WTCC

The Portuguese round of this year’s World Touring Car Championship has been switched from Estoril to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao.

Reigning world champions Chevrolet laid down a marker ahead of this weekend’s World Touring Car Championship opener, by dominating the top of the timesheets on the pre-season test day at Monza today.

Tom Boardman’s return to the World Touring Car Championship has been delayed with the news that he will miss this weekend’s season opener at Monza.

bamboo engineering are prepared for the World Touring Car Championship’s opening round at Monza this weekend following a successful shakedown at Rockingham, though their chances at the Italian circuit could be ‘weighed down’ by having to run with more ballast than their rivals.

Tom Chilton speaks ahead of his World Touring Car Championship debut with Team Aon this weekend at Monza.

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World Touring Car Championship organisers have revealed the entry list ahead of the season opener at Monza this weekend, with Spaniard Fernando Monje the only addition to the entries already known.

Andrea Barlesi has joined the World Touring Car Championship on the eve of the 2012 season, signing to race a SEAT for the Sunred team.

Isaac Tutumlu will race for Proteam Racing in the World Touring Car Championship this season alongside Mehdi Bennani.

Tiago Monteiro has announced his continued participation in the World Touring Car Championship, remaining with the Sunred team under the Tuenti Racing Team banner alongside Pepe Oriola.

Zengo Motorsport have expanded to a two-car entry for the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season, with 2010 SEAT Leon Eurocup champion Gabor Weber joining Norbert Michelisz behind the wheel of a second BMW 320 TC for the all-Hungarian squad.

Reigning Scandinavian Touring Car Champion Rickard Rydell will make his return to the World Touring Car Championship with Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden at the season opener at Monza.

Darryl O’Young has switched to the Special Tuning Racing team for the new World Touring Car Championship season, the team has announced.

Charles Ng will build upon a promising start to his World Touring Car Championship career with a full campaign this year for Team Engstler alongside team boss Franz Engstler.

Bamboo Engineering will have an entirely new driver lineup in the World Touring Car Championship this year, with Alex MacDowall and Pasquale Di Sabatino having joined the team to race its Chevrolet Cruzes. The duo replace Darryl O’Young and Yukinori Taniguchi at the British team.