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Malaysian MotoGP rider Hafizh Syahrin gets Sepang WTCR wildcard entry

Malaysian MotoGP rider Hafizh Syahrin has been confirmed alongside Mitchell Cheah and Douglas Khoo as a wildcard entry for the FIA World Touring Car Cup season finale in December.

Esteban Guerrieri pleased to maintain points lead on Sunday

Münnich Motorsport’s Esteban Guerrieri was pleased to end the European leg of the FIA World Touring Car Cup season on top of the drivers’ championship table, after pulling out nine points in Sunday’s races.

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Nürburgring Nordschleife expert Benjamin Leuchter scored a first-ever FIA World Touring Car Cup pole position in qualifying for races two and three, in a session which took place on a drying circuit.

Esteban Guerrieri admitted that luck played in his favour in first qualifying for the FIA World Touring Car Cup on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, as he beat the conditions to claim his second pole position of the year.

Münnich Motorsport’s Esteban Guerrieri claimed pole position in a rain-affected opening FIA World Touring Car Cup qualifying session on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with drivers only able to complete one clean lap.

SLR’s Johan Kristoffersson emerged from the FIA WTCR free practice sessions at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with the fastest time, his lap of 8 minutes 5.7185 seconds pipping team-mate Rob Huff by seven tenths of a second.

WSC Ltd, the owner of the TCR regulations, and Eurosport Events, the promoter of the FIA World Touring Car Cup, have agreed to extend their global partnertship, announcing a ‘long-term agreement’.

The FIA World Touring Car Cup resumes on the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife this week, with 27 drivers taking on the 64-turn circuit which also features a huge 2 kilometre long main straight.

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 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.

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.
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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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