FIA WTCC Race of the United States

The FIA WTCC Race of the United States was a round of the World Touring Car Championship, held at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. It was first held in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season.[1] Each race consists of 13 laps of the 4.025-kilometre (2.501 mi) circuit.[2]

FIA WTCC Race of the United States
Sonoma Raceway
Race information
Number of times held2
First held2012
Last held2013
Most wins (drivers) Y. Muller (1)
R. Huff (1)
T. Chilton (1)
G. Tarquini (1)
Most wins (constructors) Chevrolet (3)
Last race (2013)
Race 1 Winner
Race 2 Winner

It was originally included in the schedule for the 2014 season but was dropped from the calendar in June 2014 due to logistical issues, to be replaced by an additional round in China.[3]

For the event, the circuit was modified. It used the full circuit, but with the bus stop chicane replacing the esses.

Winners

Year Race Driver Manufacturer Location Report
2013 Race 1 Tom Chilton Chevrolet Sonoma Report
Race 2 Gabriele Tarquini Honda
2012 Race 1 Yvan Muller Chevrolet Report
Race 2 Robert Huff Chevrolet

References

  1. "WTCC set to move to the USA". Eurosport. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. "WTCC to use full road course at Sonoma". WTCC FIA World Touring Car Championship. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. Hudson, Neil (2 June 2014). "USA round of the WTCC cancelled due to logistics problem". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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