2016 World Touring Car Championship

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José María López wins the Drivers' championship.

The 2016 World Touring Car Championship was the thirteenth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the twelfth since the series was revived in 2005. [1]

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In 2016 a new manufacturer Polestar (with Volvo S60) entered while Citroën reduced the number of official entries to two, and announced their retirement in 2017. A new team time trial format was introduced for manufacturers, titled Manufacturers Against the Clock (MAC3), consisting in three cars per manufacturer completing two laps at the same time (only one lap at the Nürburgring) against the clock, whereby the total time of the last car determines the result. The cars must finish in a 15 seconds gap.

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRounds
Manufacturer entries
Flag of Russia.svg Lada Sport Rosneft [2] Lada Vesta WTCC [2] 2 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini [3] All
7 Flag of France.svg Hugo Valente [3] All
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg [3] All
Flag of Japan.svg Honda Racing Team JAS [4] Honda Civic WTCC [5] 5 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz [5] All
34 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami [6] 9
Flag of Japan.svg Castrol Honda World Touring Car Team [5] 12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff [5] All
18 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro [5] All
Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing [7] Citroën C-Elysée WTCC [7] 37 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López [7] All
68 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller [7] All
Flag of Sweden.svg Polestar Cyan Racing [8] Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 61 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom [9] 1–6, 10
62 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk [9] All
63 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren [10] 7–8, 11
81 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami [11] 9
Independent entries
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing [12] Citroën C-Elysée WTCC 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton [13] All
11 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Demoustier [14] All
25 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani [12] All
Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 8 Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Schmitz 5
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson [15] 2, 4, 6–11
77 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich [4] 1, 3
Flag of Italy.svg ROAL Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel [4] All
Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing [4] Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 [4] 27 Flag of France.svg John Filippi [16] All
86 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri [17] 8
Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő Motorsport [4] Honda Civic WTCC [4] 55 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza [18] All
99 Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Nagy [18] 1, 7–11
ETCC Entries ineligible to score points
Super 2000
Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő Motorsport [19] SEAT León Cup Racer 108 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Nagy [19] 5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rikli Motorsport [19] Honda Civic TCR 111 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kris Richard [19] 5
112 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Rikli [19] 5
Flag of Slovenia.svg Lema Racing [19] SEAT León Cup Racer 114 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Igor Stefanovski [19] 5
137 Flag of Portugal.svg Fábio Mota [19] 5
Flag of Serbia.svg ASK Lein Racing [19] SEAT León Cup Racer 117 Flag of Serbia.svg Mladen Lalušić [19] 5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Krenek Motorsport [19] SEAT León Cup Racer 119 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christjohannes Schreiber [19] 5
122 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Fulín [19] 5
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing [20] Peugeot 308 Racing Cup [20] 130 Flag of France.svg Teddy Clairet [19] 5
138 Flag of France.svg David Pouget [19] 5
Super 1600
Flag of Germany.svg RAVENOL Motorsport [19] Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V 181 Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Mackschin [19] 5
182 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ksenia Niks [19] 5
183 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Niermann [19] 5
184 Flag of Germany.svg Ulrike Krafft [19] 5
Flag of Germany.svg ETH Tuning [19] Peugeot 207 Sport 186 Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Rinke [19] 5
187 Flag of Austria.svg David Griessner [19] 5
Flag of Ukraine.svg Master KR Racing [19] Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V [19] 195 Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergii Kravets [19] 5
197 Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavlo Kopylets [19] 5

Calendar

The provisional 2016 schedule was revealed on 2 December 2015. [21] With the confirmation of the 2016 SMP F4 Championship calendar, it was originally confirmed the season would start at the Sochi Autodrom, with the Russian round of the championship switching from Moscow Raceway. [22] However, on 9 February 2016, the calendar was adjusted, leaving the Russian round at Moscow in June. [23]

