Thed and Santi all set for another excellent Lynk & Co-powered WTCR adventure

The latest star drivers planning to bid for WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup title glory in 2022 have been revealed. Swift Swede Thed Björk and Santiago Urrutia, the Uruguayan with unbelievable speed, will race on for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co in the all-action series having paired up so successfully for the past two seasons. As a duo, they were instrumental in Cyan Performance Lynk & Co finishing third in the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup for Teams in 2021, while also supporting Cyan Racing Lynk & Co’s capture of the entrants’ award and helping Yann Ehrlacher become King of WTCR for the second year running.

For Björk, the 2017 FIA World Touring Car champion, 2022 marks his 11th season as a Cyan Racing driver. The eight-time WTCR race winner has also been part of the Lynk & Co-powered Cyan programme from the outset, claiming its maiden victory on its debut race weekend in 2019. «It's amazing to continue racing for what I consider one of the best teams in the world and we have all the conditions that we need to continue to deliver at the very top,» said Björk, 41.

«I'm very happy to continue my coopera tion with Santi as well, we have a great relationship and know our joint strengths. It will also be a strength to have Ma Qing Hua onboard, he has got a lot of experience and I look forward to work together with him.” ‘Santi’ Urrutia, meanwhile, has driven a Lynk & Co 03 TCR on Goodyear tyres for the past two seasons. He scored two wins on his way to finishing fifth in the final standings in 2021 having claimed a breakthrough WTCR victory during his inaugural campaign in 2020.