FIA WTCR 2020: Race of Belgium

After long months of void due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIA World Touring Car Cup is back in action with a revised race calendar that stretches from Zolder to Adria. The "new normal" 2020 season kicked off in Zolder for the two-part Race of Belgium where this event will decide which drivers will draw their first blood on this season.

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In the first race of this brave new normal season, Nestor Girolami draws first blood by scoring his first win of the season thanks to his pole position start, beating the likes of Thed Bjork and Attila Tassi In the second race, meanwhile, it's a full podium sweep for Cyan Racing with Yann Ehrlacher named the victor while Yvan Muller finished 2nd and rookie Santiago Urrutia finished 3rd.

The FIA WTCR 2020 season continues at the Nurburgring on the 24th to 26th of September.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Malaysia

Malaysia's prestigious Sepang Circuit is now back in the world of motorsports and with the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by Oscaro reached its endgame, what better way to end not just the year of racing but also a decade of motor racing than bringing the most chaotic but thrilling season finale the motoring world will never forget? With Nortbert Michelisz, Esteban Guerrieri, and Yvan Muller trying to gun for the title, the WTCR Super Finale is the definite decider on who will win the title.

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In the first race of the epic Super Finale at Sepang, Nortbert Michelisz extended his points lead with the win, while in the reverse-grid penultimate race of the season full of chaos in the midst of the overcast, Esteban Guerrieri wins to settle the score with Michelisz in the finale where the title of King of WTCR will be crowned in a snap. In the finale, Johan Kristoffersson created an upset at Sepang with a win from 22nd place start on the grid but it was Michelisz who was crowned King of WTCR after the race.

Congratulations Norbert Michelisz for being this year's King of WTCR!

And that concludes the 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by Oscaro. Next year's going to be a busy season for them and with Volkswagen out of the running and South Korea's added in their map, this season changes everything.

See you next season!

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Macau

The 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO has entered its penultimate event of the season as the Race of Macau delivered some ups and downs for the drivers tacking through this technical street course as while those to the top are still battling for the title, making it everybody's game too close to call.

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Starting at the first race of the event, Yvan Muller headlines the Race of Macau with a win while runner-up Norbert Michelisz took the points lead from Esteban Guerrieri. Then, in the reverse-grid Race 2, Muller does it again when he and Thed Bjork did a 1-2 finish for Cyan Racing Lynk & Co. And in Race 3, Andy Priaulx scored his first WTCR win after defeating Rob Huff in a thrilling finale of the Macau event.

After the penultimate event of the season, Michelisz is now nine points ahead of Esteban Guerrieri, 316 vs. 307, while Yvan Muller's in third with 305 points after his double Macau win.

The title fight is too close to call but who will be emerged as the winner of this year's FIA WTCR? All will be revealed at Sepang for the Race of Malaysia on the 13th to the 15th of December, 2019. Don't miss the finale!

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Japan

As Japan tries to recover from the aftermath of the monster storm Hagibis, the FIA World Touring Car Cup Race of Japan, held at Suzuka Circuit, really stirred up some smiles to the Japanese spectators even though this race weekend's full of drama and thriller in store for the touring car drivers.

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In the first race, Esteban Guerrieri is back on the top of the #ROADTOMALAYSIA rankings after driving his Honda Civic towards victory lane courtesy of his pole position advantage. Then, in the reverse-grid second race, however, Norbert Michelisz snatched Guerrieri's title lead after winning the race. But, Guerrieri's back on top after placing 2nd in the final race, where Johan Kristoffersson wins.

With only two venues and six races left of the season, the title fight between Guerrieri and Michelisz is going to be the talk of the town and expect heated rivalry even at the endgame but who will emerge as the champion?

Next time, the FIA WTCR are heading to Macau on the 14th to the 17th of November.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of China-Ningbo

The 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO continues at Ningbo for the Race of China leg of this season and this venue is the time the Cyan Racing Lynk & Co machine will shine because the newcomer made some headlines at the Chinese leg of the season.

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In the first race, Yvan Muller delivered his Cyan Racing Lynk & Co machine its first home victory as well as his first win of the season. In the reverse-grid second race, meanwhile, Norbert Michelisz managed to jump to the top of the #ROADTOSEPANG leaderboard after his dramatic win at Ningbo. Lastly, at the third and final race at Ningbo for this season, Lynk & Co made the rounds again with Muller took a second win.

After the action at Ningbo, Michelisz overtook Esteban Guerrieri for the lead with the 16 point gap, 247 vs. 231, while Yvan Muller's in third with 230 points.

