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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]

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

Calendar edit

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
F4 Spanish Championship
2
2 3   Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 11–13 September FIA European Truck Racing Championship
World Touring Car Cup
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 F4 Spanish Championship
12

Calendar changes edit

Teams and drivers edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
  JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR 04   Florian Briché BNL R 1–2, 4 [5]
06   Jean Laurent Navarro BNL Y 1–4 [6]
24   Julien Briché BNL All [6]
  Profi-Car Team Halder Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 7   Mike Halder All [7]
53   Michelle Halder All [7]
  Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 8   Nicolas Baert BNL R All [8]
25   Sami Taoufik BNL R All [9]
250   Mehdi Bennani BNL All [9]
  PSS Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 10   Viktor Davidovski Y 3, 6 [10]
29   Néstor Girolami 1 [10]
72   Franco Girolami 6 [11]
  SMC Junior Motorsport Peugeot 308 TCR 13   Enrique Hernando 6 [12]
199   Fernando Navarrete 6 [12]
  Tecnodom Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 15   Kevin Giacon 3 [13]
Fiat Tipo TCR 64   Luca Rangoni G 3 [14]
  Volcano Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 16   Evgeni Leonov R 1, 3–6 [15]
96   Mikel Azcona 5–6 [16]
  Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17   Martin Ryba Y All [17]
74   Pepe Oriola All [18]
123   Daniel Lloyd All [17]
  Élite Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR 18   Nicola Baldan 5 [19]
  Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR 19   Andreas Bäckman All [20]
26   Jessica Bäckman All [20]
27   John Filippi BNL All [21]
33   José Manuel Sapag R 4–6 [22]
  Team Clairet Sport Peugeot 308 TCR 20   Teddy Clairet BNL All [23]
21   Jimmy Clairet BNL All [23]
66   Gilles Colombani BNL Y 1–4 [23]
81   Stéphane Ventaja BNL Y 1–5 [23]
  Boutsen Ginion Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 31   Tom Coronel BNL 1, 5–6 [24]
  Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 38   Lewis Kent R 1 [25]
  PMA Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 44   Felice Jelmini 3 [26]
  BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 70   Maťo Homola All [27]
99   Dániel Nagy All [28]
Icon Class
BNL Eligible for TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
R Eligible for Yokohama Rookie Trophy
Y Eligible for Yokohama Diamond Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Team and driver changes edit

Rule changes edit

Sporting changes edit

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]

Results and standings edit

Season summary edit

Rnd. Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team TCR BeNeLux Winner Yokohama Trophy Winner
1 1   Circuit Paul Ricard   John Filippi   John Filippi   Daniel Lloyd   Brutal Fish Racing Team   Mehdi Bennani   Sami Taoufik
2   John Filippi   Mike Halder   Profi-Car Team Halder   Teddy Clairet   Nicolas Baert
2 3   Circuit Zolder   Nicolas Baert   Nicolas Baert   Nicolas Baert   Comtoyou Racing   Nicolas Baert   Nicolas Baert
4   Nicolas Baert   Michelle Halder   Profi-Car Team Halder   Mehdi Bennani   Nicolas Baert
3 5   Autodromo Nazionale Monza   Mehdi Bennani   Julien Briché   Julien Briché   JSB Compétition   Julien Briché   Nicolas Baert
6   Julien Briché   Pepe Oriola   Brutal Fish Racing Team   Julien Briché   Nicolas Baert
4 7   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya   Maťo Homola   Sami Taoufik   Mike Halder   Profi-Car Team Halder   Sami Taoufik   Sami Taoufik
8   Sami Taoufik   Andreas Bäckman   Target Competition   Sami Taoufik   Sami Taoufik
5 9   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Mehdi Bennani   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Tom Coronel   Sami Taoufik
10   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Tom Coronel   Nicolas Baert
6 11   Circuito del Jarama   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport Not awarded   Nicolas Baert
12   Mikel Azcona   John Filippi   Target Competition   Nicolas Baert

TCR Europe standings edit

Drivers' standings edit

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 —
Race 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1
Pos. Driver LEC
  		ZOL
  		MNZ
  		BAR
  		SPA
  		JAR
  		 Pts. 
1   Mehdi Bennani 22 5 Ret3 5 Ret1 8 55 3 61 16 44 2 285
2   John Filippi 31 7 12 9 510 9 88 10 53 3 1110 1 257
3   Nicolas Baert Ret 9 11 6 38 5 107 6 Ret 5 87 5 244
4   Mike Halder 1010 1 25 4 18†9 Ret 12 4 38 10 Ret Ret 242
5   Daniel Lloyd 13 6 510 2 22 Ret 16 16 85 Ret 9 12 214
6   Andreas Bäckman 78 4 Ret8 Ret WD WD 710 1 44 7 66 6 209
7   Maťo Homola 8 12 32 8 17† 3 41 20 1510 12 33 11 204
8   Dániel Nagy 11 10 46 3 6 13 63 5 17 6 79 20† 202
9   Teddy Clairet 46 3 8 18 Ret 6 19 11 14 4 22 8 200
10   Julien Briché 14 14 15†7 Ret 14 2 9 21 11 17 55 3 175
11   Mikel Azcona 1 1 11 4 157
12   Sami Taoufik 99 18 114 11 16 12 36 2 76 13 10 Ret 157
13   Pepe Oriola 20 11 10 7 Ret5 1 24 13 109 11 Ret DNS 153
14   Jimmy Clairet 65 23 9 12 Ret3 4 11 9 12 18 12 10 129
15   Michelle Halder 12 13 79 1 8 11 21 7 16 Ret 17 15 115
16   Tom Coronel Ret Ret 22 2 14 7 100
17   Néstor Girolami 54 2 66
18   Jessica Bäckman 217 8 Ret 10 7 14 159 18 Ret 14 Ret8 19 60
19   Felice Jelmini 4 7 45
20   José Manuel Sapag 12 8 137 Ret 18 13 36
21   Martin Ryba Ret 19 6 16 15 10 Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 18 35
22   Stéphane Ventaja 19 15 13 14 10 15 13 12 20 15 34
23   Nicola Baldan 9 8 28
24   Viktor Davidovski 9 20 16 9 26
25   Evgeni Leonov 15 16 12 18 14 19 18 9 19 17 24
26   Gilles Colombani 17 21 14 15 11 Ret 18 17 13
27   Florian Briché 13 17 Ret 17 20 14 8
28   Jean-Laurent Navarro 16 22 Ret 13 DNS 16 17 15 6
29   Kevin Giacon 14 19 5
30   Enrique Hernando 13 Ret 5
31   Franco Girolami Ret 14 3
32   Fernando Navarrete 15 16 1
33   Lewis Kent 18 20 0
Guest Drivers ineligible to score points
–   Luca Rangoni 13 17 –
Pos. Driver LEC
  		ZOL
  		MNZ
  		BAR
  		SPA
  		JAR
  		 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings edit

