2021 World Touring Car Cup

The 2021 World Touring Car Cup was the fourth season of the World Touring Car Cup and 17th overall of the series, which dates back to the 2005 World Touring Car Championship. The season began on 5 June at the Nürburgring and ended on 28 November in Sochi.

Teams and drivers Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref. BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 3 Gabriele Tarquini All 5 Norbert Michelisz All Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 8 Luca Engstler J All 69 Jean-Karl Vernay All ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 9 Attila Tassi All 18 Tiago Monteiro All ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 29 Néstor Girolami All 86 Esteban Guerrieri All Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 Thed Björk All 12 Santiago Urrutia All Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 68 Yann Ehrlacher All 100 Yvan Muller All Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 16 Gilles Magnus J T All 22 Frédéric Vervisch All Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 17 Nathanaël Berthon All 32 Tom Coronel T All Target srl Hyundai Elantra N TCR 19 Andreas Bäckman T 1–4 26 Jessica Bäckman J T 1–4 82 Nicola Baldan T 7 Zengő Motorsport Drivers’ Academy Cupra León Competición TCR 28 Jordi Gené All 55 Bence Boldizs J T All Zengő Motorsport Services KFT 79 Robert Huff All 96 Mikel Azcona All Wildcard entries Rosneft Lada Sport Lada Vesta Sport TCR 20 Kirill Ladygin 8 30 Mikhail Mityaev 8 Target srl Hyundai Elantra N TCR 82 Nicola Baldan 4 Full In Race Academy Cupra León Competición TCR 222 Petr Fulín 5 Icon ClassJ Eligible for FIA WTCR Junior Driver TitleT Eligible for WTCR Trophy

Summary JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing retained their 2020 drivers – Attila Tassi, Tiago Monteiro, Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri – for the 2021 season. On 15 January it was announced that all four drivers would continue to compete for Münnich Motorsport and announced that Attila Tassi and Tiago Monteiro would join the ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport with Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri remaining at the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport.

Comtoyou Racing switched from the running Audi RS 3 LMS TCR to the all-new facelifted Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021). Nathanaël Berthon, Gilles Magnus and Tom Coronel remained with Comtoyou Racing and Frédéric Vervisch returned to the series and the team after having last raced in 2019.

Cyan Racing committed to run four Lynk & Co 03 TCR cars for the season, Yann Ehrlacher and Yvan Muller were confirmed as drivers for Cyan Racing Lynk & Co and announced that Thed Björk and Santiago Urrutia were confirmed as drivers for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co.

Hyundai switched from the running Hyundai i30 N TCR to the all-new Hyundai Elantra N TCR. BRC Racing Team entered under the BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse banner with two former champions in Norbert Michelisz and Gabriele Tarquini, while Engstler Motorsport entered the remaining two Hyundai cars under the Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team name for Luca Engstler and Jean-Karl Vernay, the latter having switched from Team Mulsanne to replace Nicky Catsburg. Target Competition joined full-time from the TCR Europe with Swedish siblings Andreas and Jessica Bäckman, who became the first woman to race in the championship. 2017 TCR Italy Touring Car Championship winner Nicola Baldan is also set to participate at selected rounds as a guest driver.

The Zengő Motorsport structure continued at the WTCR and expanded to four Cupra León Competición TCR cars, running under two distinct banners. Bence Boldizs and Mikel Azcona remained with the team, with series returnees Jordi Gené, who had last taken part in the series in 2010, when it was called the World Touring Car Championship, and 2012 World Touring Car Championship & 2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship winner Robert Huff, who came back after a year's absence, joining them at Zengő Motorsport Drivers’ Academy and Zengő Motorsport Services KFT respectively.

Calendar The preliminary race calendar was published by the championship management on 13 November 2020. A change from previous years is that in 2021, for cost-cutting reasons, two races will be held on a weekend instead of three, and the series will return to the Asian continent after a year of omission. On 22 January 2021, the calendar was updated, postponing the Race of Hungary to 21–22 August and replacing the Race of Slovakia with the Race of Italy. On 10 May 2021, it was announced that the Race of Portugal would be held at the Circuito do Estoril instead of the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real. On 19 August 2021, three new rounds were announced as replacements for the races in the Far East.

Round Race Race name Circuit Date Supporting 1 1 Race of Germany Nürburgring Nordschleife 3–5 June Nürburgring 24 Hours 2 2 3 Race of Portugal Circuito do Estoril 26–27 June 4 3 5 Race of Spain Ciudad del Motor de Aragón 10–11 July ETCR Championship 6 4 7 Race of Hungary Hungaroring 21–22 August 8 5 9 Race of Czech Republic Autodrom Most 9–10 October FIM EWC 10 6 11 Race of France Circuit Pau-Arnos 16–17 October ETCR Championship 12 7 13 Race of Italy Adria International Raceway 6–7 November 14 8 15 Race of Russia Sochi Autodrom 27–28 November 16

+ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Race name Circuit Original date Race of Slovakia Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 22–23 May Race of Portugal Circuito Internacional de Vila Real 26–27 June Race of Korea Inje Speedium 16–17 October Race of China Ningbo International Circuit 6–7 November Race of Macau Guia Circuit, Macau 20–21 November

