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WTCC kicks off their season this weekend at Curitiba, Brazil.

Track Layout:



Times: GMT-3

Friday, March 6th:
14:00-14:40 Porche GT3 Cup-Free Practice 1
15:00-15:30 FIA WTCC-Testing
16:00-16:40 Porsche GT3 Cup-Free Practice 2

Saturday, March 7th: 
9:00-9:30 FIA WTCC-Free Practice 1
9:50-10:30 Porsche GT3 Cup-Free Practice 3
11:30-12:15 Porsche GT3 Cup-Official Practice 1
12:30-13:00 FIA WTCC-Free Practice 2
14:00-14:45 Porsche GT3 Cup-Official Practice 3
16:00-16:35 FIA WTCC-Qualifying
17:00-17:45 Porsche GT3 Cup-Qualifying

Sunday, March 8th: 
9:30-9:45 FIA WTCC-Warm Up
10:20 Porsche GT3 Cup-Race 1
13:05 FIA WTCC-Race 1
14:45 Porsche GT3 Cup-Race 2
16:05 FIA WTCC-Race 2

Entry List:

#-Driver-Team-Car

1-Yvan Muller-Seat Sport-Seat Leon TDI
2-Gabriele Tarquini-Seat Sport-Seat Leon TDI
3-Rickard Rydell-Seat Sport-Seat Leon TDI
4-Jordi Gene-Seat Sport-Seat Leon TDI
5-Tiago Monteiro-Seat Sport-Seat Leon TDI
6-Andy Priaulx-BMW Team UK-BMW 320si
7-Jorg Muller-BMW Team Germany-BMW 320si
8-Augusto Farfus-BMW Team Germany-BMW 320si
9-Alessandro Zanardi-BMW Team Italy/Spain-BMW 320si
10-Sergio Hernandez-BMW Team Italy/Spain-BMW 320si
11-Rob Huff-Team Chevy-Chevrolet Cruze
12-Alain Menu-Team Chevy-Chevrolet Cruze
14-Nicola Larini-Team Chevy-Chevrolet Cruze
18-Jaap van Lagen-Lada Sport-Lada 110
19-Kirill Lagygin-Lada Sport-Lada 110
20-Viktor Shapovalov-Lada Sport-Lada 110
21-Tom Coronel-Sunred Engineering-Seat Leon TFSI
22-Tom Boardman-Sunred Engineering-Seat Leon TFSI
23-Felix Portiero-Scuderia Proteam-BMW 320si
24-George Tanev-Scuderia Proteam-BMW 320si
25-Franz Engstler-Liqui Moly Team Engstler-BMW 320si
26-Kristian Poulsen-Liqui Moly Team Engstler-BMW 320si
27-Stefano D'Aste-Weichers Sport-BMW 320si
28-Marin Colak-Colak Racing Team Ingra-Seat Leon TFSI

I'm actually gona kinda follow the WTCC this season

I am looking forward to the season but I do feel the Championship needs more depth in Manufacturers.

Wasn't it here where Seats held the first 7 places in the race?

That was in Mexico, race 2. Seat's covered the entire top 6. In race 1 they covered the entire top 7, save for Larini's Chevy in third.

go Jörg Müller

aay yes you're right. Thanks


I'm looking forward to get the season started. Finally those busy weekends again.

Was it two years ago that BMW dominated here and Seat threatened to pull out?

I believe so then the FIA tweaked some rules and Seat ruled since then!

Wow, the poor Brazillian fans, only one supporting series and the races a few hours apart!

It's also interesting this race will probably directly clash with the NASCAR race in Atlanta (though with the amount of laps you get in a WTCC race it'll probably be over inside one NASCAR yellow flag period... )
I wonder which will be more exciting?

Part of the reason SEAT pulled out of BTCC was that Gow would change the rules to let SEAT dominate like they did in WTCC. SEAT should have just made a better car and used one more suitable for touring car racing.

Anyone else following Lada's fortunes this weekend?

Are they racing this weekend? Didn't they have a half-decent driver in for one of the rounds (Okayama?), think he was close to the top 10 at one point. Guess they'll struggle this round as all the weights are equal, they should get a bit closer as the others start to get success ballast.

I always do

Yes, at the end of lap one you can always get excited hearing Martin Haven scream "Van Lagen is leading the independents from nowhere on the grid in a Lada!!!!!!!!" (when he's actually 4th or so)

Sexy Lada

I'm liking the Lada colourscheme if I'm honest. Not too many red cars around what with the lack of Alfa and Honda in most series. Plus Van Lagen is a pretty good driver - might grab a point here and there.

Anyway, gives the rest of us something to look at while Seat moan their way to the titles again.

Anyone else think the Lada looks like an Escort a bit? lol

Are there any streams for qualifying and the race?

In all honesty it looks like all sorts of 80s and 90s saloons bodged together. I'm still a fan though cos I think the modern style almost all manufacturers go for is hideous.