(A) European Touring Car Championship

The European Touring Car Championship is an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA. It has had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2002 and 2007. In 2008 it will be superseded by the World Touring Car Championship.
== Modern Incarnation ==
The original idea for the revival of the ETCC came about during the 2000 off season when the governing bodies of the German, French, Spanish and Italian touring car championship's got together to discuss a plan to merge all 4 championships for the 2002 season. After several discussions a basic calendar was created with 12 rounds and 6 events. It was also later agreed that the cars would run to Super Touring regulations, unlike the Super Production regulations which were originally planned.
In late 2001 the BTCC joined talks to merge in 2003 but instead of the national championship running alongside the European one it would be scrapped altogether.
== Champions ==
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Year	Driver 	Manufactuer
2002	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png Scott Strauss (Opel Vectra B) 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Opel
2003	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Frank Biela (Alfa Romeo 156 D2) 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Alfa Romeo
2004	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Matt Emmens (Alfa Romeo 156 D2) 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Alfa Romeo
2005	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Matt Emmens (Alfa Romeo 156 D2) 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Alfa Romeo
2006	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Matt Emmens (Alfa Romeo 156 D2) 	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Alfa Romeo
2007	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png Markus Zelic (Alfa Romeo 156 S2000)	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Alfa Romeo