History Of The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy

History Of The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy.
The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Started On December 17th 1989, Where The First Race Was Held At Silverstone, The Race Usually Takes Place At The End Of A Touring Car Season Every December And Before Christmas, Usually The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Would Be Before The Touring Car Nations Cup, Or Be Part Of The World Olympics In Touring Car Racing, The Race Would Have Many Teams, Drivers And Manufactuers Competing From Around The World From Their Touring Car Championships, Starting From 1991, There Would Be 2 Races Held At Donington Before A Single Race At Anderstorp During The Part Of The World Olympics In Stockholm In 1993, And Then For 1994, The Cup Then Had 2 Races Each At Silverstone, The Sprint And The Feature, Before Heading Back To Donington Park For Both 1995 And 1996, In 1997, It Was Back To A Single Race When The World Olympics Were Held In Helsinki As Part Of The Touring Car Final, And Then Returned To Donington Park For The 1998, 1999 And 2000 Race Meetings, The 1998 And 1999 Editions Would Have Both The Sprint And Feature Races, But Starting From 2000, It Was Only To A Single Race, And Which Had Ended The Super Touring Era, However The Super Touring Cars Were Still Able To Race With The Cars Build On New Regulations Including BTC-T, Super 1600 And Kitcar (Formerly Known As Formula 2), In 2002, The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Was Held At The Circuit De Catalunya In Barcelona In Spain With Super 2000 Spec Touring Cars Joining, Before A Year Later When The 2004 Edition Was Held At Monza In Italy, There Was No Race Circuit In Lisbon When The World Olympics Was Held There In 2005, So The Edition Was Held At The Nurburgring, In 2006, The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Headed To Zandvoort In The Netherlands, Before Heading To Zolder In Belgium A Year Later, In 2008, The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Returned To Great Britain With A Race Held At Brands Hatch, And Then Headed To The Middle East For The First Time At Losail In Qatar When The Olympics Were Held In Doha, The 2010 Edition Was Raced At Salzburgring In Austria, And Then A Year Later Returned To The Nurburgring, In 2012, It Returned To Monza Before Returning To Abu Dhabi A Year Later As Part Of The 2013 World Olympics In Abu Dhabi, In 2014, The Cup Headed To Africa For The First Time When The Race Was Held At Kyalami In South Africa, Before Returning To Qatar A Year Later, In 2016, The FWTCT Headed To America For The First Time With The Race Being Held At The Circuit Of The Americas In Austin, Texas, For 2017, The Race Would Be Held As Part Of The World Olympics In Istanbul, Turkey, Multiple Imaginary British Touring Car And Olympic ChampionMichael Bentwood Took The Victory In The 2017 Edition In His Super Touring Spec Ford Mondeo, Before The 2018 Edition Has Been Held At Macau, And Then For 2019, It Will Visit Romania For The First Time With A Race Held At Bucharest Ring, For 2020, It Will Stay In Romania With The Race Held At The Newly Build Transylvania Motor Ring In Turgu Mures, In 2021, The Race Will Be Once Again Held As Part Of A World Cup Race At The 2021 World Olympics In Buenos Aires In Argentina With The Race Held At The Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, And In 2022, It Was Announced That The Race Will Be Held In Russia For The First Time At The Sochi Autodrom.
Here’s A List Of Winners Of The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy.
1989       Andy Rouse      Ford Sierra RS500         Silverstone 
1990      Rob Gravett        Ford Sierra RS500       Silverstone
1991      John Cleland      Vauxhall Cavalier          Donington Park
1992      Julian Bailey       Toyota Carina E       Donington Park
1993      Steve Soper        BMW 318i          Anderstorp
1994      Keith Odor          Nissan Primera        Silverstone
1995      Paul Radisich     Ford Mondeo          Donington Park
1996      Rickard Rydell    Volvo 850             Donington Park
1997      Frank Biela         Audi A4            Helsinki Street Circuit
1998      Rickard Rydell   Volvo S40              Donington Park
1999      Laurent Aiello    Nissan Primera          Donington Park
2000      Alain Menu        Ford Mondeo          Donington Park
2001 Fabrizio Giovinardi Alfa Romeo 156             Tokyo R246
2002      Nicola Larini      Alfa Romeo 156 GTA    Circuit De Catalunya
2003      Alessandro Zanardi BMW 320i                Monza
2004      Jan Magnussen Peugeot 307 GTI          Magny Cours
2005      Yvan Muller   Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch Nurburgring
2006      Andy Priaulx      BMW 320si E90         Zandvoort
2007      Jason Plato       Seat Leon              Zolder
2008      Fabrizio Giovinardi Vauxhall Vectra         Brands Hatch
2009      Jordi Gene              Seat Leon Losail International Circuit
2010      Tom Chilton             Ford Focus Salzburgring
2011       Alain Menu            Chevrolet Cruze Nurburgring
2012      Rob Collard             BMW 320si E90 Monza
2013      Tom Coronel            BMW 320 TC Yas Marina Circuit
2014      Yvan Muller     Citroen C Elysee WTCC  Kyalami
2015      Jose Maria Lopez Citroen C Elysee WTCC Losail International Circuit
2016      Yvan Muller           Citroen C Elysee WTCC Circuit Of The Americas
2017      Michael Bentwood Ford Mondeo BTCC  Istanbul Park
2018 Michael Bentwood Ford Mondeo NGTC Macau Guia
2019 Michael Bentwood Ford Mondeo NGTC Bucharest Ring
The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Had Ran On Many Different Regulations During It’s First Season, It Would Run On Group A, Which Had Cars With 4, 5, 6, 8 Or 12 Cylinder Engines, The Group A Cars Where Then Joined By The Super Touring Cars From 1991 And Again For 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 And 1996, For 1997 It Would Only Be Super Touring Cars Available To Race Until 2000, However, They Were Still Available To Race Between 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 And 2014, The New Regulations From 2001 Were BTC Touring, Super 1600, And Kitcar, Being Allowed To Race Against The Super Touring Cars, In 2002, Super 2000 Spec Cars Joined The Grid, Before In 2010, NGTC Cars Were Also On The Grid, And Then In 2014, TC1 Cars Entered The Grid Before A Year Later TCR Machinary Joined In.
