FIA WTCC Race of Italy

FIA WTCC Race of Italy
	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Race information
Number of times held	10
First held	2005
Last held	2017
Most wins (drivers)	Yvan Muller (8)
Most wins (constructors)	Chevrolet (7)
Last race (2017)
Race 1 Winner	Tom Chilton; (Sébastien Loeb Racing);
Race 2 Winner	Thed Björk; (Polestar Cyan Racing);

The FIA WTCC Race of Italy is a round of the World Touring Car Championship that has taken place in Italy every year since its inaugural running in 2005. It currently held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza near Milan, Lombardy.

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

Year	Race	Driver	Manufacturer	Location	Report
2017	Opening Race	Tom Chilton	Citroën	Monza	Report
2017	Main Race	Thed Björk	Volvo		Report
2013	Race 1	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet		Report
2013	Race 2	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet		Report
2012	Race 1	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet		Report
2012	Race 2	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet		Report
2011	Race 1	Robert Huff	Chevrolet		Report
2011	Race 2	Robert Huff	Chevrolet		Report
2010	Race 1	Andy Priaulx	BMW		Report
2010	Race 2	Yvan Muller	Chevrolet		Report
2009	Race 1	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT	Imola	Report
2009	Race 2	Yvan Muller	SEAT	Imola	Report
2008	Race 1	Yvan Muller	SEAT	Monza	Report
2008	Race 2	Gabriele Tarquini	SEAT		Report
2007	Race 1	Yvan Muller	SEAT		Report
2007	Race 2	Jordi Gené	SEAT		Report
2006	Race 1	Andy Priaulx	BMW		Report
2006	Race 2	Augusto Farfus	Alfa Romeo		Report
2005	Race 1	Dirk Müller	BMW		Report
2005	Race 2	James Thompson	Alfa Romeo		Report

References

Meissner, Johan (5 November 2008). "Imola replaces Monza for 2009". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
Meissner, Johan (11 December 2009). "Monza returns to the WTCC calendar". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
Tremayne, Sam (5 November 2013). "Marrakech to open 2014 WTCC season for the first time". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

External links

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[1] Meissner, Johan (5 November 2008). "Imola replaces Monza for 2009". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[2] Meissner, Johan (11 December 2009). "Monza returns to the WTCC calendar". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

[3] Tremayne, Sam (5 November 2013). "Marrakech to open 2014 WTCC season for the first time". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 November 2013.