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2021 World Touring Car Cup

The 2021 World Touring Car Cup was the fourth season of the World Touring Car Cup and 17th overall of the series, which dates back to the 2005 World Touring Car Championship. The season began on 5 June at the Nürburgring and ended on 28 November in Sochi.[1]

Teams and drivers edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
  BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 3   Gabriele Tarquini All [2]
5   Norbert Michelisz All [2]
  Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 8   Luca Engstler J All [2]
69   Jean-Karl Vernay All [2]
  ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 9   Attila Tassi All [3]
18   Tiago Monteiro All [3]
  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 29   Néstor Girolami All [3]
86   Esteban Guerrieri All [3]
  Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11   Thed Björk All [4]
12   Santiago Urrutia All [4]
  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 68   Yann Ehrlacher All [4]
100   Yvan Muller All [4]
  Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 16   Gilles Magnus J T All [5]
22   Frédéric Vervisch All [6]
  Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 17   Nathanaël Berthon All [6]
32   Tom Coronel T All [7]
  Target srl Hyundai Elantra N TCR 19   Andreas Bäckman T 1–4 [8]
26   Jessica Bäckman J T 1–4 [8]
82   Nicola Baldan T 7 [9]
  Zengő Motorsport Drivers’ Academy Cupra León Competición TCR 28   Jordi Gené All [10]
55   Bence Boldizs J T All [11]
  Zengő Motorsport Services KFT 79   Robert Huff All [12]
96   Mikel Azcona All [10]
Wildcard entries
  Rosneft Lada Sport Lada Vesta Sport TCR 20   Kirill Ladygin 8 [13]
30   Mikhail Mityaev 8 [13]
  Target srl Hyundai Elantra N TCR 82   Nicola Baldan 4 [14]
  Full In Race Academy Cupra León Competición TCR 222   Petr Fulín 5 [15]
Icon Class
J Eligible for FIA WTCR Junior Driver Title
T Eligible for WTCR Trophy

Summary edit

JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing retained their 2020 drivers – Attila Tassi, Tiago Monteiro, Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri – for the 2021 season. On 15 January it was announced that all four drivers would continue to compete for Münnich Motorsport and announced that Attila Tassi and Tiago Monteiro would join the ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport with Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri remaining at the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport.[3]

Comtoyou Racing switched from the running Audi RS 3 LMS TCR to the all-new facelifted Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021). Nathanaël Berthon, Gilles Magnus and Tom Coronel remained with Comtoyou Racing and Frédéric Vervisch returned to the series and the team after having last raced in 2019.[6][5][7]

Cyan Racing committed to run four Lynk & Co 03 TCR cars for the season, Yann Ehrlacher and Yvan Muller were confirmed as drivers for Cyan Racing Lynk & Co and announced that Thed Björk and Santiago Urrutia were confirmed as drivers for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co.[4]

Hyundai switched from the running Hyundai i30 N TCR to the all-new Hyundai Elantra N TCR. BRC Racing Team entered under the BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse banner with two former champions in Norbert Michelisz and Gabriele Tarquini, while Engstler Motorsport entered the remaining two Hyundai cars under the Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team name for Luca Engstler and Jean-Karl Vernay, the latter having switched from Team Mulsanne to replace Nicky Catsburg. Target Competition joined full-time from the TCR Europe with Swedish siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman, who became the first woman to race in the championship. 2017 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship winner Nicola Baldan is also set to participate at selected rounds as a guest driver.[2][8][14]

The Zengő Motorsport structure continued at the WTCR and expanded to four Cupra León Competición TCR cars, running under two distinct banners. Bence Boldizs and Mikel Azcona remained with the team, with series returnees Jordi Gené, who had last taken part in the series in 2010, when it was called the World Touring Car Championship, and 2012 World Touring Car Championship & 2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship winner Robert Huff, who came back after a year's absence, joining them at Zengő Motorsport Drivers’ Academy and Zengő Motorsport Services KFT respectively.[10][11][12]