Pos. Team LEC
  		ZOL
  		MNZ
  		BAR
  		SPA
  		JAR
  		Pts.
QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2
1   Comtoyou Racing 11 2 5 18 1 5 13 3 5 11 3 2 15 6 5 508
9 9 11 6 16 8 5 3 7 13
2   Target Competition 14 3 4 4 12 9 1 5 9 7 7 1 15 4 3 414
7 7 Ret 10 7 14 8 10 5 14
3   Brutal Fish Racing Team 8 1 6 3 5 2 15 2 1 7 2 13 9 8 11 392
20 11 6 7 15 10 16 16 10 Ret
4   Profi-Car Team Halder 1 10 1 10 2 1 2 8 11 9 1 4 4 3 10 368
12 13 7 4 18† Ret 21 7 16 Ret
5   BRC Racing Team 0 8 10 15 3 3 5 6 3 18 4 5 3 15 6 356
11 12 4 8 17† 13 6 20 17 12
6   Team Clairet Sport 11 4 3 0 8 12 12 10 4 2 11 9 0 12 4 309
6 15 9 14 11 6 13 11 14 15
7   JSB Compétition 0 13 14 5 15† 13 7 1 2 0 9 14 0 11 17 162
14 17 Ret 17 DNS 16 17 15
8   Volcano Motorsport 0 15 16 0 12 18 1 14 19 0 1 1 114
18 9
9   Boutsen Ginion Racing 0 Ret Ret 9 2 2 79
10   PSS Racing Team 7 5 2 0 9 20 79
11   PMA Motorsport 0 4 7 45
12   Élite Motorsport 0 9 8 28
13   Tecnodom Sport 0 14 19 5
13 17
14   Essex & Kent Motorsport 0 18 20 0
Pos. Team LEC
  		ZOL
  		MNZ
  		BAR
  		SPA
  		JAR
  		Pts.

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCR BeNeLux Drivers' standings (top 3) edit

Pos. Driver  Pts. 
1   Nicolas Baert 254
2   Mehdi Bennani 246
3   Sami Taoufik ?
Pos. Driver  Pts. 

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "TCR Europe confirms full revised calendar with race at Le Castellet". TouringCars.Net. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "ENTRY LIST – LE CASTELLET" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Two car entry for JSB Compétition". TouringCarTimes. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Mike and Michelle Halder move from TCR Germany to TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Gilles Magnus back for 2020 season with Comtoyou Racing". TouringCarTimes. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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  10. ^ a b c "Néstor Girolami secures late call-up for Paul Ricard". TouringCarTimes. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Franco Girolami to contest Jarama finale". TouringCarTimes. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "SMC Junior Motorsport with two Peugeot cars at Jarama". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  13. ^ a b "Tecnodom Sport enter an Audi for Kevin Giacon at Monza". TouringCarTimes. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Tecnodom Sport move debut of Fiat Tipo TCR to Monza". TouringCarTimes. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Volcano Motorsport joins for TCR Europe's opener". www.tcr-series.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Mikel Azcona added to Spa grid". TouringCarTimes. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Dan Lloyd re-signs with Brutal Fish for TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Pepe Oriola signs for Brutal Fish Racing". TouringCarTimes. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Nicola Baldan joins Élite Motorsport for Spa weekend". TouringCarTimes. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Bäckman siblings remain with Target Competition". TouringCarTimes. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  21. ^ "John Filippi joins Target Competition". TouringCarTimes. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  22. ^ a b "José Manuel Sapag joins Target Competition for TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  23. ^ a b c d "Team Clairet Sport announce four car programme". TouringCarTimes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Tom Coronel confirms European programme". TouringCarTimes. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Lewis Kent confirms return for Spa round". TouringCarTimes. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Felice Jelmini to make TCR Europe debut at Monza". TouringCarTimes. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Mat'o Homola completes BRC Racing Team line-up". TouringCarTimes. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  28. ^ a b "BRC Racing name Dániel Nagy for 2020". TouringCarTimes. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  29. ^ "Jacopo Guidetti joins 2020 TCR Europe grid". TouringCarTimes. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  30. ^ "WRT to end World Touring Car Cup, TCR Europe programmes". TouringCarTimes. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  31. ^ "Vuković Motorsport confirm two Renaults for 2020 TCR Europe season". TouringCarTimes. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  32. ^ "Vuković Motorsport confident of victories with new Renault Mégane RS EVO TCR". TouringCarTimes. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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