French rising star, Aurelien Panis, has been retained by Comtoyou Racing for the 2019 WTCR season, but swaps his Audi for a Cupra.
After impressing as a stand-in for Gianni Morbidelli last year, Kevin Ceccon has been rewarded with a full-season drive in the WTCR with Team Mulsanne
Argentine racer, Nestor Girolami, will team up with compatriot Esteban Guerrieri at Munnich Motorsport for the 2019 WTCR campaign.
WSC, the organisers of TCR racing, will run the baseline Balance of Perfomance test in a revised manner this year.
The TCR UK Series will undergo a number of structural changes to its race meetings, to fall in line with the rest of the TCR world.
Spa Francorchamps will host a 500 lap endurance event for TCR cars in October 2019, acting as the spiritual successor to previous Spa 24 hour events from the 1990’s Super Touring era.
The independently-run Alfa Romeo squad will be back for a second season in World Touring Car competition.
The Sean Walkinshaw Racing team say that the future of their touring car operations looks bright, as they continue to negotiate with drivers over a 2019 TCR UK campaign.
After the WTCR’s live-streaming services “failed to live up to expectations” last year, races will only be shown live on traditional TV channels in 2019.
David Sonenscher has joined the TCR UK hierarchy, taking on the role of C.O.O.
The inaugural season of the newly re-branded World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) proved to be a great spectacle to watch, with Gabriele Tarquini and Yvan Muller rolling back the years to fight for the title.
Reigning World Rallycross champion, Johan Kristoffersson, will join Volkswagen’s World Touring Car programme for the 2019 season, as Rob Huff and Mehdi Bennani are also retained.
Pepe Oriola is keen to continue his partnership with the Spanish marque, and build upon an impressive 2018 season.
Andy Priaulx will line up alongside Yvan Muller and Thed Bjork for Cyan Racing in 2019.
A night race held at Sepang is a new addition to the World Touring Car Cup calendar for 2019, while the Chinese race on the streets of Wuhan has been dropped.
Francois Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Events, has revealed a couple of key changes that are set to be made to the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) for the 2019 season.
Former WTCC stars, Augusto Farfus and Nicky Catsburg, shall return to the top level of touring car racing after signing with Hyundai for the 2019 season.
