Eurosport and SimBin Studios have announced the V-WTCC, the Virtual Touring Car Championship. The championship will use SimBin’s RACE 07.

There will be five semi-finals with pre-qualifying taking place online. The best qualifiers for each round will then race on site during five European WTCC event for a seat in the Grand Finale at the FIA WTCC race meeting in Monza.

The new championship will also get TV coverage on Eurosport in the youth-oriented programme BUZZ.

Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.

FIA WTCC

If you’ve finished reading the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue car list posted a couple of days ago it’s now time for new cars for the Xbox 360 owners.

The downloadable pack released on March 19 includes 13 cars and will cost 400 Microsoft points.

The cars are:
2008 Audi S5
2007 Audi TT Coupe S-Line
1971 BMW 3.0 CSL E09
2008 BMW E92 M3
1989 Ferrari F40 Competizione
1996 Ferrari F50 GT
2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
2007 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
2007 Maserati GranTurismo
2006 Maserati MC12 Corsa
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR
2008 Porsche 911 GT2 (997)
2007 Peugeot #1 Peugeot 207 Super 2000

The upcoming Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will feature a total of 71 cars from the world’s most iconic manufacturers.

Slipstreaming.net brings you the list:

Lexus IS F ‘07
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur ‘02
Nissan Fairlady Z Version S ‘07
Nissan Skyline Sedan 350GT Type SP ‘06
Nissan Skyline Coupe Concept ‘07
Nissan Skyline Coupe 370GT Type SP ‘07
Nissan Skyline Coupe (V36) Tuned Car
Nissan GT-R Proto ‘05
Nissan GT-R ‘07
Honda Integra TYPE R ‘04
Honda NSX Type R ‘02
Acura NSX ‘91
Mazda Atenza Sport (2007 Tokyo Motor Show reference exhibit)
Mazda RX-8 Type S ‘03
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD)
Mazda RX-7 (FD) Special Tuned Car
Subaru Impreza WRX STI (18inch BBS Wheel Option) ‘07
Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STI spec C Type RA ‘05
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR ‘05
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Premium Package ‘07
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GSR Tuned Car
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR Tuned Car
Suzuki Cappuccino ‘95
Suzuki Swift Sport ‘07
Suzuki Cervo SR ‘07
Suzuki Cappuccino Tuned Car
Suzuki Swift Sport Tuned Car
Daihatsu Copen Active Top ‘02
Daihatsu OFC-1 ‘07
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ‘06
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6) Tuned Car
Dodge Viper GTS ‘02
Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe ‘06
Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe Tuned Car
Ford Mustang V8 GT Coupe Premium ‘07
Ford GT ‘05
Ford Focus ST ‘06
Ford GT Tuned Car
Audi R8 4.2 FSI R tronic ‘07
Audi TT Coupe 3.2 quattro ‘07
BMW Z4 ‘03
BMW 135i Coupe ‘07
BMW M3 Coupe ‘07
BMW 135tii ‘08
Mini Cooper-S ‘06
Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG ‘02
Volkswagen Golf GTI ‘01
Volkswagen Golf V GTI ‘05
Alfa Romeo 147 TI 2.0 TWIN SPARK ‘06
Alfa Romeo Brera Sky Window 3.2 JTS Q4 ‘06
Ferrari 599 ‘06
Ferrari F430 ‘06
Ferrari 512BB ‘76
Ferrari F40 ‘92
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione ‘91
Citroen C4 Coupe 2.0VTS ‘06
Renault Clio Renault Sport V6 24V ‘00
Clio Renault Sport V6 24V Tuned Car
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe ‘06
Jaguar XK Coupe ‘06
Lotus Elise 111R ‘04
Lotus Elise ‘96
Lotus Elise 111R Tuned Car
Lotus Elise Tuned Car
TVR Tuscan Speed 6 ‘00
TVR Tamora ‘02
Art Morrison Corvette’60
Amuse/Opera Performance Gran Turismo 350Z RS
Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo
Mine’s BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 base ‘06
Blitz Dunlop ER34 ‘07