World Touring Car Championship

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The World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series sanctioned by the FIA, featuring modified production-based cars competing on circuits around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FIA-sanctioned championship
touring car racing series
abbreviation WTCC
basedOnRegulations Super 2000
TC1
broadcastPartner Eurosport
carType modified production-based cars
touring cars
category touring car racing
competitionFormat circuit racing
country international
dissolved 2017
firstEraEnd 1987
firstEraStart 1987
governingBody Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile
hasCompetitionType drivers’ championship
manufacturers’ championship
inception 1987
notableConstructor BMW
Chevrolet
Citroën
Honda
SEAT
notableDriver Andy Priaulx
Gabriele Tarquini
José María López
Rob Huff
Yvan Muller
organizer Eurosport Events
region Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
regulatingBody FIA Touring Car Commission
relaunchDate 2005
replacedBy WTCR
linked to: FIA WTCR races

World Touring Car Cup
scope world championship
secondEraEnd 2017
secondEraStart 2005
sport auto racing
status defunct
succeeded European Touring Car Championship (as a lower-level series)
title FIA World Touring Car Championship
typicalRaceLength sprint races
websiteLanguage English
French

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Peugeot Sport competitionsParticipatedIn World Touring Car Championship
Alfa Romeo 156 touringCarSeries World Touring Car Championship
Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile governs World Touring Car Cup
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
Sochi Autodrom hostedSeries World Touring Car Championship
Masaryk Circuit knownFor FIA World Touring Car Championship events
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
Group A touring cars usedInCompetition World Touring Car Championship
Group A era usedInChampionship World Touring Car Championship
Tiago Monteiro competitorIn World Touring Car Championship
Tiago Monteiro competitorIn World Touring Car Cup
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
Zolder Circuit hostedEvent World Touring Car Championship
Magny-Cours Circuit hostedSeries World Touring Car Championship
European Touring Car Championship successor World Touring Car Championship
Honda Racing competesIn World Touring Car Championship
Citroën C-Elysée usedIn World Touring Car Championship
Alfa Corse competedIn World Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship abbreviation WTCC
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship replacedBy World Touring Car Cup
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World Touring Car Championship title FIA World Touring Car Championship
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Robb Holland participatedIn World Touring Car Championship
Zhuhai International Circuit formerHostOf FIA World Touring Car Championship
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
Nürburgring hostedEvent World Touring Car Championship races
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Polestar Racing notableSeries WTCC
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
Polestar Racing competedIn World Touring Car Championship
FIA World Championships includesCompetition FIA World Touring Car Championship
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FIA World Championships includesCompetition FIA World Touring Car Cup
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
FIA World Championships includesCompetition FIA World Cup for Touring Cars
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
Toyota in international motorsport includesSeries FIA World Touring Car Championship
linked to: World Touring Car Championship
FIA circuit grading system definesEligibilityFor FIA touring car championships
linked to: World Touring Car Championship