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On 6 December 2017, FIA's World Motorsport Council announced the creation of the long waited FIA World Touring Car Cup. The new series has been officially confirmed after a deal was reached to bring the World Touring Car Championship, the TCR International Series and the European Touring Car Cup together. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was replaced by TCR World Tour starting in 2023 season.

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For the 2017 edition was adopted the one-off event format with two races. For 2018 it was upgraded to TCR Europe Series with 7 events, five of which would support International GT Open . [ 8 ]

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On 31 January 2015, Automobile Club d'Italia announced the TCR category as the third division of the Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance , also competing for the general classification of the championship. [ 10 ] On 12 September 2015, the TCR Italian Series was relaunched as a stand-alone category for 2016. [ 11 ]

In December 2014 the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) and Kronos Events announced the formation of the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. [ 12 ] The inaugural season is set for 2016 with one-off event planned for 15 October 2015 at the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet . [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The schedule consists of seven rounds in the Benelux region, across Belgium , Netherlands and Luxembourg . Each round includes five races: a 60 minutes endurance race, with mandatory pit stop, and four 20 minu...

For the 2017 season the fan voting was dropped and the starting grid for the endurance race was determined by a qualifying session instead. All races were held alongside Clio Cup Benelux, but with standalone classifications for both. At the end of the season Kronos Events withdrew their support for the series. [ 16 ] Later it was announced that the series will support the TCR Europe Series bill at five of the seven rounds. [ 17 ]

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On 15 February 2016, the Campeonato de España de Resistencia confirmed that they would introduce a TCR class in their championship. [ 20 ] The championship calendar included five race weekends held across Spain. [ 21 ]

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On 9 June 2016, the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) confirmed that they would switch to the TCR regulations for 2017 after racing with Silhouette cars since 2013. In 2017 the series will only race in Sweden, but a future expansion into the other Scandinavian countries is possible in the near future. [ 24 ] [ 25 ]

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On 23 July 2016, the organizers of the 1000 kilometrų lenktynės held on the Lithuanian Palanga circuit confirmed that they would add a TCR class to the event. With the ambition of establishing a proper championship beyond 2017, racing in the Baltic countries and Poland. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The TCR Baltic Trophy was then introduced as part of the Baltic Touring Car Championship with TCR cars also participating in the supporting NEZ 6H Endurance Championship.

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In 2019 TCR UK Touring Car Championship merged with the Stewart Lines organized Touring Car Trophy with TCR UK as its subcategory.

TCR Swiss Trophy

On 23 September 2015 ADAC Nordrhein and WSC Ltd. announced that the 2016 Nürburgring 24h Race will feature a class for TCR vehicles. [ 43 ]

Cars

With the separation of classes from the Pirelli World Challenge, WC Vision and the SRO Motorsport Group created the TC America Series , for cars that previously competed in the TC / TCA / TCR categories. For the initial season of 2019, there will be 8 events with 2 40-minute races. [ 46 ] A DSG Cup was also announced for cars equipped with DSG transmission. [ 47 ]

In June 2017, Officials from IMSA and World Sporting Consulting (WSC) as the rights holder for TCR confirmed plans for the TCR class to begin competing in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge beginning in 2018.

The class will run in addition to the two existing Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge classes, Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST) in the 2018 season. Unlike most TCR-based series, the SportsCar Challenge series races are longer, as they are two-driver races lasting either two or four hours. Like the Pirelli World Challenge, they will be under the auspices of the Automobile Competition Club of the United States, as IMSA and USAC are both members of the United States ASN. [ 48 ] [ 49 ]

From the season 2018–19, the national championship happens to have a TCR class in races. The sporting format will provide two 20-minute Qualifying sessions and two 30-minute races at each of the seven events that form the calendar; the first of them will be held at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit and the others in Dubai. The addition of the TCR class is one of the measures to popularize TCR in the Middle East.

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The TCR Taiwan Championship debuted in 2022. [ 56 ]

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In 2015 the FIA designated the TCN-2 nomenclature to the TCR regulations. This allowed the TCR-spec cars to compete in the Super 2000 class (later renamed ETCC-1) of the European Touring Car Cup alongside the older TC2 and TC2T cars previously used by the World Touring Car Championship .

From the 2017 season ETCC began using the TCR technical rules instead of the FIA's TCN-2 ones. After WTCC and TCR International Series merged to form the brand new FIA World Touring Car Cup in 2018, the European Touring Car Cup was also disbanded in the process. [ 2 ]

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WSC Ltd and Creventic announced a 500 lap endurance race in early October set to be held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps . [ 68 ] The only event ran from 3–6 October 2019.

