A new weight penalty system f﷽or the World Touring Car Championship has been announced that will come into place for the 2007 season.

The current system has been highly criticised over the past two seasons from a number of drivers and team bosses, including double champion Andy Priaulx who said that a maximum of 80 🀅kilos of ba🍒llast in his BMW was akin to 'driving a single-seater with the front wing broken'.

However, having been approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council following a proposal from the Touring Car Commission, the new system has been put in place, with weight penalties again dependent on both race results and cham𝐆pionship positions.

Each driver will receive a 20kg handicap at the first event in which they compete, which will then go up or down dependent on race r𒈔esults. The maximum that can be added to a car based on finishing positions is +40kg, whereas in 2006 the figure was 20kg higher. The maximum that can be taken off is 💃10kg, compared to 20kg in 2006.

In terms of championship points, drivers will have 5kg added to theiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚr weight for every ten points they score during the course of the year, while the maximum weight that any driver can carry is 60kg ꦏ- down from 80kg during 2006.

2007 weight penalties:

First: +20 kg (previously +40 kg)
Second: +15 kg (previously +30 kg)
Third: +10 kg (previously +20 kg)
Fourth: +10 kg (previously +10 kg)
Fifth: +10 kg (previously 0 kg)
Sixth: + 5 kg (previously - 5 kg)
Seventh: + 5 kg (previously -10 kg)
Eighth: + 5 kg (previously -15 kg)
Ninth: - 5 kg (previously -20 kg)
Tenth onwards: -10 kg (previously -20 kg)