Rnd.RaceRace NameCircuitDate
11 JVC Kenwood Race of France Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard 3 April
2
23 Race of Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 17 April
4
35 Race of Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring 24 April
6
47 Afriquia Race of Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan 8 May
8
59 Race of Germany Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring Nordschleife 28 May
10
611 Rosneft Race of Russia Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Raceway 12 June
12
713 Race of Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg Circuito Internacional de Vila Real 26 June
14
815 Race of Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo 7 August
16
917 JVC Kenwood Race of Japan Flag of Japan.svg Twin Ring Motegi 4 September
18
1019 Race of China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai International Circuit 25 September
20
1121 Race of Qatar Flag of Qatar.svg Losail International Circuit 25 November
22

Calendar changes

  • The Race of Thailand was cancelled after the organiser Eurosport Events and the Thai ASN failed to come to an agreement. No replacement race will be held, reducing the calendar to 11 race weekends. [24]

Results and standings

Compensation weights

The most competitive cars keep an 80 kg compensation weight. The other cars get a lower one, calculated according to their results for the three previous rounds. The less the cars get some good results, the less they get a compensation weight, from 0 kg to 80 kg. For the first two rounds, Citroën C-Elysée WTCC had an 80 kg compensation weight.

Car Paul Ricard Slovakia Ring Hungaroring Marrakech Nürburgring Moscow Vila Real Termas de Río Hondo Motegi Shanghai Losail
Citroën C-Elysée WTCC +80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg+80 kg
Honda Civic WTCC 0 kg0 kg+70 kg+40 kg+40 kg+30 kg+60 kg+60 kg+80 kg+60 kg+30 kg
Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg+10 kg0 kg+10 kg0 kg0 kg
Lada Vesta WTCC 0 kg0 kg+50 kg+30 kg+40 kg+20 kg+70 kg+50 kg+50 kg0 kg0 kg
Volvo S60 Polestar TC1 0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg0 kg

Races

RaceRace NameMAC3 winnerPole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturerIndependent winnerReport
1 Flag of France.svg Race of France Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of Japan.svg Castrol Honda Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Report
2 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Race of Slovakia Flag of France.svg Citroën
Flag of Japan.svg Honda
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Japan.svg Castrol Honda Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Report
4 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Race of Hungary Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Report
6 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton
7 Flag of Morocco.svg Race of Morocco Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of France.svg Hugo Valente Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Flag of Italy.svg ROAL Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Argentina.svg José María López [N 1] Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani
9 Flag of Germany.svg Race of Germany Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton Report
10 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton
11 Flag of Russia.svg Race of Russia Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Russia.svg Lada Sport Rosneft Flag of Russia.svg Lada Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson Report
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg Flag of Russia.svg Lada Sport Rosneft Flag of Russia.svg Lada Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson
13 Flag of Portugal.svg Race of Portugal Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Flag of Italy.svg ROAL Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
14 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Japan.svg Castrol Honda Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani
15 Flag of Argentina.svg Race of Argentina Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton Report
16 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel
17 Flag of Japan.svg Race of Japan Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz Flag of Japan.svg Honda Racing Team JAS Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton Report
18 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani
19 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Race of China Flag of Japan.svg Honda Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Polestar Cyan Racing Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
20 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of Argentina.svg José María López Flag of France.svg Citroën Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani
21 Flag of Qatar.svg Race of Qatar Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Flag of Russia.svg Lada Sport Rosneft Flag of Russia.svg Lada Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton Report
22 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing Flag of France.svg Citroën Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.Driver FRA
Flag of France.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
RUS
Flag of Russia.svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
QAT
Flag of Qatar.svg
 Pts. 
1 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López 611513131121111158555511421411933381
2 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller 1343751122323RetDNS2311922354512323464257
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro 422121134DSQDSQRetDNS65101144334108Ret5214
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz 33644DNS10DSQDSQ324103583368218211545213
5 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani 28261865559104887164311341611206
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Huff 1631451063DSQDSQ4474644232991338199
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick Catsburg 8551132313Ret7296211371312711542814175
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton 11997255DSQ235141621019865Ret92Ret163
9 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini RetRet4135Ret437912212131413101016†517147
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk 7RetDSQDSQ15459105Ret8Ret1576111467175622117
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 91141591472184RetDNS312Ret1167231714710129111
12 Flag of France.svg Hugo Valente 5712Ret69Ret4610473Ret9RetRetRet13612RetRet78
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Ekblom NC101084117118713128647
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson 1611Ret6864111191113121214101024
15 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami 9512
16 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Demoustier 101313127Ret8Ret111416131612121517151317151211
17 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Ret659
18 Flag of France.svg John Filippi 12121410812Ret9Ret121114151410101416Ret1514139
19 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Dahlgren 13Ret16167Ret6
20 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza DNSDNSRetDNSDSQDSQDSQDSQ12131591415WDWD1818141613112
21 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich 14Ret9142
22 Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Schmitz 10111
  Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Nagy WDWD17Ret15171519151811150
  Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Michigami 11170
Pos.Driver FRA
Flag of France.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
RUS
Flag of Russia.svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
QAT
Flag of Qatar.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 75% of the race distance.

