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Alain Menu takes race 2 win in Brazil
20.03.2011
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FIA WTCC Curitiba - 18th - 20th March
Alain Menu gave Chevrolet their second victory of the day, but it was not an easy one as the Swiss racer had to fight until the last metre with Tom Coronel’s BMW. weiter >> |
Chevrolet begins with a triple hit in Curitiba race 1
20.03.2011
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Chevrolet claimed a dominant 1-2-3 finish in the opening race of the season. Rob Huff, Yvan Muller and Carlos Bueno finished the way they had started: first, second and third, leaving the rest of the field to fight for the fourth position.The thr weiter >> |
Penalties promotes Menu to race 2 pole
19.03.2011
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| WTCC Guia Race of Brazil - Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba - 19 / 20 March 2011The penalties awarded by the Stewards after today's qualifying demoted Fredy Barth and Darryl O' weiter >> |
New Chevrolet Cruze 1.6 Turbo Starts Its Race Career From Pole Position
19.03.2011
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| Huff, Muller and Bueno trust the top 3 in Curitiba, Menu 11th The new Chevrolet Cruze 1.6 turbo put together an impressive performance in today’s qualifying session in Curitiba. The new Cruze will start its race career tomorrow from the p weiter >> |
Chevrolet's Huff and Muller loc out front row at Curitiba
19.03.2011
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| Predictions came true as three Chevrolet turbo cars achieved the first places in the qualifying session at Curitiba.It is not a surprise that Rob Huff and Yvan Muller will share the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s weiter >> |
Chevrolet fill top four in Curitiba practice 2
19.03.2011
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| The second session took place on a dry track and the Chevrolet team offered a proof of their competitiveness filling the top four spots of the time-sheet.Reigning champion Muller set a provisional fastest time of 1:22.913 on his first lap o weiter >> |
Rob Huff fastest in Curitiba wet practice 1
19.03.2011
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The track was wet and slippery after an early morning shower when the first practice started. A few drivers had moments on their first laps: Bennani, Lee and Fabiani spun, the latter slightly hitting the barrier at turn 7, while Oriola, Barth and Poulsen missed the braking point at turn 1 weiter >> |
The New Cruze 1.6 Turbo Off To A Good Start In Brazil
19.03.2011
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| Huff and Muller in the top 3, Bueno 6th and Menu 12th in first testing session A new era in WTCC’s history was inaugurated today, as cars equipped with the 1.6 turbo petrol engines hit the track for the first time, during the two testing sessions ahea weiter >> |
Drivers meet fans and media in Curitiba
19.03.2011
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| Official proceedings to the 2011 WTCC season got underway yesterday in the centre of Curitiba that hosts the championship's opening meeting this weekend. The promotional day began with the drivers parading through the city centre on board a do weiter >> |
Dudukalo crashes in WTCC shake down
19.03.2011
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| Dudukalo's SEAT is brought back to the pit after the crashThe WTCC drivers hit the track for the first time at Curitiba for a shake down.The session was due to last 90 minutes, however it was red-flagged with 20 minute weiter >> |
Four brands to fight for Manufacturers' Title
19.03.2011
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| Four different brands will be fighting to win the 2011 FIA WTCC Manufacturers' Championship. All the SEAT cars taking part in the championship are eligible to score points for the SR Customer Racing.The complete list was released today by the FIA and it includes:- Chevrole weiter >> |
Tom Coronel tops first test at Curitiba
19.03.2011
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| Tom Coronel's BMW was the fastest car in today's test at Curitiba Tom Coronel emerged as the fastest driver in today's test at Curitiba. At the wheel of his ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC the Dutchman posted a lap of 1:23.090 just before the end of weiter >> |
Curitiba - Race of Brazil Entry List 2011
18.03.2011
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| 2011 FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIPROUNDS 1 & 2 - CURITIBA, 20 March - ENTRY LIST1 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 Y Lukoil - SUNRED Aleksei Dudukalo (RUS) * SE weiter >> |
Michel Nykjær begins new WTCC attack
18.03.2011
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| Michel Nykjær will be starting his WTCC attack in BrazilOn Sunday Michel Nykjær begins his second attack on the FIA World Touring Car Championship. At the Curitiba circuit in Southern Brazil the Danish racing driver will be battling it weiter >> |
Weltweite Logistikpartnerschaft der FIA WTCC mit DHL
15.03.2011
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| Die seit 2010 bestehende Kooperation zwischen Eurosport und DHL wird weiter ausgebaut. DHL ist ab dieser Saison offizieller Serienpartner der FIA Tourenwagen WM (FIA WTCC) und übernimmt als "Offizieller Logistik-Partner" der FIA WTCC unter anderem den Überseetransport der Rennwagen und kompletten Ausrüstung der FIA WTCC nach Asien und Südamerika. Gleichzeitig nutzt DHL die M weiter >> |
Curitiba Race Schedule - Race of Brazil 2011
12.03.2011
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| FIA WTCC 2011(Local time = CET - 4 hours)Friday, 18th March 201110:20-11:50 (14:20-15:50 CET) Testing 114:00-14:30 (18:00-18:30 CET) Testing 2Saturday, 19th March 201107:55-08:25 (11:55-12:25 CET) Free Practice 1 weiter >> |
Chevrolet Drivers quotes
12.03.2011
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| FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, CuritibaYvan Muller (#1): “I can’t believe the season is starting again! Since the chequered flag went down in Macau last November, I haven’t stopped fo weiter >> |
The Cruzes Take The Assault To WTCC’s New Era
12.03.2011
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| - Curitiba inaugurates 2011 season and new technical rules - The new 1.6 turbo Cruze ready to take the challenge after intensive winter testing - Muller, Huff and Menu joined by ‘Cacá’ Bueno for Brazilian season-opener weiter >> |
New season, new features
12.03.2011
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| NEWCOMERS AND FAMILIAR FACESThere are five rookies among the 21 competitors: Aleksei Dudukalo from Russia, Urs Sonderegger from Switzerland, Marchy Lee from Hong Kong and the two young Spaniards Javier Villa and Pepe Oriola. The last one is the youngest driver ever to join the world championship at the age of 16.Some others are familiar faces weiter >> |
USTCC Champion wins test in a WTCC Car
12.03.2011
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| Following the meeting they had last week, WTCC promoter Marcello Lotti and USTCC director Ali Arsham unveiled the first act of cooperation between the two championships.It was agreed that the winner of the 2011 Nitto US Touring Car Championship will earn a free test at the wheel of a WTCC car with the Italian outfit Proteam Racing.At the end of the season, th weiter >> |
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 >> |
