TCR World Tour

{{Infobox motorsport championship

| name = TCR World Tour

| logo = TCR World Tour.png

| pixels = 270px

| caption = TCR World Tour logo

| category = Touring cars

| country/region = International

| inaugural2 = 2023

| folded =

| drivers =

| teams =

| engines =

| tyres = {{Kumho}} Kumho

| champion driver = {{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Michelisz

| champion team = {{flagicon|SWE}} Cyan Racing Lynk & Co

| manufacturer =

| current_season = {{CURRENTYEAR}} TCR World Tour

| website = {{url|https://www.fiatcrworldtour.com/|fiatcrworldtour.com}}

}}

The FIA TCR World Tour is an international touring car racing series for TCR cars. It was formed for 2023 to effectively replace the WTCR series, and received FIA status for its second season in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-15 |title=TCR World Tour gains FIA recognition for 2024, calendar to feature nine rounds |url=https://www.fia.com/news/tcr-world-tour-gains-fia-recognition-2024-calendar-feature-nine-rounds |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile |language=en}} A season consists of several rounds selected from various regional and national TCR series, where a group of full-season drivers and teams compete against local entries, with both able to score points for the TCR World Tour standings.

The inaugural 2023 season was composed of nine events selected from a number of TCR series worldwide, and was promoted by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti's WSC Group.

History

{{see also|World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car Cup}}

File:2023 TCR World Tour at El Pinar - Morning race 10 (cropped).jpg

On 14 October 2022, it was reported that the World Touring Car Cup would be folding in that format following the 2022 season due to numerous logistical difficulties caused by COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |title=WTCR series set to end after 2022 season |url=https://us.motorsport.com/wtcr/news/wtcr-series-set-to-end-in-2022/10384398/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=us.motorsport.com |date=14 October 2022 |language=en}} On the same day, WSC announced the formation of the TCR World Tour.{{cite web |title=WSC Group launches TCR World Tour as new global platform |url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2022/10/14/wsc-group-launches-tcr-world-tour-new-global-platform/ |publisher=TouringCarTimes |access-date=25 November 2022 |date=14 October 2022}} It was launched in order to replace the WTCR.{{cite web |title=WSC Group unveils new TCR World Tour concept |url=https://www.touringcars.net/2022/10/wsc-group-unveils-new-tcr-world-tour-concept |publisher=TouringCars.net |access-date=25 November 2022 |date=14 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=TCR World Tour format to be launched |url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/10/15/tcr-world-tour-format-to-be-launched/ |publisher=Speedcafe |access-date=27 November 2022 |date=15 October 2022}} On 12 November 2022, it was announced that Mount Panorama Circuit would feature on the calendar as part of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series.{{Cite web |title=Bathurst first confirmed track for TCR World Tour |url=https://www.motorsport.com/tcr/news/bathurst-first-confirmed-tcr-world-tour/10398445/ |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www.motorsport.com |date=12 November 2022 |language=en}} On 30 November 2022, it was confirmed that Algarve International Circuit, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Hungaroring would feature on the calendar as part of the TCR Europe Touring Car Series.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-30 |title=TCR World Tour |url=https://racingcalendar.net/championship/tcr-world-tour/2023 |website=RacingCalendar.net}} On 13 January 2023, it was confirmed that Vallelunga Circuit would feature on the calendar as part of the Italian Superturismo Championship.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=TCR World Tour |url=https://racingcalendar.net/championship/tcr-world-tour |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=RacingCalendar.net}} On 8 February 2023, it was announced that Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini and Autódromo José Carlos Bassi would feature on the calendar as part of the 2023 TCR South America Touring Car Championship, while Guia Circuit would feature as part of the 2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship.{{Cite web |date=8 February 2023 |title=TCR World Tour |url=https://racingcalendar.net/circuit/circuito-da-guia |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=RacingCalendar.net}}

