COUNTDOWN: - 16 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan - 25th / 26th October, in Okayama
The new FIA Formula 2 Championship and the Trofeo 500 Abarth will be two important additions to the FIA WTCC events in 2009.
Formula Two will make its debut at the Valencia WTCC round on 31 May 2009, and will run at four other European WTCC events: Brno, Brands Hatch, Oschersleben and Monza.
"We have eight events, and most of them are associated with the FIA World Touring Car Championship, which you know always draws big crowds at circuits around the world," said the series' promoter Jonathan Palmer.
The Trofeo 500 Abarth, reserved for the 190bhp Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse cars, will join six WTCC events. The same five as F2, plus Porto.
-Fabio Ravaioli - FIA WTCC -
Proteam Motorsport claim Teams' Trophy
11.10.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 16 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan - 25th / 26th October, in Okayama
Proteam Motorsport clinched the Yokohama Teams' Trophy with two race meetings still to go. After Monza the leading margin of the Italian outfit was stretched to 119 points ahead of Liqui Moly Team Engstler, and there are only 108 still at stake.
This is the sec ... mehr |
Seat closer to the World titles
11.10.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 16 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan - 25th / 26th October, in Okayama
Following their triumphant weekend in Monza, where a crowd of 50,000 attended two races dominated by the León Tdi cars, SEAT are now closer to claim both the Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championships.
Two punctures occurred at almost the same time during the sec ... mehr |
WTCC join FIA Institutes ADR Programme
11.10.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 16 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Japan - 25th / 26th October, in Okayama
The event in Monza has marked the introduction of the FIA Institute Accident Data Recorder on WTCC cars. This device - mounted between the driver's seat and the door - will be tested until the end of the season to become mandatory from 2009.
The ADR Programme ha ... mehr |
2009 FIA WTCC Calendar approved
11.10.2008
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On Tuesday in Paris the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved the draft for the 2009 World Touring Car Championship.
Twelve meetings are listed, including one in Morocco on May 3rd that will be hosted on a new street circuit at Marrakesh, which needs to be homologated by the FIA. The only other change concerns the Portuguese event that comes back to Porto after having be ... mehr |
FIA World Touring Car Championship Calendar 2009
08.10.2008
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8 March Curitiba
22 March Puebla
3 May Marrakech**
17 May Pau Ville
31 May Valencia
21 June Brno
5 June Porto**
19 July Brands Hatch
30 August Oschersleben
4 October Monza
25 October Okayama
15 November Macau
** Subject to the homologation of the circuit by the FIA.
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Wiechers Sport Piloten mit guten Ergebnissen in Monza
07.10.2008
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Am vergangenen Wochenende fanden die Läufe 19 und 20 zur FIA World Touring ... mehr |
Tiago Monteiro dans les points à Monza
07.10.2008
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SEAT Sport se félicite d'un excellent résultat collectif
En franchissant la ligne d'arrivée de Monza aux 4ème et 6ème places, Tiago Monteiro a grandement contribué à la conquête des points de SEAT Sport qui prend le large au classement général des constructeurs du championnat du monde des voitures de tourisme FIA WTCC.
Parti de la 10ème position sur la gr ... mehr |
Alessandro Zanardi: Seventh but... first of the BMW's !
06.10.2008
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Dear Friends,
Monza´s weekend unfortunately confirmed the worries of the eve. I finished race two as the best BMW, a result that some time ago would have been worth the first place of the podium but today, despite starting from the pole position due to the eight place in race one, it has not been possible to do better than the seventh place.
Putting on track cars ... mehr |
ROAL Motorsport - Zanardi best BMW driver in race two
06.10.2008
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Circuit: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Venue: Monza
Car #4 Driver: Alessandro Zanardi
Qualifying results: 14° (2'00.740)
Race 1 results: 8°
Race 2 results: 7°
Car #5 Driver: Felix Porteiro
Qualifying results: 12° (2'00.637)
Race 1 results: DNF°
Race 2 results: 12° . ... mehr |
Tarquini gets penalty for Japan
06.10.2008
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Having watched the TV footage and heard the competitor, the Panel of the Stewards concluded that he gained an advantage with this manoeuvre and decided to impose him a penalty of five grid positions for the first race of the next event in Okayama.Gabriele Tarquini was under investigation after the second race for cutting the first chicane after the start and failing to give back ... mehr |
Seat drivers encore and are closer to the title
06.10.2008
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With two 1-2 finishes today in Monza, SEAT Sport drivers have claimed a serious stake on both the World Titles. The retirements of Chevrolet's Robert Huff and BMW's Andy Priaulx, the only two serious competitors left, the Drivers' Championship fight looks restricted to Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini, who shared victory in Monza.
In the Manufacturers' Championship, the ... mehr |
Penalty for Rydell, Zanardi on Pole in Monza
05.10.2008
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The Stewards of the meeting stripped Rickard Rydell of the third place he had obtained in today"s the first race. The Swedish driver was given a 30 second time penalty because he cut the first chicane on the last lap after colliding with Nicola Larini"s Chevrolet. Rydell slipped down from third to seventeenth.
This decision promote Andy Priaulx to third and Alessandro Zan ... mehr |
SEAT 1-2-3 in Monza Race 1
05.10.2008
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SEAT Sport’s Yvan Muller, who leads the Driver’s Championship, took the first win in Monza from team mate Gabriele Tarquini. Rickard Rydell finished behind them in third to make it a complete SEAT podium.But the race was not as simple as it sounds. As they all raced over the line for the rolling start. Félix Porteiro made contact with James Thompson, sending the N.technology Hond ... mehr |
Monza Race 1 Provisional classification
05.10.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
Weather/Track: Sun 17°/ Dry 28°
Monza Circuit Length = 5.7930 km.
