FIA WTCR Race of Hungary explained

FIA WTCR Race of Hungary
Flag:Flag of Hungary.svg
Circuit:Hungaroring (2011–2022)
Circuit Image:Hungaroring.svg
Times Held:12
First Held:2011
Last Held:2022
Most Wins Driver: Yvan Muller (4)
Most Wins Constructor: Honda (7)
Current Year:2022
Race 1 Winner: Mikel Azcona
Race 1 Winning Team:(BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse)
Race 2 Winner: Santiago Urrutia
Race 2 Winning Team:(Cyan Performance Lynk & Co)

The FIA WTCR Race of Hungary, previously FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, is a round of the World Touring Car Cup, currently held at the Hungaroring near the city of Budapest.

The race makes it debut in the World Touring Car Championship as the 4th round, and as a replacement for the Moroccan round after it was dropped as "the local promoter was unable to commit to an agreement for the organisation of the event."[1]

The Race debut in 2011 saw the dominating Chevrolet drivers of Alain Menu and Yvan Muller take victories and make full advantage of championship leader Rob Huff's poor qualifying and race results. The first race saw a first podium for Javier Villa, a Spanish driver debuting in the WTCC who shared the podium with local driver Norbert Michelisz in the BMW.

Race 2 was affected by rain in the middle bulk of the race, Robert Huff failed to score whilst after a double win in the previous round at Monza, whilst Yvan Muller and Alain Menu had a Chevrolet one-two ahead of Gabriele Tarquini.

The debut Hungarian round was the fourth round of the championship.

The circuit continued to host the round when the WTCC was renamed the FIA World Touring Car Cup in 2018.

Winners

YearRaceDriver ManufacturerLocationReport
2022Race 1 Mikel Azcona HyundaiHungaroringReport
Race 2 Santiago Urrutia Lynk & Co
2021Race 1 Gilles Magnus AudiReport
Race 2 Santiago Urrutia Lynk & Co
2020Race 1 Esteban Guerrieri HondaReport
Race 2 Yann Ehrlacher Lynk & Co
Race 3 Esteban Guerrieri Honda
2019Race 1 Néstor Girolami HondaReport
Race 2 Néstor Girolami Honda
Race 3 Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai
2018Race 1 Yann Ehrlacher HondaReport
Race 2 Robert Huff Volkswagen
Race 3 Gabriele Tarquini Hyundai
2017Opening Race Tiago Monteiro HondaReport
Main Race Mehdi Bennani Citroën
2016Opening Race Mehdi Bennani CitroënReport
Main Race José María López Citroën
2015Race 1 José María López CitroënReport
Race 2 Norbert Michelisz Honda
2014Race 1 Yvan Muller CitroënReport
Race 2 Gianni Morbidelli Chevrolet
2013Race 1 Yvan Muller ChevroletReport
Race 2 Robert Huff SEAT
2012Race 1 Yvan Muller ChevroletReport
Race 2 Norbert Michelisz BMW
2011Race 1 Alain Menu ChevroletReport
Race 2 Yvan Muller Chevrolet

FIA European STC years:Hungaroring also hosted rounds in the predecessor of the WTCC in 2000 and 2001 during its initial Super Touring era.

YearRaceDriver ManufacturerLocationReport
2001Race 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi Alfa RomeoHungaroringReport
Race 2 Roberto Colciago Audi
Super Production Race Duncan Huisman BMW
2000Race 1 Gianni Morbidelli BMWReport
Race 2 Gianni Morbidelli BMW

Notes and References

  1. Web site: autosport.com - WTCC News: WTCC cancels Marrakech round . www.autosport.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110310062701/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89790 . 2011-03-10.