GOLDEN MOTORS REJOIN IN GERMANY
The Golden Motors team from Russia, will rejoin the championship at the
end of August, for the next race meeting at Oschersleben.
They will make their third appearance, having already taken part in the
events of Valencia and Brno. Andrey Smetsky and Alexander Lvov will take
the wheel of the team’s Honda Accord Euro R [...]
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ALAIN MENU ON PODIUM AGAIN IN ARGENTINE CLASSIC
Helps Cristian Ledesma In Title Bid; Rob Huff Is Sixth
BUENOS AIRES, The Chevrolet Elaion racing team finished on the podium,
and placed its three cars in the top 7, in the “200 Kilometros de Buenos
Aires. The Buenos Aires race is the main event of the Argentine TC 2000
Touring Car [...]
Car #4
Driver: Alessandro Zanardi
Qualifying results: 8o. (1:33.669)
Race 1 results: 4th. (+7.772)
Race 2 results: 3th. (+1.379)
Car #5
Driver: Felix Porteiro
Qualifying results: 15o. (1:33.898)
Race 1 results: 6th. (+14.623)
Race 2 results: 2nd. (+1.055)
Favourable exit for ROAL Motorsports colours at Brands Hatch
(UK) in the seventh round of the WTCC championship.
Felix Porteiro and Alex Zanardi got on the podium of race [...]
ROUTE TO: OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY
Rounds 15th and 16th of the FIA WTCC will take place at the end of the
month in Germany, at Oschersleben Motorsport Arena on August 31st. The
German track, located in the Bode region some 30 km from the city of
Magdeburg, is a traditional venue for the FIA Touring Cars having hosted
the European Touring [...]
ROUTE TO: OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY
Rounds 15th and 16th of the FIA WTCC will take place at the end of the
month in Germany, at Oschersleben Motorsport Arena on August 31st. The
German track, located in the Bode region some 30 km from the city of
Magdeburg, is a traditional venue for the FIA Touring Cars having hosted
the European Touring [...]
Nerves of steel - Andy Priaulx gearing up for home races.
Munich, 23rd July 2008. This weekend’s FIA World Touring Car Championship
rounds at Brands Hatch marks the home event for Andy Priaulx (GB). The local
hero’s achievement of immediately following up his 2004 European Touring Car
Championship victory with three consecutive World Touring Car Championship titles
is unique in [...]
The SEAT No. 18 Car Was a Target at Brands Hatch
James Thompson prevents Tiago Monteiro from scoring points
The results of Tiago Monteiro’s 13th and 14th races in the FIA World
Touring Car Championship (WTCC) were decided by someone other than the
Portuguese SEAT Sport driver. Tiago Monteiro crossed paths with James
Thomson, who had already messed up his [...]
BMW driver Augusto Farfus claims pole position in Brands Hatch.
Brands Hatch, 26th July 2008. Augusto Farfus (BR) secured pole position in
qualifying for round 13 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship. At the “Brands
Hatch Circuit” the BMW Team Germany driver set the fastest lap time with 1:32.794
minutes, thus relegating Chevrolet’s Alain Menu (CH) to second [...]
Flying the flag for Britain …
PLACE YOUR BETS: WHO WILL WIN AT BRANDS HATCH?
With less than two days to go until Britain’s round of the FIA
World Touring Car Championship gets underway at Brands Hatch this
weekend, it’s getting harder than ever to pick a winner.
After a pre-event press conference in London earlier this week, the three
top [...]
Source:WTCC: Brands Hatch: Warmup times
THANKS TO HIS VICTORY IN RACE TWO
Marin Colak wins in Brands Hatch and will be the fourth Eurocup driver
to taste the World Touring Car Championship
The SEAT Leon Eurocup has staged its fourth meeting in Brands Hatch and
has nominated the fourth driver to get the chance to take part in the
World Touring Championship. Marin Colak, 24-year [...]
Source:WTCC: Brands Hatch: Race 1 results
Jorg Muller celebrates maiden win of the season in Brands Hatch.
Brands Hatch, 27th July 2008. Jorg Muller (DE) claimed victory in the 13th round of
the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship. At the “Brands Hatch Circuit”, the
BMW Team Germany driver won ahead of SEAT’s Yvan Muller (FR). Andy Priaulx
(GB) crossed the line in third for [...]
BMW AND CHEVROLET SHARE GLORY
Jorg Muller of BMW Team Germany and Alain Menu for Chevrolet claimed a
win apiece after two breathtaking races at Brands Hatch. The German
drivers has become the eleventh different driver to step on the highest
podium after the first 14 rounds of the season. As for Menu, this was his
second win of [...]
HUFF AND MENU JOIN ARGENTINE CHEVROLET TEAM FOR CLASSIC
2006 Winner Alain Menu Looking To Repeat Performance
BUENOS AIRES, As has been the case in the past, the Chevrolet WTCC
team is sending its drivers to the Buenos Aires 200-kilometre touring
car race in support of Chevrolet Argentina’s title bid in the most
spectacular of the South American touring car [...]
LACETTIS FLY: ALAIN MENU JUST 0.002 SECS FROM BRANDS POLE
Rob Huff In 3rd; Nicola Larini In 7th
BRANDS HATCH, 26th July 2008 In one of the closest fought qualifying
sessions in WTCC history, double Brands Hatch winner, Alain Menu
missed out on pole position by the smallest of margins, today. The
Swiss, Chevrolet’s most successful WTCC driver, set the [...]
JAPANESE DRIVER JOINS THOMPSON
Japanese driver Yukinori Taniguchi will join James Thompson to drive the
second Honda Accord Euro R car developed in collaboration with JAS
Motorsport at two FIA WTCC events this season: Monza and Okayama.
Taniguchi, whose racing experience includes wins in the Super Taikyu
Endurance Series and the Japan Classic Car Challenge, finished second in
the Japan Le [...]
SEVENTH WTCC MEETING IN BRANDS HATCH
Yvan Muller clinches new podium finish for SEAT
SEAT achieved another podium finish today, thanks to the second position
of Yvan Muller in the first of two races of the WTCC staged today on the
British racetrack of Brands Hatch. Under little favourable conditions,
and driving against much lighter cars, the Leon TDI had [...]
Brands Hatch: Valuable championship points for SEAT driver Tom Coronel
The seventh race weekend of the FIA World Touring Car Championship
brought four valuable championship points for Dutch driver Tom Coronel.
The SEAT Team Holland driver took fifth place in the first of the two
races. On the opening lap of the second race Coronel ran into problems
causing him [...]
Maximum Motivation!
Tiago Monteiro Heads to Brands Hatch
Two weeks after his historic win at Estoril, Tiago Monteiro is heading to
Brands Hatch for the 13th and 14th races in the FIA World Touring Car
Championship (WTCC). The Portuguese driver is doubly motivated thanks to
the result in his native country, as well as the support he received in
Portugal. In [...]
