TAG Heuer has announced it will increase its link up with Masters Historic Racing to provide one of its prestigious timepieces for each of the four champions at the end of 2011.Masters, which has obtained championship status for the first time in 2011, will be running championships for its GP Masters, WSM, Pre-66 Touring Car and Gentlemen Drivers categories. Each champion will win a sought-after TAG Heuer Carrera watch, engraved on the back with ‘Masters Champion 2011’.Masters Historic Racing Event Manager Rachel Bailey said: “We are thrilled to be able to announce this increased sponsorship from TAG Heuer. The company has long been associated with motor racing and its desirable and evocative range of watches is the perfect fit for historic motor racing. To have a global brand such as TAG Heuer associated with Masters underlines our position in motor sport and reinforces Masters as the place to race in historic motor sport.”Rob Diver, Managing Director of LVMH Watches, said: “TAG Heuer has a long and enduring heritage in motor sport . This relationship with Masters is a great fit for the TAG Heuer brand with our pioneering spirit and precision timing. We are looking forward to some excellent racing during the season.”

 The next opportunity for drivers to score points will be Easter Saturday, April 23rd, at Snetterton in Norfolk.