Episode 168 - Motorsport News Round Up

Summary

Teeks and Riri catch up on a packed motorsport calendar, covering championship winners, manufacturer battles, technical regulations and some of the biggest controversies across global racing. The discussion spans rallying, endurance racing, NASCAR, Formula E, BTCC, DTM and TCR.

In this episode:

• World Rally Championship: Toyota secured its tenth manufacturers’ title, matching Lancia’s record, while Toyota also dominated the podium and Rally2 category.

• Rallycross: Johan Kristoffersson won the Euro Rallycross Championship, while the series moved fully back to petrol-powered cars. The FIA Rallycross World Cup finale is set for Indonesia.

• WEC’s future: Geely may take over Alpine’s existing endurance racing infrastructure, while uncertainty remains over the post-2027 relationship between the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

• NASCAR: The hosts review recent Cup Series winners, upcoming higher-power cars and the widely discussed pit-lane confrontation involving Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar.

• Formula E: Porsche won the manufacturers’ championship, while DS driver Taylor Barnard took his maiden victory in the season finale.

• Formula E Gen4: Faster cars, new circuits and a revised qualifying and race configuration could make the next season significantly more chaotic.

• Touring cars: Ford leads the BTCC manufacturers’ standings, Mercedes tops DTM, and Geely leads the TCR World Tour with 16 eligible manufacturers.

Timestamps

00:00 - Why the show is returning to wider motorsport coverage
01:35 - Toyota matches Lancia with its tenth WRC manufacturers’ title
03:27 - The first private Rally1 project and the case for independent teams
05:09 - Toyota also wins the Rally2 manufacturers’ championship
06:36 - Rallycross returns to petrol-only competition
08:44 - How Rallycross E and the championship structure worked
09:06 - Kristoffersson wins Euro Rallycross and family titles
10:33 - Rallycross World Cup heads to Indonesia
11:20 - Ferrari, BMW and Cadillac in the WEC Brazil review
13:47 - Aston Martin and non-hybrid cars challenge Toyota
14:08 - Team Turkey wins the WEC GT3 class
15:07 - Ferrari and Aston Martin succeed at Circuit of the Americas
18:28 - Toyota’s shrinking WEC championship lead
21:51 - Geely, Renault and the possible Alpine takeover
24:24 - The Le Mans calendar controversy and what was actually confirmed
26:39 - Why Fuji is crucial for Toyota’s title hopes
28:48 - NASCAR’s recent winners and the next-generation cars
30:46 - NASCAR power drops and the return toward 800 horsepower
33:18 - The Blaney-Hocevar pit-lane fight
35:57 - Whether NASCAR’s off-track drama overshadows the racing
38:20 - Porsche wins the Formula E manufacturers’ championship
40:16 - Formula E Gen4 cars could reach 200 mph
42:09 - Formula E final standings and Lola’s future
45:17 - The 21-race Formula E calendar and new race formats
47:12 - BTCC standings and Tom Chilton’s nineteenth victory
50:11 - Why modern DTM is effectively a GT3 championship
53:19 - What makes the TCR World Tour different
55:14 - The 16 manufacturers eligible for TCR competition
58:13 - Geely leads the TCR World Tour standings
60:11 - Lincoln Co.’s plans for Le Mans prototypes and rallying
61:06 - Final thoughts on a busy motorsport season
62:21 - The Honda S2000 debate and Teeks’ weekend-car plan

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