European Touring Car Cup
Encyclopedia
The FIA European Touring Car Cup is an annual touring car racing
event, which has been held at various locations across Europe
since 2005. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, for 2010 the series is a three round event.
finished at the end of 2004, being superseded by the World Touring Car Championship
. It is open to competitors from the national championships that run to the Super 2000
and Super Production regulations. These nations are:
The cars that are eligible are those complying with the FIA Super 2000
, Super 2000 Diesel, Super Production and Super 1600
technical regulations. The Drivers must either have competed in a minimum of 50% of their own National Championships; been designated by their ASN (National Sporting Authority) and who have not taken part in the FIA WTCC with a Manufacturer’s team or belong to a country in which there is no national Championship and been designated by their ASN.
The event is broadcast live by Eurosport
.
In 2010 the event format will change from a one-off event to four separate events over the year.
Touring car racing
Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. It is notably popular in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Scandinavia and Britain.-Characteristics of a touring car:...
event, which has been held at various locations across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
since 2005. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, for 2010 the series is a three round event.
History
It was created when the European Touring Car ChampionshipEuropean Touring Car Championship
The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004...
finished at the end of 2004, being superseded by the World Touring Car Championship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:...
. It is open to competitors from the national championships that run to the Super 2000
Super 2000
Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
and Super Production regulations. These nations are:
- Baltic StatesBaltic statesThe term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
- , and - Baltic Touring Car ChampionshipBaltic Touring Car ChampionshipThe Baltic Touring Car Championship or BaTCC is a touring car racing series held each year in the Baltic states. The championship is regulated by a board containing two representetives each from the automobile associations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Eligible cars for the championship have...
- Danish Touring Car ChampionshipDanish Touring Car ChampionshipThe Danish Touringcar Championship was a touring car racing series in Denmark. The inaugural year for the DTC was 1999, after the huge success in Scandinavia of the British Touring Car Championship. For the first two years it was known as the Danish Touring Car Challenge...
- Finnish Touring Car ChampionshipFinnish Touring Car ChampionshipThe Finnish Touring Car Championship is a domestic saloon car series. As of the 2007 season it became eligible to become part of the FIA European Touring Car Cup.-Champions:-References:**...
- ADAC Procar SeriesADAC Procar SeriesThe ADAC Procar-Serie is a yearly motorsport series organized by German automobile club ADAC in Germany and some surrounding countries. The series has been running since 1995.-Current status:...
- Italian Superturismo ChampionshipItalian Superturismo ChampionshipThe Italian Superturismo Championship was Italy's national motorsport series for touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drivers as Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro and two-time Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi.-History:Established in 1987 the...
- Portuguese Touring Car Championship - Russian Touring Car ChampionshipRussian Touring Car ChampionshipThe Russian Touring Car Championship is a national Russian racing series created in 2004. It incorporates four classes: Touring, Super-Production, Touring-Light and the national class.since 2004, is the promoter of the Championship Sergey Krylov...
- Swedish Touring Car ChampionshipSwedish Touring Car ChampionshipSwedish Touring Car Championship was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Swedish television...
- British Touring Car ChampionshipBritish Touring Car ChampionshipThe British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom. The Championship was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and has run to various rules over the years – "production cars", then FIA Group 1 or 2 in the late 1960s...
The cars that are eligible are those complying with the FIA Super 2000
Super 2000
Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
, Super 2000 Diesel, Super Production and Super 1600
Super 1600
Super 1600 is a rally car formula that is primarily used in the Junior World Rally Championship, as well as various national rally championships. Any automobile manufacturer that has a suitable road-going production model in its range may develop a specification for use in this formula...
technical regulations. The Drivers must either have competed in a minimum of 50% of their own National Championships; been designated by their ASN (National Sporting Authority) and who have not taken part in the FIA WTCC with a Manufacturer’s team or belong to a country in which there is no national Championship and been designated by their ASN.
The event is broadcast live by Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
.
Event format
- Saturday: two 30-minute practice sessions; one 30-minute qualifying session
- Sunday: one 15-minute warm-up session; two back-to-back 50 km races
- The grid of Race 2 is determined by Race 1 results, with top-8 in reverse order
In 2010 the event format will change from a one-off event to four separate events over the year.
