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Volkswagen put electric motor in Golf GTi TCR for Pikes Peak development

Volkswagen has revealed that it carried out the testing for the electric motor on its I.D. R Pikes Peak record-breaking car in a Golf GTi TCR car earlier in the year.

Dan Cammish endures ‘character building’ Rockingham weekend

Honda’s Dan Cammish described his Rockingham weekend in the British Touring Car Championship as ‘character building’ after taking home just two top ten finishes and being involved in a controversial incident.

Andrew Jordan endures ‘one of the most frustrating weekends’

August 14, 2018

Andrew Jordan described his Rockingham races as ‘one of the most frustrating weekends I’ve had’ after the BMW Pirtek Racing driver missed out on the top ten in last weekend’s British Touring Car Championship races.

Peter Terting replaces Cedric Piro in Piro Sports Hyundai

August 14, 2018

Former WTCC racer Peter Terting will replace Cedric Piro in the Autodis Racing by Piro Sports Hyundai for the remainder of the TCR Europe season, starting at Assen this weekend.

Dieter Gass says Audi ‘Class One’ preparations are on schedule

August 14, 2018

Audi Head of Motorsport Dieter Gass admitted that the Ingolstadt brand's preparations for the new "Class One" regulations are well underway, and also talked about grid expansion for 2019.

Adam Morgan: Rockingham weekend “exactly what we needed”

August 13, 2018

Adam Morgan says his return to the winner's circle and strong form at Rockingham is "exactly what we needed" as he looks to mount a renewed British Touring Car Championship title bid.

Frustrated Sam Tordoff would ‘happily’ fast forward to 2019

August 13, 2018

Sam Tordoff says he would 'happily' skip ahead to next season after a frustrating triple-header at Rockingham last weekend put a serious dent in his British Touring Car Championship title hopes.

Tom Ingram believes title fight ‘starting to take a new direction’

August 13, 2018

Tom Ingram says the British Touring Car Championship title fight is starting to take a new direction, with a small breakaway group of contenders at the top of the points table.

CUPRA boss wants to see new E-TCR car racing before the end of the...

August 13, 2018

CUPRA Racing Director Jaime Puig says he wants to see the brand’s new E-Racer TCR car racing before the end of 2018, as further steps are taken towards the inaugural electric touring car series in 2019.

Colin Turkington pleased with Rockingham points haul

August 13, 2018

Colin Turkington is pleased with a triple points haul to reclaim the BTCC standings lead, but expects to struggle in qualifying at Knockhill despite a strong track record.

Matt Simpson and Eurotech Racing part company

August 13, 2018

Matt Simpson has parted ways with the Eurotech Racing team following the British Touring Car Championship races at Rockingham, with the race winner set to run his car independently for the remainder of the season.

Ricky Collard: Rockingham début ‘a huge learning experience’

August 13, 2018

Ricky Collard says his début in the British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham was ‘a huge learning experience’ after the Team BMW stand-in missed out on the points in his first BTCC weekend.

Chris Smiley pays tribute to BTC Norlin after ‘absolute dream come true’

August 12, 2018

Chris Smiley has hailed the efforts of BTC Norlin Racing after scoring his maiden victory in the British Touring Car Championship at Rockingham.

Mike Rockenfeller: “My overtaking was way cooler than yesterday”

August 12, 2018

Audi's Mike Rockenfeller enjoyed the challenge of the Brands Hatch Grand Prix layout, admitting that his overtaking during race two was 'way cooler,' as he fought his way up the order to finish sixth.

Chris Smiley wins incident-filled final race at Rockingham

August 12, 2018

BTC Norlin Racing’s Chris Smiley took a first-ever victory in the final British Touring Car Championship race at Rockingham, taking the lead on the first lap as the early front-runners slid wide in slippery conditions.

Paul Di Resta admits changes transformed pace towards race two win

August 12, 2018

Paul Di Resta was pleased after changes made to his C63 Coupé following a difficult Saturday, put him on the top step, along with some thoughts about what Misano might provide, in terms of challenges.

2018 Calendars

WTCR
BTCC
DTM
TCR EU

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2

Marrakech

07 Apr

3, 4

Hungaroring

28 Apr

5, 6

Nürburgring Nordschleife

10 May

7, 8

The Netherlands

Circuit Park Zandvoort

19 May

9, 10

Vila Real

23 Jun

11, 12

Slovakiaring

14 Jul

13, 14

Ningbo Int. Speedpark

29 Sep

15, 16

Wuhan Street Circuit

06 Oct

17, 18

Suzuka Circuit

27 Oct

19, 20

Circuito da Guia

15 Nov

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2, 3

Brands Hatch Indy

7 Apr

4, 5, 6

Donington Park National

28 Apr

7, 8, 9

Thruxton

19 May

10, 11, 12

Oulton Park Island

9 Jun

13, 14, 15

Croft

23 Jun

16, 17, 18

Snetterton 300

28 Jul

19, 20, 21

Rockingham

11 Aug

22, 23, 24

Knockhill

25 Aug

25, 26, 27

Silverstone National

15 Sept

28, 29, 30

Brands Hatch GP

29 Sept

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2

Hockenheimring

4 - 6 May

3, 4

Lausitzring

18 - 20 May

5, 6

Hungaroring

1 - 3 Jun

7, 8

Norisring

22 - 24 Jun

9, 10

The Netherlands

Zandvoort

13 - 15 Jul

11, 12

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Brands Hatch

11 - 12 Aug

13, 14

Misano

24 - 26 Aug

15, 16

Nürburgring

7 - 9 Sept

17, 18

Red Bull Ring

21 - 23 Sept

19, 20

Hockenheimring

12 - 14 October

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2

Circuit Paul Ricard

5 - 6 May

3, 4

The Netherlands

Zandvoort

19 - 21 May

5, 6

Spa Francorchamps

9 - 10 Jun

7, 8

Hungaroring

7 - 8 Jul

9, 10

The Netherlands

TT Circuit Assen

18 - 19 Aug

11, 12

Monza

22 - 23 Sept

13, 14

Barcelona

20 - 21 Oct