The FIA European Touring Car Cup was an annual

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event, which had been held at various locations across

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from 2005 to 2017. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, in 2010 the series was a three round event.

History

It was created when the

European Touring Car Championship The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. In 2005 it was superseded by the World ...

finished at the end of 2004, being superseded by the

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. The cars that are eligible are those complying with the FIA Super 2000, Super 2000 Diesel,

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and Super 1600 technical regulations. The drivers must either have competed in a minimum of 50% of their own National Championships; been designated by their ASN (National Sporting Authority) and who have not taken part in the FIA WTCC with a Manufacturer’s team or belong to a country in which there is no national Championship and been designated by their ASN. Official Website of the European Touring Car Cup - Home Page In 2012 the Single Make Trophy was introduced for cars such as

SEAT León Supercopa The SEAT León Supercopa was a one-make racing series, organised by SEAT Sport, the motorsport division of Spanish car manufacturer SEAT. It used a modified version of the SEAT León road car, and championships have been run in Spain, Germany, Ita ...

and

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. From the 2013 season Diesel engines and the Super Production regulations were outlawed and thus only petrol engined Super 2000 (in 2014 the older 1.6 turbocharged Super 2000 spec cars were also allowed),

(replaced in 2015 by the new SEAT León Cup Racer) and Super 1600 cars are allowed. Further changes were made in 2015 (with effect from the 2016 season) - the Single Make Trophy (renamed TCN-2) and Super 2000 (TC2 & TC2T) classes were merged into single category, while Super 1600 was retained as a standalone category. In January 2016 it was revealed the new branding of the series with the introduction of new logo similar to the styling of recent FIA series such as

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. For the 2017 season the unified Super 2000 (TCN-2/TCR, TC2 and TC2-T) was renamed ETCC-1 while the Super 1600 cars were renamed ETCC-2. The event was organised by Eurosport Events, which has also organised the

and

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. The races were occasionally broadcast live or via 30 minute highlights on

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Event format

* Saturday: two 30-minute practice sessions; one 30-minute qualifying session * Sunday: one 15-minute warm-up session; two back-to-back 50 km races * The grid of Race 2 is determined by Race 1 results, with top-8 in reverse order In 2010 the event format will change from a one-off event to four separate events over the year.

Point scoring system

In each class - Super 2000 and Super 1600 points are awarded in each of the two races in the following way: *1st 10 points; 2nd 8 points; 3rd 6 points; 4th 5 points; 5th 4 points; 6th 3 points; 7th 2 points; 8th 1 point

Titles

The points scored count towards the following trophies (as of 2016): * FIA Drivers’ European Touring Car Cup Super 2000 * FIA Drivers’ European Touring Car Cup Super 1600

Champions

Event winners

European Touring Car Cup

References

External links

Official Website of the FIA EUROPEAN TOURING CAR CUP
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