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2024 TCR World Ranking Final

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Autódromo de Algarve, the circuit where the event will take place.

The 2024 TCR World Ranking Final is an automobile racing event that is planned to take place in 2024 at the Algarve Circuit in Portimao, Portugal. The entries will consist of the top 15 drivers in the 2023 TCR World Tour and the top 45 drivers as listed by the TCR World Ranking (not including those already in the top 15 of the TCR World Tour).[1] In total, 60 drivers are planned to compete over the course of the event.

The Algarve circuit was announced as the host for the final on 16 October 2023.[2] On 26 January 2024, it was announced that the inaugural TCR World Ranking Final was placed on hold.[3]

Entry list

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Top 15 drivers in the 2023 TCR World Tour and next best 45 drivers in TCR World Ranking list of 4 October 2023 qualifies for the event, with further 20 drivers in the Ranking and up to 30 Wild Card drivers included in reserves list.[1]

WT Rank Driver Team Car Series
TCR World Tour qualifiers
1 3 Hungary Norbert Michelisz Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR World Tour
2 2 France Yann Ehrlacher Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR TCR World Tour
3 1 United Kingdom Robert Huff Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou
Switzerland Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR World Tour
24H TCE Series - TCR
24H Middle East Trophy - TCE
4 4 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR World Tour
5 5 Spain Mikel Azcona Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR World Tour
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR
6 7 Argentina Néstor Girolami Estonia ALM Motorsport
Argentina Squadra Martino Racing
Australia Honda Wall Racing
Macau MacPro Racing
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR World Tour
7 8 Sweden Thed Björk Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR TCR World Tour
8 9 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR TCR World Tour
9 6 China Ma Qing Hua Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
China Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR
Lynk & Co 03 TCR
TCR World Tour
TCR China
10 25 Australia Will Brown Australia MPC – Team Liqui Moly Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Australia
11 18 France John Filippi Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
12 44 Australia Tony D'Alberto Australia Honda Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR Australia
13 11 Netherlands Tom Coronel Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
14 31 Belgium Kobe Pauwels Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
15 43 Australia Aaron Cameron Australia GRM Team Valvoline Peugeot 308 TCR TCR Australia
TCR World Ranking qualifiers
23 10 Italy Kevin Ceccon Italy Team Aggressive Italia Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Europe
- 11 Netherlands Niels Langeveld Italy MM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR Italy
- 12 Slovakia Maťo Homola Czech Republic Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Eastern Europe
- 13 Argentina Franco Girolami Italy Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)
TCR Italy
24H TCE Series - TCR
26 16 Argentina Ignacio Montenegro Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR South America
- 17 Denmark Kasper H. Jensen Denmark GMB Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Denmark
- 18 Denmark Nicolai Sylvest Denmark GMB Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Denmark
- 19 United Kingdom Bruce Winfield United Kingdom Area Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR UK
38 21 United Kingdom Isaac Smith Spain Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
- 22 Denmark Jan Magnussen Denmark Team Auto Lounge Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Denmark
- 23 United Kingdom Jack Young Macau Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR China
- 24 Germany Mike Halder Sweden TPR Motorsport
Germany Halder Motorsport
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
TCR Denmark
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR
33 25 Uruguay Juan Manuel Casella Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR South America
- 26 Denmark Martin Andersen Denmark Outzen Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Denmark
- 27 United Kingdom Jac Constable United Kingdom Rob Boston Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR UK
- 28 Germany René Kircher Germany Mertel Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Eastern Europe
29 29 Brazil Raphael Reis Brazil W2 ProGP Cupra León Competición TCR TCR South America
- 31 United Kingdom Adam Shepherd United Kingdom Area Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR UK
- 33 United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Area Motorsport with Daniel James Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR UK
- 34 Poland Bartosz Groszek Slovakia Aditis Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Eastern Europe
53 35 Italy Nicola Baldan Italy Team Aggressive Italia
Italy Aikoa Racing
Hyundai Elantra N TCR
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)
TCR Europe
24H TCE Series - TCR
- 36 Argentina Fabricio Pezzini Argentina Paladini Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) TCR South America
- 37 Sweden Kevin Engman Denmark Team Auto Lounge Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Denmark
- 38 Denmark Michael Markussen Denmark Markussen Racing CUPRA León Competición TCR TCR Denmark
- 39 Italy Salvatore Tavano Italy Scuderia del Girasole CUPRA Racing CUPRA León Competición TCR TCR Italy (2022)
- 41 Denmark Gustav Birch Denmark GMB Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Denmark
17 42 Australia Bailey Sweeny Australia HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Australia
10* 43 Australia Will Brown Australia MPC – Team Liqui Moly Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Australia
- 44 France Nathanaël Berthon Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) World Touring Car Cup (2022)
- 45 United Kingdom Carl Boardley United Kingdom CBM with Hart GT Cupra León Competición TCR TCR UK
25 46 Italy Marco Butti Italy Target Competition Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Italy
TCR Europe
- 47 Sweden Robert Dahlgren Sweden CUPRA Dealer Team – PWR Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Scandinavia (2022)
- 48 Czech Republic Petr Čížek Czech Republic Express Auto Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Eastern Europe
40 49 Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia ALM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR Europe
TCR Italy
TCR World Tour
- 50 United Kingdom Josh Files United Kingdom Area Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR UK
- 51 Italy Michele Imberti Italy CRM Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Italy
- 52 Germany Sebastian Steibel Slovakia Aditis Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Eastern Europe
- 53 Belgium Gilles Magnus Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) World Touring Car Cup (2022)
- 54 Denmark Silas Rytter Denmark Insight Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Denmark
- 55 United Kingdom Chris Smiley United Kingdom Restart Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR UK
- 56 Italy Denis Babuin Italy Bolza Corse Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Italy
- 57 Italy Felice Jelmini Italy PMA Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Italy
TCR Europe
35 58 United Kingdom Lewis Brown United Kingdom Chameleon Motorsport
Belgium Comtoyou Racing
Cupra León Competición TCR
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
TCR Europe
TCR UK
TCR Spain
- 59 Japan "Hirobon" Japan Birth Racing Project Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Japan
- 60 United Kingdom Lewis Kent United Kingdom Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai Veloster N TCR TCR UK (2022)
TCR World Ranking reserves
- 61 Sweden Tobias Brink Sweden Brink Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Scandinavia (2022)
16 62 Australia Josh Buchan Australia HMO Customer Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Australia
- 63 Czech Republic Adam Kout Czech Republic Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Eastern Europe
- 64 Czech Republic Jáchym Galáš Czech Republic Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Europe (2022)
TCR Eastern Europe (2022)
- 65 Lithuania Jonas Karklys Lithuania Nordpass Hyundai i30 N TCR 24H Middle East Trophy - TCE
48 66 France Aurélien Comte France SP Compétition Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Italy
TCR Europe
31 67 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
45 68 Argentina José Manuel Sapag Argentina Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR TCR South America
- 69 United Kingdom Jenson Brickley United Kingdom Jenson Brickley Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR UK
- 70 United Kingdom Bradley Hutchison United Kingdom bond-It with MPHR Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)
Cupra León Competición TCR
TCR UK
British Endurance Championship - TCR
- 71 Dmitry Bragin[N 1] TAIF Motorsport / AG Team[N 1] Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Russia
- 72 Sweden Andreas Bäckman Sweden Lestrup Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Scandinavia (2022)
- 73 Denmark Philip Lindberg Denmark PL Racing
Estonia ALM Motorsport
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR Denmark
TCR World Tour
- 74 Georgia (country) Davit Kajaia Germany Mertel Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Eastern Europe
15* 75 Australia Aaron Cameron Australia GRM Team Valvoline Peugeot 308 TCR TCR Australia
41 76 Spain Rubén Fernández Spain RC2 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
TCR Italy
TCR Spain
36 77 Australia Jordan Cox Australia GRM – Schaeffler Peugeot 308 TCR TCR Australia
- 78 United States Harry Gottsacker United States Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai Elantra N TCR Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR
- 79 Australia Jay Hanson Australia Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Australia (2022)
30 80 Brazil Galid Osman Brazil W2 ProGP Cupra León Competición TCR TCR South America
Wild Card drivers
19 13 Argentina Bernardo Llaver Argentina Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR TCR South America
21 27 Argentina Juan Ángel Rosso Argentina Paladini Racing
Belgium Comtoyou Racing
Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
TCR South America
TCR Spain
20 49 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Argentina Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR TCR South America
39 85 Brazil Pedro Cardoso Brazil Hyundai N Team Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR South America
47 149 Sweden Viktor Andersson Sweden MA:GP Lynk & Co 03 TCR TCR Europe
- 161 United Kingdom Scott Sumpton United Kingdom Restart Racing
Estonia ALM Motorsport
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR UK
TCR Spain
British Endurance Championship - TCR
- 306 Sweden Christian Skaar Denmark Team Auto Lounge Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Denmark
  • World Ranking position shown are from list of 4 October 2023 for TCR World Ranking qualifiers and reserves, and from list of 13 November 2023 for TCR World Tour qualifiers and Wild Card drivers.

