ALFA ROMEO 4C IS THE FIA WTCC SAFETY CAR

• Eurosport Events, promoter of the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) appointed by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), has chosen the Alfa Romeo 4C as Safety Car for the 2014 season
• The multi award-winning coupé will make its début on the track with special livery on April 12/13 on the Moulay El Hassan circuit of Marrakech
• The Alfa Romeo 4C was chosen after being named “Most Beautiful Car of 2013” at the 29th International Automobile Festival of Paris

The Alfa Romeo 4C was chosen by Eurosport Events as the Safety Car of the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) for the entire 2014 season.

The multi award-winning coupé will be finished in a special livery and will be on the grid for every World Touring Car Championship race during the 2014 season, beginning with the Moulay El Hassan Circuit of Marrakech (Morocco) on 12 and 13 April.

The decision is a result of the Alfa Romeo 4C being named “Most Beautiful Car of 2013” at the 29th International Automobile Festival of Paris. The compact supercar was the winner of the poll organised, in partnership with the International Automobile Festival (IAF), on Eurosport’s international website network. Eurosport produces and promotes the FIA WTCC through its Eurosport Events division.

Designed by Alfa Romeo engineers and built at the Maserati plant in Modena, the Alfa Romeo 4C is the brand’s modern icon and represents the essential sportiness embedded in the ‘Alfa Romeo DNA’: performance and technical excellence for maximum driving pleasure combined with a breath-taking style.

The mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive, two-seater coupé is a true, uncompromised driving machine that delivers its best on the track, where speed, short braking distances and transverse acceleration are essential in achieving first-rate performance times: 0 to 62mph in 4.5 seconds, 160mph top speed, 1.2g of deceleration force and lateral acceleration forces in excess of 1.1g. This is thanks to an optimum weight distribution – 40:60 front to rear – and its ultra-lightweight construction – comprised largely of carbon fibre, aluminium and SMC – which results in a dry weight of just 895 kg.

The first-rate performance is also due to the combination of the new 240hp 1750 Turbo Petrol engine with the latest-generation ‘Alfa TCT’ dry twin clutch transmission and the advanced Alfa DNA selector with the new Race mode. The all-aluminium engine, complete with direct injection and a high-performance turbo charger, sets new power and torque records for the segment, at over 137hp per litre and 200Nm per litre respectively.

The Alfa Romeo supercar is therefore the perfect car to play the role of ‘Safety Car’ in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), the international competition for production-derived saloon cars.

Produced and promoted since 2005 by Eurosport Events, the FIA WTCC consists of 12 stages across four continents in 2014. In keeping with tradition, the season will wind up in Macao at the Da Guia circuit on 16 November. All 24 races will be broadcast live by the Eurosport and Eurosport 2 channels.

The complete 2014 FIA WTCC schedule follows:

12-13 Apr	Morocco	Moulay El Hassan Circuit
19-20 Apr	France	Paul Ricard Circuit
3-4 May	Hungary	Hungaroring
10-11 May	Slovakia	Slovakia Ring
24-25 May	Austria	Salzburgring
7-8 June	Russia	Moscow Raceway
21-22 June	Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
2-3 Aug	Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo
13-14 Sept	United States	Sonoma Raceway
11-12 Oct	China	Shanghai International Circuit
25-26 Oct	Japan	Japan
14-16 Nov	Macau	Da Guia Circuit

 

 

ALFA ROMEO 4C RETURNS TO THE UK AS OFFICIAL SAFETY CAR TO THE FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Alfa Romeo 4C will make a second UK appearance as Official Safety Car to the Silverstone round of the FIM World Superbike Championship this weekend (Sunday, 4 August).

The second UK round of the FIM World Superbike Championship visits the Northamptonshire circuit at the weekend, when top sponsor Alfa Romeo will bring a special liveried Alfa 4C as Official Safety Car to the round.

Following its dynamic UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Alfa 4C will make this second UK outing of the summer liveried in the red, white and green colours of the Italian flag.

For UK fans of Alfa’s eagerly anticipated new model, this will be another rare opportunity to see the stunning 240hp compact sports coupé in action.

Damien Dally, Head of Brand at Alfa Romeo UK said: “Alfa Romeo is a proud sponsor of the FIM World Superbike Championship having been associated with the series for seven years now. As we prepare to launch the Alfa 4C here in the UK, it’s fantastic to be able to showcase this car to the public for a second time as it takes to the prestigious Silverstone circuit.”

Earlier this year, Alfa Romeo launched the MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde SBK Limited Edition, a product of a multi-year collaboration with the FIM World Superbike Championship, with a unique stunt involving professional biker Chris ‘The Stalker’ Walker. The stunt can be seen below.