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Six local racers get Macau WTCR wildcard entries

Six local racers will join the grid of the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) season finale on the streets of Macau next month, following a rigorous selection process approved by the FIA.

Tiago Monteiro to make racing return in Suzuka WTCR

Tiago Monteiro will make his return to racing in next weekend’s FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) races at Suzuka in Japan, marking the end of a 13-month break in racing following a testing crash in September 2017.

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Esteban Guerrieri was pleased to cap off his weekend in the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in Wuhan with a fourth place finish, calling it a ‘tough weekend’ despite actually gaining ground in the battle for the drivers’ title.

Sébastien Loeb Racing’s Rob Huff described his weekend in Wuhan in the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) as ‘a disaster’ after the Brit took home just one point from the trio of races in the Chinese city.

Mehdi Bennani says that he had to drive ‘at 110 percent’ to keep the Peugeot of Aurélien Comte behind him in the second World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race in Wuhan, where he took his Volkswagen to victory.

Denis Dupont was pleased with his performance on the streets of Wuhan in the World Touring Car Cup races, which saw the Comtoyou Racing driver take a second podium finish in as many meetings.

Ma Qing Hua was handed a post-race five-second penalty in the second World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race on the streets of Wuhan, after the Honda driver knocked Rob Huff out of the points.

Gordon Shedden enjoyed a ‘fantastic day’ in the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) at Wuhan on Sunday, starting with a first pole position and ending with a first victory on the street circuit.

Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil’s Gordon Shedden led an Audi 1-2-3 in the final World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race in Wuhan, taking his first win in the series ahead of Comtoyou Racing duo Frédéric Vervisch and Denis Dupont.

Sébastien Loeb Racing’s Mehdi Bennani held off a late charge from DG Sport’s Aurélien Comte to claim victory in the second World Touring Car Cup race in Wuhan to become the 12th different winner of the season.

Gordon Shedden claimed his first pole position in the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in Sunday’s qualifying session in Wuhan, leading an Audi 1-2-3-4 ahead of Comtoyou Racing duo Frédéric Vervisch and Denis Dupont.

Pepe Oriola was pleased to return to the podium in the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) races in Wuhan, with second for the CUPRA driver lifting him to sixth overall in the drivers’ championship standings.

Gordon Shedden was relieved to score his maiden podium finish in the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in Wuhan, with the Audi Sport driver admitting that he hopes ‘the cork in the bottle has popped’.

Münnich Motorsport’s Yann Ehrlacher and Boutsen Ginion Racing’s Tom Coronel were penalised after the opening World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) race in Ningbo, the former for a jump start and the latter for causing a collision.
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Date
1, 2
Marrakech
07 Apr
3, 4
Hungaroring
28 Apr
5, 6
Nürburgring Nordschleife
10 May
7, 8
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
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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
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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
Zandvoort
13 - 15 Jul
11, 12
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
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Circuit
Date
1, 2
Circuit Paul Ricard
5 - 6 May
3, 4
Zandvoort
19 - 21 May
5, 6
Spa Francorchamps
9 - 10 Jun
7, 8
Hungaroring
7 - 8 Jul
9, 10
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11, 12
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22 - 23 Sept
13, 14
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