World Touring Car Championship 2013

The 2013 World Touring Car Championship was the tenth season of the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) and the ninth since the series was restarted in 2005. It began on March 24 in Monza and ended on November 17 in Macau . 24 races were held on 12 race weekends.

Teams and drivers

team vehicle No. driver class Race weekend  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC 01  Rob Huff 1-12 37  René Münnich Y 1-12 38  Marc Basseng 1-12  Castrol Honda WTC Team Honda Civic WTCC 03  Gabriele Tarquini 1-12 18th  Tiago Monteiro 1-12  Zengõ Motorsport Honda Civic WTCC 05  Norbert Michelisz 1-12  Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320 TC 06th  Franz Engstler Y 1-9, 11, 12 07th  Charles Ng Y 1-12 68  Masaki Kanō Y A 10 BMW 320si 70  Joseph Rosa-Merszei Y A 12 88  Henry Ho Y A 10-12  LADA Sport Lukoil LADA Granta 08th  Mikhail Koslowski 2-12 10  James Thompson 1-12 11  Alexei Dudukalo 1  bamboo engineering Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 09  Alex MacDowall Y 1-12 14th  James Nash Y 1-12  RML Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 12  Yvan Muller 1-12 23  Tom Chilton 1-12  ANOME BMW 320 TC 13  Jean-Philippe Dayraut Y 1  ROAL motorsport BMW 320 TC 15th  Tom Coronel 1-12 55  Darryl O'Young Y 1-12  Nika Racing Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 17th  Michel Nykjær Y 1-9 33  Yukinori Taniguchi Y A 12 67  Hiroki Yoshimoto Y A 10 69  Rickard Rydell 11  Campos Racing SEAT León WTCC 19th  Fernando Monje Y 1-11 20th  Hugo Valente Y 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 12 21st  Nikolay Karamyshev Y 6, 7 33  Yukinori Taniguchi Y A 11 80  Michael Soong Y A 12 81  Constantine Calko Y A 12  Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC 22nd  Tom Boardman Y 1-4, 7, 9-12  Proteam Racing BMW 320 TC 25th  Mehdi Bennani Y 1-12  PB Racing BMW 320 TC 26th  Stefano d'Aste Y 1-12  Wiechers Sport BMW 320 TC 33  Yukinori Taniguchi Y A 10 72  José María López Y 8th 73  Fredy Barth Y 1-7, 9, 11, 12  Volvo Polestar Racing Volvo C30 DRIVe 40  Thed Bjork T 11  China Dragon Racing Chevrolet Cruze LT 60  Filipe de Souza Y A 10-12 61  Kin Veng Ng Y A 10-12 Chevrolet Lacetti 62  Came to San Lam Y A 12 63  Celio Alves Dias Y A 12  Song Veng Racing Team Chevrolet Cruze LT 66  Jerónimo Badaraco Y A 10-12  Tuenti Racing Team SEAT León WTCC 74  Pepe Oriola 1-6 Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 7-12  RPM Racing Team BMW 320si 77  Ka Lok Mak Y A 10-12  PAS Macau Racing Team Honda Accord Type-R 79  Eurico de Jesus Y A 12  Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Civic WTCC 99  Takuya Izawa A. 10

Abbreviation Eligible for Y Yokohama Trophy A. Eurosport Asia Trophy T Not eligible for points

