2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series explained
The 2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series is the fifth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season will begin at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in April and May and will end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October.[1]
Josh Files is the defending drivers' champion, while Target Competition is the defending teams' champion.[2] [3]
Calendar
The calendar was announced on 22 May 2020 with 6 rounds scheduled.[4]
| Circuit/Location | Date | Supporting |
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1 | 1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 21–23 August | International GT Open F4 Spanish Championship |
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2 | 3 | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 11–13 September | FIA European Truck Racing Championship World Touring Car Cup |
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3 | 5 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 25–27 September | International GT Open |
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4 | 7 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 9–11 October | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup |
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5 | 9 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 22–24 October | Spa 24 Hours GT4 European Series |
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6 | 11 | Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain | 6–8 November | F4 Spanish Championship |
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12 |
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Calendar changes
Teams and drivers
| valign=top | Icon | Class |
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BNL | Eligible for TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | R | Eligible for Yokohama Rookie Trophy | Y | | G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points | |
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Team and driver changes
Rule changes
Sporting changes
The race format is set to be changed for 2020 from 23 minutes + 1 lap to fixed length at 55 kilometers with the first two laps under safety car added to the total race distance similar to the rules set by the World Touring Car Cup. The change was made due to some of the races were mostly spent under safety car. Along with the fixed race distance, a maximum of 30 full-season entries would be allowed.
Results and standings
Season summary
TCR Europe standings
Drivers' standings
- Scoring system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Qualifying | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan=5 |
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Race | 40 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
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valign=top | valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | LEC
| ZOL
| MNZ
| BAR
| SPA
| JAR
| valign=middle | |
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1 | Mehdi Bennani | 22 | 5 | Ret3 | 5 | Ret1 | 8 | 55 | 3 | 61 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 285 |
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2 | John Filippi | 31 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 510 | 9 | 88 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 1110 | 1 | 257 |
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3 | Nicolas Baert | Ret | 9 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 107 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 87 | 5 | 244 |
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4 | Mike Halder | 1010 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 18†9 | Ret | 12 | 4 | 38 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 242 |
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5 | Daniel Lloyd | 13 | 6 | 510 | 2 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 16 | 85 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 214 |
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6 | Andreas Bäckman | 78 | 4 | Ret8 | Ret | WD | WD | 710 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 209 |
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7 | Maťo Homola | 8 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 17† | 3 | 41 | 20 | 1510 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 204 |
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8 | Dániel Nagy | 11 | 10 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 79 | 20† | 202 |
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9 | Teddy Clairet | 46 | 3 | 8 | 18 | Ret | 6 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 200 |
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10 | Julien Briché | 14 | 14 | 15†7 | Ret | 14 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 3 | 175 |
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11 | Mikel Azcona | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 157 |
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12 | Sami Taoufik | 99 | 18 | 114 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 76 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 157 |
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13 | Pepe Oriola | 20 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Ret5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 109 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 153 |
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14 | Jimmy Clairet | 65 | 23 | 9 | 12 | Ret3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 129 |
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15 | Michelle Halder | 12 | 13 | 79 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 115 |
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16 | Tom Coronel | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 22 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 100 |
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17 | Néstor Girolami | 54 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 66 |
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18 | Jessica Bäckman | 217 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 14 | 159 | 18 | Ret | 14 | Ret8 | 19 | 60 |
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19 | Felice Jelmini | | | | | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | 45 |
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20 | José Manuel Sapag | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | 137 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 36 |
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21 | Martin Ryba | Ret | 19 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 19 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 35 |
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22 | Stéphane Ventaja | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 15 | | | 34 |
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23 | Nicola Baldan | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | | | 28 |
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24 | Viktor Davidovski | | | | | 9 | 20 | | | | | 16 | 9 | 26 |
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25 | Evgeni Leonov | 15 | 16 | | | 12 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 24 |
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26 | Gilles Colombani | 17 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 17 | | | | | 13 |
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27 | Florian Briché | 13 | 17 | Ret | 17 | | | 20 | 14 | | | | | 8 |
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28 | Jean-Laurent Navarro | 16 | 22 | Ret | 13 | DNS | 16 | 17 | 15 | | | | | 6 |
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29 | Kevin Giacon | | | | | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | 5 |
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30 | Enrique Hernando | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | 5 |
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31 | Franco Girolami | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 3 |
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32 | Fernando Navarrete | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | 1 |
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33 | Lewis Kent | 18 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
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Guest Drivers ineligible to score points | – | Luca Rangoni | | | | | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | – |
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valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | LEC
| ZOL
| MNZ
| BAR
| SPA
| JAR
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| valign=top | Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap | |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Teams' standings
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
TCR BeNeLux Drivers' standings (top 3)
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valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | valign=middle | |
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1 | Nicolas Baert | 254 |
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2 | Mehdi Bennani | 246 |
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3 | Sami Taoufik | ? |
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valign=middle | | valign=middle | Driver | valign=middle | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Paul Ricard and Zolder added to seven-race 2020 TCR Europe calendar. 3 December 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 3 December 2019.
