The World Touring Car Championship could introduce rallycross-style 'joker' laps in 2017.The move, which would be aimed at improving the spectacle at street races, would allow for the addition of a compulsory one-off detour that either shortens or lengthens the typical lap time, introducing an additional layer of strategy as...

Mehdi Bennani followed up his first World Touring Car Championship pole position with victory in the final race of the season in Qatar.The Moroccan claimed his first qualifying pole position in the championship on Friday, and fended off a late challenge from Volvo's Thed Bjork to claim his third career...

Gabriele Tarquini marked Lada's final event in the World Touring Car Championship with victory in the opening race in Qatar, coasting clear in a hectic race.The Italian took the lead of the race on a restart after a red flag period, and quickly charged away to his 22nd WTCC win...

Sebastien Loeb Racing driver Mehdi Bennani secured his first outright World Touring Car Championship pole position in qualifying for the final round of the season in Qatar.After advancing to the Q3 shootout session with the fifth-fastest time in the second part of qualifying, Bennani recorded an initial benchmark of 2m00.456s...

World Touring Car stalwart Gabriele Tarquini says he is "really worried" about his future in the championship, with Lada's impending exit leaving him without a drive for 2017.Having raced in the series continuously since 2001 – when it was the European Touring Car Championship – '09 champion Tarquini faced the...

Tiago Monteiro took victory in a chaotic Macau Guia race, as James Nash lost the TCR International title at the last minute to Stefano Comini.WestCoast Racing Honda driver Monteiro triumphed at the end of two hours in which just four complete laps of racing were completed across the two races.Comini...

Three-time World Touring Car champion Jose Maria Lopez paid tribute to Citroen for "relaunching my career" ahead of his championship farewell in Qatar next week.The Argentinian was hired by Citroen for its series debut in 2014, alongside nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb and Yvan Muller, the most successful driver...

Lada has confirmed it will leave the World Touring Car Championship at the end of the 2016 season.The Russian firm had been expected to announce its exit after it was reported last week that it had decided to end its five-year stay in the WTCC.Its exit was formally confirmed by...

Lada is set to end its involvement in the World Touring Car Championship at the end of the current season.The Russian marque first entered the WTCC in 2008 and has competed in every campaign since 2012, but it is expected to formally confirm its exit from the championship on November...

Formula E rookie Jose Maria Lopez insists "nothing" about his hat-trick of World Touring Car titles will help him on his return to single-seaters.Lopez has dominated since making his WTCC debut in late 2013, securing 28 victories in 67 starts and comprehensively beating four-time series champion Citroen teammate Yvan Muller...