Racing calendar

No.		date	Race name / place	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Fastest race lap
01	01	March 24th	Race of Italy ( Monza )	Yvan Muller	Tom Chilton	Alex MacDowall	Yvan Muller	Tom Chilton
	02			Yvan Muller	Michel Nykjær	Gabriele Tarquini	Darryl O'Young	Pepe Oriola
02	03	07th of April	Race of Morocco ( Marrakech )	Michel Nykjær	Gabriele Tarquini	James Nash	Gabriele Tarquini	Alex MacDowall
	04th			Pepe Oriola	Yvan Muller	Tom Chilton	Fernando Monje	Tom Chilton
03	05	April 28	Race of Slovakia ( Orechová Potôň )	Gabriele Tarquini	Tiago Monteiro	Norbert Michelisz	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini
	06th			Tom Coronel	Yvan Muller	Gabriele Tarquini	Tom Coronel	Tom Coronel
04th	07th	05th of May	Race of Hungary ( Budapest )	Yvan Muller	Norbert Michelisz	Gabriele Tarquini	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller
	08th			Rob Huff	Mehdi Bennani	Alex MacDowall	Alex MacDowall	Rob Huff
05	09	May 19th	Race of Austria ( Salzburg )	Michel Nykjær	James Nash	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller	Alex MacDowall
	10			James Nash	Yvan Muller	Norbert Michelisz	James Nash	Yvan Muller
06th	11	0June 9th	Race of Russia ( Wolokolamsk )	Yvan Muller	Tom Coronel	Norbert Michelisz	Yvan Muller	Tom Coronel
	12			Michel Nykjær	Yvan Muller	Rob Huff	Mehdi Bennani	Michel Nykjær
07th	13	June 30th	Race of Portugal ( Porto )	Yvan Muller	Tom Chilton	Michel Nykjær	Yvan Muller	Pepe Oriola
	14th			James Nash	Rob Huff	Michel Nykjær	James Nash	Yvan Muller
08th	15th	04th of August	Race of Argentina ( Río Hondo )	Yvan Muller	Pepe Oriola	Tom Chilton	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller
	16			José María López	Gabriele Tarquini	Pepe Oriola	José María López	Yvan Muller
09	17th	0September 8th	Race of the United States ( Sonoma )	Tom Chilton	Tiago Monteiro	Yvan Muller	Tom Chilton	Tiago Monteiro
	18th			Gabriele Tarquini	Mehdi Bennani	Norbert Michelisz	Mehdi Bennani	Norbert Michelisz
10	19th	September 22	Race of Japan ( Suzuka )	Norbert Michelisz	Alex MacDowall	Yvan Muller	Norbert Michelisz	Norbert Michelisz
	20th			Tom Coronel	Mehdi Bennani	Tiago Monteiro	Mehdi Bennani	Mehdi Bennani
11	21st	0November 3rd	Race of China ( Shanghai )	Tom Chilton	Yvan Muller	James Nash	Yvan Muller	Stefano D'Aste
	22nd			Tiago Monteiro	Gabriele Tarquini	Norbert Michelisz	Tiago Monteiro	Tiago Monteiro
12	23	November 17th	Guia Race of Macau ( Macau )	Yvan Muller	Tiago Monteiro	Rob Huff	Yvan Muller	Yvan Muller
	24			Rob Huff	Pepe Oriola	Tom Coronel	Tom Coronel	Yvan Muller

World championship stands

Driver ranking

The driver who accumulated the most points in the driver standings by the end of the season became world champion. When distributing points for the drivers' classification, the placements in the overall result of the respective race were taken into account. The top ten drivers in each race received points according to the following scheme:

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Points	25th	18th	15th	12	10	8th	6th	4th	2	1

In addition, points were awarded to the first five pilots for qualifying according to the 5-4-3-2-1 scheme.