Calendar edit

The preliminary race calendar was published by the championship management on 13 November 2020.[16] A change from previous years is that in 2021, for cost-cutting reasons, two races will be held on a weekend instead of three, and the series will return to the Asian continent after a year of omission.[17] On 22 January 2021, the calendar was updated, postponing the Race of Hungary to 21–22 August and replacing the Race of Slovakia with the Race of Italy.[18] On 10 May 2021, it was announced that the Race of Portugal would be held at the Circuito do Estoril instead of the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real.[19] On 19 August 2021, three new rounds were announced as replacements for the races in the Far East.[20]

Round Race Race Name Circuit Date Supporting
1 1 Race of Germany   Nürburgring Nordschleife 3–5 June Nürburgring 24 Hours
2
2 3 Race of Portugal   Circuito do Estoril 26–27 June[a]
4
3 5 Race of Spain   Ciudad del Motor de Aragón 10–11 July ETCR Championship
6
4 7 Race of Hungary   Hungaroring 21–22 August[b]
8
5 9 Race of Czech Republic   Autodrom Most 9–10 October FIM EWC
10
6 11 Race of France   Circuit Pau-Arnos 16–17 October ETCR Championship
12
7 13 Race of Italy   Adria International Raceway 6–7 November[c]
14
8 15 Race of Russia   Sochi Autodrom 27–28 November
16
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Race name Circuit Original date
Race of Slovakia   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 22–23 May
Race of Portugal   Circuito Internacional de Vila Real 26–27 June
Race of Korea   Inje Speedium 16–17 October
Race of China   Ningbo International Circuit 6–7 November
Race of Macau   Guia Circuit, Macau 20–21 November

Results edit

Race Race Name Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Junior winner WTCR Trophy winner Report
1   Race of Germany   Mikel Azcona   Tiago Monteiro   ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport   Gilles Magnus   Tom Coronel Report
2   Néstor Girolami   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team   Luca Engstler   Gilles Magnus
3   Race of Portugal   Yann Ehrlacher   Yann Ehrlacher   Cyan Racing Lynk & Co   Gilles Magnus   Gilles Magnus Report
4   Esteban Guerrieri   Attila Tassi   Attila Tassi   ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport   Gilles Magnus   Gilles Magnus
5   Race of Spain   Gabriele Tarquini   Gabriele Tarquini   BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse   Gilles Magnus   Tom Coronel Report
6   Frédéric Vervisch   Frédéric Vervisch   Frédéric Vervisch   Comtoyou Team Audi Sport   Gilles Magnus   Gilles Magnus
7   Race of Hungary   Frédéric Vervisch   Gilles Magnus   Comtoyou Team Audi Sport   Gilles Magnus   Gilles Magnus Report
8   Robert Huff   Frédéric Vervisch   Santiago Urrutia   Cyan Performance Lynk & Co   Gilles Magnus   Gilles Magnus
9   Race of Czech Republic   Néstor Girolami   Néstor Girolami   ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport   Luca Engstler   Tom Coronel Report
10   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Norbert Michelisz   BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse   Luca Engstler   Gilles Magnus
11   Race of France   Frédéric Vervisch   Frédéric Vervisch   Comtoyou Team Audi Sport   Luca Engstler   Tom Coronel Report
12   Yvan Muller   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team   Luca Engstler   Tom Coronel
13   Race of Italy   Tom Coronel   Santiago Urrutia   Cyan Performance Lynk & Co   Gilles Magnus   Tom Coronel Report
14   Yann Ehrlacher   Frédéric Vervisch   Yann Ehrlacher   Cyan Racing Lynk & Co   Gilles Magnus   Gilles Magnus
15   Race of Russia   Robert Huff   Mikel Azcona   Zengő Motorsport Services KFT   Gilles Magnus   Gilles Magnus Report
16   Yvan Muller   Robert Huff   Robert Huff   Zengő Motorsport Services KFT   Luca Engstler   Tom Coronel

Championship standings edit

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 1 & 3 5 4 3 2 1 —
Race 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Scoring system for WTCR Trophy
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   FL 
Qualifying 1 —
Race 10 8 5 3 1 1

