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Quality and quantity for WTCR entry list

A packed entry featuring four World Touring Car champions, three ex-Formula One racers and a multitude of star drivers from national and international series will provide an exciting backdrop to the 2018 WTCR - FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO.

With more than 20 major touring car titles between them, the WTCR line-up includes some of category's best names plus a notable list of experienced drivers and young talents.

Eighteen series racers have experience of the FIA World Touring Car Championship - which becomes the WTCR from 2018 - and their achievements in the WTCC make for impressive reading. Yvan Muller, who is returning to full-time racing in 2018, was a world champion on four occasions, while Thed Björk, Rob Huff and Gabriele Tarquini all claimed the prestigious award once with Björk's success coming in 2017.

In addition, the WTCR driver line-up counts three WTCC Trophy winners, three British Touring Car champions (with a total of nine titles) and one TCR International Series title holder. In addition, WTCR racers have been successful in a number of categories and disciplines from Formula One, GP2, Formula 3, Le Mans, ice racing and eSports.

World Touring Car champions: Thed Björk, Rob Huff, Yvan Muller (x4), Gabriele Tarquini

WTCC Trophy winners: Mehdi Bennani, Tom Coronel, Norbert Michelisz

WTCC race winners: Yann Ehrlacher, Esteban Guerrieri, Tiago Monteiro, Gianni Morbidelli, Pepe Oriola

British Touring Car champions: Fabrizio Giovanardi, Gordon Shedden, James Thompson

TCR title winners: Aurélien Comte, Benjamin Lessennes, Jean-Karl Vernay

Young hopefuls: Denis Dupont, John Filippi, Mato Homola, Norbert Nagy, Aurélien Panis, Zsolt Szabó

International racers: Nathanaël Berthon, Frédéric Vervisch

Zdroj: fiawtcr.com