The 2013 championship was contested over twenty-four races, with two races held at each of twelve events throughout the year. The final calendar for the season was released in December 2012.[20]
Calendar changes
The Race of Morocco was not included on the provisional calendar for 2013, though the provisional calendar was released with a vacant race date.[22]
The Race of Spain was originally included on the provisional calendar at a venue to be decided.[22] However, the race was removed from the final calendar released in December 2012.[20]
The Race of Brazil was dropped before the start of the season, but was later reinstated.[23] It was then dropped from the calendar again when the Argentine round was confirmed.
An additional thirteenth round of the championship was added before the start of the season.[24] In May 2013, it was confirmed the Race of Argentina made its championship debut at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo.[25] The race in Argentina was confirmed in June, replacing the Brazilian round.[26]
1 2 3 Hudson, Neil (2012年6月3日)。「ジェームズ・トンプソン、ラダの最後の出場で11位」。TouringCarTimes。Mediaempire Stockholm AB 。2012年7月20日取得。今年のラダのプログラムはハンガリーとポルトガルでの2回の出場のみで構成されており、チームは今後、2013年の世界ツーリングカー選手権への本格的な挑戦に向けて、マシンの整備に取り組む予定です。{{cite news}}: CS1メンテナンス: アーカイブサービスは非推奨になりました (リンク)
↑Hudson, Neil (3 February 2012). "Honda planning 2013 WTCC entry". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
123"Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
12Hudson, Neil (15 November 2012). "Aleksei Dudukalo set for Lada switch in 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Russian driver Aleksei Dudukalo has indicated that he expects to be racing for Lada in the 2013 season in a two car team alongside double British Touring Car champion James Thompson, with backing from LUKOIL, as was rumoured earlier in the year.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑"Nika Racing enters one Cruze for 2013 WTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
↑György, Juni (10 January 2013). "Bréking: Hondával folytatjuk!– Videóval!". Zengo Motorsport. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
↑"RML Chevrolets for Muller and Chilton". World Touring Car Championship. Kigema Sport Organisation. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
↑"ROB HUFF DEFENDS TITLE WITH ALL-LINKL.COM". World Touring Car Championship. Kigema Sport Organisation. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
↑Hudson, Neil (6 March 2013). "Alain Menu to contest the 2013 Porsche Supercup". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 6 March 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
12"Castrol sponsors Honda". WorldTouringCars.com. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)