2012 World Touring Car Championship
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.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Car | Drivers | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chevrolet
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Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T |  Robert Huff[1]
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 Alain Menu[1]
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 Yvan Muller[1]
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| Special Tuning Racing[2]
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SEAT Leon 1.6T | TBA | |
| TBA |
Calendar
| Round | Race Name | Track | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Race of Italy |  Autodromo Nazionale Monza
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11 March |
| R2 | ||||
| 2 | R3 | Race of Spain |  Circuit Ricardo Tormo
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1 April |
| R4 | ||||
| 3 | R5 | Race of Morocco |  Marrakech Street Circuit
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15 April |
| R6 | ||||
| 4 | R7 | Race of Hungary |  Hungaroring
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6 May |
| R8 | ||||
| 5 | R9 | Race of Austria |  Salzburgring
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20 May |
| R10 | ||||
| 6 | R11 | Race of Portugal |  Autódromo do Estoril
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10 June |
| R12 | ||||
| 7 | R13 | Race of Argentina |  TBA
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8 July |
| R14 | ||||
| 8 | R15 | Race of Brazil |  Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
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22 July |
| R16 | ||||
| 9 | R17 | Race of the United States | Infineon Raceway
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23 September |
| R18 | ||||
| 10 | R19 | Race of Japan |  Suzuka Circuit
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21 October |
| R20 | ||||
| 11 | R21 | Race of China |  Shanghai International Circuit
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4 November |
| R22 | ||||
| 12 | R23 | Guia Race of Macau |  Guia Circuit
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18 November |
| R24 | ||||
Calendar Changes
Numerous changes have been made to the 2012 calendar:[3]
- The Race of Argentina will make its debut in 2012 at a venue to be decided.
- The Race of Austria will make its debut in 2012 at the Salzburgring.
- The Race of Belgium, Race of UK, Race of Germany and the Race of the Czech Republic have all been discontinued.
- The Race of Brazil will not be the opening round of the season for the first time since its debut in 2006.
- The Race of Italy will become the season opening event, with the Race of Spain being brought forward to an April date.
- The Race of China will move from the Shanghai Tianma Circuit to the Shanghai International Circuit.
- The Race of Morocco returns to the calendar after a one-year absence.
- The Race of the United States will make its debut in 2012 at the Infineon Raceway.
References
- ^ a b c Meissner, Johan (7 October 2011). "Huff, Menu and Muller confirmed for Chevrolet 2012". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "STR announce plans for 2 car SEAT line-up 2012 WTCC season". Special Tuning Racing. Special Tuning Racing. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "WTCC - Fia World Touring Car Championship". WTCC. WTCC. Retrieved 7 December 2011.