FIA WTCR Race of Italy

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Flag of Italy.svg FIA WTCR Race of Italy
Vallelunga Circuit (2022)
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Race information
Number of times held12
First held2005
Last held2022
Most wins (drivers) Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller (8)
Most wins (constructors) Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet (7)
Last race (2022)
Race 1 Winner
Race 2 Winner

The FIA WTCR Race of Italy is a round of the World Touring Car Championship that has taken place in Italy. It will be held at Vallelunga Circuit in 2022 season. In 2021, it was held at the extended version of Adria International Raceway. Before that, it was mostly held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza near Milan, Lombardy.

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The Race of Italy was the first round of the WTCC after its return in 2005. It was held at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza between 2005 and 2008 before switching to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola for 2009 in order to avoid clashing with the Formula One calendar. [1] A round of the WTCC had already been held at Imola twice, firstly in 2005 when it was known as the 2005 FIA WTCC Race of San Marino and then in 2008 as the 2008 FIA WTCC Race of Europe. In December 2009 it was confirmed Monza would return to host the Italian round of the WTCC, [2] where it has continued to be run since. When the provisional 2014 calendar was released in November 2013, Italy had been dropped from the schedule having hosted a race in every season of the championship since it began in 2005. [3]

Gabriele Tarquini is the only driver to have won his home race, having won race two of the 2008 Race of Italy and race one of the 2009 Race of Italy.

Winners

Monza Circuit, which held races in 2005-2008, 2010-2013, and 2017 Monza track map.svg
Monza Circuit, which held races in 2005–2008, 2010–2013, and 2017
Imola Circuit, which held race in 2009 Imola 2009.svg
Imola Circuit, which held race in 2009
YearRaceDriverManufacturerLocationReport
2022 Race 1 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami Flag of Japan.svg Honda Vallelunga Report
Race 2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of Germany.svg Audi
2021 Race 1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of Sweden.svg Lynk & Co Adria Report
Race 2 Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher Flag of Sweden.svg Lynk & Co
2017 Opening Race Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton Flag of France.svg Citroën Monza Report
Main Race Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo
2013 Race 1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Report
Race 2 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
2012 Race 1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Report
Race 2 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
2011 Race 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Report
Race 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
2010 Race 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Germany.svg BMW Report
Race 2 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
2009 Race 1 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Imola Report
Race 2 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of Spain.svg SEAT
2008 Race 1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Monza Report
Race 2 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Spain.svg SEAT
2007 Race 1 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of Spain.svg SEAT Report
Race 2 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Gené Flag of Spain.svg SEAT
2006 Race 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx Flag of Germany.svg BMW Report
Race 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo
2005 Race 1 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller Flag of Germany.svg BMW Report
Race 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo

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