▁support ▁series ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship , ▁the ▁European ▁Production ▁Series ▁ran ▁over ▁the ▁six ▁European ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁W T CC . ▁The ▁series ▁did ▁not ▁put ▁together ▁a ▁grid ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁re - est ab lished . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁European ▁Production ▁Series ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁support ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Tour ing ▁Car ▁Championship ▁( WT CC ). ▁It ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁W T CC ▁driver ▁Jord i ▁Gen é , ▁V - Line ▁Or g ▁( organ is ers ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁End urance ▁Cup ) ▁and ▁Sun red ▁team ▁manager ▁Ian ▁Plan as . ▁It ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁l ' Autom obile ▁( FI A ) ▁as ▁an ▁International ▁Series . ▁Plan as ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁organ ising ▁committee , ▁with ▁Gen é ▁and ▁V - Line ' s ▁Frances c ▁G uti ér rez ▁as ▁ste wards . ▁The ▁series ▁supported ▁six ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁W T CC ▁season . ▁ ▁El ig ible ▁cars ▁and ▁classes ▁Ad m itted ▁vehicles ▁fit ▁into ▁five ▁categories : ▁D 1 : ▁Ve h icles ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁power ▁of ▁ 4 0 0   hp . ▁Also ▁included ▁all ▁vehicles ▁of ▁higher ▁power ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁their ▁weight / power ▁ratio ▁is ▁not ▁lower ▁than ▁ 2 . 6  