Season results

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" \|+Kumho TCR World Tour !Year !colspan="2"\| Winning driver / Team (car) !rowspan="3"\| !colspan="2" width="225"\| 2nd / Team (car) !rowspan="3"\| !colspan="2" width="225"\| 3rd / Team (car) !rowspan="3"\| !colspan="2"\| Winning team / Car
2023 \|{{flagicon\|HUN}} Norbert Michelisz \|BRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR) \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Yann Ehrlacher \|Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR) \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Robert Huff \|Audi Sport Team Comtoyou (Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)) \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Cyan Racing Lynk & Co \|Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR
2024 \|{{flagicon\|HUN}} Norbert Michelisz \|BRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR) \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Thed Björk \|Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR) \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Mikel Azcona \|BRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR) \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Cyan Racing Lynk & Co \|Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

|+Kumho TCR World Tour

!Year

!colspan="2"| Winning driver / Team (car)

!rowspan="3"|

!colspan="2" width="225"| 2nd / Team (car)

!rowspan="3"|

!colspan="2" width="225"| 3rd / Team (car)

!rowspan="3"|

!colspan="2"| Winning team / Car

2023

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Michelisz

|BRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR)

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Yann Ehrlacher

|Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR)

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Huff

|Audi Sport Team Comtoyou (Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021))

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Cyan Racing Lynk & Co

|Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR

2024

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Michelisz

|BRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR)

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Thed Björk

|Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR)

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Mikel Azcona

|BRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR)

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Cyan Racing Lynk & Co

|Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR

Event winners

!Driver !Total
class="wikitable" \|+Drivers
rowspan="2"\|1 \|{{flagicon\|HUN}} Norbert Michelisz \|\|6
{{flagicon\|FRA}} Yann Ehrlacher	6
rowspan="3"\|3 \|{{flagicon\|URU}} Santiago Urrutia \|\|3
{{flagicon\|SWE}} Thed Björk	3
{{flagicon\|CHN}} Ma Qing Hua	3
rowspan="4"\|6 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Will Brown \|\|2
{{flagicon\|GBR}} Robert Huff	2
{{flagicon\|ARG}} Néstor Girolami	2
{{flagicon\|ESP}} Mikel Azcona	2
rowspan="3"\|10 \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} John Filippi \|\|1
{{flagicon\|BEL}} Frédéric Vervisch	1
{{flagicon\|ARG}} Esteban Guerrieri	1

!Team !Total
class="wikitable" \|+Teams
1 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Cyan Racing \|\|15
2 \|{{flagicon\|ITA}} BRC Racing Team \|\|9
rowspan="3"\|3 \|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Comtoyou Racing \|\|2
{{flagicon\|AUS}} MPC – Team Liqui Moly	2
{{flagicon\|BEL}} Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	2
rowspan="2"\|6 \|{{flagicon\|ARG}} Squadra Martino Racing \|\|1
{{flagicon\|ESP}} GOAT Racing	1

class="wikitable" \|+Cars
!Car !Total
1 \|Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR \|\|15
2 \|Hyundai Elantra N TCR \|\|9
3 \|Audi RS 3 LMS TCR \|\|6
4 \|Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) \|\|2

class="wikitable"

|+Cars

!Car

!Total

|Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR ||15

|Hyundai Elantra N TCR ||9

|Audi RS 3 LMS TCR ||6

|Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) ||2

Circuits

The championship consists of circuits from TCR Europe Touring Car Series, TCR Italy Touring Car Championship, TCR South America Touring Car Championship, TCR Australia Touring Car Series, and TCR China Touring Car Championship:

Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2025 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align=center" !Number !Circuits !Rounds !Years
rowspan=3 \|1 \|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Vallelunga Circuit \|2 \|2023–2024
{{flagicon\|URU}} Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini \|2 \|2023–2024
{{flagicon\|MAC}} Guia Circuit \|1 \|2023–present
rowspan=10 \|4 \|{{flagicon\|POR}} Algarve International Circuit \|1 \|2023
{{flagicon\|BEL}} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps \|1 \|2023
{{flagicon\|HUN}} Hungaroring \|1 \|2023
{{flagicon\|ARG}} Autódromo José Carlos Bassi \|1 \|2023
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Sydney Motorsport Park \|1 \|2023
{{flagicon\|AUS}} Mount Panorama Circuit \|1 \|2023
{{flagicon\|MAR}} Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan \|1 \|2024
{{flagicon\|USA}} Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course \|1 \|2024
{{flagicon\|BRA}} Interlagos Circuit \|1 \|2024
{{flagicon\|CHN}} Zhuzhou International Circuit \|1 \|2024–present
rowspan=6 \|14 \|{{flagicon\|MEX}} Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez \|0 \|2025
{{flagicon\|ESP}} Circuit Ricardo Tormo \|0 \|2025
{{flagicon\|ITA}} Monza Circuit \|0 \|2025
{{flagicon\|POR}} Circuito Internacional de Vila Real \|0 \|2025
{{flagicon\|AUS}} The Bend Motorsport Park \|0 \|2025
{{flagicon\|KOR}} Inje Speedium \|0 \|2025

class="wikitable" style="text-align=center"

!Number

!Circuits

!Rounds

!Years

rowspan=3 |1

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vallelunga Circuit

|2023–2024

{{flagicon|URU}} Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini

|2023–2024

{{flagicon|MAC}} Guia Circuit

|2023–present

rowspan=10 |4

|{{flagicon|POR}} Algarve International Circuit

|2023

{{flagicon|BEL}} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

|2023

{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungaroring

|2023

{{flagicon|ARG}} Autódromo José Carlos Bassi

|2023

{{flagicon|AUS}} Sydney Motorsport Park

|2023

{{flagicon|AUS}} Mount Panorama Circuit

|2023

{{flagicon|MAR}} Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan

|2024

{{flagicon|USA}} Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

|2024

{{flagicon|BRA}} Interlagos Circuit

|2024

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhuzhou International Circuit

|2024–present

rowspan=6 |14

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

|2025

{{flagicon|ESP}} Circuit Ricardo Tormo

|2025

{{flagicon|ITA}} Monza Circuit

|2025

{{flagicon|POR}} Circuito Internacional de Vila Real

|2025

{{flagicon|AUS}} The Bend Motorsport Park

|2025

{{flagicon|KOR}} Inje Speedium

|2025

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.fiatcrworldtour.com/}}
[https://www.fia.com/events/kumho-fia-tcr-world-tour/season-2024/kumho-fia-tcr-world-tour Official website at FIA.com]

Category:TCR Series

Category:Touring car racing series

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2023

Category:FIA championships

!Driver !Total
class="wikitable" \|+Drivers
rowspan="2"\|1 \|{{flagicon\|HUN}} Norbert Michelisz \|\|6
{{flagicon\|FRA}} Yann Ehrlacher	6
rowspan="3"\|3 \|{{flagicon\|URU}} Santiago Urrutia \|\|3
{{flagicon\|SWE}} Thed Björk	3
{{flagicon\|CHN}} Ma Qing Hua	3
rowspan="4"\|6 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Will Brown \|\|2
{{flagicon\|GBR}} Robert Huff	2
{{flagicon\|ARG}} Néstor Girolami	2
{{flagicon\|ESP}} Mikel Azcona	2
rowspan="3"\|10 \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} John Filippi \|\|1
{{flagicon\|BEL}} Frédéric Vervisch	1
{{flagicon\|ARG}} Esteban Guerrieri	1

!Team !Total
class="wikitable" \|+Teams
1 \|{{flagicon\|SWE}} Cyan Racing \|\|15
2 \|{{flagicon\|ITA}} BRC Racing Team \|\|9
rowspan="3"\|3 \|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Comtoyou Racing \|\|2
{{flagicon\|AUS}} MPC – Team Liqui Moly	2
{{flagicon\|BEL}} Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	2
rowspan="2"\|6 \|{{flagicon\|ARG}} Squadra Martino Racing \|\|1
{{flagicon\|ESP}} GOAT Racing	1

TCR World Tour

History

Season results

Event winners

Circuits

See also

References

External links