Global Touring Car Cup

Global Touring Car Cup.
Category, Touring Car Racing.
Country, Australia.
New Zealand.
South Africa.
China.
Japan.
Argentina.
United Arab Emirates
Malaysia.
United States Of America.
Inaugural Season, 1988.
Drivers’ Champion, Gary Paffett.
Teams’ Champion, HWA Racing.
Makes Champion, Mercedes Benz.
The Global Touring Car Cup Is A Touring Car Championship First Held In 1988 And Sactioned By The FIA.
The Series Would Usually Run Races In Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, China, Japan, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia And The United States.
Over The Years, The Series Also Had Race Meetings In France, Belgium, Canada, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, India, Thailand, Hong Kong, Azerbaijan, Israel, Macau, Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Great Britain, Hungary, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Mexico And Turkey In The Past.
The Series Was Also Another International Based Series Along With The Imaginary World Touring Car Championship, Intercontinental Touring Car Championship, Imaginary European Touring Car Championship And International Touring Car Championship.
The Series Also Ran With Many Different Touring Car Regulations Including.
Group A.
Super Touring.
Future Touring, (Australia).
BTC-Touring (BTCC, Great Britain).
NGTC.
WTCC TC1.
WTCC TC2.
TCR.
NGTC Light.
SHNGTC. (2020).
DTM. (Germany).
ITCC. (Germany).
V8 Supercars, (Australia And New Zealand).
V8 Supercars, (Italy).
V8 Supercars, (Europe).
V8 Supercars, (Asia).
V8 Supercars, (America).
V8SuperTourer, (New Zealand).
BRM, (South America).
GTC, (South Africa).
WTCCX/WTCC Extreme.
TC1, (RoyalRacing).
TC2000, (South America).
Super 1600, (ETCC).
Touring Light, (Russian Touring Car Championship).
Super Production.
Super 2000, (WTCC, STCC, ETCC, BTCC, DTC, Procar, Rally Cars).
JGTC, (Japan).
BGTC, (Great Britain).
Formula 2 Or Kit Car, (Based On Rally Cars).
Super 1600, (Based On Rally Cars).
Super 2000, (Based On Rally Cars).
VLN, (Germany).
Stock Cars And Stock Car Light (South America).
One Make, (Audi TT Cup, Seat Leon Eurocup, Peugeot RCZ Cup, Renault Clio Cup, Mini Challenge Cup, Mazda MX-5 Cup And More).
FGTC, (France).
DTM, (Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Great Britain).
Supertourisme, (France).
Supertourisme, (Russia).
ITCC, (International Touring Car Challenge).
ITCC, (RFactor).
Italiano Turismo 2013 And 2014, (Italy, RFactor).
VTCC, (RFactor).
Global Touring Cars Or GRC, (RFactor).
Group N, (Super Production And Showroom Cars).
DGTC, (Germany).
IGTC, (Italy).
SGTC, (Span And Portugal).
Britcar, (Great Britain).
V8Star, (Europe).
BRL V6, (Benelux).
BRL Light, (Benelux).
Procar, (Benelux).
Super GT, (Germany, Spain, Sweden, Italy, France, Great Britain, Japan, Australia).
CTCC, (China, Chinese Touring Car Championship).
V6 Or 6 Cylinder Touring Car.
CTCC, (Canadian Touring Car Championship).
Turismo Nacional, (South America),
Hatchback, (Small Hatch New Generation Touring Car Or NGTC Light).
Group GT4.
GT400, (FFSA Super GT).
GR.4, (GT Sport).
GTS, (Pirelli World Challenge).
TC, (Pirelli World Challenge).
TC A Spec, (Pirelli World Challenge).
TC B Spec, (Pirelli World Challenge).
GS, (Michelin Pilot Challenge).
ST, (Michelin Pilot Challenge).
And
Silhouettes, (Sweden, Belgium, France, Spain, Netherlands).
== Champions. ==
1988, Jim Richards, BMW M3.
1989, Peter Brock, Ford Sierra RS500.
1990, Joachim Winkelhock, BMW M3 Sport Evolution.
1991, Toshio Suzuki, Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R.
1992, Mark Skaife, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R.
1993, Klaus Ludwig, Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II.
1994, Nicola Larini, Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti.
1995, Frank Biela, Audi A4.
1996, Hironori Takeuchi, Toyota Supra.
1997, Mark Skaife, Holden VS Commodore.
1998, Alain Menu, Renault Laguna.
1999, Rickard Rydell, Volvo S40.
2000, Alan Morrison, Peugeot 306 Sedan.
2001, Laurent Aïello, Audi TT-R DTM 2001.
2002, Anthony Reid, MG ZS.
2003, Bernd Schneider, AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003.
2004, Jason Plato, SEAT Toledo Cupra.
2005, Mattias Ekström, Audi A4 DTM 2005.
2006, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Audi A4 DTM 2006.
2007, Rick Kelly, Holden VE Commodore.
2008, Gianni Morbidelli, Audi RS4 (B7).
2009, Alain Menu, Chevrolet Cruze.
2010, Cacá Bueno, Chevrolet Vectra.
2011, Mark Winterbottom, Ford FG Falcon.
2012,  Mark Winterbottom, Ford FG Falcon.
2013, Mark Winterbottom, Ford FG Falcon.
2014, Robert Dahlgren, Volvo S60.
2015, Mark Winterbottom, Ford FG X Falcon.
2016, Thed Björk, Volvo S60 Polestar TC1.
2018, Gary Paffett, Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM.
== Makes Champions. ==
1988, BMW.
1989, Ford.
1990, BMW.
1991, Nissan.
1992, Nissan.
1993, Mercedes Benz.
1994, Alfa Romeo.
1995, Audi.
1996, Toyota.
1997, Holden.
1998, Renault.
1999, Volvo.
2000, Peugeot.
2001, Audi.
2002, MG.
2003, Mercedes Benz.
2004, SEAT.
2005, Audi.
2006, Audi.
2007, Holden.
2008, Audi.
2009, Chevrolet.
2010, Chevrolet.
2011, Ford.
2012, Ford.
2013, Ford.
2014, Volvo.
2015, Ford.
2016, Volvo.
2018, Mercedes Benz.
== Main Sponsors. ==
1988-91, Mobil 1.
1992-95, Sasol.
1996-1999, Michelin.
2000-02, Dunlop.
2003-05, Esso.
2006-09, Dunlop.
2010-Present, Mobil 1.
== TV Coverage. ==
In Australia, Fox Sports Would Usually Show Live Coverage Of The Races.
In New Zealand, Sky Sport Shows Live Coverage Of The Races.
In South Africa, Vodacom Motorsport Shows Live Races Of The Series While SABC Shows Highlights Of The Races.
In Asia, Fox Sports Secure The Rights For The Live Races.
In Argentina, TyC Sports Show The Coverage Of The GTCC.
In The Middle East, Bein Sports Have The Rights For The Live Races Of The GTCC.
In Malaysia, The Series Would Be Broadcasted On Astro.
And In The United States, Fox Sports Would Usually Show All The Races And Highlights Of The Series.
In Europe, Motorsport TV Would Show Live Races And Highlights Of The Races In The GTCC.
And In The UK, Eleven Sports Will Have The Rights For The 2019 Season, The Series Was Previously Shown On BT Sport, Eurosport Still Gains The Rights Of The Global Touring Car Cup.
In Ireland, The Series Would Be Live And With Delayed Coverage On Eir Sport.
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