WTCC News

Having been forced to finally surrender his World Touring Car Championship throne to SEAT rival Yvan Muller in 2008, Andy Priaulx has vowed to reclaim the crown in 2009 - and maybe even throw in a few guest appearances in the BTCC and ALMS into the bargain.

Chevrolet's Nicola Larini has won the Yokohama World Touring Car Show in Bologna for the second year running.

From next season, a system of 'compensation weights' will replace the controversial 'success ballast' system in determining equality in the World Touring Car Championship.

The first images of the circuit that will play host to a Moroccan round of the World Touring Car Championship have been revealed.

Manabu Orido secured his place in World Touring Car Championship history at Macau by becoming the first Japanese driver to score points in the series.

Sergio Hernandez got his hands on the 2008 World Touring Car Independents' Trophy by winning his tenth race this season in the absence of Stefano D'Aste.

James Thompson has spoken of his disappointment at having a victory in the final round of the World Touring Car Championship snatched away from him when he came off worse in a tangle with Augusto Farfus just over a lap from the finish.

N.Technology pair James Thompson and Andre Couto will hope to end the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season in style this weekend as the series heads to Macau for the final round of the year.

The FIA Touring Car Bureau had rejected the entry lodged by the RPM Racing Team for the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season finale in Macau.

A grid of over 30 cars is to take to the track at the Salzburgring in Austria this weekend for the fourth running of the European Touring Car Cup.

Oscar Nogues has been rewarded for his SEAT Leon Supercopa title win with an opportunity to impress in the upcoming European Touring Car.

The Petrol GT Racing Team is to make its debut in the World Touring Car Championship in the latest round of the season at Oschersleben.

Former World Touring Car driver Emmet O'Brien is to return to the series for a one-off performance around the Oschersleben in Germany.

The Golden Motors team will make a return to the World Touring Car Championship from the next round of the season at Oschersleben later this month.

Augusto Farfus has hit out at Alain Menu after having his weekend ruined by a crash in the opening stages of the first World Touring Car race at Brands Hatch.

The World Touring Car Championship has announced that it will introduce second generation biofuel into the series for 2009.

Alain Menu will start the first World Touring Car race of the weekend at Estoril from last position after he failed technical scrutineering following qualifying.

After a difficult start to the 2008 season, BMW has returned to form in the World Touring Car Championship with three wins in the last four races.

Despite carrying out testing of a 320d away from the race track, BMW Motorsport chief Mario Theissen has admitted that the manufacturer is unlikely to bring the car into the World Touring Car Championship this season.

British Eurosport has announced that double British Touring Car Championship title-winner John Cleland is to replace the late David Leslie in its World Touring Car Championship commentary team.

Russian Bears Motorsport will compete in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2008. The Russian outfit will run two Lada 110 2.0 cars from the third race meeting of the season that will take place in Valencia on May 18. The procedure to homologate the car is currently underway.

World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx gave a demonstration in how not to do it at Goodwood after the BMW Team UK driver attended the BMW PGA Championship preview event at the Sussex venue.

Series promoters KSO have revealed the dates of four official test sessions that will be held during the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season.

Unsurprisingly there were mixed views to the last lap incident in the opening race of the World Touring Car Championship season finale in Macau that saw Augusto Farfus' title hopes end up in the barrier exiting Lisbao.