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WORLD AND LIFE
TCR 2016 NEWS HOME DRIVERS TEAM
Italy: Colciago dominates
the opening event
The Italian Touring Car Championship (CIT) has turned
over a new leaf to follow the TCR concept and from this
year has dropped the endurance format and reverted to
two sprint races.
A TCR car made a first appearance in 2015, when the
SEAT León of Valentina Albanese dominated the season
and won the championship in front of more powerful
machines.
This year TCR forms the championship backbone with a
dozen of entries, while the TCS class for production cars
completes the field. The championship began last week
in Adria, where Roberto Colciago – a former champion in
the Italian F3 and Touring Cars – claimed a double
victory at the wheel of his Honda Civic run by AGS
Motorsport.
Despite he had rarely raced in recent years, Colciago
proved that he has not lost a bit of his driving skills; his
competitors, all driving SEAT León cars, were only able to
challenge him during the early stages of the races.
Alberto Viberti finished twice runner-up, while Jonathan
Giacon in Race 1 and Marco Costamagna in Race 2
claimed the third position.
The second race meeting will take place at Misano on
June 12.
Roberto Colciago won both the CIT opening races
at Adria in the AGS Motorsport Honda Civic
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