(A) 2008 World Touring Car Championship

The 2008 World Touring Car Championship will be the 2nd Season of the World Touring Car Championship, the first since 1987. It is set to began at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 9 March and will conclude at Sportsland SUGO, on the 5 October.
This is the first season of the World Touring Car Championship since 1987 and the first since the FIA promoted the European Touring Car Championship to international status.
It will use the Super 2000 regulations which were first implemented during the 2007 season. The season will boast 5 new circuits, Brasília, Buenos Aires, Algarve, Sentul and Sportsland SUGO and the Hockenheimring will return for the first time since 2003 .
== Entry List ==
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Team 	Car 	No.	Drivers 	Class	Rounds
Alfa Team Alitalia 	Alfa Romeo 156 	1 	Markus Zelic 	M 	All
Alfa Team Alitalia 	Alfa Romeo 156 	3 	Matt Emmens 	M 	All
BMW Team Loeck 	BMW 320si 	2 	Dirk Muller 	M 	All
BMW Team Loeck 	BMW 320si 	5 	Andy Priaulx 	M 	All
BMW Team Loeck 	BMW 320si 	43 	Pepe Rodrigues 	M 	11-12
TNT Opel 	Opel Vectra 	4 	Scott Strauss 	M 	All
TNT Opel 	Opel Vectra 	20 	Dirk Bassler 	M 	All
Alfa Corse 	Alfa Romeo 156 	6 	Gabino Mezzano 	M 	All
Alfa Corse 	Alfa Romeo 156 	9 	Thomas Wijka 	M 	All
Alfa Corse 	Alfa Romeo 156 	19 	Augusto Farfus Jr. 	M 	1
Alfa Corse 	Alfa Romeo 156 	24 	Gianni Morbidelli 	M 	6
Volvo Polestar Racing 	Volvo C30 	7 	Edward Sandström 	M 	All
Volvo Polestar Racing 	Volvo C30 	11 	Alexander Storkenfeldt	M 	All
Volvo Polestar Racing 	Volvo C30 	25 	Robert Dahlgren 	M 	11, 12
Honda Racing 	Honda Accord Euro R	8 	James Thompson 	M 	All
Honda Racing 	Honda Accord Euro R	23 	Roberto Colciago 	M 	All
Honda Racing 	Honda Accord Euro R	53 	Yukinori Taniguchi 	M 	11-12
SEAT Sport 	Seat Leon TDI 	10 	Rickard Rydell 	M 	All
SEAT Sport 	Seat Leon TDI 	12 	Gabriele Tarquini 	M 	All
SEAT Sport 	Seat Leon TDI 	14 	Yvan Muller 	M 	All
SEAT Sport 	Seat Leon TDI 	26 	Jordi Gené 	M 	All
SEAT Sport 	Seat Leon TDI 	27 	Jose Maria Lopez 	M 	7
SEAT Sport 	Seat Leon TDI 	28 	Tiago Montiero 	M 	8
SEAT Sport 	Seat Leon TDI 	29 	Wilfred Tamura 	M 	11-12
Chevrolet Sport Belgium 	Chevrolet Lacetti 	15 	Nicola Larini 	M 	6
Chevrolet Sport Belgium 	Chevrolet Lacetti 	16 	Vincent Radermecker 	M 	3, 5
Chevrolet Sport Belgium 	Chevrolet Lacetti 	17 	Alain Menu 	M 	9
Chevrolet Sport Belgium 	Chevrolet Lacetti 	30 	Matías Rossi 	M 	2
Chevrolet Sport Belgium 	Chevrolet Lacetti 	35 	Manabu Orido 	M 	11-12
Racing For Denmark 	Peugeot 308 	18 	Jan Magnussen 	I 	3
Liqui Moli Team Engstler	BMW 320si 	21 	Franz Engstler 	I 	3, 5, 10-12
Liqui Moli Team Engstler	BMW 320si 	22 	Thomas Winklehock Jr. 	I 	3, 5, 10-12
Liqui Moli Team Engstler	BMW 320si 	50 	Masaki Kano 	I 	10-12
Liqui Moli Team Engstler	BMW 320si 	51 	Nobuteru Taniguchi 	I 	10-12
Liqui Moli Team Engstler	BMW 320i 	39 	Tsugio Matsuda 	I 	10-12
GR-Asia 	Seat Leon TFSI 	31 	Michel Nykjær 	I 	All
GR-Asia 	Seat Leon TFSI 	34 	Adam Jones 	I 	4
West Surrey Racing 	BMW 320si 	32 	Colin Turkington 	I 	All
West Surrey Racing 	BMW 320si 	60 	Duncan Huisman 	I 	All
JAS Motorsport 	Honda Accord Euro R	33 	Salvatore Tavano 	I 	3-9
KGS 	Peugeot 407 	41 	Laurent Aïello 	I 	9
Bastuck Racing 	Opel Astra GTC 	99 	Ranier Bastuck 	I 	3, 5, 12
==Calendar==
Event	Event	Race Name 	Track 	Date
1 	R1 	FIA WTCC Race of Brazil 	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	9 March
1 	R2 	FIA WTCC Race of Brazil 	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	9 March
2 	R3 	FIA WTCC Race of Argentina 	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 	23 March
