WTCC – Sixteen entries on the 2017 provisional list

Following the end of the official commitment of Citroën Racing and Lada, the WTCC starting grid will be significantly overhauled in 2017. Exit the three-time reigning world champion Jose Maria Lopez and his former teammate within the chevron brand Yvan muller (who will remain involved with Polestar Cyan Racing as an advisor and development driver), and room for newcomers who will make their debut in the discipline.

The French contingent will lose in addition to Yvan Muller, the Ile-de-France Hugo Valente, left for the TCR Series, but will always be able to count on John Filippi, now aligned under the banner of Sébastien Loeb Racing. The Corsican will be joined by debutants Aurélien Panis (Zengo Motorsport – Honda Civic) and Yann Ehrlacher (RC Motorsport – Lada Vesta).

No surprises within the Honda and Volvo teams who had already confirmed their drivers. The only unknown remains on the side of the second resident of RC Motorsport, who will support Ehrlacher.

WTCC 2017 entry list

Sébastien Loeb Racing – Tom Chilton (Citroën C-Elysée)

Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team – Norbert Michelisz (Honda Civic)

Zengő Motorsport – Aurélien Panis (Honda Civic)

ROAL Motorsport – Tom Coronel (Chevrolet RML Cruze)

ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport – Rob Huff (Citroën C-Elysée)

Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team – Tiago Monteiro (Honda Civic)

Sébastien Loeb Racing – Mehdi Bennani (Citroën C-Elysée)

Sébastien Loeb Racing – John Filippi (Citroën C-Elysée)

Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team – Ryo Michigami (Honda Civic)

Polestar Cyan Racing – Néstor Girolami (Volvo S60 Polestar)

Polestar Cyan Racing – Thed Björk (Volvo S60 Polestar)

Polestar Cyan Racing – Nicky Catsburg (Volvo S60 Polestar)

RC Motorsport – Yann Ehrlacher (LADA Vesta)

Campos Racing – Esteban Guerrieri (Chevrolet RML Cruze)

Zengő Motorsport – Dániel Nagy (Honda Civic)

RC Motorsport – TBA (LADA Vesta)

In italics, drivers competing for the WTCC Trophy