James Thompson will once again deputise for René Münnich in the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport team in the World Touring Car Championship, standing in for the German in Morocco.
Thompson previously returned to the WTCC in Slovakia to stand in for Münnich, who was prioritising his commitments in the FIA World Rallycross Championship at the time.
Now the Brit will return for a second time, as Münnich takes part in the second round of the rallycross season at the Hockenheimring instead.
Although Thompson has previously raced in Morocco three times previously, 2016 will be his and the entire field’s first time on the all-new permanent circuit which has been constructed in time for the 2016 event.
“James is a very good driver and a legend with four WTCC wins,” said Team Manager Dominik Greiner. “He did well in Slovakia for what was his first race in twelve months, his first race with our team and his first time in the Chevrolet. He was P5 in Free Practice 2 and was really unlucky not to progress further in qualifying.
“With René facing another calendar clash it made perfect sense to give James another chance. Although the objective will be to bring the car back in one piece on what is partly a street circuit after all, he will be able to directly on full power because he knows the potential of the car now.”
Thompson failed to score any points in the Slovakia event earlier in April, coming close with an 11th-place finish in the second race on his first outing in the RML-built Chevrolet Cruze TC1.
The return is also something of a birthday gift for the former British Touring Car Champion, who is celebrating his 42nd birthday today.