The World Touring Car Championship has confirmed its calendar for the 2013 campaign, with the series heading to Russia for the first time while the Spanish round has been dropped.
Monza is set to host the opening round of the season on the 24th March with Macau hosting the finale for the 9th year on the trot on the 17th November.
The calendar follows the same pattern as the 2012 calendar, with the European races in the opening part of the season with the flyaway races forming the second half of the season.
The Moscow Raceway makes its debut on the 9th June, ahead of the trip to the streets of Porto which concludes the European leg of the season, with Curitiba starting the flyaway leg of the season on the 28th July.
Valencia, which hosted the second round of the 2012 campaign has been dropped from the calendar while Marrakech is reinstated having been missed off the provisional calendar.
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Rounds |
Date | Country |
Circuit |
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1 and 2 |
24 March | Italy | Monza |
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3 and 4 |
7 April | Morocco | Marrakech |
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5 and 6 |
29 April | Slovakia | Slovakia Ring |
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7 and 8 |
5 May | Hungary | Hungaroring |
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9 and 10 |
19 May | Austria | Salzburgring |
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11 and 12 |
9 June | Russia | Moscow Raceway |
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13 and 14 |
30 June | Portugal | Porto |
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15 and 16 |
28 July | Brazil |
Curitiba |
| 17 and 18 | 8 September | USA |
Sonoma Raceway |
| 19 and 20 | 22 September | Japan |
Suzuka |
| 21 and 22 | 3 November | China |
Shanghai |
| 23 and 24 | 17 November | Macau |
Macau |