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O'Young and Taniguchi stay at Bamboo
12.03.2011
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| Bamboo will start the season with the Lacetti before switching to the Cruze 1.6 TBamboo-engineering announced that their driver line up for the 2011 FIA WTCC will remain unchanged, with Darryl O'Young from Hong Kong and Yukinori Tanig weiter >> |
Curitiba hosts the opening round
12.03.2011
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| The seventh season of WTCC kicks off next week at Curitiba, Brazil The start of the 2011 FIA World Touring Car Championship is just one week away. The series' seventh season will get underway once again at Curitiba, Brazil. Th weiter >> |
Fredy Barth's Swiss Seat presented in Geneva
04.03.2011
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| The unveiling of Fredy Barth's car at the Geneva Motor ShowFredy Barth unveiled at the International Motor Show in Geneva the livery of his SEAT Swiss Racing car he will drive in the 2011 WTCC. weiter >> |
Norbert Michelisz takes over Farfus BMW
04.03.2011
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| The Zengö Dension Team announced that Norbert Michelisz will take part in the 2011 WTCC with a BMW 320 TC in partnership with BMW Hungary. In an effort to gain more experience with the new technical package, the team decided not to attend the season-opener at Curitiba and to join from the second event at Zolder.Michelisz, who created sensation on his maiden WTCC season la weiter >> |
Monroe to back Monteiro's Seat León
04.03.2011
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| Tenneco Inc., manufacturer of Monroe shock absorbers and Walker exhaust systems, announced that Tiago Monteiro is the official Monroe driver for the 2011 FIA WTCC.A former Formula One racer, the 34-year old Portuguese switched to WTCC in 2007; since then he claimed four race wins and was classified fifth in last year's championship. Monteiro faces now his fift weiter >> |
Chevrolet drivers visit Geneva Motor Show
04.03.2011
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photo: Menu, Muller and Huff visited the Chevrolet stand in GenevaYvan Muller, Rob Huff and Alain Menu attended the press days of the Geneva Motor Show at the Chevrolet stand.The three racers posed for weiter >> |
Entry List Teams and drivers 2011
04.03.2011
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| 2011 FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP1 Chevrolet Yvan Muller (FRA) Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T2 Chevrolet Robert Huff (GBR) Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T3 Lukoil - SUNRED Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) SEAT León 2.0 TDI4 Lukoil - SUNRED Aleksei Dudukalo (RUS) SEAT León 2.0 TDI5 Zengö-Dension Team Norbert Mich weiter >> |
WTCC unveils 2011 Entry List
04.03.2011
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| Twenty-one car entered for the full season in the 2011 FIA WTCC The entry list for the 2011 FIA World Touring Car Championship that will kick off on March 20th at Curitiba, Brazil, was released today; this list remains subjected to the FIA approval. weiter >> |
Wiechers Sport auch 2011 in der FIA WTCC am Start
04.03.2011
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Schweizer Urs Sonderegger am Steuer des BMW E90 TCDer Nienburger Rennstall Wiechers Sport und der Schweizer Rennfahrer Urs Sonderegger werden 2011 gemeinsam in der FIA WTCC an den Start gehen. Dabei wird Urs Sonderegger einen BMW E90 TC nach weiter >> |
Tiago Monteiro est parrainé par Monroe®
28.02.2011
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| Tenneco Inc., fabricant et équipementier des amortisseurs Monroe® et des échappements Walker®, annonce ce jour sa collaboration avec Tiago Monteiro qui devient le pilote officiel Monroe® du Championnat du Monde des Voitures de Tourisme FIA WTCC.
