The FIA WTCR Race of Hungary, previously FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, is a round of the

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, currently held at the

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near the city of

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. The race makes it debut in the

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as the 4th round, and as a replacement for the Moroccan round after it was dropped as "the local promoter was unable to commit to an agreement for the organisation of the event." The Race debut in 2011 saw the dominating

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drivers of

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and

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take victories and make full advantage of championship leader

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's poor qualifying and race results. The first race saw a first podium for

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, a Spanish driver debuting in the WTCC who shared the podium with local driver

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in the BMW. Race 2 was affected by rain in the middle bulk of the race,

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failed to score whilst after a double win in the previous round at Monza, whilst

and

had a

one-two ahead of

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. The debut Hungarian round was the fourth round of the championship. The circuit continued to host the round when the WTCC was renamed the FIA World Touring Car Cup in 2018.

Winners

FIA European STC years: Hungaroring also hosted rounds in the predecessor of the WTCC in 2000 and 2001 during its initial Super Touring era.

References

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