Imaginary European Touring Car Championship

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Imaginary European Touring Car Championship.
Category, Touring Cars.
Country, Europe.
Inaugural Season, 1970.
Drivers, 51. (2019).
Teams, 22. (2019).
Constructors, 13. (2019).
Drivers Champion, Kris Richard.
Teams Champion, Target Competition.
Makes Champion. Volkswagen.
The Imaginary European Touring Car Championship Is An International Touring Car Racing Series Organised By The FIA, The Series Is Set In Europe But Would Also Have Drivers Entering All Over The World.
The Series Is Organised By Eurosport Events, Which Organises The Imaginary World Touring Car Championship, Imaginary European Touring Car Championship, World Touring Car Championship, European Touring Car Championship, International Touring Car Championship And European Touring Car Cup.
For Years It Has Been A Supporting Series For The Intercontinental Touring Car Championship And Imaginary World Touring Car Championship As Well As The Eurosport European Motorsport Weekend Over The Years.
The International Touring Car Championship Ran Between 1993 And 2004 Before It Was Replaced By The Intercontinental Touring Car Championship.
A Traditional End Of Year International Touring Car Race Has Been Held Every Year With The FIA Winter Touring Car Trophy Which Would Feature Many Different Entries From Their Championships, The Race Has Ran Since 1989.
The FIA Also Formed A Touring Car Nations Cup.
The Imaginary European Touring Car Championship Had Race Meetings Over The Years In France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Romania, Croatia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Ireland And The United Kingdom.
As Of 2019, Drivers From Many Different Countries Have Entered In The Series Including All Over Europe Like Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Bosnia And Herezgovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine And Great Britain, As Well As Drivers From Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Bahrain, Qatar, Suadi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Macau, Mexico, New Zealand, Tunisia, Morocco And South Africa.
==Regulations==
FIA Group 2. (1970-1974).
FIA Group 5. (1974-1982).
FIA Group A. (1983-1990).
FIA Group N. (1997-1999).
FIA Super Touring (1990-2015).
FIA Formula 2/Kit Car. (1997-2000).
BTC-Touring (2002-2015).
FIA Super 2000/TC2. (2002-2015).
FIA Diesel 2000. (2007-2012).
FIA TC2 Turbo. (2010-2015).
FIA NGTC. (2011-Present).
FIA TCR. (2016-Present).
FIA Super Production. (2000-2012).
FIA Super 2000 Light. (2008-2015).
FIA TC2 Light. (2008-2015).
FIA TC2 Light Turbo. (2011-2015).
FIA TC1 Light. (2015-Present).
FIA NGTC Light. (2012-Present).
FIA Super 1600. (2001-2007).
FIA Super 1600/Touring Light. (2008-2016).
One Make. (2003-Present).
==History==
Imaginary European Touring Car Challenge/Championship.
The Imaginary European Touring Car Challenge Was Created By Willy Stenger Who Of Course Created The European Touring Car Challenge, The Cars Competed Under FIA Group 2 Regulations Which Allowed A Variety Of Touring Cars To Enter From Shapes And Sizes From The Small Fiat 600 To The Large Mercedes-Benz 300SE, In 1970, The Series Had It’s First Season With Racing Events Held At Zandvoort In The Netherlands, Brands Hatch In Great Britain, Nürburgring In Germany, Monza In Italy, Zolder In Belgium, Montjuïc In Spain And Paul Ricard In France, The Series Continued On Using The Group 2 Regulations Until 1973 When They Were Allowed Group 5 Spec Cars To Particpate, However These Highly Modified Special Touring Cars Would Only Be Eligible For Two Years.   
In 1974, The Series Then Changed It’s Name From The Imaginary European Touring Car Challenge To The Imaginary European Touring Car Championship, Group 2 Again Became The Principle Category Although Group 2 Regulations Were Now Much More Liberal In Nature Than The Old Group 2.
In 1983, The FIA Replaced Groups 1 And 2 With Group A And N, The First One Was Mainly Ignored By The IETCC Entrants, All Cars Going The Group A Route. BMW And Alfa Romeo Prepared Regular Touring Cars For The Championship, But It Was The Big-Engined Tom Walkinshaw Racing Prepared Jaguar XJS And Rover 3500 Vitesse That Would Be More Competitive In The Years To Come, Fighting Against The BMW 635 CSi, The Turbocharged Volvo 240T And Ford Sierra Cosworth As Well As (From 1986) Australian Manufacturer Holden And Its V8 Powered Commodore. 
