Sutton and Cammish top Thruxton BTCC practice
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Mixed conditions greeted drivers in first practice before quick times were set in the second
The state of play has changed since last time out at the Slovakiaring, with Lynk & Co making the biggest headlines.
Marco Wittmann will start the first DTM race in Zolder in 17 years with René Rast second and Bruno Spengler in third.
Tom Ingram claimed a maiden event win in the new Toyota Corolla last time out at Donington Park and goes into Thruxton this weekend full of confidence buoyed even more by some good pace shown in the pre-event test at the circuit.
James Colburn is to return to the seat of a Renault UK Clio Cup car for the rounds at Croft
Andrew Jordan has admitted he still isn’t 100% after his enormous crash in the opening race at Donington but says he’s taken “big steps” to ensure he’s fit enough for this weekend’s event at Thruxton.
Team BMW driver Tom Oliphant says the Thruxton race track is “like nowhere else in the country” and that finding an optimal setup will be as challenging as ever this weekend.
Reigning BTCC champion Colin Turkington believes his Team BMW 330i M Sport machine will suit Thruxton’s track characteristics better than his previous 1 Series model.
The duo will share the BMW M3 in the Tourwagen Classics race at Zolder this weekend.
In another change to The Checkered Flag’s Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship race weekend preview format. We look at ten drivers to look out for this weekend at Thruxton
After two difficult weekends in the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR), Rob Huff enjoyed a change of fortune in the 2019 WTCR Race of Slovakia, taking a strong haul of points for Sébastien Loeb Racing.
After a difficult weekend in Slovakia, Lynk & Co driver Andy Priaulx is hopeful of a better outing in the fourth weekend of the 2019 FIA Touring Car Cup (WTCR): the Race of the Netherlands.
Whilst Rob Huff was in action at the Slovakiaring, Teamwork Huff Motorsport were enjoying their debut in the 2019 TCR UK Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park as Sunny Wong took his first podium of the series.
The Checkered Flag looks back at the recent news and results from the various TCR Series competing around the world that has been released over the past seven days, including race action from the opening weekend of TCR UK from Oulton Park and action from the third weekend of the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) in Slovakia.
Ma Qing Hua has given the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce its first win in WTCR and taken his first victory in the series, holding off Norbert Michelisz in the final race of the day from the Slovakiaring.
Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri came to the fore in the second race of the 2019 WTCR Race of Slovakia, overcoming pole position man Rob Huff in the early laps of the race.
Frédéric Vervisch scored his first win of the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) at the Slovakiaring, taming the changing conditions on a drying track to storm to the front for Comtoyou Team Audi Sport
