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2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

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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

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The calendar was announced on 22 May 2020 with 6 rounds scheduled.[4]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 21–23 August International GT Open
F4 Spanish Championship
2
2 3 Belgium Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 11–13 September FIA European Truck Racing Championship
World Touring Car Cup
4
3 5 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 25–27 September International GT Open
6
4 7 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 9–11 October GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
8
5 9 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22–24 October Spa 24 Hours
GT4 European Series
10
6 11 Spain Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain 6–8 November F4 Spanish Championship
12

Calendar changes

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Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
France JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR 04 France Florian Briché BNL R 1–2, 4 [5]
06 France Jean Laurent Navarro BNL Y 1–4 [6]
24 France Julien Briché BNL All [6]
Germany Profi-Car Team Halder Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 7 Germany Mike Halder All [7]
53 Germany Michelle Halder All [7]
Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 8 Belgium Nicolas Baert BNL R All [8]
25 Morocco Sami Taoufik BNL R All [9]
250 Morocco Mehdi Bennani BNL All [9]
North Macedonia PSS Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 10 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski Y 3, 6 [10]
29 Argentina Néstor Girolami 1 [10]
72 Argentina Franco Girolami 6 [11]
Spain SMC Junior Motorsport Peugeot 308 TCR 13 Spain Enrique Hernando 6 [12]
199 Spain Fernando Navarrete 6 [12]
Italy Tecnodom Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 15 Italy Kevin Giacon 3 [13]
Fiat Tipo TCR 64 Italy Luca Rangoni G 3 [14]
Spain Volcano Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 16 Russia Evgeni Leonov R 1, 3–6 [15]
96 Spain Mikel Azcona 5–6 [16]
Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17 Slovakia Martin Ryba Y All [17]
74 Spain Pepe Oriola All [18]
123 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd All [17]
Italy Élite Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR 18 Italy Nicola Baldan 5 [19]
Italy Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR 19 Sweden Andreas Bäckman All [20]
26 Sweden Jessica Bäckman All [20]
27 France John Filippi BNL All [21]
33 Argentina José Manuel Sapag R 4–6 [22]
France Team Clairet Sport Peugeot 308 TCR 20 France Teddy Clairet BNL All [23]
21 France Jimmy Clairet BNL All [23]
66 France Gilles Colombani BNL Y 1–4 [23]
81 France Stéphane Ventaja BNL Y 1–5 [23]
Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 31 Netherlands Tom Coronel BNL 1, 5–6 [24]
United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 38 United Kingdom Lewis Kent R 1 [25]
Italy PMA Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 44 Italy Felice Jelmini 3 [26]
Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 70 Slovakia Maťo Homola All [27]
99 Hungary Dániel Nagy All [28]
Icon Class
BNL Eligible for TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
R Eligible for Yokohama Rookie Trophy
Y Eligible for Yokohama Diamond Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Team and driver changes

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Rule changes

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Sporting changes

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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.[1]

Results and standings

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Season summary

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Rnd. Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team TCR BeNeLux Winner Yokohama Trophy Winner
1 1 France Circuit Paul Ricard France John Filippi France John Filippi United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team Morocco Mehdi Bennani Morocco Sami Taoufik
2 France John Filippi Germany Mike Halder Germany Profi-Car Team Halder France Teddy Clairet Belgium Nicolas Baert
2 3 Belgium Circuit Zolder Belgium Nicolas Baert Belgium Nicolas Baert Belgium Nicolas Baert Belgium Comtoyou Racing Belgium Nicolas Baert Belgium Nicolas Baert
4 Belgium Nicolas Baert Germany Michelle Halder Germany Profi-Car Team Halder Morocco Mehdi Bennani Belgium Nicolas Baert
3 5 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Morocco Mehdi Bennani France Julien Briché France Julien Briché France JSB Compétition France Julien Briché Belgium Nicolas Baert
6 France Julien Briché Spain Pepe Oriola Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team France Julien Briché Belgium Nicolas Baert
4 7 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Slovakia Maťo Homola Morocco Sami Taoufik Germany Mike Halder Germany Profi-Car Team Halder Morocco Sami Taoufik Morocco Sami Taoufik
8 Morocco Sami Taoufik Sweden Andreas Bäckman Italy Target Competition Morocco Sami Taoufik Morocco Sami Taoufik
5 9 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Morocco Mehdi Bennani Spain Mikel Azcona Spain Mikel Azcona Spain Volcano Motorsport Netherlands Tom Coronel Morocco Sami Taoufik
10 Spain Mikel Azcona Spain Mikel Azcona Spain Volcano Motorsport Netherlands Tom Coronel Belgium Nicolas Baert
6 11 Spain Circuito del Jarama Spain Mikel Azcona Spain Mikel Azcona Spain Mikel Azcona Spain Volcano Motorsport Not awarded Belgium Nicolas Baert
12 Spain Mikel Azcona France John Filippi Italy Target Competition Belgium Nicolas Baert

