2012 World Touring Car Championship season
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The 2012 World Touring Car Championship season will be the ninth season of the FIA
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...

 World Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship
For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...

, and the eighth since its 2005 return. It will begin with the Race of Italy
FIA WTCC Race of Italy
The FIA WTCC Race of Italy is a round of the World Touring Car Championship.The Race of Italy was the first round of the WTCC after its return in 2005. It was held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza between 2005 and 2008, and was held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola in 2009. The race returned...

 at Monza
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....

 on 11 March and end with the Guia Race of Macau at the Guia Circuit
Guia Circuit
The Guia Circuit, or Circuito da Guia, is a street circuit located at the southeast region of the Macau Peninsula in Macau, China. It is the venue of the prestigious Macau Grand Prix and Guia Race of Macau. The circuit consists of long straights and tight corners, and features the characteristics...

 on 18 November, after twenty-four races.

Teams and drivers

Team Car Drivers Class
  Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T
Chevrolet Cruze
The Chevrolet Cruze is a General Motors automobile, spanning two unrelated models. The original iteration, a subcompact crossover SUV, was manufactured by Suzuki in Japan between 2001 and 2008 under joint venture with GM...

  Robert Huff
  Alain Menu
Alain Menu
Alain Menu is a Swiss racing driver. He was one of the most successful touring car drivers of the 1990s, winning the prestigious British Touring Car Championship twice . He currently races for Chevrolet in the World Touring Car Championship.- BTCC :He is the son of a farmer...

  Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller
Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...

  Special Tuning Racing
Tom Boardman (racing driver)
Tom Boardman is a British auto racing driver. His greatest achievement to date is winning the 2005 SEAT Cupra Championship for the Triple R team which he runs with father, John, who was previously a rallycross driver in the 1970s.-Early years:Tom first started driving cars at a very young age on...

SEAT Leon 1.6T
SEAT León
The SEAT León is a small family car built by the Spanish car manufacturer, and Volkswagen Group subsidiary SEAT, S.A. since October 1998.The two León generations are, or have been built upon two differing variants of the Volkswagen Group A platform, and they also share many other components with...

TBA
TBA

Calendar

Round Race Name Track Date
1 R1 Race of Italy
FIA WTCC Race of Italy
The FIA WTCC Race of Italy is a round of the World Touring Car Championship.The Race of Italy was the first round of the WTCC after its return in 2005. It was held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza between 2005 and 2008, and was held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola in 2009. The race returned...

  Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....

11 March
R2
2 R3 Race of Spain
FIA WTCC Race of Spain
The FIA WTCC Race of Spain is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near the city of Valencia in Spain.The race has been run at Valencia every year since the return of the series in 2005 season.-Winners:...

  Circuit Ricardo Tormo 1 April
R4
3 R5 Race of UK
FIA WTCC Race of UK
The FIA WTCC Race of UK is a round of the World Touring Car Championship that takes place in England.The race was first run at Silverstone in 2005, but moved to Brands Hatch in 2006, where it used the full Grand Prix layout. In 2011, the race will move to Donington Park in Leicestershire.-Winners:...

Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...

15 April
R6
4 R7 Race of Germany
FIA WTCC Race of Germany
The FIA WTCC Race of Germany is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Germany.The race has been run at Oschersleben every year since the return of the series in 2005 season.-Winners:...

  TBA 29 April
R8
5 R9 Race of Hungary
FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
The FIA WTCC Race of Hungary is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, currently held at the Hungaroring near the city of Budapest.The race makes it debut in the World Touring Car Championship as the 4th round, and as a replacement for the Moroccan round after it was dropped as "the local...

  Hungaroring
Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is a racing circuit in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wanted a race in the USSR, but a Hungarian friend of his...

6 May
R10
6 R11 Race of Morocco
FIA WTCC Race of Morocco
The FIA WTCC Race of Morocco is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, held on the temporary Marrakech Street Circuit in the city of Marrakech in Morocco....

  Marrakech Street Circuit
Marrakech Street Circuit
The Marrakech Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in Agdal district, Marrakech, Morocco. The circuit is venturing by MGP....

20 May
R12
7 R13 Race of Portugal
FIA WTCC Race of Portugal
The FIA WTCC Race of Portugal is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which has been held at the Autódromo do Estoril, Circuito da Boavista and Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal....

