If you like motor racing, you are in for a treat at Valencia on the weekend of 18/19th September the Ricard Tormo Circuit plays host to the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship), Seat  Eurocup, Maserati Gran Turismo MC Trophy and of course the Formula 2 championship and you can go and watch it all for FREE. 

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WTCC

The race on 5th September saw 15 drivers awarded with 30-second time penalties for exceeding the maximum speed of 90 kmh allowed during the rolling start of the first race. However, the only change in the race results concerns Coronel (who slips from fourth to sixth) and the pair Monteiro-Priaulx who both gain one position moving up to fourth and fifth respectively.   In terms of Championship points, this reduced the gap between Muller and Priaulx from 13 to 11 and so Yvan Muller goes to Valencia in the lead.  Click here to see a breakdown of the Championship points to date.

Alain Menu will be hoping to repeat last weekend's result when he achieved his first win of the season although Robert Huff will be determined not to aid his efforts this time by getting a black flag again.

Whatever the result you can be sure that Jordi Gené Guerrero the 39 year old "local driver" from Barcelona will be strongly supported in front of his home crowd. 

Paddock Passes

For the fans that want to get a bit closer to their favourite drivers and teams you can buy paddock passes for 15€ per day or 20€ for the weekend. CLICK HERE 

The Ricard Tormo Circuit

Design
This 4km circuit is based on an American design enabling full visibility of all parts of the track allowing the spectators to follow the race at all times albeit with the assistance of a pair of binoculars.

Who is Ricardo Tormo? (September 7, 1952 - December 28, 1998)
Tormo won the 1978 FIM 50cc world championship as a member of the Bultaco factory racing team. He won the title again in 1981 on a privately backed Bultaco. He was also a three-time 50cc Spanish national champion and a four-time 125cc national champion.

During the 1984 season, Tormo suffered severe leg injuries in a crash while he was test riding a motorcycle in an industrial park near the Derbi motorcycle factory in Barcelona. His serious injuries ended his racing career.

Tormo died from leukemia in 1998. The racetrack in Valencia was re-named the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo in his honour.

Where is it?
The circuit is located in Cheste which is just 20km out of Valencia, 5km from the Valencia Airport, on the Madrid (A-3) motorway.