TCR Europe standings

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Drivers' standings

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Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 —
Race 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1
Pos. Driver LEC
France 		ZOL
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		BAR
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		JAR
Spain 		 Pts. 
1 Morocco Mehdi Bennani 22 5 Ret3 5 Ret1 8 55 3 61 16 44 2 285
2 France John Filippi 31 7 12 9 510 9 88 10 53 3 1110 1 257
3 Belgium Nicolas Baert Ret 9 11 6 38 5 107 6 Ret 5 87 5 244
4 Germany Mike Halder 1010 1 25 4 18†9 Ret 12 4 38 10 Ret Ret 242
5 United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd 13 6 510 2 22 Ret 16 16 85 Ret 9 12 214
6 Sweden Andreas Bäckman 78 4 Ret8 Ret WD WD 710 1 44 7 66 6 209
7 Slovakia Maťo Homola 8 12 32 8 17† 3 41 20 1510 12 33 11 204
8 Hungary Dániel Nagy 11 10 46 3 6 13 63 5 17 6 79 20† 202
9 France Teddy Clairet 46 3 8 18 Ret 6 19 11 14 4 22 8 200
10 France Julien Briché 14 14 15†7 Ret 14 2 9 21 11 17 55 3 175
11 Spain Mikel Azcona 1 1 11 4 157
12 Morocco Sami Taoufik 99 18 114 11 16 12 36 2 76 13 10 Ret 157
13 Spain Pepe Oriola 20 11 10 7 Ret5 1 24 13 109 11 Ret DNS 153
14 France Jimmy Clairet 65 23 9 12 Ret3 4 11 9 12 18 12 10 129
15 Germany Michelle Halder 12 13 79 1 8 11 21 7 16 Ret 17 15 115
16 Netherlands Tom Coronel Ret Ret 22 2 14 7 100
17 Argentina Néstor Girolami 54 2 66
18 Sweden Jessica Bäckman 217 8 Ret 10 7 14 159 18 Ret 14 Ret8 19 60
19 Italy Felice Jelmini 4 7 45
20 Argentina José Manuel Sapag 12 8 137 Ret 18 13 36
21 Slovakia Martin Ryba Ret 19 6 16 15 10 Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 18 35
22 France Stéphane Ventaja 19 15 13 14 10 15 13 12 20 15 34
23 Italy Nicola Baldan 9 8 28
24 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski 9 20 16 9 26
25 Russia Evgeni Leonov 15 16 12 18 14 19 18 9 19 17 24
26 France Gilles Colombani 17 21 14 15 11 Ret 18 17 13
27 France Florian Briché 13 17 Ret 17 20 14 8
28 France Jean-Laurent Navarro 16 22 Ret 13 DNS 16 17 15 6
29 Italy Kevin Giacon 14 19 5
30 Spain Enrique Hernando 13 Ret 5
31 Argentina Franco Girolami Ret 14 3
32 Spain Fernando Navarrete 15 16 1
33 United Kingdom Lewis Kent 18 20 0
Guest Drivers ineligible to score points
– Italy Luca Rangoni 13 17 –
Pos. Driver LEC
France 		ZOL
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		BAR
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		JAR
Spain 		 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

