Mehdi Bennani will be back behind the wheel of his Sébastien Loeb Racing prepared Citroën C-Elysée for the 2017 World Touring Car Championship. “I am very pleased to continue this collaboration with Sébastien Loeb Racing,” said Bennani. “To me, stability is an important aspect to prioritise, especially considering how much we’ve learnt together these past … More »
Néstor Girolami says his main focus is on winning the 2017 World Touring Car Championship drivers’ title with Volvo, confirming he turned down offers to return to the Super TC 2000 Championship alongside his WTCC programme this year. The 27-year-old will compete in his first full season in the WTCC with Volvo this season, taking … More »
Yvan Muller has moved to quash speculation that he could already be coming out of retirement and racing for Volvo in this year’s WTCC, after testing with the team earlier this month. The four-time champion retired from the WTCC at the end of 2016 after his third year with Citroën, and at the time said … More »
With two months to go to the start of the 2017 WTCC season, the grid is starting to take shape, and despite two significant hits with Citroën and Lada both leaving the championship, the number of entries looks set to be at least the same size as 2016 in what’s set to be an interim … More »
Zengő Motorsport has confirmed Olivier Panis’ son Aurélien Panis for the 2017 World Touring Car Championship season. “I’m very proud to join the WTCC,” said Panis. “It is a very strong international championship and a great step in my career. There are many experienced and successful drivers in the series so it will be a … More »
Corsican driver John Filippi has confirmed he will return for a fourth season in the World Touring Car Championship in 2017. The 21-year-old started his career with Campos Racing in 2014 in the first year of the new TC1 technical regulations, though that year the rookie competed in the swansong year of the TC2T generation … More »
Coverage of the World Touring Car Championship in the UK could be severely restricted in 2017, as broadcaster Eurosport’s owner Discovery has threatened to pull its portfolio of channels from Sky in the UK. Discovery UK’s suite of channels are mainly documentary stations, but the channel also owns Eurosport and Quest TV, which are the … More »
Tom Chilton will return to the British Touring Car Championship next year, but plans to be on the grid in the World Touring Car Championship as well, where he has raced since 2012. The Brit is aiming to become the first driver to be the BTCC and WTCC champion at the same time. The 31-year-old … More »
Münnich Motorsport are set to return for their fifth season in the World Touring Car Championship in 2017, potentially fielding cars in both the TC1 and TCN2 classes next season. The team have campaigned a Chevrolet Cruze in the TC1 class for the past three seasons, after entering the championship in 2013 with a trio … More »
Current TCR Germany series champion Josh Files is looking at moving to the World Touring Car Championship in 2017 after a successful season in the TCR Germany series, winning the title for the Italian Target Competition team in their JAS Motorsport-built Honda Civic. The new WTCC-2 regulations announced yesterday will suit a programme for the … More »