Championship points were awarded on the results of each race at each event as follows:

Position [1]  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points [1] 251815121086421
Notes
  • 12345 refers to the classification of the drivers after the qualifying for the main race (second race), where bonus points are awarded 5–4–3–2–1.

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos.Manufacturer Flag of France.svg FRA Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK Flag of Hungary.svg HUN Flag of Morocco.svg MAR Flag of Germany.svg GER Flag of Russia.svg RUS Flag of Portugal.svg PRT Flag of Argentina.svg ARG Flag of Japan.svg JPN Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Flag of Qatar.svg QAT  Pts. 
MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2MR1R2
1 Flag of France.svg Citroën 121112112111121121112584112221111411Ret3111211957
643553223335529105554353522423433
2 Flag of Japan.svg Honda 3122112411032DSQDSQDSQ1323163326111232213128DNP344675
3353451163DSQDSQ447483344428911555
3 Flag of Russia.svg Lada 2554Ret43233952432DNP6643111337313125371052542DNP17536
871113513Ret457922212914131011655814
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo DNP710DNP108DNP444DNP7104DNP875DNP1312DNP765DNP1114DNP654DNP164DNP622321
NCRetDSQDSQ1511911Ret8Ret1513Ret161697877Ret
Pos.Manufacturer Flag of France.svg FRA Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK Flag of Hungary.svg HUN Flag of Morocco.svg MAR Flag of Germany.svg GER Flag of Russia.svg RUS Flag of Portugal.svg PRT Flag of Argentina.svg ARG Flag of Japan.svg JPN Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN Flag of Qatar.svg QAT  Pts. 
Notes

Only the two best placed cars of each manufacturer earned points.

  • 12345 refers to the classification of the drivers in the main race qualification, where bonus points are awarded 5–4–3–2–1. Points were only awarded to the fastest two cars from each manufacturer.

In MAC3 points are awarded if 3 cars of the same manufacturer within a 15 seconds gap. MAC3 points were awarded as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd 
Points1086

WTCC Trophy

WTCC Trophy points are awarded to the first eight drivers classified in each race on the following scale: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. One point is awarded to the highest-placed WTCC Trophy competitor in qualifying and for another for the fastest lap in each race.

Pos.Driver FRA
Flag of France.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
RUS
Flag of Russia.svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
QAT
Flag of Qatar.svg
 Pts. 
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani 28261865559104887164113161190
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Chilton 11997255DSQ2314162101886Ret92Ret155
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 91115914718RetDNS12Ret116721214710129134
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Thompson 1611Ret686111191113121214101093
5 Flag of France.svg John Filippi 12121410812Ret9Ret121114151410101416Ret15141383
6 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Demoustier 101313127Ret8Ret111416131612121517151317151276
7 Flag of Hungary.svg Ferenc Ficza DNSDNSRetDNSDSQDSQDSQDSQ1213159141518181416131145
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Nagy WDWD17Ret151915191518111521
9 Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Schmitz 101112
10 Flag of Germany.svg René Münnich 14Ret91411
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Ret69
Pos.Driver FRA
Flag of France.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
RUS
Flag of Russia.svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
QAT
Flag of Qatar.svg
 Pts. 

