Danish team Hartmann Racing has confirmed that it plans to contest selected events during the 2010 World Touring Car Champi♚onship season.

The team looks set to take part in the events at Monza and Brands Hatch, with James Thompson driving one o𝓀f its two Hon✅da Accord Euro Rs.

The British driver has competed for Hartmann in recent seasons in the Danish Touring Car Championship and clinched the Europe💃an Touring Car Cup in 2009 with victory at Braga.

"Our priority is the🦩 European Touring Car Cup, because we want to defend the title James won last year in Braga," team boss Hans Hartmann revealed. "However, we 💝are also looking at occasional outings in the WTCC because we would like to warm Honda up for the future."

🙈Who will partner Thompson during the season ahead remains to be seen, with a number of drivers linked to the role, but the Briton said he was confident that Hartmann could impress in the WTCC.

"I think we can spring a surprise or two at one of those races," he said, "a🐷nd we will represent ourselves well."