Point scoring system
In each class - Super 2000, Super Production and Super 1600 points are awarded in each of the two races in the following way:- 1st 10 points; 2nd 8 points; 3rd 6 points; 4th 5 points; 5th 4 points; 6th 3 points; 7th 2 points; 8th 1 point
Titles
The points scored count towards the following trophies:- FIA Drivers’ European Touring Car Cup Super 2000
- FIA Drivers’ European Touring Car Cup Super Production
- FIA Drivers’ European Touring Car Cup Super 1600
- FIA Touring Car Nations Cup
Champions
| Year | Super 2000 | Super Production | Super 1600 | Circuit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Richard GöranssonRichard Göransson Richard Göransson is a Swedish auto racing driver, who currently competes in the Swedish Touring Car Championship for West Coast Racing in a BMW 320si, alongside team-mate Robin Rudholm.-Career:... (BMW 320i BMW E46 The BMW E46 is the fourth generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW, produced from 1998 when it succeeded the BMW E36 until it was replaced by the BMW E90 in 2005.... ) |
 Lorenzo Falessi (Alfa Romeo 147 SPAlfa Romeo 147 The Alfa Romeo 147 is a small family car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo from 2000 to 2010. The 147 was voted European Car of the Year for 2001, beating the Ford Mondeo and the Toyota Prius.... ) |
not held | Vallelunga |
| 2006 |  Ryan SharpRyan Sharp Ryan Sharp is a race car driver and team manager born in Newtonhill, Scotland, United Kingdom on 29 April 1979. He raced in the FIA GT Championship in 2007 with JetAlliance Racing in their lead #33 Aston Martin DBR9 - with Ex-F1 Driver Karl Wendlinger as his team-mate. Ryan was also the 2003... (SEAT León TFSI 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... ) |
 Alexander LvovAlexander Lvov Alexander Lvov is a Russian auto racing driver.-Career:He is twice champion of the Russian Touring Car Championship. First in 2001 with an Opel Astra, and again in 2007 with a Honda Accord... (Honda Civic Type-R) |
 EstorilAutódromo do Estoril The Autódromo do Estoril is a race course in Portugal, owned by state-run holding management company Parpública. Its length is . It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996.... |
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| 2007 |  Michel Nykjær (SEAT León TFSISEAT 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... ) |
Aleksey Basov (Honda Civic Type-R) |
Adria Adria International Raceway Adria International Raceway is a motorsport race track near Adria in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. It is a permanent road course, and is in length... |
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| 2008 2008 European Touring Car Cup The 2008 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the fourth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It was held on October 19, 2008 at the Salzburgring near Salzburg in Austria.-Teams and drivers:-Race 1:-External links:*... |
Michel Nykjær (Chevrolet Lacetti) |
Fabio Fabiani Fabio Fabiani Fabio Fabiani is an Italian auto racing driver.-Moto Bike Career:He started in Italian Sport Production Championship in 1994 moving to Italian 125cc in 1995. After Military Service in 1996 he raced in the Italian 600 Sport Production class, Italian 125cc, European 125cc and 250cc and World... (BMW 320i BMW E46 The BMW E46 is the fourth generation of the 3 Series compact executive cars produced by BMW, produced from 1998 when it succeeded the BMW E36 until it was replaced by the BMW E90 in 2005.... ) |
 Ralf Martin (Ford Fiesta STFord Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... ) |
 SalzburgringSalzburgring The Salzburgring is a permanent race track in Austria, east of Salzburg.-History:This race track had been opened in 1968. Lying in a narrow, alpine valley, it has a rather simple layout, with two long straights plus the sweeping and fast "Fahrerlagerkurve" at the bottom, and the narrow... |
| 2009 2009 European Touring Car Cup The 2009 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the fifth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It was be held on October 25, 2009 at the Circuito Vasco Sameiro near Braga in Portugal. James Thompson won the event after winning the second race... |
James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... (Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... ) |
 Marcis Birkens (Honda Civic Type-R) |
Carsten Seifert (Ford Fiesta ST Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... ) |
Braga Circuito Vasco Sameiro The Circuito de Velocidade Vasco Sameiro is a racing circuit located 6 km north of Braga, Portugal at Palmeira.... |
| 2010 2010 European Touring Car Cup season The 2010 FIA European Touring Car Cup season was the sixth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. However, unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, the series was made up of three separate events. It began at Braga on March 28, and finished at Franciacorta on October 17. Each... |
James Thompson James Thompson (racing driver) James Thompson is a British auto racing driver and commentator for Eurosport's motorsport coverage. He has twice been champion of the British Touring Car Championship , and was third in the 2007 World Touring Car Championship.-Racing career:He started racing in the BTCC in a privately-entered... (Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... ) |
 Vojislav Lekic (Honda Civic Type-R) |
Carsten Seifert (Ford Fiesta ST Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa... ) |
3 round series |
| 2011 2011 European Touring Car Cup The 2011 FIA European Touring Car Cup was the seventh running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It was contested over a single event at the Salzburgring on the weekend of July 23–24, unlike in 2010 where it was a three-event series. The event consisted of two races run over a distance of... |
Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi is an Italian racing driver. During his career he has won eight touring car titles, including European and British crowns... (Honda Accord Euro R Honda Accord The Honda Accord is a series of compact, mid-size and full-size automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1976, and sold in a majority of automotive markets throughout the world.... ) |
Alexsandar Tosić (Honda Civic Type-R) |
Thomas Mühlenz (Ford Fiesta ST) |
Salzburgring Salzburgring The Salzburgring is a permanent race track in Austria, east of Salzburg.-History:This race track had been opened in 1968. Lying in a narrow, alpine valley, it has a rather simple layout, with two long straights plus the sweeping and fast "Fahrerlagerkurve" at the bottom, and the narrow... |