World title-winning Alsace touring car aces launch home WTCR counter

Alsace racing drivers Yann Ehrlacher and Yvan Muller, who have a combined six FIA World Touring Car titles between them, joined local officials and event organisers to launch the build-up to the inaugural WTCR Race of Alsace GrandEst, which is scheduled to take place at Anneau du Rhin from August 6/7. Twenty-five-year-old Ehrlacher and his legendary uncle Muller, 52, compete in the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup for Cyan Racing Lynk & Co. The all-action series promoted by Paris-based Discovery Sports Events visits the Alsace venue for the first time this summer for two races broadcast live in more than 185 countries and contested by car brands Audi, CUPRA, Honda, Hyundai and Lynk & Co through their customer racing departments.

Ad/> Ehrlacher, whose mother Cathy, Yvan Muller’s sister, was a successful racing driver in her own right, is the son of former professional footballer Yves. He has won the WTCR title for the last seasons and will start his home rounds of the series as the King of WTCR. WTCRNo such thing has home WTCR advantage, says MicheliszYESTERDAY AT 13:36 “With Yvan we are really proud to represent Alsace and to have a race here is absolutely incredible,” said Ehrlacher.

“It’s good as well for the fans because this region has been always fanatical about racing. We had the World Rally Championship in the past with Sébastien Loeb but the fans have been waiting for something to come back at a high level and now they have it. It will be a great event and the circuit is really good, too.