  Circuito da Boavista 10 June
R14
8 R15 Race of Brazil
FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
The FIA WTCC Race of Brazil is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, currently held at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near the city of Curitiba in the Brazilian state of Paraná....

  Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba is a motorsports circuit located in Pinhais, Brazil. It has been host to the World Touring Car Championship, TC2000, Fórmula Truck and Stock Car Brasil racing.-The circuit:Fabrizio Giovanardi of JAS Motorsport suggested the circuit is bumpy...

22 July
R16
9 R17 Race of the United States
FIA WTCC Race of the United States
The FIA WTCC Race of the United States is a planned round of the World Touring Car Championship, to be held at the Infineon Raceway near Sonoma, California. It is planned to be held in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season....

  Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...

23 September
R18
10 R19 Race of Japan
FIA WTCC Race of Japan
The FIA WTCC Race of Japan is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Okayama International Circuit in Japan.The race was first run in 2008, with Rickard Rydell and Tom Coronel winning.-Winners:...

  Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
, Suzuka Circuit for short, is a motorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan and operated by Mobilityland Corporation, the subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd..-Introduction:...

21 October
R20
11 R21 Race of China
FIA WTCC Race of China
The FIA WTCC Race of China is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, currently held at the Tianma Circuit which is located in Shanghai in China...

  Shanghai Tianma Circuit 4 November
R22
12 R23 Guia Race of Macau   Guia Circuit
Guia Circuit
The Guia Circuit, or Circuito da Guia, is a street circuit located at the southeast region of the Macau Peninsula in Macau, China. It is the venue of the prestigious Macau Grand Prix and Guia Race of Macau. The circuit consists of long straights and tight corners, and features the characteristics...

18 November
R24

Calendar Changes

  • The Race of Belgium and the Race of the Czech Republic
    FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic
    The FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Masaryk Circuit near the city of Brno in the Czech Republic....

     have both been discontinued.
  • The Race of Brazil
    FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
    The FIA WTCC Race of Brazil is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, currently held at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near the city of Curitiba in the Brazilian state of Paraná....

     will not be the opening round of the season for the first time since its debut in 2006
    2006 World Touring Car Championship season
    The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing. It featured a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on April 2, 2006 and ended on November 19...

    .
  • The Race of Germany
    FIA WTCC Race of Germany
    The FIA WTCC Race of Germany is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Germany.The race has been run at Oschersleben every year since the return of the series in 2005 season.-Winners:...

     will be moved from Oschersleben
    Oschersleben
    Oschersleben is a town in the Börde district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The population in 1905 was 13,271, in 2005 about 18,000.-Geography:...

     to a different venue.
  • The Race of Italy
    FIA WTCC Race of Italy
    The FIA WTCC Race of Italy is a round of the World Touring Car Championship.The Race of Italy was the first round of the WTCC after its return in 2005. It was held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza between 2005 and 2008, and was held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola in 2009. The race returned...

     will become the season opening event, with the Race of Spain
    FIA WTCC Race of Spain
    The FIA WTCC Race of Spain is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which is held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near the city of Valencia in Spain.The race has been run at Valencia every year since the return of the series in 2005 season.-Winners:...

     and the Race of the United Kingdom
    FIA WTCC Race of UK
    The FIA WTCC Race of UK is a round of the World Touring Car Championship that takes place in England.The race was first run at Silverstone in 2005, but moved to Brands Hatch in 2006, where it used the full Grand Prix layout. In 2011, the race will move to Donington Park in Leicestershire.-Winners:...

     being brought forward to an April date.
  • The Race of Morocco
    FIA WTCC Race of Morocco
    The FIA WTCC Race of Morocco is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, held on the temporary Marrakech Street Circuit in the city of Marrakech in Morocco....

     returns to the calendar after a one-year absence.
  • The Race of the United States
    FIA WTCC Race of the United States
    The FIA WTCC Race of the United States is a planned round of the World Touring Car Championship, to be held at the Infineon Raceway near Sonoma, California. It is planned to be held in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season....

     will make its debut in 2012 at the Infineon Raceway
    Infineon Raceway
    Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...

    .

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