Drivers' championship edit

Pos. Driver GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		 Pts. 
1   Yann Ehrlacher 8 10 1 6 51 7 3 4 3 43 81 55 101 11 5 65 223
2   Frédéric Vervisch 15 Ret 13 11 84 11 4 2 13 8 1 4 6 22 6 2 195
3   Jean-Karl Vernay 10 12 Ret 24 9 45 14 13 65 145 63 12 14 19 2 5 177
4   Yvan Muller 2 7 2 9 11 10 15 6 4 6 Ret 21 5 45 81 Ret1 169
5   Santiago Urrutia 3 55 3 5 12 Ret 73 12 11 Ret 15 34 12 13 93 Ret 167
6   Esteban Guerrieri 4 123 51 81 15 13 8 8 21 34 45 7 3 6 Ret DNS 164
7   Mikel Azcona 16 Ret 10 Ret 2 11 21 3 72 21 13 14 11 11 12 Ret2 158
8   Norbert Michelisz 5 Ret Ret5 3 75 NC4 6 143 15 12 72 63 45 7 12 8 146
9   Thed Björk 13 Ret 6 7 10 22 5 75 5 15 2 9 124 83 10 11 141
10   Gilles Magnus 14 9 8 14 6 33 12 9 NC 9 14 17 73 34 3 Ret 139
11   Néstor Girolami 9 31 Ret3 133 18 12 95 54 14 16 5 Ret 8 Ret 11 73 131
12   Gabriele Tarquini 6 Ret Ret 4 1 6 12 Ret 10 Ret 34 8 9 5 14 Ret 114
13   Nathanaël Berthon 11 6 11 12 43 5 Ret 12 Ret3 5 11 10 21 14 45 34 114
14   Attila Tassi 12 4 72 15 17 15 13 10 Ret Ret 12 16 16 12 7 4 96
15   Luca Engstler 17 24 12 Ret 13 8 11 15 12 7 9 11 15 10 13 10 86
16   Tom Coronel 7 11 17 Ret 32 Ret 21 16 9 10 10 13 2 Ret 16 9 83
17   Tiago Monteiro 1 8 44 182 20 14 10 11 16 12 Ret 12 17 15 WD WD 75
18   Robert Huff Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 Ret4 181 8 Ret NC 15 13 9 Ret4 1 73
19   Jordi Gené 18 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 16 17 WD WD Ret 18 20 17 15 12 10
20   Bence Boldizs 19 13 18 19 DSQ 16 17 19 14 13 16 19 18 16 17 Ret 9
21   Jessica Bäckman 21 14 16 16 19 17 20 21 2
22   Andreas Bäckman 20 Ret 15 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 1
23   Nicola Baldan[d] 18 20 19 18 0
Wildcard entries ineligible for points
—   Petr Fulín Ret 11 —
—   Mikhail Mityaev 19 13 —
—   Kirill Ladygin 18 14 —
Pos. Driver GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		 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)

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Team No. GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		Pts.
1   Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 68 8 10 1 6 51 7 3 4 3 43 81 55 101 11 5 65 392
100 2 7 2 9 11 10 15 6 4 6 Ret 21 5 45 81 Ret1
2   Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 16 14 9 8 14 6 33 12 9 NC 9 14 17 73 34 3 Ret 334
22 15 Ret 13 11 84 11 4 2 13 8 1 4 6 22 6 2
3   Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 11 13 Ret 6 7 10 22 5 75 5 15 2 9 124 83 10 11 308
12 3 55 3 5 12 Ret 73 12 11 Ret 15 34 12 13 93 Ret
4   ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 29 9 31 Ret3 133 18 12 95 54 14 16 5 Ret 8 Ret 11 73 295
86 4 123 51 81 15 13 8 8 21 34 45 7 3 6 Ret DNS
5   Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team 8 17 24 12 Ret 13 8 11 15 12 7 9 11 15 10 13 10 263
69 10 12 Ret 24 9 45 14 13 65 145 63 12 14 19 2 5
6   BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse 3 6 Ret Ret 4 1 6 12 Ret 10 Ret 34 8 9 5 14 Ret 260
5 5 Ret Ret5 3 75 NC4 6 143 15 12 72 63 45 7 12 8
7   Zengő Motorsport Services KFT 79 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 Ret4 181 8 Ret NC 15 13 9 Ret4 1 231
96 16 Ret 10 Ret 2 11 21 3 72 21 13 14 11 11 12 Ret2
8   Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 17 11 6 11 12 43 5 Ret 12 Ret3 5 11 10 21 14 45 34 197
32 7 11 17 Ret 32 Ret 21 16 9 10 10 13 2 Ret 16 9
9   ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport 9 12 4 72 15 17 15 13 10 Ret Ret 12 16 16 12 7 4 171
18 1 8 44 182 20 14 10 11 16 12 Ret 12 17 15 WD WD
10   Zengő Motorsport Drivers’ Academy 28 18 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 16 17 WD WD Ret 18 20 17 15 12 19
55 19 13 18 19 DSQ 16 17 19 14 13 16 19 18 16 17 Ret
11   Target srl 19 20 Ret 15 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 3
26 21 14 16 16 19 17 20 21
82 19 18
Wildcard entries ineligible for points
—   Full In Race Academy 222 Ret 11 —
—   Rosneft Lada Sport 20 18 14 —
30 19 13
—   Target srl 82 18 20 —
Pos. Team No. GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		 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)

