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Josh Cook completes BTC Racing’s BTCC line-up

Josh Cook will partner Chris Smiley by joining BTC Racing for the 2019 British Touring Car Championship season, completing the team’s line-up in a Honda Civic Type-R.

Dunlop launches historic racing Saloon Car Cup

Dunlop has launched a new historic racing series, the Dunlop Saloon Car Cup, which will feature three classes of cars made famous in championships such as the British Touring Car Championship.

Darelle Wilson confirms TCR UK return for 2019

February 15, 2019

DW Racing have confirmed Darelle Wilson will return to the TCR UK Touring Car Championship grid in 2019.

WTCR confirms two-day official test at Barcelona

February 15, 2019

The FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) has confirmed it will hold a two-day official pre-season test at Circuit de Barcelona on 28-29 March.

Maxime Potty returns to WRT for TCR Europe campaign

February 14, 2019

Maxime Potty will return to the TCR Europe series in 2019, re-joining the WRT team with whom he raced in 2017 to compete in a Volkswagen Golf GTi for a second full season.

Paul di Resta and Jake Dennis confirmed in R Motorsport Aston Martins

February 14, 2019

R Motorsport has confirmed that 2010 DTM champion Paul di Resta and sportscar racer Jake Dennis will race two of its Aston Martin Vantage DTM cars this year.

Viktor Davidovsky continues in TCR Europe with own team

February 14, 2019

Viktor Davidovsky will continue to race in the TCR Europe series in 2019, once again running an FK7-spec Honda Civic for his own PSS Racing team with support from JAS Motorsport.

Lewis Kent confirms return to TCR UK in 2019

February 13, 2019

Lewis Kent has confirmed he will return to the TCR UK series in 2019, with the 19-year-old once again racing a Hyundai i30 N TCR for his family-run Essex & Kent Motorsport outfit.

Mid-December WTCR finale and first Sepang wildcard confirmed

February 13, 2019

The season finale of the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) will take place on the 13 – 15 December 2019, whilst TCR Asia series runner-up Mitchell Cheah has been confirmed as the first wildcard driver for the event.

Comtoyou Racing retains Aurélien Panis in new car for 2019 WTCR

February 13, 2019

Aurélien Panis will remain with Belgian team Comtoyou Racing for the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR), with the Frenchman switching to CUPRA machinery due to the new rules restricting the number of cars per brand.

Dan Lloyd again appointed as official TCR BoP test driver

February 13, 2019

Dan Lloyd will once again act as the official test driver for the TCR Balance of Performance [BoP] tests in Valencia next week, where he will sample five new models which are yet to be certified by WSC.

Trade Price Cars Racing signs 52-year-old Mark Blundell for 2019 BTCC

February 13, 2019

Trade Price Cars Racing has confirmed that former F1 driver Mark Blundell will complete its British Touring Car Championship line-up in 2019, almost 20 years after the end of his single-seater career.

Nicolas Hamilton returns to the BTCC in Motorbase Ford

February 11, 2019

Nicolas Hamilton will return to the British Touring Car Championship grid in 2019 after signing a deal with Motorbase Performance to race one of its Ford Focus RS cars.

BTC Racing retains Chris Smiley for 2019 BTCC

February 11, 2019

Chris Smiley will remain with BTC Racing for a third successive season in the British Touring Car Championship in 2019, with the Northern Irishman seeking to build on a strong performance last year.

Niels Langeveld confirmed alongside Sheden, Vernay and Vervisch in WTCR Audis

February 7, 2019

Dutchman Niels Langeveld will be promoted to racing in the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in 2019 when he joins Gordon Shedden, Jean-Karl Vernay and Frédéric Vervisch as part of Audi’s quartet of drivers.

GRM signs Jimmy Vernon for TCR Australia campaign

February 7, 2019

Garry Rogers Motorsport has signed 21-year-old Jimmy Vernon to race one of its Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce cars in the inaugural TCR Australia season in 2019.

2019 Calendars

WTCR
BTCC
DTM
TCR EU

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2, 3

Marrakech

05 Apr

4, 5, 6

Hungaroring

26 Apr

7, 8, 9

Slovakiaring

10 May

10, 11, 12

The Netherlands

Circuit Park Zandvoort

17 May

13, 14, 15

Nürburgring

20 Jun

16, 17, 18

Vila Real

05 Jul

19, 20, 21

Ningbo Int. Speedpark

13 Sep

22, 23, 24

Suzuka Circuit

25 Oct

25, 26, 27

Circuito da Guia

15 Nov

28, 29, 30

Sepang Int. Circuit

29 Nov

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2, 3

Brands Hatch Indy

06 Apr

4, 5, 6

Donington Park National

27 Apr

7, 8, 9

Thruxton

18 May

10, 11, 12

Croft

15 Jun

13, 14, 15

Oulton Park Island

29 Jun

16, 17, 18

Snetterton 300

03 Aug

19, 20, 21

Thruxton

17 Aug

22, 23, 24

Knockhill

14 Sep

25, 26, 27

Silverstone National

28 Sep

28, 29, 30

Brands Hatch Grand Prix

12 Oct

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2

Hockenheimring

3 - 5 May

3, 4

Zolder

17 - 19 May

5, 6

Misano

7 - 9 June

7, 8

Norisring

5 - 7 July

9, 10

The Netherlands

TT Circuit Assen

19 - 21 July

11, 12

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Brands Hatch

10 - 11 August

13, 14

Lausitzring

23 - 25 August

15, 16

Nürburgring

13 - 15 September

17, 18

Hockenheimring

4 - 6 October

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2

Hungaroring

27 - 28 Apr

3, 4

Hockenheimring

24 - 26 May

5, 6

Spa Francorchamps

8 - 9 Jun

7, 8

Red Bull Ring

13 - 14 Jul

9, 10

Oschersleben

3 - 4 Aug

11, 12

Barcelona

21 - 22 Sept

13, 14

Monza

12 - 13 Oct