In 2012, SEAT Sport’s high-profile collaboration with private teams registered for the WTCC include Special Tuning Racing and Lukoil Racing Team, who have once again placed their trust in SEAT.
Three of the four drivers competing in these two teams made their Touring car race debut at the Supercopa Leon — Tom Boardman, Josep Oriola and Alexander Dudukalo. The fourth driver will be Gabriele Tarquini, World Touring Car Champion in 2009 with SEAT.
They will all be driving at the wheel of the SEAT Leon equipped with the 1.6 T engine which has recently been homologated according to the newest FIA guidelines.
SEAT Sport is planning to focus its 2012 activities on lending support to the brand’s customers at different national and international championships and on personalizing SEAT models using a range of custom designed accessories. Continue reading ‘SEAT Sport lends team support in 2012′
The Italian, who retired in the first race with brake problems, took the best start in the second race. Tarquini was jumping in the lead ahead of poleman Huff and Turkington. Later he was second. Tarquini completed a great defensive race, salvaging a second position that was completely unexpected, considering the brake problems he had had in the first race. Continue reading ‘Gabriele Tarquini second at WTCC Shanghai’
Gabriele Tarquini was the most successful SEAT driver with two podium positions at the eighth World Touring Car Championship race weekend at Oschersleben. Continue reading ‘Gabriele Tarquini celebrates at WTCC Oschersleben’
Local hero Tiago Monteiro was best-placed SEAT driver at the sixth race weekend of the WTCC round at Porto.
In the first race he won the fight with his fellow driver Gabriele Tarquini and secured fourth place in front of his home crowd. Continue reading ‘Tiago Monteiro conquers WTCC podium at Porto’
SEAT SUNRED driver, Michel Nykjaer, had a great weekend, adding another top five finish to his resume. Over the weekend, the fifth round of the WTCC took place at Brno. Nykjaer / SUNRED also won the independents class. Continue reading ‘Michel Nykjaer best SEAT driver at Brno WTCC’
At the second run of the WTCC race weekend in Budapest ,SEAT driver Gabriele Tarquini reached the podium. Continue reading ‘WTCC: Tarquini third in Budapest’
SEAT driver Tiago Monteiro finished third and forth in the third round of FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) at Monza (Italy). Continue reading ‘WTCC: Tiago Monteiro on the podium at Monza’
