wtcr shapes up

[Eckhart von Glan]

all 26 permanent spots have been taken by teams and bit by bit the car/driver/team combos are being released. These are the 10 +4tba we know so far.

Team Car Driver 1 Driver 2
Comtoyou Racing Audi RS3 LMS Denis Dupont Auriel Panis Frederic Vervisch and Nathaneal Berthon
Boutsen Ginion Honda Civic FK8 Type R Tiago Monteiro Tom Coronel
BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR Norbert Michelisz Gabriele Tarquini
Sebastien Loeb Racing VW Golf GTI TCR Rob Huff Mehdi Bennani
Romeo Ferraris Alfa Romeo Giulietta tba tba
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic FK8 Type R Esteban Guerrieri tba
Yvan Muller Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR Yvan Muller Thed Björk
WRT Audi Jean-Karl Vernay, Gordon Shedden

There will be an additional two wildcards per race, probably to be filled by local heroes.

 

[Angeltheartist]

When does the 2018 series start?

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

2018 WTCR calendar
April 7-8 Marrakech
April 28-29 Hungaroring
May 10-12 Nurburgring Nordschleife
May 19-21 Zandvoort
June 23-24 Vila Real
August 4-5 Termas de Rio Hondo
September 29-30 Ningbo
October 27-28 Suzuka
November 15-18 Macau

 

[Angeltheartist]

Thank you.

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Three-time British Touring Car champion Gordon Shedden will drive an Audi RS3 LMS [for WRT] in the new World Touring Car Cup this year. source: autosport.com
He will be joined by Jean-Karl Vernay.
Meanwhile, Comtoyou Racing ( Audi RS3 LMS) have announced to more entries, Frederic Vervisch and Nathaneal Berthon, bringing their roster up to four drivers.

 

[MoerasGrizzly]

Tom Coronel and Tiago Monteiro racing for Boutsen Ginion in the Honda Civic

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

very very cool, like this: