The World Touring Car Championship is set to add a second tier to the grid in 2017, adding what is to be called “WTCC2” to the grid, allowing cars that run to FIA’s TCN2 specification to the grid alongside the Super 2000 TC1 specification cars.
TCN2 is currently the top class in the European Touring Car Cup, and is principally based on the fast-growing TCR technical specification touring car, with some enhancements to make them compliant with FIA requirements, including better safety equipment and an FT3 fuel tank.
The announcement is set to be made at next week’s meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council, and the addition of the class is designed to alleviate concerns of grid sizes in 201... Read More |