The European Touring Car Championship
Willy Stenger, German, had a dream. A pan-European championship for Saloon cars, or Touring Cars, consisting of circuit races as well as hillclimbs.
Touring car racing was becoming increasingly popular, especially in Britain, Germany and the Benelux countries. Willy got FIA's permission to run a "challenge" in 1963 - it would not be a real championship until the early seventies. The series was designed around some already established races, some new ones were added - the series was on its way.
The European Touring Car Championship |
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| 1963-1967 The early years | 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 |
| 1968-1969 Group 5 years | 1968 1969 |
| 1970-1975 Ford and BMW years | 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 |
| 1976-1981 The dull years | 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 |
| 1982-1988 Group A years | 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 ETCC 1987 WTCC 1988 |
| FIA Touring Car World Cup |
1993 |
| Epilogue |