Next stop, Suzuka Circuit for the Race of Japan this October 25th to the 27th.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Portugal

Vila Real, the only track in the FIA World Touring Car Cup to have a joker lap on it and on the 2019 season, the drivers need more than just their own trump cards to take on a joker of a lap to win by all means necessary.

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Beginning on Race 1, Norbert Michelisz drove his way towards victory lane while Yann Ehrlacher pulled a joker of a lap to defeat Augusto Farfus for second place but all that joy comes with sadness as the staff and crew of the WTCR and Vila Real learned the death of a Cyan Racing technician. He fell ill in the team garage on Saturday night and despite medical assistance, the team technician of Cyan Racing sadly passed away.

Despite the tragedy, the show must go on and in Race 2, with Michelisz knocked out of the qualifiers, Mikel Azcona pulled an impressive joker lap to nail his first WTCR win. In the final race, hometown hero Tiago Monteiro fended off Yvan Muller for his dramatic win.

After the dramatic Vila Real race, Esteban Guerrieri still leads the #RoadToMalaysia leaderboard with 231 points, despite being narrowed by Michelisz, who is now trailing Guerrieri by 24 points.

Next event is the Race of China at Ningbo on the 13th to the 15th of September, 2019.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Germany

It's the time of the summer again as the world's best drivers gathered at the legendary Nurburgring to take on the ultimate endurance battle in racing history; the Nurburgring 24 Hours. But before that, the WTCR drivers are taking some manly steps on the Green Hell for the Race of Germany leg of the FIA WTCR 2019 season.

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In the first of the three-race titan, Norbert Michelisz of the BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse trumped pole-sitter Esteban Guerrieri for the win. Then, in the reverse-grid second race, Johan Kristoffersson scored his first career win following a collision between Rob Huff and Gabriele Tarquini. In the final race, meanwhile, Benjami Leuchter nailed his first WTCR win after leading this race almost all the way from pole position status.

After the thriller at the Green Hell, Guerrieri's lead in the leaderboard remains at 214 points while Norbert Michelisz and Thed Bjork are now ten points apart. 169 over 159.

Next race will be the Race of Portugal at the Vila Real on the 5th to the 7th of July, 2019.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Netherlands

Zandvoort is on the verge of its Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix return next year and this recent Race of Netherlands event of this season's FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by Oscaro ups the hype for the Dutch racetrack's return to form by delivering the most intense racing ever hoped.



Beginning on Race 1, Thed Bjork of Cyan Racing nicked his second win of the season. Then, on the reverse grid Race 2, Esteban Guerrieri beats Benjamin Leuchter and Johan Kristoffersson to maintain his #ROADTOMALAYSIA lead. And in the third and final race of the event, it's win number three for Bjork after successfully defeating Yann Ehrlacher and Norbert Michelisz for the top spot.

After Zandvoort, Guerrieri's still on top of the #ROADTOMALAYSIA standings by 161 points, 11 points ahead of Bjork. Nestor Girolami's in third place with 135 points.

Next stop, the Nurburgring for the Race of Germany on the 20th to the 22nd of June, 2019, a fiery race before the legendary Nurburgring 24 Hour race.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Slovakia

The 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup continues at Slovakia Ring for the Race of Slovakia and this race really spurs up in what was known to be the loudest weekend in the world of motorsport racing, whatever it takes.

Unfolding the Race of Slovakia three-race event, the first race sees Frederic Vervisch won his first race of the year after rising from ninth on the grid. Then, on the reverse-grid second race, it's a 1-2 finish for ALL-INKL.COM Munnich Motorsport team as Nestor Girolami won the race while Esteban Guerrieri placed 2nd. Then, on the third and final race of the event, Ma Qinghua nailed his first career win.

After Slovakia, Nestor Giolami still leads the #RoadToMalaysia standings with 125 points, two points ahead of Esteban Guerrieri while Nortbert Michelisz is in third with 102 points.

Next event will be at Zandvoort for the Race of Netherlands on the 17th to the 19th of May.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Hungary

The 2019 FIA World Touring Car Cup continues at the Hungaroring for the Race of Hungary event where drivers will do whatever it takes to deliver the endgame it deserved for this three-race event and this event is worth a corker for the touring car greats.

The first race sees newcomer Nestor Girolami successfully fended off Yvan Muller to snag his first WTCR win. Then, on the reverse-grid second race, the spotlight is on Nestor Girolami again as he managed to survive the Super Grid event on a slippery stage. And on the final race, Gabriele Tarquini has defeated the hometown hero Norbert Michelisz for his second win of the season and a one-two for BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse.

The next race is at the Slovakia Ring for the Race of Slovakia this 10th to 12th of May.

