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Antti Buri secures WTCR wildcard entry for Germany

Finnish racer Antti Buri will join the grid of the FIA World Touring Car Cup for this month’s races on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, entering at the wheel of an Audi RS3 LMS run by his own team.

Tiago Monteiro: ‘I’m sure we have taken a step forward’

Tiago Monteiro says he is ‘sure we have taken a step forward’ after the FIA World Touring Car Cup races in The Netherlands, despite failing to break into the top fifteen all weekend.

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Benjamin Leuchter has high confidence after scoring his first podium in the FIA World Touring Car Cup at Zandvoort, with the Volkswagen driver predicting his season to pick up from now on in.

Norbert Michelisz was grateful to BRC Racing team-mate Augusto Farfus for gifting him a podium finish in the final FIA World Touring Car Cup race at Zandvoort, with team orders coming into play at the end of the day.

Thed Björk and Yann Ehrlacher have clarified the situation regarding their lead swaps in the final FIA World Touring Car Cup race at Zandvoort, with Björk putting it down to an erroneous belief in Ehrlacher having a penalty.

Thed Björk took victory ahead of Lynk & Co team-mate Yann Ehrlacher in a controversial final FIA World Touring Car Cup race at Zandvoort, which saw the two switch positions twice under team orders.

Esteban Guerrieri was delighted to score his third FIA World Touring Car Cup win of the year, ‘profiting from the opportunity to be on pole’ for the reverse grid race.

Münnich Motorsport’s Esteban Guerrieri took his third win of the season in the second FIA World Touring Car Cup race at Zandvoort, finishing ahead of SLR duo Benjamin Leuchter and Johan Kristoffersson to extend his points lead.

Yvan Muller has been stripped off his pole position for the final FIA World Touring Car Cup race at Zandvoort, handing team-mate Yann Ehrlacher pole, after a turbo overboost.

Yvan Muller questioned the pace of the other car manufacturers in the FIA World Touring Car Cup after taking a dominant pole, asking why the pace of the Hyundais was so dramatically different compared with Saturday.

Yvan Muller secured pole position in qualifying for Sunday’s FIA World Touring Car Cup races at Zandvoort, beating team-mates Yann Ehrlacher and Thed Björk to the top time as Lynk & Co continued to dominate.

Norbert Michelisz admits that he expected to struggle in Zandvoort’s FIA World Touring Car Cup races, with the Hyundai driver outside the top ten in Saturday’s first race before retiring due to a puncture.

Mikel Azcona was delighted to score his second podium finish of the year in the opening FIA World Touring Car Cup race at Zandvoort, as the PWR Racing driver also moved up to fifth overall in the drivers’ standings.

Johan Kristoffersson blasted the ‘politics and playing’ in the FIA World Touring Car Cup paddock at Zandvoort, despite the Volkswagen driver scoring his best result of the year in the first race.
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2019 Calendars

Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Marrakech
05 Apr
4, 5, 6
Hungaroring
26 Apr
7, 8, 9
Slovakiaring
10 May
10, 11, 12
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
TT Circuit Assen
19 - 21 July
11, 12
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
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