Item	driver	ITA		MAR		SVK		HUN		AUT		RUS		POR		ARG		United States		JPN		CHN		MAC		Points
		R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
01	Y. Muller	1 1	1	4 3	2	4 4	2	1 1	5	3 1	2	1 1	2	1 1	7th	1 1	13	3 2	4th	3 4	DNF	2 1	5	1 1	6th	431
02	G. Tarquini	4 5	3	2 1	DNF	1 1	3	3 3	DNF	12	8th	6 5	7th	DNF 5	20th	4 4	2	6th	1	27 *	4th	7th	2	DNS 3	8th	242
03	J. Nash	7th	7th	3 2	4th	6th	17th	9	4th	2	1	8th	10	11	1	9	7th	5	8th	5 5	5	3 4	6th	6th	4th	226
04th	R. Huff	6th	10	5	DNF	17th	4th	4th	1	8 3	9	4 3	3	5	2	8th	DNF	8th	20th	7th	8th	6th	4th	3 4	1	215
05	T. Chilton	2 2	5	DNF 5	3	DNF 5	7th	7th	7th	7 2	NC	9	6th	2 2	9	3 2	12	1 1	11	4 3	6th	1 2	10	DNF	DNF	213
06th	N. Michelisz	8th	22nd	DNF	15 *	3 3	21st	2 2	8th	14th	3	3 4	5	DNF 4	DNS	7 3	5	20th	3	1 1	DNF	10	3	4 5	DNF	185
07th	M. Nykjaer	20th	2	1 4	7th	7th	12	10	9	1 5	5	7th	1	3 3	3	6th	4th	12	17th							180
08th	T. Monteiro	5	8th	DNF	DNS	2 2	5	DNF 4	13	13	4th	12	12	9	11	10	6th	2 3	5	28 *	3	11	1	2 2	DNF	164
09	P. Oriola	DNF 4	6th	8th	1	9	6th	DNF	16	11	7th	17th	4th	4th	4th	2 5	3	11 4	21 *	26 *	DNF	5 3	7th	15th	2	164
10	T. Coronel	9	11	9	6th	5	1	6 5	6th	10	10	2 2	14th	7th	8th	NC	9	7th	6th	8th	1	12	8th	10	3	163
11	A. MacDowall	3 3	20 *	6th	DNF	8th	8th	8th	3	5 4	6th	13	11	13	17th	11	11	4 5	13	2 2	12	4 5	13	5	5	141
12	M. Bennani	17th	19th	18th	11	10	9	5	2	4th	16	11	16	DNF	10	20th	21 *	18th	2	11	2	16	14th	11	DNF	80
13	M. Basseng	14th	4th	7th	5	16	15th	11	17th	DNF	11	18th	13	10	5	12	DNF	9	9	9	17th	15th	18th	7th	7th	57
14th	J. Thompson	DNS	DNS	10	DNF	13	14th	DNF	12	9	12	5	DNF	6th	6th	DNF	20 *	14th	16	6th	11	8th	17th	DNF	DNF	41
15th	J. López															5	1									35
16	S. d'Aste	DNF	9	DNF	14th	12	11	14th	11	15th	DNS	10	8th	8th	12	14th	10	10	10	29	9	28	9	8th	DNF	22nd
17th	F. Barth	10	14th	13	12	11	13	DNF	22 *	6th	13	DNF	DNS	17th	21 *			15th	7th			19th	21st	DNS	DNS	15th
18th	C. Ng	15th	17th	14th	10	18th	DNF	15th	14th	18th	19th	DNF	DNF	14th	15th	17th	19th	16	DNF	14th	7th	27	16	28 *	DNF	7th
19th	D. O'Young	13	12	12	9	14th	10	NC	10	20 *	DNS	20th	9	12	13	15th	18th	DNF	12	13	10	20th	30 *	12	DNF	7th
20th	F. Engstler	19 *	13	17th	8th	19th	DNF	13	DNF	19 *	14th	19th	15th	21 *	18th	19th	15th	17th	DNF			13	28 *	13	14th	4th
21st	H. Valente							12	19th	DNF	DNS			18th	14th	13	8th	13	14th			DNF	12	DNF	DNF	4th
22nd	T. Boardman	18 *	16	DNS	DNS	DNF	18th	DNF	15th					20 *	DNS			21st	22nd	25 *	DNF	9	11	9	DNF	4th
23	H. Ho																			24	21st	23	25th	19th	9	2
24	F. Monje	12	15th	11	DNF	15th	16	16	18th	DNF	17th	15th	18th	15th	DNF	16	14th	23	15th	10	13	29	19th			1
25th	C. Alves Dias																							23	10	1
-	J. Dayraut	11	18th																							0
-	K. Ng																			22nd	20th	26th	26th	22nd	11	0
-	T. Izawa																			12	22 *					0
-	K. Lam																							26th	12	0
-	M. Koslowski			16	13	20th	20th	17th	20th	16	15th	14th	DNF	19th	19th	DNF	16	19th	18th	15th	19th	17th	20th	14th	DNF	0
-	K. Mak																			23	DNF	25th	27	27	13	0
-	R. Münnich	16	21st	15th	DNF	21st	19th	18th	21st	17th	18th	16	19 *	DNF	DNF	18th	17th	22nd	19th	16	14th	18th	22nd	16	DNf	0
-	R. Rydell																					14th	29 *			0
-	M. Kanō																			19th	15th					0
-	F. de Souza																			21st	DNF	22nd	25th	20th	15th	0
-	T. Björk																					DNS	15th			0
-	N. Karamyshev											21st	17th	16	16											0
-	Y. Taniguchi																			17th	16	21st	23	17th	DNF	0
-	J. Badaraco																			20th	18th	24	DNF	25th	DNF	0
-	H. Yoshimoto																			18th	DNF					0
-	M. Soong																							18th	DNF	0
-	J. Rosa-Merszei																							21st	DNF	0
-	E. de Jesus																							24	DNF	0
-	K. Calko																							29 *	DNF	0
-	A. Dudukalo	DNS	DNS																							0
Item	driver	ITA		MAR		SVK		HUN		AUT		RUS		POR		ARG		United States		JPN		CHN		MAC		Points

