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Fernando Monje claims the Super 2000 Euro Cup
24.06.2012
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| ROUNDS 7 & 8 - IMOLAThe other champions are Krammes, Karamyshev and PoulsenFor the third time this season, Fernando Monje and his SEAT León TDi took back-to-back victories. Today at Imola the 19-year old Spaniard claimed his fifth an weiter >> |
Fernando Monje claims ETCC pole position at Imola
23.06.2012
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| FIA ETCC ROUNDS 7 & 8 - IMOLA QUALIFYING It seems like nobody can challenge Fernando Monje in his attempt to secure the 2012 FIA European Touring Car Cup. After emerging as the fastest in yesterday’s test sessions and this morning&rsq weiter >> |
Yokohama to stay for three more years official tyre supplier
23.06.2012
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| Following an invitation to tender, the FIA World Motor Sport Council appointed the Yokohama Rubber Company to supply the control tyre for the next three seasons of the FIA World Touring Car Championships: 2013, 2014 and weiter >> |
Chevrolet Cruze on display at the ticket stand at Sonoma
23.06.2012
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| Amongst the different actions set up during the NASCAR weekend at Sonoma to promote the WTCC Race of USA, Chevrolet exhibits Yvan Muller’s Cruze car in the commercial area, just behind the main grandstand. weiter >> |
WTCC drivers honoured at Sonoma
23.06.2012
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| WTCC drivers Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro and James Nash were honoured as special guests yesterday night during the Children’s Charities Grand Marshall’s Banquet that took place in Sonoma’ weiter >> |
USA media have rides in a WTCC car
23.06.2012
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| A group of twenty USA media representatives had their first contact with a WTCC car at Sonoma’s Infineon Raceway today, enjoying rides in a SEAT León car driven by Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro. weiter >> |
Tarquini, Monteiro and Nash at Sonoma
23.06.2012
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| WTCC ambassadors Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro and James Nash enjoyed their first day at Sonoma’s Infineon Raceway where they have been invited to promote the World Touring Car Championship event of 2 weiter >> |
Imola hosts the ETCC Finale next week
15.06.2012
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| The FIA European Touring Car Cup will come to an end next week in Italy, at Imola’s Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari.After three joint race meetings with the World Touring Car Championship – Monza, Slovakia Ring and Salzburgring – the ETCC will crown its 2012 champions in a stand-alone event.Spanish teen-ager Fernando Monje has weiter >> |
Chevrolet and Muller rewrite WTCC statistics
15.06.2012
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| With the World Championship enjoying a break before resuming in Brazil on 22 July, there is the time to take a look at the series’ statistics.Since the beginning of the 2011 season, Che weiter >> |
WTCC's ambassadors to visit the states
15.06.2012
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| Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro and James Nash have been appointed Ambassadors of the WTCC in an effort to promote the championship’s first visit to USA that will take place at Sonoma’s Infineon Raceway on 23 September.Next week the three drive weiter >> |
Lada Sport to focus on development
08.06.2012
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| After taking part in the events in Hungary and Portugal, the LADA Sport team will not race in any of the remaining WTCC meetings. Sticking to the original plan, the Russian team will focus on testing and technical development, with the aim weiter >> |
Oriola and Michelisz on top in the Yokohama Trophy
08.06.2012
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| After they shared honours last weekend in Portugal, Pepe Oriola and Norbert Michelisz have built solid margins on top of the Yokohama Trophy. They scored one race win apiece at Portimão, with ROAL Motorsport&rsquo weiter >> |
WTCC cars to travel around the world
08.06.2012
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| After a series of seven events that followed each other over eleven weeks, the WTCC faces now a 45-day break before the eighth race meeting of the season takes place at Curitiba, Brazil on 22 July.By next week cars and parts will be gathere weiter >> |
