2020 TCR Denmark Touring Car Series explained

The 2020 TCR Denmark Touring Car Series (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2020 HC Container TCR Denmark Touring Car Series) is the inaugural season of the TCR Denmark Touring Car Series.^[1] The season started on the 18/19 April at Jyllandsringen and will end on the 10/11 October at Padborg Park.

Calendar

Five events are set to take place in Denmark. Two of the former rounds were scheduled to be supporting the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship.^[2]

Each round will consist of three 15-minute and 1-lap races, the starting order for the first race will be based on the results from qualifying while the second race will utilise a reversed grid of the top eight cars from qualifying. The third and final race will have its grid decided by the most points gathered from the first two races.^[3]

The 2020 calendar was announced on 17 December 2019 with the addition of a round supporting the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix announced on 19 February 2020.^{[4] [5]}

The opening round of the season was then moved to 2–3 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] Round 2 of the championship, that was due to take place in Aarhus, supporting the Classic Race Aarhus event, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until 2021.^[7]

On 1 May 2020, a new, preliminary, calendar was released featuring a double header round at Jyllandsringen.^[8]

Round	Race	Circuit	Location	Date	Supporting
1	1	Jyllandsringen	Silkeborg	20–21 June	F4 Danish Championship Yokohama Supercup Yokohama 1600 Challenge Legend Car Cup
	2
	3
2	4	Jyllandsringen	Silkeborg	5–6 September
	5
	6
	7
	8
3	9	Ring Djursland	Ballerup	26–27 September	F4 Danish Championship
	10
	11
4	12	Padborg Park	Padborg	10–11 October	F4 Danish Championship
	13
	14
5	15	Jyllandsringen	Silkeborg	23–25 October	F4 Danish Championship
	16
	17
Source:^[9] ^[10]

Test days

The official test days for the season were announced on 16 January 2020. The announced dates were the 1, 2 and 16 April at Jyllandsringen. These will also serve as the series' media days for photos and interviews for the drivers and team to take place. These were later postponed to 9–10 June.^{[11] [12]}

Teams and drivers

Team Car Drivers Class Rounds Ref. Carlsen Motorsport Peugeot 308 TCR 4 Michael Carlsen DSG All ^[13] Insight Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 5 Johnny Vejlebo DSG All ^[14] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR 9 Jacob Mathiassen All ^[15] Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 10 Kristian Sætheren A 1, 5 ^[16] Massive Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 6 Kasper Jensen All ^[17] ^[18] 88 Kenn Bach DSG All ^[19] ^[20] ^[21] Madbull Racing CUPRA León TCR 7 Kim Lund DSG All ^[22] Meteor Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 8 Allan Kristensen DSG 1–2, 5 ^[23] 41 René Povlsen DSG All LM Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 11 Nicolai Sylvest A All ^[24] 23 Jan Magnussen All ^[25] Team Sally Racing CUPRA León TCR 12 Peter Obel 5 ^[26] TPR Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 16 Casper Elgaard 2–3, 5 ^[27] Markussen Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 18 Michael Markussen All ^[28] Peugeot Sport Denmark 32 Michelle Gatting 1 ^[29] Andersen Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 19 Martin Andersen All ^[30] Lindhard Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 67 Jonas Lindhard DSG A All ^[31]

Icon Class DSG nowrap Cars with DSG Gearboxes A nowrap Am/U23/Drivers below 23

Summary

• LM Racing, run by Lars Mogensen, will compete in the championship using two Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR cars for ex-Formula One and Corvette Racing driver Jan Magnussen and 2019 ADAC GT Masters driver Nicolai Sylvest.^[25]
• Massive Motorsport will compete in the championship entering DS3 Cup Denmark driver Kenn Bach and Three-time Danish Thundersport Championship winner Kasper Jensen. Casper Elgaard, who was originally scheduled to enter the series with the team, announced on 28 January that he has left the team. Bach will drive an FK8 Honda Civic Type R previously driven by Josh Files for KCMG while Jensen's car is not yet confirmed.^{[32] [33]}
• A pair of ex-Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCRs will be entered by 2019 Yokohama SuperCup Denmark champion Rene Povlsen and runner-up Allan Kristensen. The team for which the two drivers will compete is yet to be confirmed.
• Insight Racing will enter an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR for Norwegian driver Kristian Sætheren, who competed in the 2019 TCR Scandinavia Series for the team and an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR for British GT driver Jacob Mathiassen. Johnny Vejlebo will also compete in the championship for Insight in a Peugeot 308 TCR, driving in the Trofeo Championship.^{[15] [14]}
• TPR Motorsport will compete in the championship using a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR with 2019 Danish Thundersport Championship driver and team owner Toni Persic driving the car. Casper Elgaard was later confirmed to drive for team after leaving Massive Motorsport, alongside Daniel Träger in a pair of Honda Civic Type R TCR cars.^{[34] [27]}
• Two-time Danish Touringcar Champion Michael Carlsen will compete in the championship in a Peugeot 308 TCR.^[13]
• Danish Yokohama Super Cup driver Mikael Kildevæld will compete in the championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for his team, Kildevæld Racing.^[35]
• Danish Thundersport Championship driver Michael Markussen will compete in the championship in a Peugeot 308 TCR for his team, Markussen Racing. Michelle Gatting will guest star alongside Markussen in the opening round.^{[28] [29]}
• Kim Lund will compete in the championship in an ex-PWR CUPRA León TCR driving in the Trophy Championship for Madbull Racing.^[22]
• Jonas Lindhard will compete in the championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR driving for his family team, Lindhard Motorsport.^[31]
• Martin Andersen will compete in the championship in a Hyundai i30 N TCR driving for his own team, Andersen Motorsport.

