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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Independent TC1 entries | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport[3] |
TBA | TBA |  TBA |
TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
TBA | ||
| WTCC2 TCN2 entries | ||||
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport[3] |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
TBA | ||
| TBA | TBA |
TBA | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Afriquia Race of Morocco |  Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan |
9 April |
| 2 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | Race of Italy |  Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza |
30 April |
| 4 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | Race of Hungary |  Hungaroring |
14 May |
| 6 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Race of Germany | Nürburgring Nordschleife |
27 May |
| 8 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | Race of Portugal |  Circuito Internacional de Vila Real |
25 June |
| 10 | ||||
| 6 | 11 | Race of Argentina |  Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo |
6 August |
| 12 | ||||
| 7 | 13 | Race of China |  Shanghai International Circuit |
15 October |
| 14 | ||||
| 8 | 15 | Race of Japan |  Twin Ring Motegi |
29 October |
| 16 | ||||
| 9 | 17 | Guia Race of Macau |  Guia Circuit, Macau |
19 November |
| 18 | ||||
| 10 | 19 | Race of Qatar |  Losail International Circuit |
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.
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