FIA WTCR Race of Russia explained

FIA WTCR Race of Russia
Flag:Flag of Russia.svg
Circuit:Sochi Autodrom (2021)
Circuit Image:Circuit Sochi.svg
Times Held:5
First Held:2013
Last Held:2021
Most Wins Driver: Yvan Muller (2)
Most Wins Constructor: Citroën (3)
Current Year:2021
Race 1 Winner: Mikel Azcona
Race 1 Winning Team:(Zengő Motorsport Services KFT)
Race 2 Winner: Robert Huff
Race 2 Winning Team:(Zengő Motorsport Services KFT)

The FIA WTCR Race of Russia is a round of the World Touring Car Championship, which was held for the first time in 2013 at the Moscow Raceway until 2015 in Volokolamsk, 70km (40miles) from the capital, Moscow.[1]

The event returned in 2021, but the venue was relocated to the Sochi Autodrom. The event was also included in the 2022 calendar, but it was deferred to 2023 due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Winners

YearRaceDriver ManufacturerLocationReport
2021Race 1 Mikel Azcona CupraSochi AutodromReport
Race 2 Robert Huff Cupra
2015Race 1 Yvan Muller CitroënMoscow RacewayReport
Race 2 Tiago Monteiro Honda
2014Race 1 José María López CitroënReport
Race 2 Ma Qing Hua Citroën
2013Race 1 Yvan Muller ChevroletReport
Race 2 Michel Nykjær Chevrolet

Notes and References

  1. News: WTCC to pay first visit to Russia in 2013 . fiawtcc.com . . 21 December 2012 . 22 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020054144/http://www.fiawtcc.com/news/detail/id/573 . 20 October 2013 .
  2. Web site: Statement on WTCR Race of Russia. fiawtcr.com. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226191742/https://www.fiawtcr.com/statement-on-wtcr-race-of-russia/. dead.