Results and standings

		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	DSG winner	U23 winner
1	1	Jyllandsringen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Massive Motorsport	René Povlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	2			Nicolai Sylvest	Nicolai Sylvest	LM Racing	René Povlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	3			Nicolai Sylvest	Kasper Jensen	Massive Motorsport	René Povlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
2	1	Jyllandsringen		Casper Elgaard^1	TPR Motorsport	Michael Carlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	2		Casper Elgaard^1	Martin Andersen	Casper Elgaard	TPR Motorsport	Michael Carlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	3			Martin Andersen	Martin Andersen	Andersen Motorsport	René Povlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	4		Jan Magnussen	Kasper Jensen	Casper Elgaard	TPR Motorsport	Kenn Bach	Nicolai Sylvest
	5			Jacob Mathiassen	Jacob Mathiassen	Insight Racing	René Povlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	6			Casper Elgaard	Casper Elgaard	TPR Motorsport	Johnny Vejlebo	Nicolai Sylvest
3	1	Ring Djursland		Jan Magnussen^2	LM Racing	Michael Carlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	2		Jan Magnussen	Martin Andersen	Martin Andersen	Andersen Motorsport	Michael Carlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	3			Nicolai Sylvest	Jan Magnussen	LM Racing	Kim Lund	Nicolai Sylvest
–	1	Padborg Park	Event cancelled
	2
	3
4	1	Jyllandsringen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Massive Motorsport	Michael Carlsen	Nicolai Sylvest
	2			Casper Elgaard	Jacob Mathiassen	Insight Racing	Allan Kristensen	Kristian Sætheren
	3			Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Massive Motorsport	Michael Carlsen	Nicolai Sylvest

¹ – Original race 1 was replaced by a qualifying session for the then Race 1, and normal points were awarded.

² – Original race 1 was replaced by a qualifying session for the then Race 1, and normal points were awarded.

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th
Race	25	20	17	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' championship

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center" Driver JYL1 JYL2 DJU JYL3 1 Kasper Jensen 1 3 1 2 2 4 3 3 2 6 3 2 1 4 1 290 2 Martin Andersen 2 6 4 3 3 1 4 11 5 2 1 4 7 2 5 245 3 Nicolai Sylvest 5 1 2 5 6 3 6 4 6 4 4 3 2 8 4 231 4 Jan Magnussen 3 4 NC 7 Ret 5 2 Ret 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 215 5 Jacob Mathiassen 7 2 3 4 4 7 7 1 13 3 12 DNS 6 1 8 200 6 Michael Markussen 4 5 5 8 5 2 5 2 3 5 5 10 4 5 Ret 195 7 Casper Elgaard 1 1 8 1 5 1 7 Ret Ret 15 6 3 167 8 René Povlsen 8 7 7 10 8 9 Ret 6 8 9 11 9 16 12 9 124 9 Michael Carlsen 13 9 8 6 DSQ 12 11 10 11 8 6 6 8 13 7 124 10 Kenn Bach 10 Ret 10† 11 7 6 8 Ret 10 11 8 7 11 15 DNS 102 11 Jonas Lindhard 12 11 9 9 11 13 12 7 12 10 9 8 10 14 DNS 100 12 Johnny Vejlebo 14† Ret DNS 12 10 10 9 8 7 13 10 DSQ 9 11 11 100 13 Allan Kristensen 9 Ret DNS 14 9 11 10 9 9 13 9 10 78 14 Kristian Sætheren 6 8 6 5 7 6 70 15 Kim Lund Johansen 11 10 Ret 13 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 7 5 14 10 Ret 63 16 Michelle Gatting 15† Ret DNS 3 - Peter Obel 12 16 12 - Driver JYL1 JYL2 DJU JYL3

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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

