The Italian Job (2003 film) film upon which it was based. "BusinessWeek" reported in April 2004 that sales of the Mini in 2003—the year in which "The Italian Job" was theatrically released—had increased 22 percent over the previous year. A sequel to "The Italian Job", tentatively titled "The Brazilian Job", was in development by the summer of 2004, but has since faced multiple delays. Principal photography was initially slated to begin in March 2005, with a projected release date in November or December 2005. However, the script was never finalized, and the release date was pushed back to sometime in 2006, and later summer 2007.
2016 Italian Touring Car Championship held in Italy. On 23 January, the Vallelunga round was postponed from 17 April to 4 September. On 16 March, the first round in Monza was moved forward to 30 October, while Adria was anticipated to 8 May. † – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 50% of the race distance. 2016 Italian Touring Car Championship The 2016 Italian Touring Car Championship is the second season of the ITCC to run under TCR regulations and the 30th season since a national touring car series was revied in 1987 as the Campionato Italiano Turismo.