In 1990, The FIA Confirmed A New Touring Car Regulation For Non Turbo Machinary Known As “Class 2” Or “Super Touring” Which Will Also Allow Group A Cars Now With A Normally Aspirated Engine To Enter, The Same Year When The Imaginary British Touring Car Championship Excepted This Change, By 1995, A New Rear Wing Was Fitted In To The Back Of The Cars.
Over The Supertouring Era, Many Different Car Brands Were Featured On The Grid Including Alfa Romeo, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Citroen, Daewoo, Fiat, Ford, Hyundai, Honda, Jaguar, Kia, Lancia, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Proton, Renault, Saab, Skoda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall Volkswagen And Volvo By Works, Semi Works And Privateer Teams.
One Of The Cars That Raced In The IETCC Were The Audi A4, Opel/Vauxhall Vectra, Honda Accord, Nissan Primera, BMW 320i, Renault Laguna, Volvo 850, Ford Mondeo, Volvo S40, Alfa Romeo 155 And 156 And Of Course The Peugeot 406.
The Macau Grand Prix's Guia Race, The Spa 24 Hours And The 24 Hours Nürburgring Were One Of The Famous Touring Car Endurance Races Over The Years In Both The Real And Imaginary World, The FIA Was Busy Promoting Both DTM And IDTM At The Same Time Which Had Races Outside Germany On It’s Calendar.
The International Touringcar Championship (ITC) Had Ran Between 1994 And 1996 While The Cars Build On Class One Regulations Were Allowed To Enter In The Global Touring Car Cup.
By 1997, The Series Would Feature Two Extra Including The Formula 2 Class Which Would Feature Rally Kit Cars Which Are Build With A 2.0 Or 1.6 Litre Normally Aspirated Engine, And A Group N Class Which Would Feature Production Saloons Build With Two Or Four Wheel Drive.
In 2000, Group N Changed It’s Name To Super Production But Still With The Same D2 Production Saloons Which Had Their Own Championship.
In 2001, A Super 1600 Class Was Confirmed To Replace The Formula 2 Class, The Cars Are Build On A Super 1600 Rally Car.
By 2002, The FIA Confirmed To Use The All Super 2000 Regulations Which Replaced The Super Touring Class At The Front Of The Field, Even Though Super Touring Cars Were Still Allowed To Enter By Privateer Teams And BTC-Touring Cars Were Also Allowed To Enter The Series.
The Cars That Were Build On Those Regulations Were The Audi A4, Alfa Romeo 156 GTA, BMW 320i, Citroen C5 And Xsara, Daewoo Lanos And Nubira, Ford Focus And Mondeo, Honda Civic Type-R, Nissan Primera, Opel Astra Coupe, Peugeot 307 And 406 Coupe, Saab 9-3, Skoda Superb And Octavia, SEAT Leon And Toledo Cupra, Toyota Avensis And Corolla, Volkswagen Bora And Volvo S60.
In 2003, An Imaginary European One Make Touring Car Championship Also Ran With The Lights Of The SEAT Leon Supercopa, Skoda Octavia, Renault Clio Cup And Mini Challenge Cup.
In 2008, The Touring Light Class Was Confirmed To Replace The Super 1600 Class Which Now Ran With The TC2 Light Field.
In 2011, The IETCC Announced New Regulations Called “NGTC” Which Will Feature Cars That Are Build With A 2.0 Litre Turbocharged Engine, TC2 Cars Would Also Be Allowed To Enter The Series With Either A 1.6 Litre Turbocharged Or 2.0 Litre Normally Aspirated Engine.
Cars Like The Audi A4 And S3, BMW 125i, Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Mondeo And Focus, Honda Civic Type R, Mazda 3 And 6, Opel Astra And Insignia, Peugeot 308 And 508, Proton Gen 2 And Persona, Renault Fluence And Megane, SEAT Leon, Exeo And Toledo, Skoda Superb, Octavia And Rapid, Subaru Impreza And Levorg, Toyota Avensis And Corolla, Volvo S60, V40 And C30 And Volkswagen’s Passat, Beetle, CC, Golf And Scirocco Were All Allowed To Enter.