Format

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The TCR World Ranking Final will be run in two phases: Play-Off Races and Final Races.[4]

Play-Off Races

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  • The 45 drivers entering by TCR World Ranking will be split by a draw into 3 groups of 15 drivers (A, B, and C).
  • Each group will have their own free practice and qualifying session.
  • There will be three races, each race consisting of combination of two groups (A v B, B v C, C v A). Races will be 20 minutes + 1 lap. Grid for each race will be set based on qualifying, with the group having the fastest qualifier taking odd-numbered places, and the other group taking the even-numbered places.
  • Top 15 in classification after three races will advance to the Qualifying Race of Final Races. The rest will go to the Repechage Race.
Play-Off Races points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 3 2 1
Races 25 21 18 15 13 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Final Races

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  • Top 15 drivers of the TCR World Tour directly enter this phase. They will have their own free practice and qualifying sessions.
  • Qualifying Race: 15 TCR World Tour drivers are joined by the top 15 of Play-Off Races for one race of 20 minutes + 1 lap. Grid will be set with odd-numbered places taken by TCR World Tour drivers according to the result of their qualifying session, and the even-numbered places taken by Play-Off Races drivers according to their Play-Off classification. Result of this race determine the grid for the Final Race.
  • Repechage Race: Bottom 30 drivers of the Play-Off Races will race for 15 minutes + 1 lap. Grid will be based on Play-Off classification. Top 4 of this race will join the Final Race, starting from position 31 to 34.
  • Final Race: One race of 30 minutes + 1 lap.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Dmitry Bragin and TAIF Motorsport / AG Team are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the following FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  1. ^ a b "TCR WORLD RANKING FINAL - TCR World Ranking". tcr-worldranking.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ^ fabior (2023-10-16). "Portimão to host the first TCR World Ranking Final". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. ^ "TCR World Ranking Final postponed, set for FIA recognition". touringcars.net. 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "TCR WORLD RANKING FINAL - Event Format" (PDF). tcr-worldranking.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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