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The FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) published its 2015 calendar, which features a new and exciting race held on the famous and notoriously long Nurburging.

Consisting of 12 rounds from March to November, the calendar includes visits to four new territories not featured in 2014 as part of a continuous process of widening the WTCC's global appeal and increasing television coverage opportunities.

The legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany, a new addition for next year, will give the WTCC stars the chance to race on the demanding 25-kilometre track dubbed the Grüne Hölle(or Green Hell) due to the challenge it poses.

In a WTCC first, the 2015 season will conclude with a night race in Qatar.

FIA WTCC 2015: calendar:

6-8 March Argentina (Termas de Río Hondo)
17-19 April Morocco (Moulay El Hassan)
1-3 May Hungary (Hungaroring)
15-16 May Germany (Nürburgring Nordschleife)
5-7 June Russia (Moscow Raceway)
19-21 June Slovakia (Slovakia Ring)*
26-28 June France (Paul Ricard)
10-12 July Portugal (Vila Real)
11-13 September Japan (circuit TBC)
25-27 September China (Shanghai)
30 October-1 November Thailand (Buriram)
20-22 November Qatar (Losail)*
*Subject to the signing of event promoter agreement