Yika karun ti World Touring Car Championship bẹrẹ ọla ni Vila Real International Circuit. Ko dabi awọn atẹjade iṣaaju, iṣe naa bẹrẹ ni Ọjọ Satidee nikan, pẹlu adaṣe ọfẹ akọkọ ti WTCC.
Ọkan ninu awọn ifojusi ti ere-ije yii jẹ Tiago Monteiro Portuguese lẹẹkansi, ẹlẹṣin ti o daabobo awọn awọ Honda. Awọn awaoko wa si yi ije ni keji ibi ni awọn asiwaju, o kan meji ojuami sile awọn Dutchman Nicky Catsburg of Volvo. Lẹhin iṣẹgun ni Vila Real ni ọdun to kọja, ati tẹlẹ pẹlu awọn iṣẹgun ni Ilu Morocco ati Hungary ni ọdun yii, awakọ ile ni ireti lati tun gba asiwaju ninu awọn iduro:
James MonteiroMo nireti lati fun gbogbo eniyan idi miiran lati ṣe ayẹyẹ. Sibẹsibẹ, a ko le gbagbe alatako, tabi fi ohunkohun silẹ si aye. A fẹ lati tun gba aaye akọkọ ninu aṣaju ati pe iyẹn ni idojukọ wa ti o tobi julọ laibikita ohun gbogbo miiran. Lẹhin ohun ti o ṣẹlẹ ni ọdun to kọja ati ohun gbogbo ti a ti nṣe ni ọdun yii, dajudaju a jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ẹgbẹ ayanfẹ lati bori ati pe Mo nireti pe ohun gbogbo lọ laisiyonu ki a le ṣe.
Ni ọdun yii, ipele Portuguese ti WTCC ni ere-ije FIA miiran lori orin, European Touring Car Cup (ETCC), eyiti a fi kun National Championship of Classic Circuits (CNCC). Ṣayẹwo awọn akoko ni isalẹ:
| Saturday Okudu 24th | |
|---|---|
| 8:30 owurọ | ETCC - Awọn idanwo |
| 9:30 owurọ | WTCC – Iwa Ọfẹ 1 |
| 10:30 owurọ | CNCC - Ikẹkọ Ọfẹ |
| 11:10 owurọ | CNCC 1300 - Awọn adaṣe ọfẹ |
| 12:00 | WTCC – Iwa Ọfẹ 2 |
| 13:00 | CNCC - afijẹẹri |
| 1:35 aṣalẹ | CNCC 1300 - afijẹẹri |
| 2:15 aṣalẹ | ETCC - Awọn iṣe Ọfẹ |
| 3:30 aṣalẹ | WTCC - Ijẹrisi 1 |
| 4:05 aṣalẹ | WTCC - Ijẹrisi 2 |
| 4:25 aṣalẹ | WTCC - Ijẹrisi 3 |
| 4:45 aṣalẹ | WTCC - MAC3 |
| 5:20 aṣalẹ | CNCC - Ije 1 |
| 18:00 | ETCC - Ijẹrisi |
| Sunday Okudu 25th | |
|---|---|
| 9:30 owurọ | CNCC 1300 – Ije 1 |
| 10:25 owurọ | CNCC - Ije 2 |
| 11:45 owurọ | ETCC – Ije 1 (awọn ipele 11) |
| 13:00 | ETCC – Ije 2 (awọn ipele 11) |
| 2:45 aṣalẹ | CNCC 1300 – Ije 2 |
| 4:30 aṣalẹ | WTCC – Ije 1 (awọn ipele 11) |
| 5:45 aṣalẹ | WTCC – Ije 2 (awọn ipele 13) |