Consistency is key to Chevrolet's driver approach

ZURICH / WELLINGBOROUGH, 25th September 2008 The Chevrolet WTTC team will go to the last European round of the 2008 World Touring Car Championship with the clear mission to further Rob Huff's position in the current points standings. The British driver moved up one place in the championship at the last race in Imola and is now fourth with still six races to be run.

The Castrol Canadian Touring Car Championship Presented by Toyo Tires concluded its 2008 season at Mosport International Raceway on September 13/14, 2008. There were 16 races over eight different race weekends in 2008. The Championship visited five different racetracks in Quebec and Ontario including Mosport International Raceway, ICAR at Mirabel, Shannonville Motorsport Park, Trois-Rivieres and Calabogie Motorsports Park.

James Thompson was elated by his unlikely win

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YVAN MULLER GIVES SEAT WIN IN RACE 1

SEAT Sport's Yvan Muller took the first race win in Imola having overtaken his team mate and pole sitter Rickard Rydell into the first corner. Following this move the pair of drivers led the whole race, although Rydell had to defend his position from the Chevrolet cars.

It was a bad weekend for Menu but his teammates scored points

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Di Resta and his Mercedes Team celebrating the win

Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) won the ninth round of the 2008 DTM series at Barcelona and took his second win of the season. After 58 laps, Paul took the chequered flag 4.531sec ahead of Timo Scheider (Audi). Bernd Schneider (Genuine Parts AMG Mercedes C-Class) ended up third.

The racing was action packed

Ingolstadt/Barcelona – With a cleverly clinched second place, Audi driver Timo Scheider defended his overall DTM lead at Barcelona. Before the last two rounds, the 29-year-old German has a seven-point advantage over the Scot Paul di Resta (Mercedes) and thus the chance of securing the champion’s title early at the next race at Le Mans on 5 October.

Tom Chilton took out the final race of the weekend

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Fabrizio Giovanardi has won the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship.

The Italian driver finished the first of today’s three races at Brands Hatch a lowly 14th after damaging his Vauxhall Vectra VXR in a tangle with privateer Adam Jones' Air Cool SEAT. Both their cars ran through the Paddock Hill Bend gravel trap but were able to continue.

Giovanardi celebrating his second BTCC Title

Fabrizio Giovanardi says he experienced a rollercoaster ride of emotion today as he became HiQ MSA British Touring Car Champion for the second year running – despite suffering his worst set of results all season.

George escaped with minor injuries from this spectacular accident

John George will stay in hospital overnight for precautionary checks following his dramatic crash in today’s final round of the 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent.

Muller was less then a tenth off Rydell and pole

Rickard Rydell claimed pole position in his SEAT León Tdi during a highly competitive qualifying session at Imola.

Rickard Rydell claimed pole position in his SEAT León Tdi during a highly competitive qualifying session at Imola. He emerged ahead of team mate Yvan Muller in the final minutes, beating five other drivers who provisionally held pole during the session. Rydell’s time of 1:54.761 was two tenths faster than Gabriele Tarquini’s time from this morning’s final practice session.

The WTCC marks the first event on the upgraded Imola facilities

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The is life in the old dog yet, as Schneider claims his 25 pole, over 16 years since his first DTM pole

Bernd Schneider (Genuine Parts AMG Mercedes C-Class) will start tomorrow’s ninth round of the 2008 DTM at Barcelona from pole position. On his final run of an exciting qualifying, Bernd set a time of 1m07.248. Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class), third of the overall ranking, qualified third fastest with a 1m07.305, and Jamie Green (Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class), second overall tied on points with Di Resta, was fifth with a 1m07.384. Three Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars were among the top five within 0.136sec.

Scheider missed pole by 0.031 of a second

Ingolstadt/Barcelona – At the DTM’s ninth round at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona (Spain) leader of the standings Timo Scheider will again start from the first row of the grid. In the most gripping qualifying session the season has seen so far the Audi "factory” driver was merely 31 thousandths of a second short of reaching the pole position.

No one has gone on holiday early in the BTCC

Stephen Jelley has achieved the first HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship pole position of his career for the first of tomorrow’s final three rounds of 2008 at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent.

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THE WTCC OPENS UP IMOLA AGAIN

The curtain is about raise on Imola's renovated Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari. This weekend's FIA World Touring Car Championship meeting will mark the reopening of the glorious racetrack after a two-year closure due to extensive renovation works.

James Sofronas

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2008) - James Sofronas never had a chance. From growing up with his car-loving dad in Vienna , Austria , to his move to Porsche-crazy Southern California ; from his first time trail event, to his three-car strong World Challenge team, every step in Sofronas’ life has drawn him deeper into racing. Each new experience has amplified his passion for speed and it’s that same passion that keeps him striving for his first World Challenge victory.

Tomczyk has been successful at Barcelona

Ingolstadt – The Barcelona circuit is used for the third time by the DTM. Last year, the Audi drivers experienced the circuit for the first time following the extensive modifications to the section before the start-finish. Martin Tomczyk connects several record performances with the track in Catalonia. "Das Erste" broadcasts the ninth round of the DTM live on 21 September from 1.45 p.m.

Alex Zanardi's long time sponsor, Barilla will hold a pasta party at Imola

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Imola’s Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is ready to re-open after two years. Track activity will start again with the FIA World Touring Car Championship race meeting, on September 20th and 21st.

The racing was tight on this twisty track

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FARFUS AND BMW GIVE GERMANY CAUSE FOR CHEER The stage was set for a dramatic race with Robert Huff in the Chevrolet on pole, and Gabriele Tarquini, a title contender next to him in the SEAT Sport Tdi.

From the rolling start Tarquini took the lead over the line, but then things began to unfold. Augusto Farfus took his BMW Team Germany car up the outside of the pack and stayed out of trouble. He took the lead out of the first corner and stayed there for the rest of the race, only strengthening his lead away from the field.

Off and racing for another weekend

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On the way to a British victory

Ingolstadt/Brands Hatch – At the eighth DTM round at Brands Hatch, Audi celebrated their fourth win of the 2008 season. In unstable weather conditions Timo Scheider defended an extremely narrow lead against Mercedes driver Paul di Resta on the British circuit. In front of 26,800 spectators (throughout the weekend) Timo Scheider thus extended his leadership of the standings to nine points. Mattias Ekström shone with a brilliant recovery from seventh to third place.

- Paul Di Resta (AMG Mercedes C-Class) finished the eighth round of the 2008 DTM series at Brands Hatch in second place. After 82 laps, Di Resta came home 0.793sec behind winner Timo Scheider (Audi).

Fabrizio Giovanardi was able to extend his championship lead

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Jason Plato moved another ten points closer to championship leader Fabrizio Giovanardi with his eighth win of the season in a wet opening race at Silverstone. While the Seat Sport UK driver led from start to finish, the series leading Italian had to settle for a safe fifth place after starting only 11th on the grid. The pair are now separated by 30 points with five rounds remaining...