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WTCC and USTCC plan to cooperate
25.02.2011
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| USTCC Director Ali Arsham met Lotti to establish a cooperation with WTCCWTCC promoter Marcello Lotti and USTCC director Ali Arsham met in the United States to lay the basis for a future cooperation between the two championships.Lotti was visiting the US to evaluate the possibilities of including for the first time an weiter >> |
Rob Huff completes Chevrolet testing programme
25.02.2011
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Rob Huff completed the last pre-season test for Chevrolet
The Chevrolet team continued working on the development and testing of the Cruze 1.6 turbo car. Rob Huff completed the last pre-season test, yesterday ay Sywell airf weiter >> |
Last Test for the Cruze before The Season’s Kick-off in Brazil
25.02.2011
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- The Cruze is testing at Sywell and Silverstone- Muller and the Cruze celebrated as WTCC Champions in Thailand- Muller, Menu and Huff to attend Geneva Motor Show press days next weekThe WT weiter >> |
Eight WTCC test sessions approved by FIA
19.02.2011
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| COUNTDOWN: - 30 DAYS WTCC RACE OF BRAZIL - CURITIBA, MARCH 20Eight private test sessions for the 2011 season have been approved by the FIA Touring Car Commission.The 30-minute private testing have been authorized to permit the teams shaking their cars down after overseas travelling or fixing the set up on those weiter >> |
Villa, Bennani and Fabiani form Proteam's trio
19.02.2011
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| COUNTDOWN: - 30 DAYS WTCC RACE OF BRAZIL - CURITIBA, MARCH 20Proteam Racing will run three BMW cars in the 2011 WTCCProteam Racing will run three BMW cars in the 2011 WTCC for Javier Villa García, Mehdi Bennani and weiter >> |
Sunred confirm six Seat line-up
18.02.2011
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| Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro will lead SUNRED once again
SUNRED confirmed their line up in the 2011 WTCC. The Spain-based outfit will start the season with six SEAT León TDI cars under three different banners; the plan is to switch to 1.6L tu weiter >> |
Three drivers for Liqui Moly Team Engstler
12.02.2011
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| The Liqui Moly Team Engstler ran two BMW 320 TC cars in Vallelunga, from Monday to Wednesday for three drivers: team principal Franz Engstler, Kristian Poulsen and Hong Kong racer Marchy Lee.“We had a few technical problems on the first day with the power steering. But after we sorted them out everything was working fine. The car is a lot of fun to drive weiter >> |
Roberto Ravaglia happy with the new car
12.02.2011
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| Roberto Ravaglia’s ROAL Motorsport tested at Vallelunga on Tuesday and Wednesday with a BMW 320 TC driven by Tom Coronel.After solving a few electrical issues that prevent them from hitting the track on Tuesday morning, the Italian outfit.“We are quite happy with this test that was the first one with the new car and the new driver weiter >> |
BMW Teams tested at Vallelunga
12.02.2011
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| Two BMW teams – ROAL Motorsport and Liqui Moly Team Engstler – spent a few days in Italy, testing at Vallelunga circuit from Monday to Wednesday.Augusto Farfus took also part in the test, at the wheel of a BMW Motorsport BMW 320 TC car; the Brazilian driver carried on with the technical development of the new 1.6-litre turbo engine built for the WT weiter >> |
Tiago Monteiro renouvelle son contrat avec SEAT
11.02.2011
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| Le Portugais pilotera la LEON en Championnat du monde WTCC Tiago Monteiro a de nouveau été choisi par SEAT et SunRed pour défendre les couleurs de l weiter >> |
FIA World Touring Car Championship race calendar 2011
05.02.2011
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| Dates Races Country20.03.2011 Sao Paulo BRA24.04.2011 Zolder BEL15.05.2011 Monza ITA05.06.2011 Marrakech MAR19.06.2011 &nbs weiter >> |
WTCC and Stock Car in joint event at Curitiba
04.02.2011
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| COUNTDOWN: - 44 DAYS WTCC RACE OF BRAZIL - CURITIBA, MARCH 20
Curitiba will host the WTCC season's opener for the fifth consecutive year The FIA Wo weiter >> |
WTCC audience is set to break the half-billion wall
29.01.2011
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| 2010 was another record season for WTCC TV audience
TV audience for the 2010 FIA World Touring Car Championship improved by ten percent compared to the previous season. The figures were unveiled by Eurosport Events, the championship pr weiter >> |
Gabriele Tarquini and Aleksei Dudukalo tested this week in Lleida
29.01.2011
