Replicating his role from last year, TCR UK champion Dan Lloyd has been confirmed as the official test driver at the TCR Balance of Performance test.
French rising star, Aurelien Panis, has been retained by Comtoyou Racing for the 2019 WTCR season, but swaps his Audi for a Cupra.
TCR Series Roundup - 10th February 2019
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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
ADAC TCR Germany Series frontrunner Niels Langeveld will join the Audi Sport Customer Racing lineup in the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR).
2018 Boutsen-Ginion Honda WTCR driver Ma Qing Hua has secured a full-time drive with Team Mulsanne for the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR)
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
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
ADAC TCR Germany regular Benjamin Leuchter has been confirmed as the fourth and final driver for Volkwagen’s assault on the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR)
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 independently-run Alfa Romeo squad will be back for a second season in World Touring Car competition.
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.
2018 TCR UK Series contender Lewis Kent has spoken about his successful late December test in Portugal, where he spent time at the Portimao circuit with the BRC Racing Hyundai WTCR team.
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.
Yann Ehrlacher has been confirmed as the final driver in Cyan Racing’s lineup for the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup, where he will drive the new Lynk & Co 03 TCR alongside three World Champions.
Pepe Oriola is keen to continue his partnership with the Spanish marque, and build upon an impressive 2018 season.
