|
Saturday, 04 October 2008 |
A strong 30-car field at Monza will mark a new season record for the World Touring Car Championship.
With
the latest additions of three Japanese drivers - Manaubu Orido,
Takayuki Aoki and Yukinori Taniguchi - the participation of Duarte
Félix da Costa, winner of the SEAT Eurocup at Oschersleben, and
Kristian Poulsen's return, the championship has reached the respectable
number of thirty drivers at the wheel of cars built by five different
manufacturers:
BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, LADA and SEAT.
The
championship began the season with 21 cars for the two American
meetings in Brazil and Mexico, but the field has grown up quickly from
the start of the European season, up to the previous record: 29 cars in
Oschersleben.
The season average so far is 25.7 competitors per event.
CHEVROLET RETAIN DRIVERS FOR 2009
The
Chevrolet team will retain the same line up for the next season. They
have re-signed the same three drivers - Robert Huff, Nicola Larini and
Alain Menu - who have been with the team since the beginning of the
World Touring Car programme. Altogether they have collected 12
victories, 24 podium results and 7 pole positions in the championship
so far for Chevrolet.
"It
is good to be able to announce our drivers for 2009 at this early
stage. It shows the confidence we have in their abilities and they have
in our engineering strength. In 2009 we will run a new car and it is
good to have stability on the drivers' side. Their experience with the
Chevrolet Lacetti will allow us to hit the ground running when we start
to prepare for the new season," Chevrolet Morotsport manager Eric Nève said.
TARQUINI WINS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Gabriele Tarquini
proved that he had fully recovered from his dramatic crash in Imola by
claiming a dominant victory in the first round of the Green Golf Tour
promoted by Eurosport Events. Tarquini and his friend Marco Di Carlo
emerged as the winners in the 3rd Category of the 36-hole
Stableford golf tournament that took place Saturday and Sunday at the
San Valentino golf club in Castellarano, Italy.
At the end of the tournament Tarquini received the trophy from the hands of Alessandro Zanardi who made a guest appearance.
|
