A strong 30-car field at Monza will mark a new season record for the World Touring Car Championship.
With the latest additions of three Japanese drivers - Manaubu Orido, Takayuki Aoki and Yukinori Taniguchi - the participation of Duarte Félix da Costa, winner of the SEAT Eurocup at Oschersleben, and Kristian Poulsen''s return, the championship has reached the respectable number of thirty drivers at the wheel of cars built by five different manufacturers: BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, LADA and SEAT.
The championship began the season with 21 cars for the two American meetings in Brazil and Mexico, but the field has grown up quickly from the start of the European season, up to the previous record: 29 cars in Oschersleben.
The season average so far is 25.7 competitors per event.


Fonte: Media FIA WTCC - 37_WTCC_newsletter_2008.pdf