FIA WTCR 2019 - Race of Morocco

The FIA World Touring Car Cup returns for the 2019 season and with new and returning cars and drivers in store as well as the addition of Sepang, Malaysia, which served as the final destination for this season, this 10-venue showdown is everyone's game now as the Road to Malaysia begins with the Race of Morocco held at the streets of Marrakesh.

In the first race of the new season, the Argentinian driver for the ALL-INKL.COM team, Esteban Guerrieri wins the season opener, while in the reverse-grid second race, the fall of Nicky Catsburg gave last year's champion Gabriele Tarquini the chance to win the race, and in the final race of the Race of Morocco, the newcomer Cyan Racing Lynk & Co nabbed their first win of the career with Thed Bjork sealed his first win for the team.

The next event is at Hungaroring for the Race of Hungary on the 26th to the 28th of April.

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of Macau

Macau is the final destination of the first-ever FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO and in this thrilling finale, it's a disaster-packed action where drivers got jammed in a pileup while a few managed to squeeze themselves to the finish and with Gabriele Tarquini leading in the driver rankings, this is the finale where he will be crowned the winner.

In the chaotic first race of the finale, Jean-Karl Vernay nicked his fourth win at the WTCR after defeating Yvan Muller and Rob Huff, which made him 33 points behind Tarquini in the title battle. Then, in a more chaotic reverse-grid second race, where everything starts piling up the drivers, Frederic Vervisch scored his first win of the series as Yvan Muller scored a podium finish. And in the final race, Esteban Guerrieri wins while Gabriele Tarquini is crowned the champion of the FIA World Touring Car Cup.

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Congratulations to Gabriele Tarquini for being the world champion and that is the end of the inaugural FIA World Touring Car Cup. See you next year for more!

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of Japan

The FIA World Touring Car Cup continues in Suzuka Circuit for the JVCKENWOOD Race of Japan where it takes more than Bushido to show the Japanese audience which of the touring car drivers can dominate the venue of the Japanese Grand Prix by all means.

Although many of the Japanese audience were delighted to see their Civic WTCR heroes racing on the track, none of these Japanese touring cars managed to win the race, sadly, as demonstrated by Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo's Kevin Ceccon winning Race 1, Sébastien Loeb Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR driver Rob Huff won the reverse-grid Race 2, and BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR driver Gabriele Tarquini won Race 3. A shocking three-race upset to the home crowd.

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The 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup ends at the Race of Macau held at the Circuito da Guia on the 15th to the 18th of November, 2018. With Gabriele Tarquini leading in the driver rankings, will he be the one to win the title? Find out in the finale soon!

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of China-Wuhan

The FIA World Touring Car Cup continues in China for the Wuhan race of the event and over the course of the race weekend, looks like a Touring Car legend made history in the drama-packed Wuhan battle.

Starting at Race 1, Jean-Karl Vernany turned his pole position from the qualifiers into a victory as he headed fellow front-row starter Pepe Oriola in his Team OSCARO by Campos Racing Cupra TCR, as Vernay’s team-mate Gordon Shedden overcame Yann Ehrlacher to claim his first podium of the season. Behind the winners' jig, Yann Ehracher's 4th place finish was disqualified after race officials declared he jumped the start at the Wuhan International Circuit.

In the reverse-grid Race 2, Mehdi Bennani fended off Aurélien Comte in the last lap to score his first ever win of his career. And in Race 3, touring car legend Gordon Shedden scored his first WTCR win after an intense battle with Frédéric Vervisch.

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The 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup continues at Suzuka Circuit for the Race of Japan on the 27th to the 28th of October, 2018.

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of China-Ningbo

The Second World felt the roar of two of the loudest racing events of the year; first is the Russian Grand Prix of the Formula 1 2018 season and second is the Ningbo race of the 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup. Attention is now shifted to Ningbo International Speedpark in Ningbo, China for the continuation of the 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup. After a long summer break, the action is back for more.

Starting at Race 1, Hyundai driver Thed Bjork turned his pole position into a one-way ticket to Victory Line after winning the first race of the event. In Race 2, Yvan Muller nailed his third win of the season in the reverse-grid format. And in the last race of the China-Ningbo event, once again, Bjork made headlines with his win. No sign of slowing the Swede now as the gap between him and title leader Gabriele Tarquini is now 8 points, 241 vs 233 points.

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The next race of the 2018 FIA WTCR will continue in China, this time at the Wuhan International Street Track for the Race of China-Wuhan event on the 5th to the 7th of October.

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of Slovakia

Slovakia Ring became the next battleground for the 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO and the tables kept on turning on the best of the best as the battle for the title keeps on heating up in a middle of this incident-packed race weekend.

