The historical circuit of Donington Park will host the WTCC for the first time this week. The event featuring the championship’s 13th and 14th rounds will also kick off the second half of the season that will come to an end in Macau on November 20th.
Before visiting the Leicestershire racetrack, the WTCC Race of the UK had home in Silverstone (2005) and Brands Hatch (2006 to 2010).
However, Donington Park is not a new venue for the FIA touring cars, as it hosted the European Championship three times between 2002 and 2004. The score in those six races was four wins for BMW (Jörg Müller 2, Dirk Müller and Andy Priaulx), two for Alfa Romeo (Gabriele Tarquini and James Thompson).
Since then the circuit underwent a number of renovations that included the erection of a new pit building with modern facilities.
The WTCC event will be the first FIA World Championship meeting at Donington since the 1993 F1 European Grand Prix.