| World Touring Car Championship |
 | | Category | Touring cars | | Country or region | International | | Inaugural season | 1987 | | Drivers | 50 (2006) | | Teams | 21 (2006) | | Constructors | 7 (2006) | | Drivers' champion |
 Andy Priaulx | | Teams' champion | N/A | | Makes' champion | BMW | | Official website | fiawtcc.com |
The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is an international Touring Car championship organized by the FIA. Image File history File links WTCC.jpg Summary FIA WTCC logo http://www. ...
Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ...
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Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ...
For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
Touring car racing is a general term for a number of distinct auto racing competitions in heavily-modified street cars. ...
The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established on June 20, 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ...
The first WTCC, which was open to Group A Touring Cars, was held in 1987 concurrent to the long-running European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). Additional rounds were held outside Europe at Bathurst in Australia, Calder Park Raceway in Australia(using both the road course and the then newly constructed Thunderdome), Wellington in New Zealand and Mount Fuji in Japan. The Drivers Championship was won by Roberto Ravaglia in a BMW M3 and the Entrants Championship was won by the Eggenberger Texaco Ford No 7 entry, which was a Ford Sierra. The WTCC lasted only one year and was a victim of its own success - the FIA feared it would take money away from Formula 1 and stopped sanctioning the Championship. In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. ...
The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organized by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. ...
The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a 1,000-kilometre touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ...
It has been suggested that Calder Park Thunderdome be merged into this article or section. ...
Fuji Speedway is a race track standing in the foothills of the Mount Fuji, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ...
Italian Roberto Ravaglia currently runs BMWs Team Italy-Spain in the WTCC, who took Alessandro Zanardi to a famous race victory at Oschersleben. ...
The BMW M3 is a high performance version of the popular compact BMW 3-Series automobile, made by BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E92 3-series. ...
In 1993, with the high popularity of the Supertouring category, the FIA hosted the FIA World Touring Car Cup - an annual event for touring car drivers hailing from national championships all over the world. The 1993 race at Monza was won by Paul Radisich, at the wheel of a Ford Mondeo with no manufacturer title awarded. The race was run for two more years, (won by Paul Radisich again in 1994 at Donington Park in a Ford Mondeo, manufacturer title went to BMW, and Frank Biela in 1995 at Paul Ricard in a Audi A4 Quattro, and manufacturer title went to Audi) before disappearing into obscurity. Supertouring, Class 2 or Class II Touring Cars were the rules laid out by the FIA for national touring car racing in 1994, based on the 2. ...
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. ...
Paul Radisich (b October 9, 1962 in Auckland) is a New Zealand racing driver of Croat origin. ...
Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom, owned by Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd. ...
Frank Biela (born August 2, 1964 in Neuss, Germany) is an auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. ...
The Paul Ricard Circuit was built at Le Castellet, near Marseille, France, in 1969 with finance from the eccentric drinks magnate Paul Ricard. ...
In 2001, the ETCC was resumed with support from the FIA. At the request of interested manufacturers, it was changed to the current WTCC beginning with the 2005 season, and is now considered the third most important FIA championship after Formula One and the World Rally Championship. F1 redirects here. ...
The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. ...
With rounds at major prestigious circuits, the series is heavily supported by car manufacturers BMW, Chevrolet and SEAT, with Alfa Romeo also involved. It features compact and midsize cars based on Group N rules, yet modified to Super 2000 regulations, an intermediate level between the slightly modified Superproduction cars and the extinct Supertouring class. For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
Chevrolet (IPA: - French origin) (colloquially Chevy) is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors (GM). ...
SEAT (IPA: ) is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded in 1950 and now subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. ...
Alfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturing company, founded as Darracq Italiana by Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan in partnership with the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq. ...
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N referred to a set of regulations providing a set of rules for standard production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the Showroom Class. This contrasts with the Group A all-out competition production-derived vehicles. ...
Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. ...
Following the trend of recent FIA rules, cost control is a major theme in the technical regulation. Engines are limited to 2000 cc. Many technologies that have featured in production cars are not allowed, including variable valve timing, variable intake geometry, ABS brakes and traction control. A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ...
Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ...
Variable Length Intake Manifold (VLIM) is an automobile engine manifold technology. ...
An anti-lock braking system (ABS) (translated from German, Antiblockiersystem) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ...
Traction control systems, on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro-hydraulic systems designed to prevent loss of traction (and therefore the control of the vehicle) when excessive throttle or steering is applied by the driver. ...
Guernseyman Andy Priaulx is the current series champion, and has now won three consecutive titles in the category, in addition to the ETCC title as it was in its prevoius format in 2004. This now means he has won 4 consecutive FIA touring car titles making him one of the most succesful touring car drivers the sport has ever known. For other uses, see Guernsey (disambiguation). ...
Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ...
The European Touring Car Championship was an international motor racing competition organized by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second on between 2000 and 2004. ...
Previous champions
The 2007 World Touring Car Championship season is the 4th World Touring Car Championship season. ...
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Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ...
For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
The BMW E90 automobile platform is the fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of entry-level luxury/compact executive cars. ...
Andy Priaulx leads the WTCC field during race 10 of the 2006 season The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd World Touring Car Championship season. ...
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Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ...
For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
The BMW E90 automobile platform is the fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of entry-level luxury/compact executive cars. ...
The 2005 World Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd World Touring Car Championship season. ...
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Andrew Priaulx (born Guernsey, 8 August 1976) is a racing driver. ...
For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
The E46 automobile platform is the fourth generation of BMWs highly successful 3 Series entry-level luxury car / compact executive car. ...
The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the 1st World Touring Car Championship season. ...
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Italian Roberto Ravaglia currently runs BMWs Team Italy-Spain in the WTCC, who took Alessandro Zanardi to a famous race victory at Oschersleben. ...
Schnitzer Motorsport is a successful Motorsport Team based in Freilassing near Munich, Germany It was founded in 1967 by the brothers Josef and Herbert Schnitzer, born in 1939 and 1941. ...
The BMW M3 is a high performance version of the popular compact BMW 3-Series automobile, made by BMW M. M3 models have been derived from the E30, E36, E46 and E92 3-series. ...
The 2007 World Touring Car Championship season is the 4th World Touring Car Championship season. ...
For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
Andy Priaulx leads the WTCC field during race 10 of the 2006 season The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the 3rd World Touring Car Championship season. ...
For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
The 2005 World Touring Car Championship season was the 2nd World Touring Car Championship season. ...
For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ...
The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the 1st World Touring Car Championship season. ...
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The Ford Sierra was a large family car built by Ford Europe between 1982 and 1993, originally designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément, . Released on 21 September 1982, it replaced the Ford Cortina/Taunus, and was itself replaced by the Mondeo. ...
The Ford Sierra was a large family car built by Ford Europe between 1982 and 1993, originally designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Quément, . Released on 21 September 1982, it replaced the Ford Cortina/Taunus, and was itself replaced by the Mondeo. ...
References Autosport, January 14, 1988
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