- Web site: Josh Files crowned TCR Europe champion after Monza Race 2 victory. 2019-10-13. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-12-15.
- Web site: Monza results declared final following Hyundai ECU investigation. 2019-11-16. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-12-15.
- Web site: TCR Europe confirms full revised calendar with race at Le Castellet. 22 May 2020. TouringCars.Net. en-US. 22 May 2020.
- Web site: ENTRY LIST – LE CASTELLET. 17 August 2020. europe.tcr-series.com. en-US. 18 August 2020.
- Web site: Two car entry for JSB Compétition. 29 July 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 29 July 2020.
- Web site: Mike and Michelle Halder move from TCR Germany to TCR Europe. 18 August 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 18 August 2020.
- Web site: Gilles Magnus back for 2020 season with Comtoyou Racing. 6 February 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 6 February 2020.
- Web site: Bennani and Taoufik joins Comtoyou for TCR Europe. 13 August 2020. TCR Series. en-US. 13 August 2020.
- Web site: Néstor Girolami secures late call-up for Paul Ricard. 20 August 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 20 August 2020.
- Web site: Franco Girolami to contest Jarama finale. 2 November 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2 November 2020.
- Web site: SMC Junior Motorsport with two Peugeot cars at Jarama. 2020-11-05. europe.tcr-series.com.
- Web site: Tecnodom Sport enter an Audi for Kevin Giacon at Monza. 21 September 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 21 September 2020.
- Web site: Tecnodom Sport move debut of Fiat Tipo TCR to Monza. 20 September 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 20 September 2020.
- Web site: Volcano Motorsport joins for TCR Europe's opener. 4 August 2020. www.tcr-series.com. 4 August 2020.
- Web site: Mikel Azcona added to Spa grid. 20 October 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 20 October 2020.
- Web site: Dan Lloyd re-signs with Brutal Fish for TCR Europe programme. 5 February 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 5 February 2020.
- Web site: Pepe Oriola signs for Brutal Fish Racing. 5 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 5 June 2020.
- Web site: Nicola Baldan joins Élite Motorsport for Spa weekend. 20 October 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 20 October 2020.
- Web site: Bäckman siblings remain with Target Competition. 15 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. 15 June 2020.
- Web site: John Filippi joins Target Competition. 14 August 2020. TouringCarTimes. 14 August 2020.
- Web site: José Manuel Sapag joins Target Competition for TCR Europe. 7 March 2020. TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2020.
- Web site: Team Clairet Sport announce four car programme. 23 June 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 23 June 2020.
- Web site: Tom Coronel confirms European programme. 19 August 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 19 August 2020.
- Web site: Lewis Kent confirms return for Spa round. 9 March 2020. TouringCarTimes. 9 March 2020.
- Web site: Felice Jelmini to make TCR Europe debut at Monza. 21 September 2020. TouringCarTimes. 21 September 2020.
- Web site: Mat'o Homola completes BRC Racing Team line-up. 28 April 2020. TouringCarTimes. 28 April 2020.
- Web site: BRC Racing name Dániel Nagy for 2020. 24 March 2020. TouringCarTimes. 24 March 2020.
- Web site: Jacopo Guidetti joins 2020 TCR Europe grid. 21 December 2019. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 21 December 2019.
- Web site: WRT to end World Touring Car Cup, TCR Europe programmes. 2019-12-09. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 2019-12-15.
- Web site: Vuković Motorsport confirm two Renaults for 2020 TCR Europe season. 17 March 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 17 March 2020.
- Web site: Vuković Motorsport confident of victories with new Renault Mégane RS EVO TCR. 24 May 2020. TouringCarTimes. en-US. 24 May 2020.