2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

The 2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series is the fifth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season will begin at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in April and May and will end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October.[1]

2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Previous:	2019	Next:	2021

Josh Files is the defending drivers' champion, while Target Competition is the defending teams' champion.[2][3]

Calendar

The calendar was announced on 22 May 2020 with 6 rounds scheduled.[4]

Rnd.		Circuit/Location	Date	Supporting
1	1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	21–23 August	International GT Open
	2
2	3	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	11–13 September	FIA European Truck Racing Championship
	4
3	5	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	25–27 September	International GT Open
	6
4	7	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	9–11 October	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
	8
5	9	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	22–24 October	Spa 24 Hours GT4 European Series
	10
6	11	Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain	6–8 November	Euroformula Open
	12

Calendar changes

• After being omitted from the 2019 calendar Circuit Paul Ricard will return to the series, acting as the season opener in the revised calendar.[4]
• The Circuit Zolder will make its first appearance in the series.
• With the addition of Circuit Zolder and Circuit Paul Ricard, the rounds held at the Hungaroring and Hockenheimring were removed from the schedule.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref. Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 8 Nicolas Baert BNL TBA [5] 15 Sami Taoufik BNL TBA [6] 25 Mehdi Bennani BNL TBA [6] Volcano Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 16 Evgeni Leonov TBA [7] Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17 Martin Ryba TBA [8] 74 Pepe Oriola TBA [9] 123 Daniel Lloyd TBA [8] Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR 19 Andreas Bäckman TBA [10] 26 Jessica Bäckman TBA [10] 27 John Filippi TBA [11] 79 José Manuel Sapag TBA [12] JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR 24 Julien Briché BNL TBA [13] 28 Jean-Laurent Navarro BNL TBA [13] Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 38 Lewis Kent TBA [14] Janík Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 59 Dušan Kouřil Jr. TBA [15] Team Clairet Sport Peugeot 308 TCR 66 Gilles Colombani BNL TBA [16] 81 Stéphane Ventaja BNL TBA [16] 111 Teddy Clairet BNL TBA [16] 112 Jimmy Clairet BNL TBA [16] BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 70 Maťo Homola TBA [17] 99 Dániel Nagy TBA [18] Élite Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 71 Jacopo Guidetti TBA [19] TBA TBA TBA [19] Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S TCR 100 Jack Young TBA [20][21] TBA TBA TBA [20][21]

Icon Class BNL Eligible for TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship

Team and driver changes

• Élite Motorsport will enter two Audi RS 3 LMS TCR cars, for Jacopo Guidetti and another yet to be confirmed driver.[19]
• W Racing Team, which fielded an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR for Santiago Urrutia and an Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Maxime Potty in the 2019 season, will not return to the series along with ending their activities in the World Touring Car Cup.[22]
• Brutal Fish Racing will enter the season with a trio of Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)s. Pepe Oriola will drive the third car.[8][9]
• Nicolas Baert, Mehdi Bennani and Sami Taoufik will drive a trio of Comtoyou Racing-entered Audi RS 3 LMS TCRs.[5][6]
• Argentinean driver José Manuel Sapag will drive for Target Competition.[12]
• Vuković Motorsport will enter two Renault Mégane R.S TCR cars, for Jack Young and another yet to be confirmed driver.[20][21]
• BRC Racing Team will enter two Hyundai i30 N TCR cars, for Mat'o Homola who moves from Target Competition and Dániel Nagy who moves from M1RA.[17][18]
• Janík Motorsport will enter a Hyundai i30 N TCR in selected rounds, for Dušan Kouřil Jr.[15]
• Volcano Motorsport will enter a CUPRA León TCR in selected rounds, for Evgeni Leonov.[7]

Rule changes

Sporting changes

The race format is set to be changed for 2020 from 23 minutes + 1 lap to fixed length at 55 kilometers with the first two laps under safety car added to the total race distance similar to the rules set by the World Touring Car Cup. The change was made due to some of the races were mostly spent under safety car. Along with the fixed race distance, a maximum of 30 full-season entries would be allowed.[1]

References

1. "Paul Ricard and Zolder added to seven-race 2020 TCR Europe calendar". TouringCarTimes. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. "Josh Files crowned TCR Europe champion after Monza Race 2 victory". TouringCarTimes. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
3. "Monza results declared final following Hyundai ECU investigation". TouringCarTimes. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
4. "TCR Europe confirms full revised calendar with race at Le Castellet". TouringCars.Net. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
5. "Gilles Magnus back for 2020 season with Comtoyou Racing". TouringCarTimes. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
6. "Bennani and Taoufik joins Comtoyou for TCR Europe". TCR Series. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
7. "Volcano Motorsport joins for TCR Europe's opener". www.tcr-series.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
8. "Dan Lloyd re-signs with Brutal Fish for TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
9. "Pepe Oriola signs for Brutal Fish Racing". TouringCarTimes. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
10. "Bäckman siblings remain with Target Competition". TouringCarTimes. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
11. "John Filippi joins Target Competition". TouringCarTimes. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
12. "José Manuel Sapag joins Target Competition for TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
13. "Two car entry for JSB Compétition". TouringCarTimes. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
14. "Lewis Kent confirms return for Spa round". TouringCarTimes. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
15. "Dušan Kouřil set for part programme". TouringCarTimes. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
16. "Team Clairet Sport announce four car programme". TouringCarTimes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
17. "Mat'o Homola completes BRC Racing Team line-up". TouringCarTimes. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
18. "BRC Racing name Dániel Nagy for 2020". TouringCarTimes. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
19. "Jacopo Guidetti joins 2020 TCR Europe grid". TouringCarTimes. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
20. "Vuković Motorsport confirm two Renaults for 2020 TCR Europe season". TouringCarTimes. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
21. "Vuković Motorsport confident of victories with new Renault Mégane RS EVO TCR". TouringCarTimes. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
22. "WRT to end World Touring Car Cup, TCR Europe programmes". TouringCarTimes. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-15.

External links

• TCR Europe Series Official website