2012 World Touring Car Championship season
Encyclopedia
The 2012 World Touring Car Championship season will be the ninth season of the FIA
World Touring Car Championship
, and the eighth since its 2005 return. It will begin with the Race of Italy
at Monza
on 11 March and end with the Guia Race of Macau at the Guia Circuit
on 18 November, after twenty-four races.
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 |
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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... |
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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:... |
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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... |
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Calendar
Round | Race Name | Track | Date | |
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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 RepublicFIA WTCC Race of the Czech RepublicThe 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 BrazilFIA WTCC Race of BrazilThe 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 20062006 World Touring Car Championship seasonThe 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 GermanyFIA WTCC Race of GermanyThe 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 OscherslebenOscherslebenOschersleben 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 ItalyFIA WTCC Race of ItalyThe 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 SpainFIA WTCC Race of SpainThe 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 KingdomFIA WTCC Race of UKThe 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 MoroccoFIA WTCC Race of MoroccoThe 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 StatesFIA WTCC Race of the United StatesThe 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 RacewayInfineon RacewayInfineon 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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