Teams' championship

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	Team	JYL1			JYL2						DJU			PAD		JYL3
1	LM Racing	3	1	2															90
	5	4	NC
2	Massive Motorsport	1	3	1															83
	10	Ret	10†
3	Insight Racing	6	2	3															82
	7	8	6
4	Andersen Motorsport	2	6	4															47
5	Markussen Racing	4	5	5															41
6	Meteor Racing	8	7	7															41
	9	Ret	DNS
7	Carlsen Motorsport	13	9	8															24
8	Lindhard Motorsport	12	11	9															22
9	Madbull Racing	11	10	Ret															15
10	Peugeot Sport Denmark	15†	Ret	DNS															3
	Driver	JYL1			JYL2						DJU			PAD		JYL3

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: TCR Denmark set for 2020 launch. 28 October 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 28 October 2019.
2. Web site: TCR Scandinavia unveils new calendar and promoter for 2020. 4 October 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 14 November 2019.
3. Web site: TCR Denmark confirm race weekend setup and regulations. 13 January 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 13 January 2020.
4. Web site: Six round calendar revealed for first TCR Denmark campaign. 17 December 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 17 December 2019.
5. Web site: TCR Denmark unveiled the full calendar for 2020. 17 December 2019. tcr-series.com. en-US. 17 December 2019.
6. Web site: TCR Denmark season opener moved two weeks. 19 March 2020. TouringCarTimees. en-US. 19 March 2020.
7. Web site: Aarhus street race postponed until 2021, pre-season test day moved. 24 March 2020. TouringCarTimees. en-US. 24 March 2020.
8. Web site: TCR Denmark present new preliminary 2020 calendar. 1 May 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 7 May 2020.
9. Web site: Copenhagen street race added to inaugural TCR Denmark season. 19 February 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 19 February 2020.
10. Web site: THE PREMIERE IS RUNNING!. 12 June 2020. TCR Denmark. en-US. 12 June 2020.
11. Web site: Mikael Kildevæld enters TCR Denmark Gentleman Cup. 16 January 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 16 January 2020.
12. Web site: INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS AT NEXT WEEK'S TEST AND MEDIA DAYS. 5 June 2020. TCR Denmark. en-US. 8 June 2020.
13. Web site: Two-time Danish champion Michael Carlsen enters TCR Denmark with Peugeot. 22 January 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 22 January 2020.
14. Web site: Johnny Vejlebo plans motorsport comeback with TCR Denmark. 27 February 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 27 February 2020.
15. Web site: Jacob Mathiassen returns to Insight Racing for TCR Denmark campaign. 16 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 16 June 2020.
16. Web site: Kristian Sætheren joins TCR Denmark grid. 17 December 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 17 December 2019.
17. Web site: Triple DTC champion Kasper H. Jensen completes Massive Motorsport line up. 20 December 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 20 December 2019.
18. Web site: Kasper H. Jensen tops maiden TCR Denmark test at Jyllandsringen. 9 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 9 June 2020.
19. Web site: Massive Motorsport first to confirm TCR Denmark entry. 1 November 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 1 November 2019.
20. Web site: Kenn Bach signs for Massive Motorsport. 20 December 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 20 December 2019.
21. Web site: Kenn Bach takes delivery of Honda for inaugural TCR Denmark season. 28 January 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 28 January 2020.
22. Web site: Madbull Racing enter ex-PWR Cupra for Kim Lund Johansen. 8 March 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 9 March 2020.
23. Web site: Two ex-Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagens entered for TCR Denmark. 11 November 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 11 November 2019.
24. Web site: Nicolai Sylvest confirmed as team-mate to Jan Magnussen at LM Racing. 13 December 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 13 December 2019.
25. Web site: Jan Magnussen confirmed for inaugural TCR Denmark season. 7 November 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 7 November 2019.
26. Web site: 19 October 2020. Sally Racing joins TCR Denmark finale with Peter Obel. 19 October 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US.
27. Web site: Casper Elgaard returns for inaugural TCR Denmark season with TPR Motorsport. 27 May 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 27 May 2020.
28. Web site: Michael Markussen adds second Peugeot to TCR Denmark grid. 4 February 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 4 February 2020.
29. Web site: Michelle Gatting to guest star inaugural TCR Denmark race weekend. 12 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 12 June 2020.
30. Web site: Martin Andersen joins TCR Denmark with Hyundai. 8 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 8 June 2020.
31. Web site: F4 racer Jonas Lindhard makes TCR Denmark move. 10 April 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 10 April 2020.
32. Web site: Casper Elgaard confirms driver role for 2020 TCR Denmark season. 12 November 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 12 November 2019.
33. Web site: Massive Motorsport part ways with Casper Elgaard. 28 January 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 28 January 2020.
34. Web site: 10 January 2020. TPR Motorsport enter TCR Denmark with Toni Persic. 10 January 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US.
35. Web site: 3 February 2020. Mikael Kildevæld enters TCR Denmark Gentleman Cup. 3 February 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US.