Editing AvtoVAZ (section)

==Motorsport==
[[File:Mikhail Kozlovskiy 2013 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 2).jpg|thumb|right|Lada Granta WTCC]]
In 1970, AvtoVAZ [[chief executive officer|CEO]] Viktor Polyakov set the task to create [[sports car|sport versions]] of the Lada 2101. The engines were built in Italy, whereas fine tuning was done by engineers in Togliatti. In 1971, three sport cars based on the 2101 model took part in the Soviet Winter Rally Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soviet Racing {{!}} English Russia {{!}} Page 2 |date=26 March 2009 |url=http://englishrussia.com/2009/03/26/soviet-racing/2/ |access-date=2015-09-18 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222105249/http://englishrussia.com/2009/03/26/soviet-racing/2/ |archive-date=2015-12-22 }}</ref> Later in the same year, a VAZ-Autoexport team earned their first prize, the Silver Cup in the 1971 Tour d'Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=VAZ-2101. The history of the national car |url=http://russki-ya.blogspot.ru/2011/10/vaz-2101-penny-history-of-national-car.html |website=russki-ya.blogspot.ru |access-date=2015-09-18 |last=witalii |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160048/http://russki-ya.blogspot.ru/2011/10/vaz-2101-penny-history-of-national-car.html |archive-date=2015-12-22 }}</ref>

In the 1970s–1980s, the Autoexport racing team, using different Lada models, participated in different motorsport competitions. A special Zhiguli class was created for the Soviet Rally Championship. There were different rally and track races featuring Avtovaz sports cars. In 1978, a Lada Niva took part in the famous [[Dakar Rally]]. It was also successful in a number of international competitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=7 of the best communist race cars |url=http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/stories/1331720268494/the-seven-best-communist-era-race-cars |access-date=2015-09-18 |first=Greg |last=Stuart |website=[[Red Bull]] |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222165531/http://www.redbull.com/en/motorsports/stories/1331720268494/the-seven-best-communist-era-race-cars |archive-date=2015-12-22 }}</ref> In 1981, Guy Moerenhout Racing made two special models for Lada Belgium: Lada 21011 RS Sport, model with two Weber carburetors and special sport equipment, and Lada Niva Dream, with big wing extension, special colours and larger wheels. In the late 1990s, Lada Canada supported a rally operation in the Canadian Rally Championship, winning in the 'Production 1750' class on numerous occasions.

In 2012, the Lada Granta Cup was launched. The first stage of the new race series began in Moscow on the Myachkovo [[race track]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LADA Granta CUP » High-Tech Racing Simulations |url=http://htracings.ru/lada-granta-cup.html |website=htracings.ru |access-date=2015-09-18 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164941/http://htracings.ru/lada-granta-cup.html |archive-date=2015-12-22 }}</ref>

===World Touring Car Championship===
[[File:Lada Vesta WTCC Nürburgring 2016.jpg|thumb|The two Lada Vestas of [[Gabriele Tarquini]] and [[Hugo Valente]] being chased by [[Sabine Schmitz]] in the [[2016 World Touring Car Championship season|2016 WTCC season]]]]

In the [[2013 World Touring Car Championship season|2013 season]], AvtoVAZ returned to the WTCC championship through [[Lada Sport]]. The team used a new car: the Lada Granta WTCC, driven by WTCC World Champion [[Robert Huff]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Huff – LADA Sport ROSNEFT Driver – Official Website |url=http://www.robhuff.com/ |website=www.robhuff.com |access-date=2015-09-18 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113023031/http://www.robhuff.com/ |archive-date=2015-11-13 }}</ref>

The team returned for the [[2014 World Touring Car Championship season]],<ref name="WTCC">{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112893 |title=Lada reveals 2014 World Touring Car Championship car |date=13 March 2014 |work=AUTOSPORT.com |access-date=15 July 2015 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715160426/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112893 |archive-date=15 July 2015 }}</ref> again fielding a Granta. Since the beginning of 2015, the Lada team took part in the WTCC as Lada Sport Rosneft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Huff – LADA unveils new WTCC car and new sponsor for 2015–2017 |url=http://www.robhuff.com/news_report/LADA+unveils+new+WTCC+car+and+new+sponsor+for+2015-2017 |website=www.robhuff.com |access-date=2015-09-18 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222233546/http://www.robhuff.com/news_report/LADA%2Bunveils%2Bnew%2BWTCC%2Bcar%2Band%2Bnew%2Bsponsor%2Bfor%2B2015-2017 |archive-date=2015-12-22 }}</ref> Starting in the [[2015 World Touring Car Championship season|2015 season]], Lada Sport used Lada Vestas. The official Lada Sport team left the category at the end of the [[2016 World Touring Car Championship season|2016 season]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Cozens |first=Jack |title=Lada officially confirms World Touring Car Championship exit |url=https://www.autosport.com/wtcc/news/lada-officially-confirms-world-touring-car-championship-exit-5029872/5029872/ |access-date=23 January 2022 |work=Autosport |date=10 November 2016}}</ref> although an unofficial entry by the RC Competition team kept the Vesta on the grid for another year.<ref name=FIA>{{cite web |title=WTCR: Lada's touring car legacy |url=https://www.fia.com/news/wtcr-ladas-touring-car-legacy |access-date=23 January 2022 |publisher=FIA |date=27 November 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Lada Sport had a one-off entry for the final race of the [[TCR Touring Car|TCR]]-spec [[World Touring Car Cup]] at the [[Sochi Autodrom]].<ref name=FIA/>