1 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 18:16.448 9 170.16 2:00.922
2 11 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 18:16.725 9 0.277 170.12 2:00.850
3 10 Rickard RYDELL SWE SEAT Leon TDI 18:17.420 9 0.972 170.01 2:00.9 ... mehr |
Seat take top four in Monza qualifying
04.10.2008
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SEAT Sport turbodiesel cars have claimed the top four positions on the grid for tomorrow’s first race.SEAT Sport turbodiesel cars have claimed the top four positions on the grid for tomorrow’s first race. Qualifying was all about the SEAT drivers who will line up on the grid with the three Championship leaders – Yvan Muller, Gabriele Tarquini and Rickard Rydell – in the top four ... mehr |
Monza - provisional qualifying result
04.10.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
QUALIFYING - PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Weather/Track: Sun 19°/ Dry 36°
Monza Circuit Length = 5.7930 km.
1 12 Yvan MULLER FRA SEAT Leon TDI 1:59.213 8 174.93
2 11 Gabriele TARQUINI ITA SEAT Leon TDI 1:59.257 8 0.044 174.87
3 9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 1:59.879 9 0.666 173.96 ... mehr |
Chevrolet retain drivers for 2009
04.10.2008
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The Chevrolet team will retain the same line up for the next season. They have re-signed the same three drivers - Robert Huff, Nicola Larini and Alain Menu - who have been with the team since the beginning of the World Touring Car programme.
Altogether they have collected 12 victories, 24 podium results and 7 pole positions in the championship so far for Chevrolet.
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Farfus leads BMW trio in Monza practice 2
04.10.2008
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BMW Germany drivers Augusto Farfus and Jörg Müller set the fastest laps in the second practice session at Monza. Müller headed the field for most of the session, only for his team mate to better his time on his final lap.
Farfus set a time of 2:01.006, which was slower than his earlier time this morning (2:00.665) as the track heated up. BMW Team UK driver Andy Priaulx to ... mehr |
Monza - Practice 2 results
04.10.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
FREE PRACTICE 2
Weather/Track: Sun 17°/ Dry 15°
Monza Circuit Length = 5.7930 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 2:01.006 13 172.34
2 2 Jorg MULLER GER BMW 320si 2:01.065 14 0.059 172.26
3 1 Andy PRIAULX GBR BMW 320si 2:01.069 14 0.063 172.25
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Monza Practice1 - Augusto Farfus fastest in BMW
04.10.2008
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BMW Team Germany driver Augusto Farfus set the fastest lap (2:00.665) in the first session at Monza this morning. Jordi Gené took second place in the final moments, one tenth behind the leader. Alessandro Zanardi clocked the third best time early in the session, half a second behind. SEAT Sport drivers Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini took fourth and fifth positions respectively ... mehr |
Monza Practice 1 results
04.10.2008
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2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship
FREE PRACTICE 1
Weather/Track: Sun 12° / Dry 10°
Monza Circuit Length = 5.7930 km.
1 3 Augusto FARFUS BRA BMW 320si 2:00.665 13 172.83
2 9 Jordi GENE ESP SEAT Leon TDI 2:00.734 11 0.069 172.73
3 4 Alessandro ZANARDI ITA BMW 320si 2:01.165 9 0.500 172.11
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Last news from Monza
04.10.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 1 DAY to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
A FIELD OF 30 CARS TO RACE IN MONZA
A strong 30-car field at Monza will mark a new season record for the World Touring Car Championship.
With the latest additions of three Japanese drivers - Manaubu Orido, Takayuki Aoki and Yukinori Taniguchi - ... mehr |
Zanardi Oschersleben 2007 Racing helmet at a charity auction on Ebay
30.09.2008
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On the next first of October, the website www.ebay.it will auction an autographed racing helmet that I used in occasion of the 2007 race of Oschersleben. The initial bid will be 1 euro.
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Drivers on a golf course
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Gabriele Tarquini, Robert Huff and Nicola Larini will take part this weekend in a 36-hole Stableford golf tournament at the San Valentino golf club in Castellarano, Italy.
The event counts as the first round towards the Green Golf Tour promoted by Euro ... mehr |
Wiechers and Poulsen join forces
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
After they were forced to skip Imola, the Wiechers-Sport team will come back in force at Monza. The German outfit will compete with two cars again like they did at Oschersleben.
Takayuki Aoki, from Japan, will replace Olivier Tielemans until the end of the season, al ... mehr |
Duarte Félix da Costa from Seat Eurocup to WTCC
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Duarte Félix da Costa has won a one-off participation in the WTCC event at Monza.
The 23-year old from Cascais, Portugal, is the fifth SEAT Eurocup driver during the current season who is being given the opportunity to show his talent to the World Touring Car Champi ... mehr |
First Honda test for Taniguchi
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Following the successful weekend in Imola where they claimed the first WTCC victory for Honda, N.technology is ready to run a second Accord car in Monza and Okayama.
Japanese driver Yukinori Taniguchi, who will join James Thompson in the team for the two events, had ... mehr |
Maximum ballast for Muller, Rydell and Huff in Monza
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
Three drivers will carry the maximum 70kg success ballast on board in the next race meeting at Monza: Yvan Muller, who won the first race in Imola and is leading the Drivers' Championship, Rickard Rydell, poleman at Imola and second in Race 1, and Robert Huff, third in Race ... mehr |
Monza to close the European Season
26.09.2008
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COUNTDOWN: - 9 DAYS to the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Italy - 4th / 5th October, in Monza
The 19th and 20th rounds of the FIA WTCC will take place next week at Monza, Italy. This will be the last European event before the big leap to the Far East for the two final events in Japan and Macau.
The Autodromo Nazionale is a traditional venue for ... mehr |
