2022 eTouring Car World Cup

The 2022 FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup was the second and last season of the touring car series for electric cars known as Pure ETCR Championship in its inaugural season in 2021. The season began on 6 May 2022 at the Circuit de Pau-Ville and ended on 25 September 2022 at Sachsenring.[1] Adrien Tambay succeeded teammate Mattias Ekström as the drivers' champion, while Cupra EKS repeated its manufacturers' title.[2][3] In March 2023, the promoter announced that the series would not be continued.[4]

Teams and drivers

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Round 3, Circuito del Jarama (19 Jun 2022); Cupra (#1, Mattias Ekström) leads into the turn, followed closely by Veloster (#96, Mikel Azcona), with Giulia (#36, Maxime Martin) trailing
Team Car No Drivers Rounds Ref.
  Cupra EKS CUPRA Léon e-Racer[5] 1   Mattias Ekström All [5]
10   Tom Blomqvist All
27   Adrien Tambay All
28   Jordi Gené All
  Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai Veloster N ETCR[6] 5   Norbert Michelisz All [6]
31   Kevin Ceccon 1–2
69   Jean-Karl Vernay All
88   Nicky Catsburg 3–6
96   Mikel Azcona All
  Romeo Ferraris Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR[7] 7   Bruno Spengler All [8]
21   Giovanni Venturini All [9]
25   Luca Filippi All [10]
36   Maxime Martin All [11]

Calendar

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The calendar for the second season featuring seven events across Europe and Asia was revealed in December 2021.[1] On 17 May, it was announced that Istanbul round was postponed to November due to the organizational issues:[12] On 29 June, it was announced that Inje round was cancelled due to the logistical challenges in Asia:[13] On 16 August, it was announced that Sachsenring round replaced Istanbul round as the season finale.[14]

Round Circuit Date
1   Circuit de Pau-Ville 6–8 May
2   Hungaroring 10–12 June
3   Circuito del Jarama 17–19 June
4   Circuit Zolder 8–10 July
5   Vallelunga Circuit (Historic International Circuit) 22–24 July
6   Sachsenring 23–25 September
Cancelled rounds
C   Istanbul Park (Intermediate Circuit) 20–22 May
C   Inje Speedium (North Circuit) 7–9 October

Results and standings

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Results

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Round Circuit/Location Pool Fast Winner Pool Furious Winner Overall Winner Winning Team Winning Car
1   Circuit de Pau-Ville   Adrien Tambay   Mattias Ekström   Mattias Ekström Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
2   Hungaroring   Maxime Martin   Adrien Tambay   Adrien Tambay Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
3   Circuito del Jarama   Adrien Tambay   Mattias Ekström   Mattias Ekström Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
4   Circuit Zolder   Adrien Tambay   Maxime Martin   Maxime Martin Romeo Ferraris Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR
5   Vallelunga Circuit   Mikel Azcona   Mattias Ekström   Mikel Azcona Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai Veloster N ETCR
6   Sachsenring   Tom Blomqvist   Adrien Tambay   Tom Blomqvist Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Qualifying 15 12 9 6 3
Quarter-final 1 20 15 10
Quarter-final 2 15 10 5
Semi-final 1 20 15 10
Semi-final 2 15 10 5
Superfinal 40 30 20 15 10 5

Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver FRA
 
HUN
 
ESP
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
GER
 
Points
1   Adrien Tambay 2 1 2 2 4 2 535
2   Mattias Ekström 1 2 1 5 2 4 488
3   Tom Blomqvist 3 6 9 3 3 1 434
4   Maxime Martin 6 3 4 1 5 5 421
5   Mikel Azcona 4 4 5 4 1 8 408
6   Bruno Spengler 5 4 7 8 9 9 306
7   Norbert Michelisz 8 11 6 11 8 3 293
8   Jean-Karl Vernay 7 9 11 6 7 11 254
9   Jordi Gené 9 12 3 12 11 12 218
10   Giovanni Venturini 11 7 10 9 12 6 209
11   Nicky Catsburg 8 7 6 10 188
12   Luca Filippi 12 10 12 10 10 7 181
13   Kevin Ceccon 10 8 67

Manufacturers' championship

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Pos. Manufacturer Points
1   Cupra EKS 1076
2   Hyundai Motorsport N 746
3   Romeo Ferraris 732

References

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  1. ^ a b "PURE ETCR charges into new era with switch to FIA ETCR - eTouring Car World Cup". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ekstrom crowned PURE ETCR champion as Vernay wins ultra-dramatic finale". autosport.com. 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ "FIA ETCR - Tambay and Cupra EKS take first-ever FIA ETCR titles". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Following a series of discussions with various stakeholders, Discovery Sports Events announces it will not promote the ETCR, eTouring Car World Cup during 2023". ia-etcr.com. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "CUPRA EKS unveils new livery and FIA ETCR driver line-up". FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Hyundai Motorsport reveals five-strong driver line-up for 2022 FIA ETCR campaign". FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Romeo Ferraris confirms 2022 FIA ETCR entry". FIA ETCR. 18 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Bruno Spengler joins Romeo Ferraris for FIA ETCR". ETCR. 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Giovanni Venturini completes Romeo Ferraris FIA ETCR line-up". ETCR. 28 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Luca Filippi to stay with Romeo Ferraris in the FIA ETCR". TCR Series. 22 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Maxime Martin primo pilota annunciato dalla Romeo Ferraris per il FIA ETCR 2022". Romeo Ferraris. 20 April 2022.
  12. ^ "FIA ETCR Race TR Statement". FIA ETCR. 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ "FIA ETCR calendar update following FIA World Motor Sport Council decision". FIA ETCR. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ "FIA ETCR announces Sachsenring season finale". FIA ETCR. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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