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Pos. Team LEC
France 		ZOL
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		BAR
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		JAR
Spain 		Pts.
QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2 QP R1 R2
1 Belgium Comtoyou Racing 11 2 5 18 1 5 13 3 5 11 3 2 15 6 5 508
9 9 11 6 16 8 5 3 7 13
2 Italy Target Competition 14 3 4 4 12 9 1 5 9 7 7 1 15 4 3 414
7 7 Ret 10 7 14 8 10 5 14
3 Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team 8 1 6 3 5 2 15 2 1 7 2 13 9 8 11 392
20 11 6 7 15 10 16 16 10 Ret
4 Germany Profi-Car Team Halder 1 10 1 10 2 1 2 8 11 9 1 4 4 3 10 368
12 13 7 4 18† Ret 21 7 16 Ret
5 Italy BRC Racing Team 0 8 10 15 3 3 5 6 3 18 4 5 3 15 6 356
11 12 4 8 17† 13 6 20 17 12
6 France Team Clairet Sport 11 4 3 0 8 12 12 10 4 2 11 9 0 12 4 309
6 15 9 14 11 6 13 11 14 15
7 France JSB Compétition 0 13 14 5 15† 13 7 1 2 0 9 14 0 11 17 162
14 17 Ret 17 DNS 16 17 15
8 Spain Volcano Motorsport 0 15 16 0 12 18 1 14 19 0 1 1 114
18 9
9 Belgium Boutsen Ginion Racing 0 Ret Ret 9 2 2 79
10 North Macedonia PSS Racing Team 7 5 2 0 9 20 79
11 Italy PMA Motorsport 0 4 7 45
12 Italy Élite Motorsport 0 9 8 28
13 Italy Tecnodom Sport 0 14 19 5
13 17
14 United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport 0 18 20 0
Pos. Team LEC
France 		ZOL
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		BAR
Spain 		SPA
Belgium 		JAR
Spain 		Pts.

† – 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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Pos. Driver  Pts. 
1 Belgium Nicolas Baert 254
2 Morocco Mehdi Bennani 246
3 Morocco Sami Taoufik ?
Pos. Driver  Pts. 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paul Ricard and Zolder added to seven-race 2020 TCR Europe calendar". TouringCarTimes. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Josh Files crowned TCR Europe champion after Monza Race 2 victory". TouringCarTimes. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  3. ^ "Monza results declared final following Hyundai ECU investigation". TouringCarTimes. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ a b "TCR Europe confirms full revised calendar with race at Le Castellet". TouringCars.Net. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "ENTRY LIST – LE CASTELLET" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Two car entry for JSB Compétition". TouringCarTimes. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Mike and Michelle Halder move from TCR Germany to TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Gilles Magnus back for 2020 season with Comtoyou Racing". TouringCarTimes. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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  11. ^ "Franco Girolami to contest Jarama finale". TouringCarTimes. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "SMC Junior Motorsport with two Peugeot cars at Jarama". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  13. ^ a b "Tecnodom Sport enter an Audi for Kevin Giacon at Monza". TouringCarTimes. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Tecnodom Sport move debut of Fiat Tipo TCR to Monza". TouringCarTimes. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Volcano Motorsport joins for TCR Europe's opener". www.tcr-series.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Mikel Azcona added to Spa grid". TouringCarTimes. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Dan Lloyd re-signs with Brutal Fish for TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Pepe Oriola signs for Brutal Fish Racing". TouringCarTimes. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Nicola Baldan joins Élite Motorsport for Spa weekend". TouringCarTimes. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Bäckman siblings remain with Target Competition". TouringCarTimes. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  21. ^ "John Filippi joins Target Competition". TouringCarTimes. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  22. ^ a b "José Manuel Sapag joins Target Competition for TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  23. ^ a b c d "Team Clairet Sport announce four car programme". TouringCarTimes. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Tom Coronel confirms European programme". TouringCarTimes. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Lewis Kent confirms return for Spa round". TouringCarTimes. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Felice Jelmini to make TCR Europe debut at Monza". TouringCarTimes. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Mat'o Homola completes BRC Racing Team line-up". TouringCarTimes. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  28. ^ a b "BRC Racing name Dániel Nagy for 2020". TouringCarTimes. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  29. ^ "Jacopo Guidetti joins 2020 TCR Europe grid". TouringCarTimes. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  30. ^ "WRT to end World Touring Car Cup, TCR Europe programmes". TouringCarTimes. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  31. ^ "Vuković Motorsport confirm two Renaults for 2020 TCR Europe season". TouringCarTimes. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  32. ^ "Vuković Motorsport confident of victories with new Renault Mégane RS EVO TCR". TouringCarTimes. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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