Race format tweaks and bold success ballast moves have breathed new life into the World Touring Car Championship, but haven't pleased everyone.The phrase 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' has been bandied about plenty in the motorsport world over the past couple of months.But for the World Touring Car...

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...

The World Touring Car Championship is set to alter its race formats for 2016, with an opening reverse-grid race and an extended race two to replace the current setup.Currently, the grid for first race of the weekend is based on the result of qualifying, with the top ten qualifiers then...

The World Touring Car Championship is set to retain a similar calendar in 2016, despite an earlier aim to reduce its number of European events.The WTCC calendar was overhauled for 2015, with the addition of the Nurburgring Nordschleife, Vila Real street circuit in Portugal and Thailand's Buriram track. Qatar also...

The World Touring Car Championship will introduce a new, cycling-inspired team time trial in 2016, as part of a renewed focus on the manufacturers' championship.Each manufacturer will nominate three cars after qualifying to contest the new session, dubbed MAC3 and inspired by the team component of cycling events such as...

The World Touring Car Championship finale in Qatar will take place on a Friday at the Losail circuit, event and series bosses have announced.The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation signed a three-year agreement with the WTCC at last weekend's Paul Ricard round, confirming the event's revised date as Nov. 26-27....

The finale of the 2015 World Touring Car Championship in Qatar is likely to move to a later date, and a different day of the week, after a request from the national racing federation. The request originated from the royal family itself."Yes, it is going to change," said series boss...

Nurburgring Nordschleife expert Sabine Schmitz will join the World Touring Car Championship grid when the series makes its debut on the 15-mile track this year. Schmitz, who gained fame through various television appearances, is a veteran of the Nordschleife, having twice won the circuit's 24-hour race, and running passenger laps...

The World Touring Car Championship replaced its most prestigious event in Macau with a night race in Qatar to obtain a more favorable timeslot for television, says series chief Francois Ribeiro.The WTCC played a supporting role to Macau's headline Formula 3 grand prix, and as such was placed in a...

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...