FIA WTCC Race of UK

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Flag of UK.svg FIA WTCC Race of UK
Donington Park (2011)
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Race information
Number of times held7
First held 2005
Last held 2011
Most wins (drivers) Flag of Switzerland.svg Alain Menu (4)
Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller (4)
Most wins (constructors) Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet (7)
Last race (2011)
Race 1 Winner
Race 2 Winner

The FIA WTCC Race of UK event was a round of the World Touring Car Championship that took place in the United Kingdom. It was last held at Donington Park near Castle Donington in Leicestershire.

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The race had previously been held at Donington Park from 2002, when the series was known as the European Touring Car Championship but with promotion to world championship status, the event switched to Silverstone in Northamptonshire for 2005. [1] The race was moved to Brands Hatch in Kent for 2006, where it used the full Grand Prix layout. [2] In 2011, the race moved back to Donington Park. [3] The race was left out of the 2012 schedule. [4] In 2012, World Touring Car Championship promoter Marcello Lotti said the Race of UK was unlikely to return to the calendar in 2013 as the series looked to expand to events outside Europe. [5]

During the running of the event, Andy Priaulx was the only British driver to win his home event. He won twice at Brands Hatch, firstly in race two of the 2007 event and then in race two at the 2010 meeting.

Winners

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Brands Hatch, which held races in 2006–2010
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Silverstone Circuit, which held race in 2005
YearRaceDriverManufacturerLocationReport
2011 Race 1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Donington Park Report
Race 2 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
2010 Race 1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Brands Hatch Report
Race 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Germany.svg BMW
2009 Race 1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Alain Menu Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Report
Race 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Germany.svg BMW
2008 Race 1 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Report
Race 2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Alain Menu Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
2007 Race 1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Alain Menu Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Report
Race 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Germany.svg BMW
2006 Race 1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Report
Race 2 Flag of Switzerland.svg Alain Menu Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
2005 Race 1 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo Silverstone Report
Race 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Flag of Spain.svg SEAT

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