FIA World Touring Car Championship driver, GABRIELE TARQUINI, proved the adage that old age and treachery can beat out youth and good looks, with his decisive victory in WTCC Race Two at Sonoma Raceway. His No.3 Castrol Honda WTC Team Honda Civic WTCC had a 2.434 second Margin of Victory ahead of MEHDI BENNANI No.25 […]

Polesitter TOM CHILTON No.23 RML Chevrolet Cruze won his first-ever World Touring Car Championship race Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. To say he was excited and pleased was an understatement. He just couldn’t stop smiling. He credited his father, GRAHAME CHILTON, for being his lucky charm at the race. Tom said “It was a pleasure to […]

Sunday morning’s temperature at Sonoma Raceway rose much slower than forecast, but still feeling hotter than mid-sixties F. During the Driver’s Autograph session, the sun’s glare shone on the World Touring Car Championship drivers, who were protected by flag gals with parasols. Yokohama is the official tire of WTCC, and the manufacturer sends a large […]

An excited TOM CHILTON/No.23 RML Chevrolet Cruze won his first-ever pole position for FIA World Touring Car Championship, with a lap of 1:45.583/85.420 mph/137.47 kph at Sonoma Raceway. The pole qualifying record of 1:45.232 was set last year by ALAIN MENU/Chevrolet, who isn’t racing this year. Chilton turned his time on his last flying lap […]

YVAN MULLER of France ran a 1:46.268/84.873mph/136.59 kph lap in his RML Chevrolet Cruze to top the charts in the second practice for the FIA World Touring Car Championship race at Sonoma Raceway. Three drivers, including Muller, turned faster times in the first practice. Second through fifth were NORBERT MICHELISZ/No.5 Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC, […]

Saturday morning at Sonoma has hot temperatures and no wind at all for Day One of the World Touring Car Championship races at Sonoma Raceway. This is the second visit by the FIA international series, and it’s only American stop on the 12-race schedule. It will be an action-packed weekend, with two Sunday WTCC races. […]