2010 World Touring Car Championship

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Yvan Muller won his second Drivers' Championship and Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship for the first time. Chevrolet trio 2010 WTCC Race of Japan (Qualify 1).jpg
Yvan Muller won his second Drivers' Championship and Chevrolet won the Manufacturers' Championship for the first time.

The 2010 World Touring Car Championship season was the seventh season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the sixth since its 2005 return. It began with the Race of Brazil at Curitiba on 7 March and ended with the Guia Race of Macau at the Guia Circuit on 21 November, after twenty-two races at eleven events. The championship was open to both Super 2000 and Diesel 2000 cars. [1]

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A new points system was introduced for the championship in 2010, in alignment with that used for both the Formula One World Championship and the World Rally Championship. The winner of each race received 25 points, continuing with 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point for 10th place. [2]

In the week leading up to the final event in Macau, 2008 champion Yvan Muller was confirmed as Drivers' Champion after the BMWs of Augusto Farfus and title rival Andy Priaulx were excluded from the results of the event in Japan, after the FIA overturned a stewards' decision allowing the BMWs to run sequential gearboxes. [3] Chevrolet was awarded the Manufacturers' Championship title.

Teams and drivers

Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT Leon) placed second in the Drivers Championship Gabriele Tarquini 2010 WTCC Race of Japan (Free Practice 1).jpg
Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León) placed second in the Drivers Championship
Robert Huff (Chevrolet Cruze) placed third in the Drivers Championship Robert Huff overtaking Andy Priaulx 2010 WTCC Race of Japan (Race 1).jpg
Robert Huff (Chevrolet Cruze) placed third in the Drivers Championship
Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si) placed fourth in the Drivers Championship Andy Priaulx 2010 WTCC Race of Japan (Free Practice 1).jpg
Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si) placed fourth in the Drivers Championship

The full season entry list was released on 19 February 2010. [4]

TeamCarNo.DriversEvents
Manufacturer Teams
Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 1 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini All
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel All
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro All
4 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené 1–9
Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő-Dension Team SEAT León 2.0 TDI 5 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 6 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller All
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff All
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu All
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos "Cacá" Bueno 6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM BMW 320si 10 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus All
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx All
Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 17 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED SEAT León 2.0 TDI 18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fredy Barth All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg eBay Motors BMW 320si 29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Turkington 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Aviva-COFCO 10–11
Flag of Sweden.svg Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden Chevrolet Cruze LT 34 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Pernía 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Cruze LT 35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Radermecker 4
Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport SEAT León 2.0 TDI 66 Flag of Macau.svg André Couto 11
73 Flag of France.svg Michaël Rossi 10
Yokohama Trophy
Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si 15 Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler All
16 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Romanov 1–5, 7–11
42 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim Coronel 6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg bamboo-engineering Chevrolet Lacetti 19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Vaulkhard 1–7
20 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young All
72 Flag of Japan.svg Yukinori Taniguchi 8–11
Flag of Germany.svg Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si 21 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani All
Flag of Denmark.svg Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si 24 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen 3–11
Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si 25 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández All
26 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste 1–10
33 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fabiani 3, 7–8
Flag of France.svg Exagon Engineering SEAT León 27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg eBay Motors BMW 320si 29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Turkington 5–6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maurer Motorsport Chevrolet Lacetti 30 Flag of Morocco.svg Ismaïl Sbaï 2
31 Flag of Morocco.svg Youssaf El Marnissi 2
Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Boardman 6
Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Customers Technology 39 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Carol 9
Asian Wild Card Entries
Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si 43 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi 10–11
45 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kevin Chen 10–11
Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si 44 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihiro Ito 10
47 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 11
50 Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 11
Flag of Germany.svg Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si 46 Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida 10
Flag of Macau.svg Ho Chun Kei / Sports & You Asia BMW 320si 51 Flag of Macau.svg Henry Ho 10–11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Jacob & Co Racing Honda Accord Euro R 53 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Philip Ma 11
Flag of Portugal.svg Team Novadriver Total BMW 320si 63 Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço 11
Flag of Macau.svg Andy Racing Team Honda Accord Euro R 64 Flag of Macau.svg Kuok Io Keong 11
Flag of Macau.svg Chan Kin Man Honda Civic Type R 65 Flag of Macau.svg Chan Kin Man 11
Guest Entries
Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing Volvo C30 41 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren 6, 10
Key
Eligible for the Rookie Challenge.