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Tarquini and Dudukalo tested at Lleida, Spain Only a few days afther they tested in Barcelona last week, SUNRED Engineering moved to Lleida, located in the middle of Catalunya region, for another test session. weiter >> |
Pepe Oriola is ready to learn from the best
23.01.2011
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| Tarquini and Oriola shared driving duties in the SEAT León TDi16-year old Spaniard Pepe Oriola, the youngest driver ever to join WTCC, is excited after his first proper test in a WTCC car. "I'm really happy. weiter >> |
Different generations together at Sunred
23.01.2011
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| Tarquini and Oriola shared driving duties in the SEAT León TDiWith the plan to run again six cars in 2011, SUNRED Engineering used the test in Barcelona for checking the performance with Tarquini and Monteiro and also to give young rookie Orio weiter >> |
Dahlgren and Thompson work together at Volvo
23.01.2011
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Dahlgren shares impressions with Thompson and engineer Per Blomberg Polestar Racing officially started Volvo's approach to the WTCC testing at Barcelona. The Swedish team conducted a comparative test between the C30 that Dahlgren will drive i weiter >> |
Successul last test for Chevrolet
23.01.2011
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Rob Huff's Chevrolet Cruze during the test at Barcelona Chevrolet completed their last test before shipping the cars to Brazil. Muller and Huff were indefatigable covering as more kilometres as possible with the Cruze fitted with the new 1.6-lit weiter >> |
Chevrolet, Seat and Volvo tested in Spain
23.01.2011
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| FIA WTCC 2011Three WTCC Volvo teams spent two days testing at Barcelona's Catalunya Circuit.Chevrolet used two Cruze 1.6 Turbo cars driven by Rob Huff and Yvan Muller; SUNRED ran two SEAT León TDi cars with Gabriele Tarquini, Tiago Monteiro, Pepe Oriola and Paul Ip from Hong King alternating at the wheel; Polestar tested with two Volvo C30 c weiter >> |
Engstler and Poulsen join forces
23.01.2011
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| Franz Engstler and Kristian Poulsen will be team-mates again in the 2011 FIA WTCC, just like in 2009. They will both race at the wheel of BMW 320 TC cars fitted with the new 1.6-litre turbo engine and run by the Liqui Moly Team Engstler in cooperation with Poulsen Motorsport. "We are happy to re-establish the cooperation with Kristian and his team. We are confident that this will gi weiter >> |
New 2011 Livery For The WTCC Champion Cruze Revealed
20.01.2011
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| The 2011 Cruze to continue tests in Barcelona as from tomorrow
Development and testing work on the new Cruze 1.6 turbo continues in these first weeks of 2011. There has been a very short Christmas and New Year break at the RML factory and more impor weiter >> |
Spanish test for Huff and Menu
14.01.2011
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| The new Chevrolet Cruze tested for two days in ValenciaChevrolet spent two days testing at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit, under dry and sunny conditions.Rob Huff and Alain Menu drove their brand new Cruze 1.6-litre turbo race cars weiter >> |
WTCC Teams intensify testing programme
14.01.2011
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| With a little bit more than two months to the start of the season in Brazil, WTCC teams are intensifying their testing programmes. Chevrolet, Polestar Racing and SUNRED Engineering will spend two days at Barcelona's Catalunya Circuit next week, on January 20th and 21st.Chevrolet will test with two Cruze cars powered by the new 1.6-litre turbo weiter >> |
Prize money increased to 624,000 Euros
14.01.2011
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O'Young and Bennani are due to compete in the Yokohama Trophy again The prize money reserved for the competitors of the Yokohama Trophy will be increased further in 2011, up to a grand total of 624,000 euros thanks to the support of Yokohama a weiter >> |
ROAL Motorsport and Tom Coronel in the FIA WTCC 2011
08.01.2011
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| After only one year of absence, ROAL Motorsport will be competing again in the FIA WTCC 2011, a series whereby the team continuously raced since the opening season in 2005 until 2009 obtaining more than 300 points. weiter >> |
Entries open for 2011 FIA WTCC
08.01.2011
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| Full season entries to the 2011 FIA World Touring Car Championship opened on January 1st, and will close on February 28th.Competitors must submit their applications using the entry form (Appendix 3) available from the FIA, accompanied by the entry fee of euro 36,500.Race-by-race entries must be submitted to the FIA at least fourteen days prior to the relevant event; the weiter >> |
