The FIA WTCR Race of Germany, previously known as the FIA WTCC Race of Germany, is a round of the
World Touring Car Cup
The FIA World Touring Car Cup (abbreviated to WTCR, referring to the use of TCR regulations) was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It ...
, which originally was held at the
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is a long race track with a width of and elevation changes of . The circuit is located in Oschersleben, Börde where is approximately from Magdeburg), Germany. Its fairly flat contours create a smooth, fast ci ...
in
Germany
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.
The race ran at Oschersleben every year since the return of
World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sin ...
from
2005
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to 2011. It was left off the 2012 calendar. The event returned to the calendar in 2015, this time hosted at the
Nürburgring Nordschleife
The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Formula One, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around t ...
as part of the
24 Hours Nürburgring
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weekend. The races are three laps each.
Winners
Gallery
File:WTCC 2005 Germany.jpg, Fabrizio Giovanardi
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is spun round during the 2005 Race of Germany
File:ETCC2016field.jpg, The field of the 2016 ETCC season in Race 1 on the Nürburgring.
File:Motorsport Arena Oschersleben (de).svg, Oschersleben, which held races in 2007-2011
File:Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.svg, Original layout of Oschersleben, which held races in 2005-2006
References
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Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
World Touring Car Cup
The FIA World Touring Car Cup (abbreviated to WTCR, referring to the use of TCR regulations) was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It ...