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Esteban Guerrieri wins dramatic first race of the WTCC in Morocco
Campos Racing’s Esteban Guerrieri followed in the footsteps of his countryman José María López by winning the first race of the 2017 season in Marrakech, in a race which saw just ten cars make the finish. All the drama took place at the start, with a few bad launches at the standing start saw a … More »
WTCC 2017 preview: this should be the closest season in years
The 2017 World Touring Car Championship kicks off this weekend in Morocco, and though the grid numbers are set to be lowest in the championship’s 13-year history, it could also be one of its most competitive seasons to-date. From 2010 onwards, it’s been the case that we’ve known who was going to be the champion … More »
No joker laps for the WTCC in Morocco – delayed to Vila Real
The introduction of a joker lap for next weekend’s first race of the season at the Circuit Moulay El Hassan has been postponed until the Portuguese round of the championship in June, with the FIA unable to agree a safe location for it at the Moroccan circuit. The WTCC had announced plans to introduce Rallycross-style … More »
José Manuel Urcera rules out WTCC chances for 2017
Super TC 2000 driver José Manuel Urcera has stated it is very unlikely that he will take part in any World Touring Car Championship races this year, including his home round at Termas de Río Hondo, due to other motorsport commitments. The Citroën Total Racing driver had a perfect weekend at the opening round of … More »
Tom Chilton expects to focus on either BTCC or WTCC after 2017
Tom Chilton heads into 2017 as the first driver to be able to compete in both the British and World Touring Car Championships at the same time, thanks to no clashes in either series calendars, but the 32-year-old expects to narrow his focus to just one from next year. Chilton will drive for both Sébastien … More »
New car liveries on display at WTCC Monza season launch
The new liveries and sponsors for a number of cars taking part in the 2017 World Touring Car Championship season were on display today at the Autodromo di Monza, as 11 cars of the soon to be announced 16-car entry took part in the official pre-season test session. Sébastien Loeb Racing’s complex liveries for John … More »
16-car entry confirmed for 2017 WTCC season
The World Touring Car Championship will field a 16-car full-season entry for the 2017 season. Honda Racing Team JAS will as previously announced run three cars, with Tiago Monteiro and Norbert Michelisz joined by Ryo Michigami, who replaces Rob Huff at the squad. Polestar Cyan Racing expand to three cars this year, and already confirmed … More »
Tom Coronel aiming to improve in ”more exciting” 2017 WTCC season
Tom Coronel is back with a more or less unchanged set-up for the 2017 World Touring Car Championship with ROAL Motorsport and is aiming to improve in what he describes as a more exciting season. ”I hope to do even better than the results I scored in 2016. The sign ‘Eat my dust’ on the … More »
WTCC-2 scrapped, plus calendar changes confirmed by WMSC
The World Motor Sport Council has confirmed that the World Touring Car Championship’s new second class, WTCC-2, which was to feature TCN2 (TCR) type cars in a second tier, has been abandoned, and announced that the Argentinian round of the championship has been brought forward a month to July 16th. The changes were announced today … More »