Team and driver changes

Chevrolet replaced the retiring Nicola Larini in their three-car line-up with ex-SEAT Sport driver Yvan Muller. A fourth Chevrolet Cruze was entered in Italy for Leonel Pernía, with Nika Racing running the car under the Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden banner. Vincent Radermecker drove the car for the RML-run squad at the next race in Belgium, with Cacá Bueno driving it in the UK.

BMW Motorsport announced they were reducing their participation from a five-car team to a two-car team, with Augusto Farfus moving from BMW Team Germany to Team RBM to join Andy Priaulx. Former BMW Team Italy-Spain driver Alex Zanardi retired from the series, while former BMW Team Germany driver Jörg Müller raced in the Le Mans Series with Schnitzer.

SEAT Sport withdrew from the series for 2010, but helped Sunred to form a new team SR-Sport, for whom Independents champion Tom Coronel and ex-SEAT Sport drivers Jordi Gené, Tiago Monteiro and Gabriele Tarquini drove for.

Stefano D'Aste returned to Scuderia Proteam Motorsport, for whom he raced in 2005, 2006 and 2008, moving from Wiechers-Sport. His seat was taken by Mehdi Bennani, who moved from Exagon Engineering. D'Aste was joined at Proteam by Sergio Hernández, who returned to Proteam from BMW Team Italy-Spain. Fabio Fabiani raced an additional car for the team at his home event in Italy, just as he did in 2009.

Andrey Romanov rejoined the series and the Liqui Moly Team Engstler setup. He replaced Kristian Poulsen, who raced with his own Poulsen Motorsport team. Romanov could not drive at Brands Hatch for personal reasons, so was replaced by Tim Coronel.

Michel Nykjær joined SUNRED Engineering after racing in the WTCC for Perfection Racing at the 2009 Race of Germany. He replaced Tom Boardman, who returned to the BTCC, driving for Special Tuning (UK). Boardman returned to the WTCC with SUNRED for his home event. Fredy Barth joined the team from the SEAT León Eurocup, racing under the SEAT Swiss Team by SUNRED banner. Zengő Dension Motorsport joined the series, along with their driver, León Eurocup champion Norbert Michelisz, who drove the SUNRED prize car on two occasions – in 2008 and 2009.

British Touring Car team Bamboo Engineering joined the WTCC, along with their driver Harry Vaulkhard. Darryl O'Young, who drove in the FIA GT Championship with Prospeed Competition in 2009, was his teammate for most of this season, before Vaulkhard was forced to withdraw owing to a lack of sponsorship, and was replaced by Yukinori Taniguchi.

James Thompson, who drove for Lada Sport in 2009, was set to race at certain European rounds for Hartmann Racing, in addition to campaigns in the Danish Touring Car Championship and European Touring Car Cup, but left the team, whilst Lada did not return for 2010.

SEAT's Rickard Rydell elected to take a sabbatical from racing for the 2010 season. Instead, he became a TV pundit for Viasat Motor's coverage of the Swedish Touring Car Championship.

Jaap van Lagen returned to the Porsche Supercup, a series in which he finished seventh in 2008.

Without drives for 2010 were Lada's Kirill Ladygin, and Félix Porteiro, who drove for Proteam in 2009.

Maurer Motorsport were set to run three Chevrolet Lacettis at Marrakech for Moroccan racers Ismaïl Sbaï, Youssaf El Marnissi and Larbi Tadlaoui. Tadlaoui did not attend for personal reasons, while El Marnissi crashed in the Friday test session.

Pierre-Yves Corthals made a one-off return to the series with his old team, Exagon Engineering, for his home event in Belgium.

Having been without a drive in any series, 2009 British Touring Car Champion Colin Turkington rejoined the series in Portugal with West Surrey Racing, with backing from eBay Motors.

Swedish championship team Polestar Racing and driver Robert Dahlgren raced once again at Brands Hatch, and also raced in Japan, in a nationally homologated Volvo C30.

