2017 World Touring Car Championship
2017 World Touring Car Championship | |||
Previous: | 2016 | Next: | 2018 |
Support series: European Touring Car Cup |
The 2017 World Touring Car Championship[1] will be the fourteenth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship,[2] and the thirteenth since the series was revived in 2005.
Teams and Drivers
Manufacturer TC1 entries | ||||
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Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
Independent TC1 entries | ||||
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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WTCC2 TCN2 entries | ||||
Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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TBA | TBA | ![]() |
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Driver changes
Leaving WTCC
- Four time champion Yvan Muller will retire after 2016.[4]
- Three time champion José María López will leave WTCC for Formula E.[5]
Team changes
Leaving WTCC
2016 was the last season in WTCC as factory team for Citroën[6] and Lada.[7]
Calendar
The Monza and Macau circuits return to the WTCC, whereas France, Russia and Slovakia are dropped.
Rnd. | Race | Race Name | Circuit | Date |
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1 | 1 | Afriquia Race of Morocco | ![]() |
9 April |
2 | ||||
2 | 3 | Race of Italy | ![]() |
30 April |
4 | ||||
3 | 5 | Race of Hungary | ![]() |
14 May |
6 | ||||
4 | 7 | Race of Germany | ![]() |
27 May |
8 | ||||
5 | 9 | Race of Portugal | ![]() |
25 June |
10 | ||||
6 | 11 | Race of Argentina | ![]() |
6 August |
12 | ||||
7 | 13 | Race of China | ![]() |
15 October |
14 | ||||
8 | 15 | Race of Japan | ![]() |
29 October |
16 | ||||
9 | 17 | Guia Race of Macau | ![]() |
19 November |
18 | ||||
10 | 19 | Race of Qatar | ![]() |
1 December |
20 | ||||
See also
- 2017 European Touring Car Cup
References
- ↑ "The 2017 season of the World Touring Cars Championship.". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "WTCC targets major cost reduction programme for 2017". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Munnich could field cars in WTCC and WTCC2 in 2017". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Yvan Muller announces his retirement from the WTCC". Touring Car Times. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "José María López confirmed to leave WTCC for Formula E in 2017". Touring Car Times. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ Klein, Jamie (19 November 2015). "Citroen to pull out of WTCC after 2016". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ Cozens, Jack (10 November 2016). "Lada officially confirms World Touring Car Championship exit". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
External links
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