WTCR – Yann Ehrlacher will face his uncle Muller

Yann Ehrlacher will continue his career in tourism. The 2015 French Supertouring champion will compete in the inaugural WTCR season in a Honda Civic in the colors of All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport, which has already confirmed Esteban Guerrieri.

The 21-year-old Frenchman will thus have the opportunity to face his uncle Yvan muller qui a engagé sa propre écurie, la Yvan Muller Racing, avec une paire de Hyundai i30 N TCR confiée au patron-pilote et au champion en titre du WTCC Thed Björk.

“After my first season in the WTCC, the objective was clearly to be at the start of this new WTCR formula", comments Yann Ehrlacher who competed in the last WTCC season with a RC Motorsport Lada Vesta in parallel with his program in the LMP3 category of theELMS where he rode a Norma M 30 of his uncle's structure.

“I am happy to have been selected by All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport, specified Yann Ehrlacher. This is very good news because it is a team which has great experience in racing, and particularly in touring. With such a group, my expectations are obviously high and I plan to be one of the contenders for the title this year, even if I know that the competition will be strong. I definitely have more pressure compared to last year, but I'm ready. »

Yann Ehrlacher also seems impatient to face his quadruple WTCC champion uncle.

“It will obviously be a special moment for me to race against Yvan, recognized the former Mitjet 2l champion. It's my source of inspiration. He's the best driver in the world behind the wheel of a touring car and I'm really looking forward to sharing the starting grids with him. »