TC2 Cars Like The Audi A4, BMW 320i, Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Honda Accord, Opel Vectra, Peugeot 308, Renault Megane, SEAT Leon, Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Golf And Scirocco And Volvo C30 Were All Fitted With A TC2 Turbo 1.6 Litre 4 Cylinder Turbocharged Engine.
In 2014, The IETCC Confirmed TC1 Regulations Would Be Shared With The World Touring Car Championship.
The Cars That Were Featured Were The Citroen C-Elysee, Honda Civic Type R, Chevrolet Cruze, Volvo S60, Lada Granta And Vesta And The TC1 Light Spec Ford Fiesta.
In 2016, The IETCC Confirmed To Run On The New TC3 Regulations Which Were Now Called “TCR” To Race With The Super 2000, NGTC And TC1 Spec Cars.
In 2019, It Was Confirmed That A New Imaginary European Touring Car Series Will Replace The IETCC In 2020 With Smaller Hatchbacks On A New Regulation Called “SHNGTC”, A Touring Car Series Was Also Announced Called The “SHNGTC Europe Trophy”, Which Will Have It’s First Season In 2020 With Race Meetings In Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Czech Republic And Great Britain.
By 2002, The Imaginary World Touring Car Championship Would Not Have Much Rounds Around The World, The Imaginary European And International Touring Car Championship Would Each Have Selected Rounds Around The Calendar Until 2008.
By 2009, The Imaginary European Touring Car Championship Would Be Different With Independent And Semi Works Teams Allowed To Challenge Some Works Teams, Franz Engsler Took The Title Driving His BMW 320is, While Tom Coronel Took The Title In The Same Car In 2011.
==Champions==
      Year              Drivers                                                       Manufacturer
     1987         Steve Soper (Ford Sierra RS500)                                       BMW
     1988        Roberto Ravaglia (BMW M3)                                              BMW
     1989        Roberto Ravaglia (BMW M3)                                              BMW
     1990        Hans-Joachim Stuck (Audi V8 quattro)                               Audi
     1991        Roberto Ravaglia (BMW M3)                                              BMW
     1992        Klaus Ludwig (Mercedes 190E)                                   Mercedes Benz
     1993        Steve Soper (BMW 318i)                                                    BMW     
     1994        Emanuele Pirro (Audi 80)                                                    Audi
    1995        Frank Biela (Audi A4)                                                         Audi   
   1996        Phillipe Gache (Citroën Xantia)                                          Citroen  
  1997        Laurent Aïello (Peugeot 406)                                              Audi
 1998        Bernd Schneider (Mercedes-Benz W210)                         Audi
 1999        Tom Kristensen (Honda Accord)                                        Volvo
 2000        Mattias Ekström (Volvo S40)                                            Volvo
 2001        Gabriele Tarquini (Honda Accord)                                      Honda
 2002        Nicola Larini (Alfa Romeo 156 GTA)                              Alfa Romeo
 2003        Jan Nilsson (Volvo S60)                                                   Volvo
 2004        Dirk Müller (BMW 320i)                                              Alfa Romeo.
 2005        Gabriele Tarquini (Alfa Romeo 156)                              Alfa Romeo
 2006        Dirk Müller (BMW 320si)                                                BMW
2007        Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si)                                         BMW
2008        Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si)                                             SEAT
2009        Franz Engstler (BMW 320si)                                          SEAT
2010        Andy Priaulx (BMW 320si)                                           Chevrolet               
2011        Tom Coronel (BMW 320 TC)                                         Chevrolet
2012        Rickard Rydell (Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T)                           Chevrolet
2013        Gabriele Tarquini (Honda Civic WTCC)                            Honda
2014        Maťo Homola (BMW 320 TC)                                        Honda
2015        Franz Engstler (BMW 320 TC)                                      Honda
2016        Tom Chilton (Citroën C-Elysée WTCC)                          Subaru
2018         Kris Richard (Hyundai i30 N TCR)                             Volkswagen
IETCC Independent Championship.