2 	R4 	FIA WTCC Race of Argentina 	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez 	23 March
3 	R5 	FIA WTCC Race of Germany 	Hockenheimring Grand Prix 	27 April
3 	R6 	FIA WTCC Race of Germany 	Hockenheimring Grand Prix 	27 April
4 	R7 	FIA WTCC Race of The United Kingdom	Thruxton Circuit 	11 May
4 	R8 	FIA WTCC Race of The United Kingdom	Thruxton Circuit 	11 May
5 	R9 	FIA WTCC Race of Czech Republic 	Brno Masaryk Circuit 	25 May
5 	R10 	FIA WTCC Race of Czech Republic 	Brno Masaryk Circuit 	25 May
6 	R11 	FIA WTCC Race of Italy 	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 	8 June
6 	R12 	FIA WTCC Race of Italy 	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 	8 June
7 	R13 	FIA WTCC Race of Spain 	Circuit de Catalunya 	6 July
7 	R14 	FIA WTCC Race of Spain 	Circuit de Catalunya 	6 July
8 	R15 	FIA WTCC Race of Portugal 	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 	27 July
8 	R16 	FIA WTCC Race of Portugal 	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 	27 July
9 	R17 	FIA WTCC Race of France 	Circuit de Dijon-Prenois 	10 August
9 	R18 	FIA WTCC Race of France 	Circuit de Dijon-Prenois 	10 August
10 	R29 	FIA WTCC Race of Indonesia 	Sentul International Circuit 	7 September
10 	R20 	FIA WTCC Race of Indonesia 	Sentul International Circuit 	7 September
11 	R21 	FIA WTCC Race of Japan 	Okayama International Circuit 	21 September
11 	R22 	FIA WTCC Race of Japan 	Okayama International Circuit 	21 September
12 	R23 	FIA WTCC Race of SUGO 	Sportsland SUGO 	5 October
12 	R24 	FIA WTCC Race of SUGO 	Sportsland SUGO 	5 October
===Calendar changes===
*5 new races: Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, Indonesia and SUGO at Brasília, Buenos Aires, Algarve, Sentul and SUGO respectively.
*The Hockenhemring replaces the Nürburgring as the venue for the Race of Germany.
*The Races of Sweden, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium and Europe all removed from the calendar.
== Race Calender and Results ==
Race	Race Name 	Pole Position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning Independent
1 	Race of Brazil 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Race of Brazil 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Race of Argentina 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Race of Argentina 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Race of Germany 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Race of Germany 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Race of The United Kingdom	 	 	 	 	
8 	Race of The United Kingdom	 	 	 	 	
9 	Race of Czech Republic 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Race of Czech Republic 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Race of Italy 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Race of Italy 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Race of Spain 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Race of Spain 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Race of Portgual 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Race of Portgual 	 	 	 	 	
17 	Race of France 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Race of France 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Race of Indonesia 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Race of Indonesia 	 	 	 	 	
21 	Race of Japan 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Race of Japan 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Race of SUGO 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Race of SUGO