WTCC » D'Aste returns with own team

01 March 2013
Stefano D'Aste to run with his own PB Motorsport team in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship
D'Aste returns with own team
Stefano D'Aste has confirmed that he will return to the World Touring Car Championship this season with his own team.

The Italian took two victories last season while with Wiechers Sport and finished seventh in the championship standings.

For the new campaign, D'Aste has elected to leave the German team to run his BMW 320 TC himself, with the PB Motorsport team set to be officially launched at the Franciacorta circuit in Italy on 9 March.

“I am happy with the decision to race with my own team,” the 37-year-old, who has only driven BMW cars in the WTCC, revealed. “We have obviously a lot to learn, which is why we prefer to run only one car this year.

“In these days I am putting the team together, hiring the staff and buying the equipment. We are incredibly motivated for this new challenge and this will help us to be ready in time for the first event, which is only three weeks away.”

D'Aste's former Wiechers Sport team revealed plans to return last week, but didn't name any drivers.

2013 WTCC entry list: (as of 1 March 2013):

Gabriele Tarquini Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Civic 1.6T
Tiago Monteiro Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Civic 1.6T
James Thompson Lukoil LADA Sport LADA Granta Sport
Aleksei Dudukalo Lukoil LADA Sport LADA Granta Sport
Norbert Michelisz Zengo Motorsport Honda Civic 1.6T
Tom Coronel ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Darryl O'Young ROAL Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Alex MacDowall Bamboo Engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
James Nash Bamboo Engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
Mehdi Bennani Proteam Motorsport BMW 320 TC
Rob Huff Munnich Motorsport SEAT Leon WTCC
Marc Basseng Munnich Motorsport SEAT Leon WTCC
Rene Munnich Munnich Motorsport SEAT Leon WTCC
Franz Engstler Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC
Charles Ng Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC
TBA Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC
Pepe Oriola Tuenti Racing Team SEAT Leon WTCC
Stefano D'Aste PB Motorsport BMW 320 TC

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Stefano D`Aste - Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC [Pic credit: FIA WTCC]

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