Stefano D’Aste und Wiechers Sport mit Pech in Portimao
05.06.2012
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| Platz 11 und 18 nach Crash an der AlgarveAm vergangenen Wochenende absolvierte der Nienburger Rennstall Wiechers Sport die Saisonläufe 13 und 14 der FIA WTCC an der portugiesischen Algarve. Die Rennstrecke in Portimao wurde erst im Jahre 2009 erbau weiter >> |
Important chance for Alberto Cerqui in Portimao
31.05.2012
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| The FIA WTCC is about to stop in Portimao (P) for the seventh round of 2012, the last in Europe ahead of the exit that will take the world touring cars championship to America first and then to Asia.The Portuguese circuit already highlighted Albert weiter >> |
Portimao TV Sendezeiten Eurosport
30.05.2012
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| FIA WTCC Portimao Rennen 13 und 140 1 . J u n i – 0 3 . J u n i 2 0 1 2Sendezeiten EurosportFIA WTCC Magazin 01.06.2012 08:30 – 09:00FIA WTCC Qualifying 03.06.2012 08:30 – 09 weiter >> |
Team AON The European season comes to a close in Portugal
28.05.2012
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| The last round of the European leg of the FIA World Touring Car Championship will take place in Portugal this weekend. With half of the season already complete Team Aon drivers Tom Chilton and James Nash look forward to the Algarve round with a mind to continuing the Global weiter >> |
Stefano D’Aste und Wiechers Sport siegen am Salzburgring
22.05.2012
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| Erster Gesamtsieg von Wiechers Sport in der FIA WTCCAm vergangenen Wochenende absolvierte der Nienburger Rennstall Wiechers Sport die Saisonläufe 11 und 12 der FIA WTCC vor mehr als 25.000 Zuschauern vor Ort und Millionen Zuschauern weltweit vor dem TV. weiter >> |
Salzburgring: third podium of the season for Coronel, Cerqui into points
21.05.2012
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| Tom Coronel and ROAL Motorsport obtained the third podium of the season in Salzburg's sixth round of the FIA WTCC 2012. The Dutch driver set the ninth time in Q2 (1'28.124) on Saturday and in race one he put great care in not making any mista weiter >> |
1-2-3 win and many thrills for the Cruzes in Austria
21.05.2012
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| Huff, Muller and Menu dominate Race 1, Huff salvages 2nd amid tire drama in Race 2 Chevrolet comfortably claimed a 1-2-3 win in Race 1 of the WTCC Round 6 but a tire nightmare in the last corners in Race 2 put paid to any hopes of a d weiter >> |
Points for Team Aon in both races at Salzburgring
21.05.2012
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| Team Aon’s James Nash has scored points in both races this weekend at the Salzburgring, Austria. Having qualified 13th the Brit driver made his way up to finish in a strong tenth position in both races. Team mate Tom Chilton started race one from the back of the grid after a p weiter >> |
One victory apiece for Huff and D'Aste at Salzburgring
21.05.2012
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| ROUNDS 11 & 12 – SALZBURGRINGThe WTCC race day at the Salzburgring had two faces. The first race delivered another 1-2-3 for Chevrolet, while the second one saw Stefano D’Aste claiming his first win after a dramatic last lap. weiter >> |
ETCC : Fernando Monje and Seat dominate at Salzburgring
21.05.2012
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| ETCC ROUNDS 5 & 6 Salzburgring AustriaFernando Monje, driving a SEAT León TDi, took back-to-back victories at the Salzburgring despite having to fight his way through the field in both races. Starting from 11th on the grid in Race 1 and 8th in Race 2, Monje twice carefully picked his way through to the front and, with an extra 3 Su weiter >> |
Salzburgring WTCC Race 2 results
20.05.2012
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| FIA WTCC World Touring Car Championship 2012Salzburgring Circuit Length = 4.2410 km.Weather/Track: Sun 26C/Dry 46C Car 20 & 22 withdrawnSunday, 20 May 20121 26 Y Stefano D'AST weiter >> |
Salzburgring WTCC Race 1 results
20.05.2012
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| FIA WTCC World Touring Car ChampionshipSalzburgring Circuit Length = 4.2410 km.Weather/Track: Sun 26C/Dry 52C Sunday, 20 May 20121 2 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 23:26.809 14 151.93 weiter >> |
Salzburgring WTCC Warm Up results
