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FIA WTCC 2008 CALENDAR APPROVED

2008 FIA WTCC CALENDAR APPROVED

Yesterday in Paris the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved the draft for the 2008 World Touring Car Championship.

Eleven meetings are listed, including one in Japan on October 26th that will be hosted by the Okayama International Circuit, formerly known as Aida Tanaka International Circuit.

The track, located mid-way between Hiroshima and Osaka on the Honshu island, was home to the Formula One Pacific Grand Prix in 1994 and 1995.

Like in 2007, the next season will start in Curitiba, Brazil, and end in Macau.

2008 FIA WTCC CALENDAR

02 March BRAZIL Curitiba

18 May SPAIN Valencia

01 June FRANCE Pau

15 June CZECH REPUBLIC Brno

06 July PORTUGAL Estoril

27 July GREAT BRITAIN Brands Hatch

31 August GERMANY Oschersleben

21 September SWEDEN Anderstorp *

05 October ITALY Monza

26 October JAPAN Okayama

16 November MACAU Macau

* subject to the ASN confirmation and the FIA homologation of the circuit

Countdown
Estoril : 11/07/2008
DaysHoursMinSec
Drivers Championship
1Gabriele Tarquini  (ITA) 58
2Yvan Muller  (FRA) 43
3Rickard Rydell  (SWE) 37
4Andy Priaulx  (ENG) 34
5Jordi Gené  (ESP) 30
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Manufacturers Champ.
1SEAT138
2BMW117
3Chevrolet95
4HONDA19
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Success Ballast
1Gabriele Tarquini  (ITA) 70 kg
2Alessandro Zanardi  (ITA) 48 kg
3Félix Porteiro  (ESP) 47 kg
4Yvan Muller  (FRA) 43 kg
5Augusto Farfus Jr  (BRA) 42 kg