Calendar

A provisional calendar for the 2010 season was approved by the FIA World Council on 24 June 2009. [5] The final calendar was published on 21 October 2009. [6] The Race of Mexico at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Puebla, scheduled for 11 April, was cancelled in March due to security fears in the region. [7] Series organisers looked for a replacement, but negotiations with interested event promoters did not meet with the championship's logistic and promotional requirements, meaning the season was reduced to eleven events. [8]

EventRace NameTrackDate
1R1 HSBC Race of Brazil Flag of Brazil.svg Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 7 March
R2
2R3 Race of Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg Marrakech Street Circuit 2 May
R4
3R5 Yokohama Race of Italy Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 23 May
R6
4R7 Monroe Race of Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder 20 June
R8
5R9 Race of Turismo de Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 4 July
R10
6R11 Mariott Race of UK Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 18 July
R12
7R13 Monroe Race of the Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Masaryk Circuit 1 August
R14
8R15 Race of Germany Flag of Germany.svg Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 5 September
R16
9R17 DHL Race of Spain Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo 19 September
R18
10R19 Kenwood Race of Japan Flag of Japan.svg Okayama International Circuit 31 October
R20
11R21 Race of Macau Flag of Macau.svg Guia Circuit 21 November
R22

Calendar changes

Results and standings

Races

RaceRace NamePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning independentReport
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Race of Brazil Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Report
2 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández
3 Flag of Morocco.svg Race of Morocco Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fredy Barth Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler Report
4 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani
5 Flag of Italy.svg Race of Italy Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Vaulkhard Report
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Race of Belgium Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen Report
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández
9 Flag of Portugal.svg Race of Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández Report
10 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Race of UK Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Turkington Report
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Turkington
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Race of the Czech Republic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen Report
14 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young
15 Flag of Germany.svg Race of Germany Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen Report
16 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMW Team RBM Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen
17 Flag of Spain.svg Race of Spain Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen Report
18 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Spain.svg SR-Sport Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen
19 Flag of Japan.svg Race of Japan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of Japan.svg Yukinori Taniguchi Report
20 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Turkington Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Aviva-COFCO Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young
21 Flag of Macau.svg Guia Race of Macau Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen Report
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő-Dension Team Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández

Championship standings

Points system
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
251815121086421

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller 146241252215NC1233222224331
2 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini 4116720†163143218Ret9135Ret42276
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff 252Ret33521815261418†7361313276
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx 5Ret811571Ret471515154DSQDSQNC7246
5 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro 117349743178Ret9641861RetRet38177
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu 339Ret179345322NC3318811747Ret173
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus 6610Ret249845684522188DSQDSQ65167
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 8Ret53528106654Ret1065109148126136
9 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz 10971019†8677Ret97Ret1481111123751104
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Turkington 1210326241Ret1397
11 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær 12811781918Ret17Ret1597Ret749766Ret1166
12 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené 72138166DSQRetRet181010Ret1312104561
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fredy Barth 9144561410188811Ret12811207RetRet13RetRet51
14 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen Ret15111111Ret23Ret819†96121015118Ret20
15 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young 15161713Ret12201210921Ret177NC121417109RetRet15
16 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández 131014Ret1216139917161211111013191511Ret1199
17 Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 14111212RetDNSRet161314141313Ret1315151413109105
18 Flag of Japan.svg Yukinori Taniguchi 1714171891613Ret4
19 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste 1715Ret1111111613141318111091516RetDNSRet173
20 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani 181215914171419†Ret1219Ret141614RetRet16161910123
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Vaulkhard 161316Ret101315Ret1511171415151
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonel Pernía 18†101
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals 12150
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi 121816Ret0
Flag of France.svg Michaël Rossi Ret120
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Carol 13130
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Romanov RetDNSRetDNS13Ret19171616161716171619Ret1515Ret0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Boardman 13Ret0
Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço 1416†0
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kevin Chen Ret2017140
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Radermecker 17140
Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida 17140
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fabiani 15181820†NC190
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Philip Ma 18150
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim Coronel 20150
Flag of Macau.svg Henry Ho 1821†21†DNS0
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihiro Ito 19Ret0
Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 19Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 20Ret0
Flag of Morocco.svg Ismaïl Sbaï RetDNS0
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos "Cacá" Bueno RetDNS0
Flag of Macau.svg André Couto RetDNS0
Flag of Morocco.svg Youssaf El Marnissi DNSDNS0
Flag of Macau.svg Kuok Io Keong EXEX0
Flag of Macau.svg Chan Kin Man EXEX0
guest drivers ineligible for points
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren 12Ret85*
PosDriver BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Manufacturers' Championship

The Manufacturers’ title was awarded to the highest scoring manufacturer, taking into account the results obtained by the two best placed cars per manufacturer at each race. All other cars of that same manufacturer were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned. [1]