At the first race, Pepe Oriola of Team OSCORA gave the Cupra TCR the first win of its career, which isn't so bad for a fresh newcomer to the TCR grid. The second race, meanwhile, Gabriele Tarquini regain his championship lead after nicking his fourth win of the season after his duel with Norbert Nagy of Zengo Motorsports. And on the third race, BRC Racing Team's Norbert Michelisz scored his first victory, all thanks to his pole position advantage.

After Slovakia Ring, Tarquini's back in the lead with a two-point gap ahead of Yvan Muller, 202 vs. 200, while Yann Ehrlacher's in 3rd with 171 points.

The next race is at Ningbo for the Race of China-Ningbo on the 29th to the 30th of September, 2018.

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of Portugal

The streets of Vila Real, Portugal, became the ideal battleground for the Race of Portugal leg of the 2018 FIA World Touring Car Cup, and this race has never felt so dramatic judging from a dramatic crash that placed certain drivers' lives at risk until the end of the event comes someone rising like a phoenix.

At the first race of the event, the first lap got red-flagged following the big one where multiple number of cars got crashed, forcing the race to be delayed for two hours and when the race resumed after the big one, Yvan Muller takes a dramatic Race 1 win. After the dramatic race 1 crash, the second race occurred the next day and Mato Homola nicked his first WTCR win of his career. In the third and final race in Vila Real, Thed Bjork, the driver recovered from the first race crash, rose himself as the winner, using his pole position and joker lap advantage very well.

With the rallycross-inspired joker lap in Portugal worked very well at the WTCR, looks like the concept really worked with a cost. After the dramatic Portugal race, Yvan Muller leads with 182 points while Gabriele Tarquini and Yann Ehriacher tied to 2nd with 160 points.

The next race is at Slovakia Ring for the Race of Slovakia on the 13th to the 15th of July, 2018.

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of the Netherlands

Ending the royal weekend rumble of races in the middle of the Royal Wedding of the new Royal Couple is the Race of the Netherlands leg of the FIA WTCR 2018 championship, held at Zandvoort. This race pits drivers on a three-race battle royale worth noting for the spectators.

Here's how the battle royal in Zandvoort unfolds; the first race of the match is a mess out there but Yann Ehrlacher and his ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR survived their way to Victory Lane. Then, on the second race, Aurelien Comte nicked his first season win for the DG Sport Competition team after crushing Pole Position starter James Thompson to Turn 1, then survived a safety car restart to become the eighth different winner of the season. In the third race, lastly, Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil's Jean-Karl Vernay made his pole-to-win move, putting an end to the royal weekend rumble of races. Did you know that in Monday's race, F1 driver Max Verstappen stops by to say hello?

Now that the royal weekend rumble of races are over, it's back to the regular race schedule as the FIA WTCR 2018 season continues at Vila Real, Portugal on the 23rd to 24th of June.

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of Germany

Before this year's Nurburgring 24 Hour endurance race series occurred, signalling the start of the loudest race weekend of the year, the FIA WTCR used the legendary venue for their Race of Germany, pitting racers to a test of courage throughout the twists and turns of the Green Hell.

It was a frightening venue but the bravest of the touring car drivers risked everything they got to survive and win this unforgiving venue before the ultimate endurance race began for the brave and the bold. In the first race of the event, YMR's Yvan Muller defeated teammate Thed Bjork for a 1-2 finish, while on the second race, Esteban Guerrieri, who drives a #86 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR, emerged to first place after taken down reverse-grid DHL pole position starter and Nordschleife rookie Pepe Oriola. In the last race, finally, Thed Björk nicked his first win of this year.

With the Race of Germany completed, thus the start of the loudest race weekend of the year, but the FIA WTCR will continue at Zandvoort for the Race of the Netherlands from the 19th to the 21st of May.

FIA WTCR 2018 - Race of Hungary

The FIA World Touring Car Cup is at Hungaroring for the Race of Hungary leg of this season and there has been quite an action going on for the best and brightest touring car drivers in the world, rookies and veterans alike.

Here's the quick rundown; in the first race of this event, we see Yann Ehrlacher, piloting a Honda Civic TCR for the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport, nailed a win after ascending himself from fifth place on the grid to the lead in just two corners to go. In the second race, meanwhile, the British named Rob Huff made a reversal of fate after winning the race, and in the last race of the event, Gabriele Tarquini shocked the crowd by beating homegrown hero Norbert Michelisz. Quite an emotional finish, wasn't it?

This May, the FIA WTCR are joining the heat of the Nurburgring 24 Hours action on the 10th to the 13th.