1994        Philippe Gache (Ford Mondeo)
1995        Roberto Colciago (Opel Vectra)
1996        Christian Abt (Audi A4 Quattro)
1997        Massimo Pigoli (BMW 320i)
1998        Roger Möen (Honda Accord)
1999        Emanuele Naspetti (BMW 320i)
2000        Moreno Soli (Alfa Romeo 156)
2001        Roberto Colciago (Audi A4 quattro)
2002        Tom Coronel (BMW 320i)
2003        Tom Coronel (BMW 320i)
2004        Tom Coronel (BMW 320i)
2005        Franz Engstler (BMW 320i)
2006        Emmet O'Brien (SEAT León)
2007        Emmet O'Brien (BMW 320si)
2008        Franz Engstler (BMW 320si)
2009        Vincent Radermecker (Chevrolet Lacetti)
2010        Tomas Engström (Honda Accord Euro R)
2011        Mehdi Bennani (BMW 320si)
2012       Franz Engstler (BMW 320 TC)
2013       Franz Engstler (BMW 320 TC)
2014       Franz Engstler (BMW 320 TC)
2015       Peter Rikli (Honda Civic FD)
2016       Petr Fulín (SEAT León Cup Racer)
2018       James Nash (Honda Civic Type R NGTC)
Imaginary European Group N Championship.
1997        Tom Coronel (BMW 320i)
1998        Armin Hahne (Ford Escort RS2000)
1999        Tom Coronel (BMW 320i)
Imaginary European Super Production Championship.
2000         Toni Ruokonen (Peugeot 306 GTi)
2001         Duncan Huisman (BMW 320i)
2002         Norman Simon (BMW 320i)
2003         Domenico Schiattarella (Ford Focus)
2004         Armin Hahne  (Ford Focus)
2005         Sergey Krylov (Volkswagen Golf IV GTi)
2006         Stefano Valli (BMW 320i)
2007         Fabio Fabiani  (BMW 320i)
2008         Fabio Fabiani  (BMW 320i)
2009         Fabio Fabiani  (BMW 320i)
2010         Fabio Fabiani  (BMW 320i)
2011         Aleksandar Tosić (Honda Civic Type-R)
2012         Aleksandar Tosić (Honda Civic Type-R)
Imaginary European Formula 2 Championship.
1997         Jean Ragnotti (Renault Megane Maxi)
1998         Tapio Laukkanen (Renault Megane Maxi)
1999         Oriol Gomez (SEAT Ibiza Kit Car)
2000         Raimund Baumschlager (Volkswagen Golf MK4 Kit Car)
Imaginary European Super 1600 Championship.
2001         Larry Cols (Peugeot 206 S1600)
2002         Sven Haaf (Citroen Saxo S1600)
2003         Mirco Baldacci (Fiat Punto S1600)
2004         Mirco Baldacci (Suzuki Ignis S1600)
2005         Luca Betti (Renault Clio S1600)
2006         Brice Tirabassi (Citroen C2 S1600)
2007         Yoann Bonato (Citroen C2 S1600)
Imaginary European Touring Light Championship.
2008         Carsten Seifert (Ford Fiesta ST)
2009         Carsten Seifert (Ford Fiesta ST)
2010         Sergey Krylov (Ford Fiesta ST)
2011         Igor Skuz (Ford Fiesta ST)
2012         Ulrike Krafft (Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V)
2013         David Griessner (Peugeot 207 Sport)
2014         Ralf Glatzel (Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V)
2015         Andrey Nikolaev (Volkswagen Polo R2 Mk5)
2016         Ralf Glatzel (Ford Fiesta ST)
Imaginary European One Make Championship.
2003         Iván Portoles (Renault Clio Cup)
2004         Sebastiaan Bleekemolen (Renault Clio Cup)
2005         Sebastiaan Bleekemolen (Renault Clio Cup)
2006         Giuseppe Cirò (Renault Clio Cup)
2007         Antonio de la Reina (Renault Clio Cup)
2008         François Verbist (Renault Clio Cup)
2009         Andrea Larini (SEAT Leon Eurocup)
2010         Gábor Wéber (SEAT Leon Eurocup)
2011         Jordi Oriola (SEAT Leon Eurocup)
2012         Norbert Kiss (SEAT Leon Eurocup)
2013         Alex Morgan (Renault Clio Cup)
2014         Chris James (Mini Challenge Cup)
2015         Emil Lindholm (Audi TT Cup)
2016         Sebastiaan Bleekemolen (Renault Clio Cup)
2018         Tomáš Pekař (Renault Clio Cup)
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