PosManufacturer BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet 1322312222151313221213715
24613433453263437362324
2 Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Customers Technology 4113521311432644113631641
7234664636547865435742
3 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 5681147144314121544165580
610109259895625252128101087
PosManufacturer BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 

Yokohama Independents' Trophy

Eligibility for the award was determined by championship promoter KSO, taking into account the team's record, the driver's record and the car's technical characteristics. [9]

PosDriver BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández 131014Ret1216139917161211111013191511Ret119156
2 Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 14111212RetDNSRet161314141313Ret131515141310910127
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen Ret15111111Ret23Ret81996121015118Ret117
4 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young 15161713Ret12201210921Ret177NC121417109RetRet104
5 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani 181215914171419Ret1219Ret141614RetRet161619101291
6 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano D'Aste 1715Ret1111111613141318111091516RetDNSRet1788
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Turkington 121032P 1 73
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Vaulkhard 161316Ret101315Ret15111714151561
9 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Romanov RetDNSRetDNS13Ret19171616161716171619NC1515Ret35
10 Flag of Japan.svg Yukinori Taniguchi 1714161891613Ret33
11 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Carol 131316
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals 121513
13 Flag of Portugal.svg César Campaniço 141612
14 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Kevin Chen Ret20171410
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Boardman 13Ret8
16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Philip Ma 18158
17 Flag of Japan.svg Nobuteru Taniguchi 121816Ret8
18 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fabiani 15181820NC197
19 Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Yanagida 17146
20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim Coronel 20154
Flag of Macau.svg Henry Ho 182121DNS0
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihiro Ito 19Ret0
Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 19Ret0
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 20Ret0
Flag of Morocco.svg Ismaïl Sbaï RetDNS0
Flag of Morocco.svg Youssaf El Marnissi DNSDNS0
Flag of Macau.svg Kuok Io Keong EXEX0
Flag of Macau.svg Chan Kin Man EXEX0
PosDriver BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
  1. ^ – After taking pole position at Brno, Colin Turkington was stripped of his independent status. Another change made at Brno was the removal of extra points to the championship, if the driver finished in the overall top ten, after Turkington claimed 33 bonus points at Brands Hatch. [10] [11]

Yokohama Teams' Trophy

All teams were eligible to compete for the award, however points were only awarded to the two best placed cars of each team, providing they were driven by Independent drivers. [9] Any other cars of that same team were considered to be invisible as far as scoring points was concerned. [9]

PosTeam BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Proteam Motorsport 1310141111111399131611109101319151117119248
1715RetRet121616131417181211111516RetDNS12181614
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg bamboo-engineering 15131613101215121091714157171214179913Ret189
161617RetRet1320Ret151121Ret1715NC1417181016RetRet
3 Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Team Engstler 1411121213Ret1916131414131317131515141310910162
RetDNSRetDNSRetDNSRet171616201516Ret16171619191515Ret
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Poulsen Motorsport Ret15111111Ret23Ret81996121015118Ret110
5 Flag of Germany.svg Wiechers-Sport 181215914171419Ret1219Ret141614RetRet161614101294
1719
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg eBay Motors 12103233
7 Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Customers Technology 131316
8 Flag of France.svg Exagon Engineering 121512
9 Flag of Portugal.svg Team Novadriver Total 141612
10 Flag of Spain.svg SUNRED Engineering 13Ret8
11 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Jacob & Co Racing 18158
Flag of Macau.svg Ho Chun Kei / Sports & You Asia 182121DNS0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maurer Motorsport RetDNS0
DNSDNS
Flag of Macau.svg Andy Racing Team EXEX0
Flag of Macau.svg Chan Kin Man EXEX0
PosTeam BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
MAC
Flag of Macau.svg
 Pts 

WTCC Rookie Challenge

Any driver who had not previously completed a full season in the championship was eligible to score points in the Rookie Challenge. [12] Points were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers in the class [12] in each race.

PosDriver BRA
Flag of Brazil.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
GER
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1 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz 109810198677Ret97Ret1481111123751167
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Michel Nykjær 12811781918Ret17Ret1597Ret749766Ret11137
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fredy Barth 9144561410188811Ret12811207RetRet13RetRet130
4 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young 15161613Ret12201210921Ret177NC121417109RetRet94
5 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani 181215914171419Ret1219Ret141614RetRet161619101294
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Vaulkhard 161316Ret101315Ret15111714151561
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