After becoming the oldest World Champion in motorsport history, at the age of 47 in 2009, Gabriele Tarquini returns to defend his FIA WTCC crown with a SEAT León TDI run by SR-Sport.
"I am really pleased that I was given the opportunity to stay in the championship. I had received offers for other series, but my ambition was to defend the title. This is the first time in my career that I can sport the number one of the world champion and I did not want to miss it," Tarquini commented and then added: "The SUNRED people are competent, motivated and ready to make a step forward. The León TDI was the winning car last year and I think it can be still competitive. Obviously we won’t have the same technical and financial means we had with SEAT Sport, but in spite of this I believe we have the potential to win some rounds and, with a bit of luck, to fight for the title again."