And Then It Was Announced From 2018 That There Will Be New Regulations Which Will Feature V8 Race Cars, TC2000, BRM, TRV6, DTM, Super GT, WTCC, WTCCX, WTCC Extreme, BTCC, STCC And TCR Machinary For The Macau Race, More Regulations Will Also Be Featured As Well For The Future Races.
Here’s A List Of Regulations.
Group A (1989-1996)
Super Touring (1990-2014)
BTC Touring (2001-2011)
Super 2000 (2002-2014)
NGTC (2011-)
TC1 (2014-)
TC2 (2018)
TC2 Turbo (2018)
TCR (2015-)
SHNGTC (2020-)
Super 1600 (2001-2011, 2018)
Kitcar (2001-2004)
V8 Race Cars (Including Stock Cars) (2018-)
TC2000 (2018-)
WTCCX (2018)
WTCC Extreme (2018)
BRM (2018-)
TRV6 (2018-)
Super GT (2018)
DTM (2018)
TTA-Silhouettes (2018-)
Hatchback (2018-)
One Make (2018-)
Class One (2019-)
Van (2018-) (Smaller Vans With 2 Litre Engines Only)
Electric Touring Car (Including E TCR Cars) (2019 Or 2020-) (FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy)
The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Had Alot Of Entries From Over The Years In Touring Car Championships Including,
ADAC Procar Series
Asia–Pacific Touring Car Championship‎ 
Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship‎        
Australian Manufacturers' Championship‎         
Australian Super Touring Championship‎         
Australian Touring Car Championship‎ 
British Touring Car Championship‎
European Touring Car Championship‎
European Touring Car Cup‎
Japanese Touring Car Championship‎ 
SCCA World Challenge‎
Super Tourenwagen Cup‎
Supercars Championship‎
Swedish Touring Car Championship‎ 
TCR International Series‎
Asian Touring Car Series
Baltic Touring Car Championship
Belgian Touring Car Series
Canadian Touring Car Championship
China Touring Car Championship
Danish Touringcar Championship
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup
Finnish Touring Car Championship
French Supertouring Championship
Hong Kong Touring Car Championship
Irish Touring Car Championship
New Zealand Touring Car Championship
North American Touring Car Championship
Norwegian Touring Car Championship
Philippine Touring Car Championship
Russian Circuit Racing Series
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship
South American Super Touring Car Championship
Supercar Challenge (series)
Supertourism
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Touring Car Endurance Series
UAE Touring Car Championship
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring
SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge
CDCC Dominican National Championship
U.S. Touring Car Championship 
American Touring Car Championship 
Portuguese Touring Car Championship
Russian Touring Car Championship
Malaysian Super Series
Macau Touring Car Championship
Norwegian Touring Car Championship
Danish Touring Car Championship
Campeonato Español de Turismos 
Bankfin Touring Car Championship
Bathurst 1000 
Spa 24 Hours
24 Hours Nürburgring
Macau Grand Prix
Tourist Trophy
Wellington 500
InterTEC
Touring Car World Cup
Belgian Procar Championship
Central European Supertouring Car Championship
RFactor Touring Car Championship
RFactor 2 Touring Car Championship
GTR2 Touring Car Championship
Race Touring Car Championship
Gran Turismo Touring Car Championship
Forza Touring Car Championship
Assetto Corsa Touring Car Championship
Assetto Corsa International Series
Project Cars Touring Car Championship
IRacing Touring Car Championship
RaceRoom Engineering Touring Car Championship
F1Rejects Touring Car Championship
Rejects Touring Car Championship
Trackmania Touring Car Championship
Trackholics Touring Car Championship
Need For Speed Touring Car Championship
NFS Shift Touring Car Championship
TOCA Touring Car Championship
Top Gear Touring Car Championship
Stock Car Extreme Touring Car Championship
Arab Touring Car Championship
Argentine Touring Car Championship
Austrian Touring Car Championship
African Touring Car Championship
Asian Touring Car Championship
Afro Eurasian Touring Car Championship
Anglo Irish Touring Car Championship
Balkan Touring Car Championship
Belgian Touring Car Championship
Brazilian Touring Car Championship
British And Irish Touring Car Championship
Bulgarian Touring Car Championship
Bosnian Touring Car Championship
Central American Touring Car Championship
Central Asian Touring Car Championship
Celtic Touring Car Championship
Chinese Touring Car Championship
Chilean Touring Car Championship
Croatian Touring Car Championship
