The SEAT León Eurocup was a one-make touring car racing

Touring car racing

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 series which uses SEAT León

SEAT León

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s, run by SEAT Sport

SEAT Sport

SEAT Sport is the motorsport division of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985 , succeeding the 'SEAT Special Vehicles department' which had been formed in 1971 with the mission to enforce the brand's participation in rally championships, followed by 11 titles between 1979 and...

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Background

The championship began in 2008, making its debut at Circuit de Valencia

Circuit de Valencia

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, as a support series for the World Touring Car Championship

World Touring Car Championship

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, in which SEAT

SEAT

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 is a leading manufacturer. The organisers offer a prize for the highest points scorer at each race weekend, with the opportunity to race a SEAT León TFSI at the next round of the WTCC for the SUNRED Engineering

SUNRED Engineering

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 team. The winner of the championship gets to participate in the one-off European Touring Car Cup

European Touring Car Cup

The FIA European Touring Car Cup is an annual touring car racing event, which has been held at various locations across Europe since 2005. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, for 2010 the series is a three round event.-History:...

 event in a SUNRED-prepared SEAT. The championship was developed from the national SEAT León Supercopa

SEAT León Supercopa

The SEAT León Supercopa is a one-make racing series, organised by SEAT Sport, the motorsport division of Spanish car manufacturer SEAT. It uses a modified version of the SEAT León road car, and championships are currently run in Spain, Germany, Italy and France...

 series run in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, Spain

Spain

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, Germany

Germany

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 and Turkey

Turkey

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 since 2003.

The Car

The Eurocup uses the same car that made its debut in the Spanish Supercopa series in 2006. They are front-wheel drive and have a 220 kW

Kw

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 4 cylinder, 2 L

Litér

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 DOHC turbocharged

Turbocharger

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 engine. The cars cost £63,000 to buy for 2009. The series uses Pirelli

Pirelli

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 tyres.

Race Weekend

The SEAT León Eurocup weekend is made up of two races of between 50-70km, with a maximum duration of 30 minutes. Before these there are two 30 minute free-practice sessions and a 30 minute qualifying session which determines the grid for the first race. The grid for the second race is determined by the results of the first race, with the first eight places reversed.

The races are covered on Eurosport

Eurosport

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Champions

Season	Champion
2008 2008 SEAT León Eurocup season The 2008 SEAT León Eurocup season was the first season of the SEAT León Eurocup, a one-make racing series supporting the World Touring Car Championship.-Race calendar and results:-Championship standings:-External links:*...	Oscar Nogués Oscar Nogués Oscar Nogués Farré is a Spanish auto racing driver. He won the Spanish SEAT León Supercopa in 2005 and 2006, and won the inaugural SEAT León Eurocup in 2008. He made one-off appearances in the World Touring Car Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008 as rewards for his efforts in SEAT one-make series...
2009 2009 SEAT León Eurocup season The 2009 SEAT León Eurocup season was the second season of the SEAT León Eurocup, a one-make racing series supporting the World Touring Car Championship.Hungarian Norbert Michelisz won the championship at the final round at Imola.-Teams and drivers:...	Norbert Michelisz Norbert Michelisz Norbert "Norbi" Michelisz is a Hungarian auto racing driver, who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.-Career:...
2010 2010 SEAT León Eurocup season The 2010 SEAT León Eurocup season will be the third season of the SEAT León Eurocup, a one-make racing series supporting the World Touring Car Championship.-Teams and drivers:-Race calendar and results:...	Gábor Wéber Gabor Weber Gábor Wéber is a race car driver born in Hungary who competed in one race of the 2003 Porsche Supercup. Since 2008 he has been competing in the SEAT León Eurocup, and he won the 2010 season with the Zengő-Dension Team. He also is a commentator of the Formula One on Hungarian TV channel RTL...

External links

• Official Website of the SEAT León Eurocup