Legend

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

• ¹ : first in qualifying, ² : second in qualifying, ...

Individual evidence

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2. ^ ^{A b} Stefan Ziegler: "Honda secures the services of Monteiro and Tarquini". Motorsport-Total.com, July 18, 2012, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "New car for Michelisz: Zengö changes to Honda". Motorsport-Total.com, January 10, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Philip Schajer: "WTCC - Team Engstler upholds driver pairing." Engstler and Ng also at the start in 2013. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 8, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
5. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "Lada confirms Koslowskii as Dudukalo replacement". Motorsport-Total.com, April 1, 2013, accessed April 13, 2013 . 
6. ^ ^{A b} Stefan Ziegler: "Team boss: Lada 2013 with Thompson and Dudukalo". Motorsport-Total.com, November 15, 2012, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
7. ^ Neil Hudson: "Alex MacDowall returns with Bamboo for 2013 season". touringcartimes.com, February 14, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
8. ↑ Philipp Schajer: "WTCC - Nash switches to Bamboo Engineering". The title in sight. Motorsport-Magazin.com, December 5, 2012, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
9. ↑ ^{a b} Stefan Ziegler: "RML 2013 with Muller and Chilton". Motorsport-Total.com, March 4, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
10. ↑ Peter Allen: “Dayraut To Race BMW At WTCC Monza Opener”. thecheckeredflag.co.uk, March 11, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
11. ^ ^{A b} Stefan Ziegler: "Coronel stays with ROAL, O'Young becomes his team-mate". Motorsport-Total.com, February 12, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
12. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "Nika team confirms Nykjaer". Motorsport-Total.com, March 15, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
13. ^ ^{A b} Stefan Ziegler: “Campos obliges Monje and Valente”. Motorsport-Total.com, March 13, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
14. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "Bennani stays with Proteam". Motorsport-Total.com, January 17, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
15. ↑ Philipp Schajer: "WTCC - D'Aste starts with its own team". New start with PB Motorsport. Motorsport-Magazin.com, March 1, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
16. ↑ Philipp Schajer: “WTCC - Ex-USF1 pilot starts in Argentina”. Castling at Wiechers. Motorsport-Magazin.com, July 26, 2013, accessed August 4, 2013 . 
17. ↑ Stefan Ziegler: "Barth becomes a BMW driver and changes to Wiechers". Motorsport-Total.com, March 6, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 . 
18. ↑ Annika Kläsener: "WTCC - Oriola 2013 in the Tuenti-Seat". Top 6 in the World Cup the goal. Motorsport-Magazin.com, February 27, 2013, accessed March 23, 2013 .