The FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was a round of the
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 ...
, it was held at the
Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba near the city of
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...
in the
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
ian state of
Paraná.
The race was run every year between
2006 and
2012
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. It was the fifth round of the 2006 season, running in July, although it was then run in March as the opening round of the season every year since 2007. The race was sponsored by
HSBC from 2006 until 2010. The
2011 Race of Brazil had originally been scheduled to be held at the
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos, is a motorsport circuit located in the city of São Paulo, in the neighborhood of Interlagos. It was inaugurated on 12 May 1940, by the federal intervener Adhemar de Barros. The t ...
in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
but reverted to Curitiba a month before the event owing to renovation works being carried out at the Interlagos circuit. A Brazilian round was published on the schedule for the
2013 season published in December 2012, however in March 2013 a revised calendar was released with the Brazil round replaced by two TBA events. A slot on the 2013 calendar was kept open for a Brazilian round in the event a round could not be held in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
with the hope that both events would be run in 2014. In June 2013 it was confirmed that the Brazilian event would be replaced on the 2013 schedule by the
2013 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina.
is the only Brazilian driver to have won their home race, crossing the line first in race two of the
2007 Race of Brazil.
Winners
Gallery
File:WTCC 2006 Race 09 Curitiba lap 2.jpg, The first FIA WTCC Race of Brazil in 2006
File:WTCC 2006 Race 10 Curitiba later.jpg, Andy Priaulx
Andrew Graham Priaulx, MBE ( born 8 August 1974) is a British professional racing driver from Guernsey. In 2019 he raced for Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK in the FIA World Endurance Championship, and Cyan Racing Lynk & Co in the FIA World Tou ...
on his way to victory in 2006
References
External links
{{WTCC races
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
Race of Brazil