20.05.2012
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| FIA WTCC 20122012 FIA World Touring Car ChampionshipSalzburgring Circuit Length = 4.2410 km.Weather/Track: Sun 17C/Dry 28C 1 1 Yvan MULLER FRA Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:26.581 10 176.332 8 Alain MEN weiter >> |
Monje is fastest but not on pole at Salzburgring
19.05.2012
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| Thanks to a ten-place grid penalty after an incident in Slovakia, the SEAT León of Fernando Monje will start the first of tomorrow’s two ETCC races at the Salzburgring from 11th position, despite the Spanish driver setting a lap time that was over 1.5 seconds faster than anyone else. Monje (1:29.453) was the only driver to break the 1:31 barrier, but due to that p weiter >> |
Rob Huff claims his first pole position at Salzburgring
19.05.2012
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| FIA WTCC ROUNDS 11 & 12 – SALZBURGRINGRobert Huff will start the first of tomorrow’s two WTCC races at the Salzburgring from pole position, after setting the fastest time with less than a minute remaining on the clock. Huff’s first pol weiter >> |
Hard day at Salzburgring for Team Aon
19.05.2012
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| It was a hard day for Team Aon today in Austria as the team began the sixth round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship at the Salzburgring. Despite rapid development on the Global Ford Focus, James Nash just missed out on a top 12 position in the dy weiter >> |
Salzburgring combined qualifying results
19.05.2012
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| 2012 FIA World Touring Car ChampionshipSalzburgring Circuit Length = 4.2410 km.Weather/Track: Sun 22C/Dry 42C 1 2 Robert HUFF GBR Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:27.683 1:26.7912 1 Yvan MULLER FRA Che weiter >> |
Salzburgring WTCC Free Practice 2 results and news
19.05.2012
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| FREE PRACTICE 22012 FIA World Touring Car ChampionshipSalzburgring Circuit Length = 4.2410 km.Weather/Track: Sun 19C/Dry 44C 1 8 Alain MENU CHE Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:27.304 16 174.872 1 Yvan MULLER FRA Chevrolet Cruze 1. weiter >> |
Salzburgring WTCC Free Practice 1 results and news
19.05.2012
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| FREE PRACTICE 12012 FIA World Touring Car ChampionshipSalzburgring Circuit Length = 4.2410 km.Weather/Track: Sun 15C/Dry 28C 1 8 Alain MENU CHE Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 1:27.008 13 175.472 1 Yvan MULLER FRA Chevro weiter >> |
Andreas Pfister tops ETCC Salzburgring test day
18.05.2012
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| It appears that Andreas Pfister’s previous experience of racing at the Salzburgring has stood him in good stead. His SEAT León Cup car was fastest in both of today’s testing sessions, with Pfister shaving over seven-tenths of a second off his morning lap time in the afternoon. The German driver was also by far the fastest Single-Make competitor, with Fernand weiter >> |
René Freisberg wins first Yokohama running on track
18.05.2012
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| René Freisberg of the Ravenol ETCC team won the first round of the Yokohama Running on Track at the Salzburgring today.The event saw about forty runners – drivers, mechanics, organizatio weiter >> |
Dieter Quester is the driver adviser at Salzburgring
18.05.2012
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| Austrian motorsport legend Dieter Quester will act as the Driver Adviser for this weekend’s event, in support of the Panel of the Stewards.During his very long career Quester has raced in many different categories, from Formula 2 to Sports Cars. He won the 1970 Macau Grand Prix, but claimed his most important achievements in Touring Cars, being crowned f weiter >> |
WTCC teams readt to hit Salzburgring track
18.05.2012
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| Everything is set at the Salzburgring for the debut of the World Touring Car Championship, as track action will begin tomorrow with two free practice sessions at 9.00 and 11.45.The weather has significantly improved after rain and very cold temperatu weiter >> |
Alberto Cerqui has a new circuit to discover in Salzburg
17.05.2012
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| The touring cars world championship reserved another new circuit to be discovered by Alberto Cerqui this coming weekend. In fact, FIA WTCC is about to go to Salzburg (A) for the sixth round of a season that already reached its mid part. The weiter >> |
