A few WTCC drivers did not stop racing in spite of the long break between Portimão and Curitiba. They tried different categories, and with a certain success.
Darryl O’Young returned to Algarve to claim fourth position in the FIA GT1 race at the wheel of a Lamborghini Gallardo he shared with former FIA European Super Production champion Peter Kox.
Yvan Muller covered 1600 kilometres commuting between Le Mans and Tours to take part in the Le Mans Classic and the Euro Racecar Series on the same weekend. Driving Chevrolet cars, the Frenchman pocketed two podiums: third in the GT class at Le Mans in a 1971 Corvette Stingray and third at Tours in a Camaro.
Norbert Michelisz raced once more on his home soil for the Superstars event at Budapest, where the young Hungarian drove his BMW M3 to second in qualifying and third in Race 1.