Czech Touring Car Championship
Dutch Touring Car Championship
Eastern European Touring Car Championship
Eurasian Touring Car Championship
Far East Asian Touring Car Championship
French Touring Car Championship
Gulf Touring Car Championship
Greek Touring Car Championship
Hungarian Touring Car Championship
Iberian Touring Car Championship
Imaginary World Touring Car Championship
Imaginary European Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Asian Touring Car Championship
Imaginary American Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Australian Touring Car Championship
Imaginary International Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Intercontinental Touring Car Championship
Imaginary British Touring Car Championship 
Imaginary French Touring Car Championship
Imaginary German Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Italian Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Spanish Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Portuguese Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Swedish Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Finnish Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Norwegian Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Danish Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Russian Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Chinese Touring Car Championship
Imaginary Japanese Touring Car Championship
Other Imaginary Touring Car Championships Including National Championships As Well
International Touring Car Championship
Intercontinental Touring Car Championship
Indian Touring Car Championship
Italian Touring Car Championship
Indonesian Touring Car Championship
Korean Touring Car Championship
Malaysian Touring Car Championship
Mediterranean Touring Car Championship
Mexican Touring Car Championship
Middle Eastern Touring Car Championship
Nordic Touring Car Championship
Polish Touring Car Championship
Romanian Touring Car Championship
RoyalRacing Touring Car Championship
Scottish Touring Car Championship
Serbian Touring Car Championship
Slovenian Touring Car Championship
Slovakian Touring Car Championship
Thai Touring Car Championship
Turkish Touring Car Championship
Ukrainian Touring Car Championship
Virtual Touring Car Championship
Welsh Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Nations Cup
Touring Car World Series
Warped Touring Car Series
World Touring Car Series
Warped Touring Car Championship
World Hatchback Championship
V6 Touring Car Championship
And World Saloon Car Championship
Other Entries Have Also Come From Other Auto Racing Series’ Like Formula 1, Indycar, One Make Racing, Stock Car Racing (Including Nascar), Sports Car Racing, Rallying, DTM, Truck Racing, Rally Raid, Modified Saloons, Production Car Racing, Saloon Car Racing, V8 Supercars, TC2000, Brasileiro De Marcas, Trophee Andros, Rallycross, Hillclimbing And Motorcycle Racing.
Many Different Manufactuers Have Also Raced In The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy As Well Including,
Acura
Alfa Romeo
Audi
BMW
Buick
Cadillac
Chery
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Citroen
Dacia
Daewoo
Daihatsu
Datsun
Dodge
Eagle
Fiat
Ford
Gaz
Geely
Geo
Great Wall
Haima
Holden
Honda
Hyundai
Iran Khodro
Infiniti
Isuzu
Jaguar
KIA
Lada
Lancia
Lexus
Lincoln
Lotus
Mahindra
Maserati
Maurti
Mazda
Mercedes Benz
Mercury
MG
Mini
Mitsubishi
Nissan
Oldsmobile
Opel
Peugeot
Plymouth
Pontiac
Porsche
Proton
Renault
Renault Samsung
Rover
Saab
Saipa
Seat
Scion
Senova
Skoda
Ssangyoung
Subaru 
Suzuki
Tata
Tofas
Toyota    
Vauxhall
Vaz
Volkswagen
Volvo
And 
Zastava.
Many Entries From Over The Years Have Come From Many Different Countries Including,
Argentina
Angola
Austria
Australia
Bahrain
Belgium
Belarus
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Georgia
Great Britain
Greece
Greenland
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Israel
Ireland
Iran
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Malaysia
Mexico
Montenegro
Monaco
Morocco
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
Uruguay
United Arab Emirates
Venezuala
Zambia
And 
Zimbabwe
The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Will Enter It’s 31st Year At The Newly Build Transylvania Motor Ring In Targu Mures In Romania On December 13th 2020.
The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy, The Race That Has Been Running At The End Of The Season Before Christmas Since 1989.