Tiago Monteiro visite le Salzburgring pour la première fois
17.05.2012
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| Le Championnat du Monde des Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC pose ses valises en Autriche sur le circuit de Salzburgring où se dérouleront les 11ème et 12ème courses de la saison qui marqueront la fin de la première moitié du champ weiter >> |
TV Sendezeiten Salzburgring
14.05.2012
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| FIA WTCC Rennen 11 und 12 SALZBURGRING 1 8 . M a i – 2 0 . M a i 2 0 1 2Sendezeiten EurosportFIA WTCC Magazin 18.05.2012 08:35 – 09:00FIA WTCC Qualifying 20.05.2012 08:30 – 08:45F weiter >> |
Team AON Mid way point in WTCC season approaches
14.05.2012
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| This weekend’s FIA World Touring Car Championship event in Austria will mark the mid-way point in the 2012 season and with five rounds under their belt so far Team Aon drivers Tom Chilton and James Nash have already scored points in their debut season. weiter >> |
Tourenwagen u. GT Cup startet zum zweiten Mal auf Red Bull Ring
14.05.2012
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| Mit dabei ist der neu geschaffene Mitsubishi Colt Cup mit sieben FahrzeugenEbenso die slowenische TW-Meisterschaft, damit werden mehr als dreißig Autos in den beiden Rennen zu sehen seinVon 19. bis 20. Mai wird auf dem Red Bull Ring in Spielberg die vom MSC Wolfsberg organisierte Rundstreckentrophy ausgetragen. Die Fans könne weiter >> |
Chevrolet aim to consolidate lead at fast Salzburgring
14.05.2012
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| Fast Salzburgring track promises exciting racing in first-ever WTCC eventThe WTCC continues its successful Central European tour at the Salzburgring in Austria this weekend, with Chevrolet aiming to consolidate its lead at the helm of both M weiter >> |
ETCC promises tough fights in all classes at Salzburgring
11.05.2012
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| The Salzburgring will also host the fifth and sixth rounds of the FIA European Touring Car Cup; a field of 26 cars will race in Austria split over the series’ four categories.
Fernando Monje (SEAT León TDi) and Peter Rikli (Honda Civic) share weiter >> |
81 broadcasters to show WTCC in 2012
11.05.2012
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| Eurosport Events, promoter of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, announced an increased TV distribution over five continents, with a majority of coverage on terrestrial stations. 81 broadcast agreements are in place for the current season, 50 of which are with free-to-air broadcasters, 26 with cable or pan-regional networks and five with worldwide n weiter >> |
Eurosport TV Programmes from Salzburgring*
11.05.2012
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| Saturday, 19 May - 15.45/16.30 : WTCC Qualifying – LIVE, Eurosport 2Sunday, 20 May - 08.30/08.45 : WTCC Qualifying, Eurosport 1Sunday, 20 May - 08.45/09.15 : WTCC Warm Up – LIVE, Eurosport 1Sunday, 20 May - 13.00/14.00 : WTCC Race 1 – LIVE, Eurosport 1Sunday, 20 May - 14.00/15.00 : WTCC Race 2 – LIVE, Eurosport 1 weiter >> |
Vaillante's WTCC Racing car unveiled
11.05.2012
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| Dupuis Éditeur and Studio Graton have unveiled the Vaillante WTCC racing car that will soon make its maiden appearance in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, driven by Michel Vaillant himself. weiter >> |
Rob Huff guest star at the Tour de Corse
11.05.2012
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| Chevrolet driver Rob Huff appeared as guest star at the IRC Tour de Corse rally. The Briton, who is currently third in the WTCC Drivers’ Championship, enjoyed a unique experience in Corsica. weiter >> |
Chevrolet, BMW and Seat on equal weight for Austria
11.05.2012
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| For the second consecutive event the WTCC winning cars – BMW 320 TC, Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T and SEAT León WTCC will be on equal weight.Like last week at Budapest’s Hungaroring, the weiter >> |
Austrian event launched with local press
11.05.2012
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| The FIA WTCC and ETCC joint event at the Salzburgring was officially presented to the Austrian press in two different press conferences at Vienna and at the racetrack.More than thirty weiter >> |