Pepe Oriola to be youngest WTCC driver ever
17.12.2010
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| 16-year old Spaniard Pepe Oriola will compete in the 2011 WTCC with SUNRED
Pepe Oriola, born in Barcelona on 9 July 1994, will become the youngest driver to ever race in WTCC. The Spaniard has signed a deal with SUNRED Engineering to drive a SE weiter >> |
Andy Priaulx tested the WRC Mini
17.12.2010
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| Triple WTCC champion Andy Priaulx tested the new MINI that will take part in the 2011 World Rally Championship."I had a bit of fun. It was great as Kris Meeke was there so he was able to show me the ropes, and then was brave enough to sit beside me while I drove the car," said Priaulx. "Is a lovely little car, and I am sure the programme will be successful. Th weiter >> |
Chevrolet And Muller Awarded Their WTCC Trophies At FIA Gala In Monaco “World Champions”
13.12.2010
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It was honours time for the Cruze last Friday evening in Monaco, as Yvan Muller and Chevrolet were officially awar weiter >> |
Guangdong to host WTCC Race of China
12.12.2010
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| The Guangdong International Circuit will host the WTCC Race of China in 2011
The first ever FIA WTCC event in Mainland China will take place at the Guangdong International Circuit, on November 6, 2011.GIC weiter >> |
Touring car promoters meet in Monaco
12.12.2010
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| Promoters representing 16 different touring car championships worldwide attended a round table in Monaco on December 8th / 9th and laid the foundations for a Touring Car Promoter Association that would help to establish common strategies for the future.On the second day the promoters met car manufacturers' representatives for an exhaustive exchange of views on touring car raci weiter >> |
Yvan Muller crowned at the FIA Gala in Monaco
12.12.2010
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| Yvan Muller with fellow Frenchman and WRC champion Sébastien Loeb
Last night Yvan Muller and Chevrolet were been officially named 2010 FIA World Touring Car champions during the traditional FIA prize giving gala in Monaco. weiter >> |
Seven victories, but still a lot of disappointment in WTCC
09.12.2010
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| Priaulx maintains title aspirations late into World Championship battle and celebrates more victories than ever before.BMW Motorsport 2010 ReviewSix victories for BMW Team RBM driver Andy Priaulx and a race win for privateer, Colin Turkington, were ultimately not enough to secure BMW another title in the FIA World Touring Championship, to add to th weiter >> |
The Chevrolet Cruze WTCC Christens The New Guangdong Circuit In China
07.12.2010
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| O’Young performs test and exhibition during CTCC event
It’s not vacation time yet for the Chevrolet Cruze, the recently crowned WTCC Champion. Following the championship finale in Macau, one of the race cars stayed in China wher weiter >> |
WTCC Statistics and Figures 2010
03.12.2010
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| They say figures speak for themselves. Well, let's check the most important figures that resulted from the 2010 FIA WTCC season.PARTICIPATION46 drivers took part in at least one event, coming from 20 different countries and four continents. The most represented nations were Great Britain, Japan and Macau with five drive weiter >> |
New kids on the WTCC block
03.12.2010
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| Colin Turkington and Norbert Michelisz claimed maiden WTCC victories in 2010
The 2010 FIA World Touring Car Championship has launched some new faces in the stardom of international tin-top racing.A bunch of young dr weiter >> |
WTCC at the Essen Motorshow
03.12.2010
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| Chevrolet and BMW racing cars exhibited in the WTCC stand at the Essen Motorshow
The FIA World Touring Car Championship has a strong presence at the Essen Motorshow this year. The show is one of the most popular motor sport exhibitions in Europe weiter >> |
WTCC pendant le week-end de Pâques au Circuit Zolder
01.12.2010
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| Le championnat FIA WTCC revient en Belgique en 2011, pour les deux prenmières courses européennes de la saison 2011.Le début de la saison se déroulera au Brésil le 20 mars. Chevrolet défendra son titre de Champion du Monde contre ses adversaires BMW, Seat et Volvo.KSO, le promoteur du championnat, et Circuit Zold weiter >> |
Seat drivers dominated Rookie Challenge
26.11.2010
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| Norbert Michelisz and Michel Nykjær classified 1st and 2nd in the Rookie ChallengeThe new Rookie Challenge offered some exciting fights among emerging young drivers, which is quite remarkab weiter >> |
