2020 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy explained

The 2020 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy (also called 2020 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy powered by ESET for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the TCR Eastern Europe Trophy. The season began on 24 July at the Automotodrom Grobnik and ended on 18 October at the Hungaroring.

Dušan Borković won the championship with 3 races to go.

Calendar

A new calendar was announced on 25 April 2020 with all rounds supporting the ESET V4 Cup.^[1]

		Circuit/Location	Date
1	1	Automotodrom Grobnik, Rijeka, Croatia	24–26 July
1	2	Automotodrom Grobnik, Rijeka, Croatia	24–26 July
2	3	Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia	21–23 August
2	4	Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia	21–23 August
3	5	Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic	4–6 September
3	6	Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic	4–6 September
4	7	Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary	24–25 October
4	8	Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary	24–25 October

Teams and drivers

Team	Car		Drivers	Rounds
ARC Bratislava	Hyundai i30 N TCR	4	Mat'o Konopka	1	^[2]
MSC Rottenegg	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	13	Rene Martinek	2–3	^[3]
LPR Stefanovski Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	14	Igor Stefanovski	1
GT2 Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	21	Szymon Ładniak	All	^[4]
GT2 Motorsport	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	24	Jáchym Galáš	All	^[5]
Fullín Race Academy	CUPRA León TCR	22	Carol Wittke	1–3
Fullín Race Academy	CUPRA León Competición TCR	76	Petr Čížek	1–3	^[6]
MAIR Racing Osttirol	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	23	Sandro Soubek	2–4	^[7]
ASK Vesnić	CUPRA León TCR	31	Milovan Vesnić	1, 3–4
GM Racing Team	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	32	Rudolf Pešović	3	^[8]
GM Racing Team	CUPRA León TCR	365	Nemanja Milovanović	1, 4
Horňák-Aditis	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	38	Radim Adámek	All	^[9]
Mičánek Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	44	Michal Makeš	All	^[10]
ACCR Czech Talent Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	52	Tomáš Korený	4	^[11]
ACCR Czech Talent Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	59	Dušan Kouřil Jr.	1–3	^[12]
BTC Maszyny Racing	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	53	Łukasz Stolarczyk	All	^[13]
Wyszomirski Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	55	Sebastian Kołakowski	1–3	^[14]
Wyszomirski Racing	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	77	Jakub Wyszomirski	2–3
M1RA	Hyundai i30 N TCR	62	Dušan Borković	All	^[15]
BM Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	66	Szymon Jabłoński	All
Zoran Kotromanović	CUPRA León TCR	71	Zoran Kotromanović	4
Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing	CUPRA León TCR	74	Žarko Knego	1–2	^[16]
Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	555	Bence Boldizs	1–2
Zengő Motorsport	CUPRA León TCR	999	Gábor Kismarty-Lechner	1–2

Results

		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Automotodrom Grobnik, Rijeka, Croatia	Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	M1RA
1	2	Automotodrom Grobnik, Rijeka, Croatia		Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	M1RA
2	3	Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia	Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	M1RA
2	4	Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia		Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	M1RA
3	5	Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic	Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	M1RA
3	6	Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic		Dušan Borković	Dušan Borković	M1RA
4	7	Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary	Dušan Borković	Milovan Vesnić	Dušan Borković	M1RA
4	8	Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary		Jáchym Galáš	Dušan Borković	M1RA

Drivers' standings

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Race	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

	Driver	GRO		SVK		BRN		HUN
1	Dušan Borković	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	200
2	Milovan Vesnić	2	2			4	2	7	4	84
3	Jáchym Galáš	5	4	5	DSQ	6	6	2	2	84
4	Michal Makeš	8	7	16	4	5	4	8	3	63
5	Szymon Jabłonski	Ret	Ret	4	DSQ	3	3	4	6	62
6	Sandro Soubek			3	3	2	13	10	10	50
7	Bence Boldizs	4	5	7	2					46
8	Mat'o Konopka	3	3							30
9	Dušan Kouřil Jr.	7	9	2	12	15	14			26
10	Carol Wittke	11	8	8	Ret	7	5			24
11	Szymon Ładniak	12	14	15	7	11	7	9	5	24
12	Łukasz Stolarczyk	10	13	13	8	14	9	5	8	21
13	Tomáš Korený							3	7	21
14	Radim Adámek	14	12	12	9	10	8	6	9	17
15	Igor Stefanovski	6	6							16
16	Petr Čížek	16†	Ret	9	5	8	15			16
17	Jakub Wyszomirski			6	13	9	16			10
18	Gábor Kismarty-Lechner	Ret	Ret	10	6					9
19	Nemanja Milovanović	9	11							2
20	Žarko Knego	13	10	Ret	Ret					1
21	Rene Martinek			14	10	12	11			1
22	Rudolf Pešović					16	10			1
23	Sebastian Kołakowski	15	15	11	11	13	12			0
-	Zoran Kotromanović							WD	WD	-
	Driver	GRO		SVK		BRN		HUN

Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 70% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

	Team	GRO		SVK		BRN		HUN
1	M1RA	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	200
2	GT2 Motorsport	5	4	5	7	6	6	2	2	108
2	12	14	15	DSQ	11	7	9	5		108
3	ASK Vesnić	2	2			4	2	7	4	84
4	Mičánek Motorsport	8	7	16	4	5	4	8	3	63
5	BM Racing Team	Ret	Ret	4	DSQ	3	3	4	6	62
6	Zengő Motorsport	4	5	7	2					55
6	Ret	Ret	10	6						55
7	MAIR Racing Osttirol			3	3	2	13	10	10	50
8	ACCR Czech Talent Team	7	9	2	12	15	14	3	7	47
9	Fullín Race Academy	11	8	8	5	7	5			40
9	16†	Ret	9	Ret	8	15				40
10	ARC Bratislava	3	3							30
11	BTC Maszyny Racing	10	13	13	8	14	9	5	8	21
12	Horňák-Aditis	14	12	12	9	10	8	6	9	17
13	LPR Stefanovski Racing Team	6	6							16
14	Wyszomirski Racing	15	15	6	11	9	12			10
14			11	13	13	16				10
15	GM Racing Team	9	11			16	10	WD	WD	3
16	Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing	13	10	Ret	Ret					1
17	MSC Rottenegg			14	10	12	11			1
	Team	GRO		SVK		BRN		HUN

Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 70% of the race distance.

Juniors' standings

	Driver	GRO		SVK		BRN		HUN
1	Jáchym Galáš	5	4	5	DSQ	6	6	2	2	84
2	Michal Makeš	8	7	16	4	5	4	8	3	63
3	Szymon Jabłonski	Ret	Ret	4	DSQ	3	3	4	6	62
4	Dušan Kouřil Jr.	7	9	2	12	15	14			26
5	Szymon Ładniak	12	14	15	7	11	7	9	5	24
6	Tomáš Korený							3	7	21
	Driver	GRO		SVK		BRN		HUN

Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 70% of the race distance.

Notes and References

Web site: New calendar. 25 April 2020. TCR Eastern Europe. en-US. 17 May 2020.
Web site: Entrylist - Rounds 1&2 - GROBNIK - 25/26 July. 24 July 2020. easterneurope.tcr-series.com/. 26 July 2020.
Web site: Martinek to race at Slovakia Ring. 30 July 2020. easterneurope.tcr-series.com. 31 July 2020.
Web site: Szymon Ładniak and Michal Makeš in TCR Eastern Europe. 2 March 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 17 May 2020.
Web site: Jáchym Galáš to try to win TCR title. 10 February 2020. easterneurope.tcr-series.com. 17 May 2020.
Web site: A new CUPRA for Petr Čížek in TCR Eastern Europe. 21 July 2020. www.tcr-series.com/. 22 July 2020.
Web site: Sandro Soubek to race in TCR Eastern Europe. 14 August 2020. easterneurope.tcr-series.com. 14 August 2020.
Web site: TCR Brno Entrylist. 3 September 2020. easterneurope.tcr-series.com/. 3 September 2020.
Web site: Adámek with Team Horňák-Aditis for TCR Eastern Europe. 11 July 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 13 July 2020.
Web site: Makeš moves into TCR. 10 February 2020. easterneurope.tcr-series.com. 17 May 2020.
Web site: 22 October 2020. Rounds 7&8 / Hungaroring 23/25 October 2020. 23 October 2020. easterneurope.tcr-series.com/.
Web site: Kouřil joins Janík Motorsport in TCR Eastern Europe. 14 May 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 14 May 2020.
Web site: Kouřil joins Janík Motorsport in TCR Eastern Europe. 12 March 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 17 May 2020.
Web site: Wyszomirski Racing with two Honda cars in TCR Eastern Europe. 17 May 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 17 May 2020.
Web site: Borković in TCR Eastern Europe with M1RA Racing. 7 July 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 7 July 2020.
Web site: Žarko Knego returns to the TCR Eastern Europe. 22 March 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 17 May 2020.