WTCC Teams' Trophy

All the teams taking part in the championship were eligible to score points towards the Teams' Trophy, with the exception of manufacturer teams, with the first two cars from each team scoring points in each race on the following scale: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

PosTeam FRA
Flag of France.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
RUS
Flag of Russia.svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
QAT
Flag of Qatar.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing 282615552391028178411321334
10997286Ret551413410881661391512
2 Flag of Italy.svg ROAL Motorsport 91115914718RetDNS12Ret116721214710129131
3 Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 14Ret1611914Ret61011861111911131212141010117
4 Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing 12121410812Ret9Ret12111415141061416Ret15141395
Ret10
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő Motorsport DNSDNSRetDNSDSQDSQDSQDSQ12131591415151915181416111175
WDWD17Ret181915181315
PosTeam FRA
Flag of France.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
MAR
Flag of Morocco.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
RUS
Flag of Russia.svg
PRT
Flag of Portugal.svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
JPN
Flag of Japan.svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
QAT
Flag of Qatar.svg
 Pts 

Regulation changes

The sporting regulations were approved by the FIA, at the December 2015 meeting of the World Motor Sport Council. [25]

Sporting regulations

  • The reverse grid race of the weekend was switched from race two to race one, with the length of race two being increased by one lap.
  • A new qualifying time trial format was introduced for manufacturers, titled Manufacturers Against the Clock (MAC3), to be held at the end of the regular three-part qualifying session.
  • Compensation weight for the most successful car was increased to 80 kg.

See also

Footnotes

  1. The original winner Robert Huff. However, he was disqualified in the Honda cars of the technical regulation violations.

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The 2014 FIA World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for Super 2000 Cars. It was the eleventh FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the tenth since the series was revived in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 World Rally Championship</span> 42nd season of the World Rally Championship

The 2014 World Rally Championship was the 42nd season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and drivers contested thirteen rallies across four continents, competing for the FIA World Rally Championships for Drivers and Manufacturers. The WRC-2, WRC-3 and Junior WRC championships all ran in support of the premier championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Citroën World Touring Car Team</span>

The Citroën World Touring Car Team was the Citroën factory touring car arm of Citroën Racing, which competed in the World Touring Car Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Shanghai</span>

The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of China, Shanghai was the tenth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of China. It was the second of two rounds held in China in 2014, the first having taken place at the Goldenport Park Circuit in Beijing the previous weekend. It was held on 12 October 2014 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 World Touring Car Championship</span> Motorsport contest

The 2015 World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the FIA for Super 2000 cars. It was the twelfth FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the eleventh since the series was revived in 2005. The championship comprised a Drivers Championship and a Manufacturers Championship, which were won by José María López and Citroën respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 World Rally Championship</span> 2017 edition of the World Rally Championship

The 2017 FIA World Rally Championship was the 45th season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews contested in thirteen events—starting in Monte Carlo on 19 January and ending in Australia on 19 November—for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Drivers were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series were supported by the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships and the newly created WRC Trophy at every round, and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected rounds.

The 2017 FIA World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile for Super 2000 Cars. It was the fourteenth and last season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the thirteenth since the series was revived in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 World Rally Championship</span> 46th season of the World Rally Championship

The 2018 FIA World Rally Championship was the 46th season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews were competing in thirteen events—starting with the Monte Carlo Rally in January and finishing with Rally Australia in November—for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series were once again supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 categories at every round and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected rounds.

Honda has been competing in a variety of racing series through the years, including Formula One, IndyCar, touring car racing, sports car racing and MotoGP. Currently they are involved in Formula One, MotoGP, Super GT, Super Formula, IndyCar, IMSA, BTCC, TC2000, Formula 3, Formula 4, off-road, WSBK, EWC, MXGP, TrialGP and various different GT3 and TCR series. All of Honda's motorsport activities are managed by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC).

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