Sport news*Leading online automotive parts retailer takes next step in exciting alliance *WTCR agreement extends long-standing partnership with Eurosport Events *OSCARO’s sponsorship of WTCR reinforces international business expansion Eurosport Events, promoter of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup, has extended its long-standing alliance with OSCARO under a new,...

Sport news*TCR technical regulations adopted, frozen for two years *FIA World Cup titles for drivers and teams, no manufacturers’ title *Promoted by Eurosport Events, regulated by the FIA *Three races per weekend over 10 events in four continentsFrom next season, the FIA World Touring Car Championship will be renamed the...

The FIA is set to rebrand its World Touring Car Championship as the "World Touring Car Cup," with ratification by the international motorsport governing body's World Motor Sport Council of the decision to adopt the regulations of the TCR International Series for 2018-19.The move, which follows a cooperative agreement between...

The FIA has formally canceled the Thailand round of the 2016 World Touring Car Championship season.WTCC promoter Eurosport Events made a request to the FIA Touring Car Commission to cancel the event at the FIA Grade 1 Buriram circuit on financial grounds.That request was approved by the commission before its...

Citroen team principal Yves Matton believes his outfit set the level of competition too high for its World Touring Car Championship rivals when it joined in 2014.The French manufacturer has dominated the previous two WTCC campaigns, taking both the 2014 and '15 manufacturer crowns as well as assisting Jose Maria...

The 2016 European Touring Car Cup champion will get a prize drive in the 2017 World Touring Car Championship.Next year's title-winner in the feeder class – which is also promoted by WTCC organizer Eurosport Events – will have a one-off outing in a European round of the world series.A WTCC...

Pierre Regent will be leaving the position of FIA Director of Communications & International Relations Advisor on 1 April 2015 to take up a new position as Diplomatic Advisor to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He will be replaced by Olivier Fisch, the current Managing Director at Eurosport Events (part...

The World Touring Car Championship will no longer keep driver conflict "just inside the teams," says series chief Francois Ribeiro.Plans to increase the series' profile include greater emphasis on personalities and rivalries, plus more ambitious camerawork in the TV coverage, and a broader range of content on digital platforms."We want...

The Tour of Corsica is expected to reclaim its slot as the World Rally Championship's French venue following the funding problems for the previous Strasbourg event.The FIA and WRC Promoter are in negotiations with Eurosport Events in an effort to find a way around current broadcaster agreements for the French...

World Touring Car Championship promoter Francois Ribeiro has revealed details of the race format for the series' maiden visit to the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 2015.An early proposal to hold a one-hour race on the legendary 26km circuit has been replaced by back-to-back races of three laps each and, unusually for...