Juniors' championship edit

Pos. Driver GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		Pts.
1   Luca Engstler 17 21 121 Ret 131 8 112 15 121 7 91 11 152 10 132 10 372
2   Gilles Magnus 14 92 82 14 62 31 11 9 NC 9 14 17 71 31 31 Ret 371
3   Bence Boldizs 19 134 184 19 DSQ3 16 174 19 142 13 162 19 183 16 173 Ret 250
4   Jessica Bäckman 21 143 163 16 194 17 203 21 131
Pos. Driver GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		Pts.

WTCR Trophy edit

Eligible for drivers racing without manufacturer support.[21]

Pos. Driver GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		Pts.
1   Gilles Magnus 14 9 8 141 6 31 1 91 NC 9 14 17 7 31 3 Ret1 143
2   Tom Coronel 7 111 17 Ret 3 Ret 21 16 9 101 10 131 2 Ret 16 9 114
3   Bence Boldizs 19 13 18 19 DSQ 16 17 19 14 13 16 19 18 16 17 Ret 77
4   Jessica Bäckman 21 14 16 16 19 17 20 21 32
5   Andreas Bäckman 20 Ret 15 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 27
6   Nicola Baldan 19 18 8
Pos. Driver GER
  		PRT
  		ESP
  		HUN
  		CZE
  		FRA
  		ITA
  		RUS
  		Pts.

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Portugal round was originally due to take place at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, but the venue was changed to Circuito do Estoril in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ The Hungaroring round was originally due to take place on 14–16 May 2021. It was postponed to 21–22 August in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ The Adria round was not originally on the 2021 WTCR calendar, but was added in January 2021. It was then postponed to 6–7 November.
  4. ^ Baldan was ineligible to score points at the Race of Hungary as he was a wildcard entry.

References edit

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  7. ^ a b "Tom Coronel returns with Comtoyou Racing". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman joins 2021 WTCR grid". TouringCarTimes. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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  10. ^ a b c "Jordi Gené and Mikel Azcona confirmed in Cupra line-up". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Bence Boldizs retains Zengő Motorsport drive". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Rob Huff returns to the WTCR with Zengő Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Lada Sport Rosneft to make WTCR debut on home soil". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Nicola Baldan confirmed for WTCR and TCR Italy programme". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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  16. ^ Lanti (2020-11-13). "A Hungaroringen rajtolhat a 2021-es Túraautó Világkupa szezon | Eurosport". eurosport.hosszabbitas.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  17. ^ Lanti (2020-09-23). "Rövidebb lesz a 2021-es WTCR-naptár a költségcsökkentés jegyében | Eurosport". eurosport.hosszabbitas.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  18. ^ "WORLD'S MOST CHALLENGING TRACK OPENS 2021 WTCR SEASON FOLLOWING CALENDAR CHANGES". fiawtcr.com. 2021-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  19. ^ "WTCR RACE OF PORTUGAL SWITCHES TO ESTORIL FOR 2021, NEW THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH VILA REAL REACHED". fiawtcr.com. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
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