Paul Ricard, Tests: López tops WTCC testing in the damp
López headed Citroën team-mate Yvan Muller
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1 April 2016 - 12:10
José María López has made the best possible start to his FIA World Touring Car Championship title defence by going fastest in testing for WTCC JVCKENWOOD Race of France this morning.
At a rain-hit Circuit Paul Ricard, López headed Citroën team-mate Yvan Muller with Norbert Michelisz the top Honda driver in third followed by leading WTCC Trophy contender Mehdi Bennani.
Nicky Catsburg was the fastest LADA Sport Rosneft runner in seventh with Fredrik Ekblom the quickest of the two Polestar Cyan Racing Volvo drivers.
This morning’s 30-minute test was the first running of 2016 when all WTCC manufacturers were on track at the same time. Next up for the WTCC drivers is Free Practice 1 from 08h45 local time on Saturday.
WTCR
- The race of Marrakech is cancelled, replaced by Salzburg
- Malaysia, Race 3: Kristoffersson takes victory as Michelisz claims title
- Malaysia, Race 2: Guerrieri wins to set-up final-round title decider with Michelisz
- Malaysia, Race 1: Michelisz triumph to extend points lead
- New tracks plus weight rule tweak as WTCR revs up for next three seasons