Honda Civic FK8 Type R TCR … More »
23-year-old Andreas Wernersson will be back for the 2018 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season, racing a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for the full season with the Lestrup Racing Team, after making a one-off appearance for the team last season at the season finale at Mantorp Park. Wernersson made a strong impression when he raced for … More »
Vukovic Motorsport has revealed further technical information behind the new-for-2018 TCR-specification Renault Mégane, the latest TCR car announced last month by the Swiss team. The reigning and outgoing DTC Series-winning team are developing the new car with authorisation from Renault Sport for sale next year to customers, with confirmation today that Liechestein-based Lehmann Motorentechnik will … More »