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Make	Model	Image	Engine	Developer	Note
Alfa Romeo[74]	Giulietta TCR[74]	nan	Fiat 1750 TBi I4	Romeo Ferraris[75]	nan
Alfa Romeo[74]	Giulietta Veloce TCR[76]	nan	Fiat 1750 TBi I4	Romeo Ferraris[75]	nan
Audi[77]	RS 3 LMS TCR[77]	nan	Volkswagen EA888 2.0 R4 TSI I4	Audi Sport[77]	[N 1]
Audi[77]	RS 3 LMS TCR (21)[78]	nan	Volkswagen EA888 2.0 R4 TSI I4	Audi Sport[77]	nan
CUPRA[N 2]	León TCR[N 3]	nan	Volkswagen EA888 2.0 R4 TSI I4	Cupra Racing[N 2]	[N 4]
CUPRA[N 2]	León Competición TCR[79]	nan	Volkswagen EA888 2.0 R4 TSI I4	Cupra Racing[N 2]	nan
CUPRA[N 2]	León VZ TCR[80]	nan	Volkswagen EA888 2.0 R4 TSI I4	Cupra Racing[N 2]	nan
Fiat	Tipo TCR[81]	nan	FCA GME MultiAir AT8 2.0T I4	Tecnodom Sport[81]	[N 5]
Holden[N 6][82] Opel Vauxhall[N 7]	Astra TCR[broken anchor][83]	nan	GM Ecotec LDK A20NFT I4	Opel Performance Center[75] Kissling Motorsport[83] Lubner Motorsport[84]	[N 8]
Honda[85]	Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[85]	nan	Honda K20C1 i-VTEC DOHC Turbo I4	JAS Motorsport[75]	nan

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F1ABY Commentary

“Does anyone truly believe the Spa elevation is merely a clever aerodynamic challenge, or is it a calculated attempt to throttle Alpine’s development momentum?” The whispers around Steiner’s gamble with the suspension are growing louder – a desperate attempt to cling to a competitive edge, perhaps, or a deliberate provocation aimed at disrupting the established order. The French team’s technical director is reportedly simmering with barely contained frustration; a familiar tactic, isn’t it? Remember, the TCR landscape thrives on subtle warfare, and this… this feels remarkably precise. Audi’s silence is the most telling element, of course. They’re observing, calculating, and undoubtedly preparing a counter-move. Don’t mistake the noise for genuine competition; it’s a carefully orchestrated game.

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F1ABY Trivia

The air in Monza hangs thicker than the exhaust fumes – a palpable tension radiating from the Marcedes garage. Rumor has it Wolff himself personally intervened this morning, demanding a complete recalibration of Bottas’s brake bias; a desperate attempt, perhaps, to wrestle some aggression from the Finn’s otherwise methodical approach. Don’t be fooled by the gleaming silver – beneath that polished surface, there’s a calculated war being waged, and the data suggests it’s far more nuanced than anyone’s publicly admitting. That GM Ecotec engine, churning out 330 bhp, is proving surprisingly sensitive to track temperature, a weakness the Ferrari team has been meticulously exploiting with their tire strategy.

The air in Monza hangs thick with the scent of high-octane and simmering ambition. Let’s be frank – this isn’t just about speed; it’s about leverage. That Honda K20C1, consistently churning out those 370 horsepower, isn’t just a motor; it’s the key to securing a crucial advantage for teams like Cyan Racing. Observe the win ratio – a staggering 62% for drivers utilizing that engine configuration; a figure that speaks volumes about the strategic investments being made.

F1ABY Tales

The rain hadn’t washed away the stench of desperation. Verstappen’s engineer, Paul, was a shade paler than usual, chewing on the corner of his helmet. Heard whispers – a miscalibration on the DRS, a gamble that backfired spectacularly. But the real story? The subtle, almost imperceptible shift in Red Bull’s strategy meeting following Leclerc’s surge. They’re not just chasing tenths, are they? They’re calculating the long game, mapping out a path to dominance that extends far beyond this weekend’s result. A calculated risk, meticulously planned, and ruthlessly executed. Don’t mistake ambition for incompetence.

The rain in Marrakech hasn’t dampened the ambition of Alessandro Hirons, has it? He’s been circling the pits, a ghost of sorts, observing the Schubert Motorsport setup with a laser focus. You can practically taste the frustration radiating from his engineer, Christian Näf – a man who, let’s be frank, believes Hirons is playing a game, a deliberate stalling tactic to extract more from the chassis. The kid’s got talent, no question, but Näf sees a calculated risk, a reluctance to fully commit to the aggressive aero package. It’s a classic dynamic, isn’t it? Driver’s instinct versus the team’s strategic calculations. Don’t be surprised if we see him lean back a little further during Q2; he’s testing the waters, gauging the reaction. A gamble, undoubtedly, but one that could pay dividends if the conditions hold.