2013 WTCC drivers and teams
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No Alain Menu on the grid this year. He is entering the Porsche Supercup instead http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8643
Former GP2 team Campos Racing will run a pair of SEAT Leon WTCCs in the WTCC this year after merging with SUNRED Engineering. This is separate from the Tuenti Racing team which will run Pepe Oriola. Some sort of trace of HRT lives on in the WTCC then?
http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/648/t/CAMPOS-AND-ORÚS-JOIN-FOR-2013-WTCC
An update on how the grid is looking.
Bamboo Engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
James Nash (GBR)
Alex MacDowall (GBR)Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC
TBA
TBAHonda Racing Honda Civic
Gabriele Tarquini (ITA)
Tiago Monteiro (POR)Engstler Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Franz Engstler (GER)
Charles Ng (HKG)Lada Sport Lada Granta WTCC
James Thompson (GBR)
Aleksei Dudukalo (RUS)Munnich Motorsport SEAT Leon WTCC
Marc Basseng (GER)
Robert Huff (GBR)
Rene Munnich (GER)NIKA Racing Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
TBAPB Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Stefano D’Aste (ITA)Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC
Mehdi Bennani (MAR)RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
Yvan Muller (FRA)
Tom Chilton (GBR)ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Tom Coronel (NED)
Darryl O’Young (HKG)Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC
TBATuenti Racing Team SEAT Leon WTCC
Pepe Oriola (ESP)Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC
Fredy Barth (SUI)Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic
Norbert Michelisz (HUN)ANOME motorsport will run an ex-Zengo BMW for multiple Andros Trophy champion Jean-Philippe Dayraut at Monza.
http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/650/t/ANOME-AND-DAYRAUT-TO-RACE-AT-MONZA
Fernando Monje and Hugo Valente have been confirmed at Campos for 2013. Monje raced for Tuenti Racing in the second half of last year after winning the ETCC, Valente finished second in the French SEAT Leon Supercopa and joined SUNRED for the Race of China.
http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/03/13/campos-racing-confirm-monje-and-valente-for-2013/
ANOME BMW 320 TC (Race of Italy only)
Jean-Philippe Dayraut (GBR) (Race of Italy only)Bamboo Engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
James Nash (GBR)
Alex MacDowall (GBR)Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC
Fernando Monje (ESP)
Hugo Valente (FRA)Honda Racing Honda Civic
Gabriele Tarquini (ITA)
Tiago Monteiro (POR)Engstler Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Franz Engstler (GER)
Charles Ng (HKG)Lada Sport Lada Granta WTCC
James Thompson (GBR)
Aleksei Dudukalo (RUS)Munnich Motorsport SEAT Leon WTCC
Marc Basseng (GER)
Robert Huff (GBR)
Rene Munnich (GER)NIKA Racing Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
TBAPB Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Stefano D’Aste (ITA)Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC
Mehdi Bennani (MAR)RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
Yvan Muller (FRA)
Tom Chilton (GBR)ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Tom Coronel (NED)
Darryl O’Young (HKG)Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC
TBATuenti Racing Team SEAT Leon WTCC
Pepe Oriola (ESP)Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC
Fredy Barth (SUI)Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic
Norbert Michelisz (HUN)Michel Nykjær will race for NIKA Racing this season
Monza in one week, here I come..! Looking forward to join Nika Racing @FIA_WTCC
— Michel Nykjaer (@MichelNykjaer) March 15, 2013
The full entry list has been released for Monza with a few blanks being filled in, Tom Boardman will be in the STR SEAT. All the numbers and Yokohama Trophy runners have also been confirmed.
http://www.fiawtcc.com/uploads/files/eventdetail/148/2013_wtcc_entry_list_01_monza.pdf
Munnich Motorsport SEAT Leon WTCC
1. Robert Huff (GBR)
37. Rene Munnich (GER) (Y)
38. Marc Basseng (GER)Honda Racing Honda Civic
3. Gabriele Tarquini (ITA)
18. Tiago Monteiro (POR)Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic
5. Norbert Michelisz (HUN)Engstler Motorsport BMW 320 TC
6. Franz Engstler (GER) (Y)
7. Charles Ng (HKG) (Y)Bamboo Engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
9. Alex MacDowall (GBR) (Y)
14. James Nash (GBR) (Y)Lada Sport Lada Granta WTCC
10. James Thompson (GBR)
11. Aleksei Dudukalo (RUS)RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
12. Yvan Muller (FRA)
23. Tom Chilton (GBR)ANOME BMW 320 TC (Race of Italy only)
13. Jean-Philippe Dayraut (GBR) (Y) (Race of Italy only)ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC
15. Tom Coronel (NED)
55. Darryl O’Young (HKG) (Y)NIKA Racing Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
17. Michel Nykjær (DEN) (Y)Campos Racing SEAT Leon WTCC
19. Fernando Monje (ESP) (Y)
20. Hugo Valente (FRA) (Y)Special Tuning Racing SEAT Leon WTCC
22. Tom Boardman (GBR) (Y)Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC
25. Mehdi Bennani (MAR) (Y)PB Racing BMW 320 TC
26. Stefano D’Aste (ITA) (Y)Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC
73. Fredy Barth (SUI) (Y)Tuenti Racing Team SEAT Leon WTCC
74. Pepe Oriola (ESP)So running down the list and why certain drivers might not be eligible for the Yokohama Trophy, Huff is an ex-works driver and champion. Basseng is an unexpected one, his GT1 title probably ruled him out. Tarquini and Monteiro are both works drivers and therefore ineligible. Michelisz and Zengo are getting support from Honda. Thompson and Dudukalo are out as they’re works drivers. Muller as a former champion isn’t eligible while Chilton is probably not eligible because he’s driving for a former factory team. Coronel has F1 testing experience and I don’t understand why Oriola isn’t eligible?
@robk23 As the Tuenti Racing Team is now run by Seat Sport it is considered a factory entry, so Oriola is not eligible for the Yokohama Trophy
Has anyone else noticed that Tom Chilton races with car number 23 in the WTCC and Max Chilton races car number 23 in F1?
Castrol has joined the new Honda Racing team as a title sponsor, rebranding the team as the Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team
Brilliant Eurosport fail here:
Well, I guess it's an RML car #WTCC pic.twitter.com/Bceq9DWwYp
— Neil Hudson (@neilhudson) March 20, 2013
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