Results Race Race name Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Junior winner WTCR Trophy winner Report 1 Race of Germany Mikel Azcona Tiago Monteiro ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Tom Coronel Report 2 Néstor Girolami Luca Engstler 3 Race of Portugal Yann Ehrlacher Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus Report 4 Attila Tassi Attila Tassi ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus 5 Race of Spain Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse Gilles Magnus Tom Coronel Report 6 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus 7 Race of Hungary Frédéric Vervisch Gilles Magnus Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus Report 8 Robert Huff Frédéric Vervisch Santiago Urrutia Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus 9 Néstor Girolami Néstor Girolami ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Luca Engstler Tom Coronel Report 10 Mikel Azcona Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse Luca Engstler Gilles Magnus 11 Race of France Frédéric Vervisch Frédéric Vervisch Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Luca Engstler Tom Coronel Report 12 Yvan Muller Jean-Karl Vernay Jean-Karl Vernay Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Luca Engstler Tom Coronel 13 Race of Italy Tom Coronel Santiago Urrutia Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Gilles Magnus Tom Coronel Report 14 Yann Ehrlacher Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus 15 Race of Russia Robert Huff Mikel Azcona Zengő Motorsport Services KFT Gilles Magnus Gilles Magnus Report 16 Yvan Muller Robert Huff Robert Huff Zengő Motorsport Services KFT Luca Engstler Tom Coronel

Championship standings Scoring system Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Qualifying 1 & 3 5 4 3 2 1colspan=10 Race 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Scoring system for WTCR Trophy Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   FL  Qualifying 1colspan=5 Race 10 8 5 3 1 1

Drivers' championship Driver GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS    1 Yann Ehrlacher 8 10 1 6 51 7 3 4 3 43 81 55 101 11 5 65 223 2 Frédéric Vervisch 15 Ret 13 11 84 11 4 2 13 8 1 4 6 22 6 2 195 3 Jean-Karl Vernay 10 12 Ret 24 9 45 14 13 65 145 63 12 14 19 2 5 177 4 Yvan Muller 2 7 2 9 11 10 15 6 4 6 Ret 21 5 45 81 Ret1 169 5 Santiago Urrutia 3 55 3 5 12 Ret 73 12 11 Ret 15 34 12 13 93 Ret 167 6 Esteban Guerrieri 4 123 51 81 15 13 8 8 21 34 45 7 3 6 Ret DNS 164 7 Mikel Azcona 16 Ret 10 Ret 2 11 21 3 72 21 13 14 11 11 12 Ret2 158 8 Norbert Michelisz 5 Ret Ret5 3 75 NC4 6 143 15 12 72 63 45 7 12 8 146 9 Thed Björk 13 Ret 6 7 10 22 5 75 5 15 2 9 124 83 10 11 141 10 Gilles Magnus 14 9 8 14 6 33 12 9 NC 9 14 17 73 34 3 Ret 139 11 Néstor Girolami 9 31 Ret3 133 18 12 95 54 14 16 5 Ret 8 Ret 11 73 131 12 Gabriele Tarquini 6 Ret Ret 4 1 6 12 Ret 10 Ret 34 8 9 5 14 Ret 114 13 Nathanaël Berthon 11 6 11 12 43 5 Ret 12 Ret3 5 11 10 21 14 45 34 114 14 Attila Tassi 12 4 72 15 17 15 13 10 Ret Ret 12 16 16 12 7 4 96 15 Luca Engstler 17 24 12 Ret 13 8 11 15 12 7 9 11 15 10 13 10 86 16 Tom Coronel 7 11 17 Ret 32 Ret 21 16 9 10 10 13 2 Ret 16 9 83 17 Tiago Monteiro 1 8 44 182 20 14 10 11 16 12 Ret 12 17 15 WD WD 75 18 Robert Huff Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 Ret4 181 8 Ret NC 15 13 9 Ret4 1 73 19 Jordi Gené 18 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 16 17 WD WD Ret 18 20 17 15 12 10 20 Bence Boldizs 19 13 18 19 DSQ 16 17 19 14 13 16 19 18 16 17 Ret 9 21 Jessica Bäckman 21 14 16 16 19 17 20 21 2 22 Andreas Bäckman 20 Ret 15 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 1 23 Nicola Baldan 18 20 19 18 0 Wildcard entries ineligible for points — Petr Fulín Ret 11 — — Mikhail Mityaev 19 13 — — Kirill Ladygin 18 14 — Driver GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS   

Teams' championship Team GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS 1 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 68 8 10 1 6 51 7 3 4 3 43 81 55 101 11 5 65 392 100 2 7 2 9 11 10 15 6 4 6 Ret 21 5 45 81 Ret1 2 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 16 14 9 8 14 6 33 12 9 NC 9 14 17 73 34 3 Ret 334 22 15 Ret 13 11 84 11 4 2 13 8 1 4 6 22 6 2 3 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 11 13 Ret 6 7 10 22 5 75 5 15 2 9 124 83 10 11 308 12 3 55 3 5 12 Ret 73 12 11 Ret 15 34 12 13 93 Ret 4 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 29 9 31 Ret3 133 18 12 95 54 14 16 5 Ret 8 Ret 11 73 295 86 4 123 51 81 15 13 8 8 21 34 45 7 3 6 Ret DNS 5 Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team 8 17 24 12 Ret 13 8 11 15 12 7 9 11 15 10 13 10 263 69 10 12 Ret 24 9 45 14 13 65 145 63 12 14 19 2 5 6 BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse 3 6 Ret Ret 4 1 6 12 Ret 10 Ret 34 8 9 5 14 Ret 260 5 5 Ret Ret5 3 75 NC4 6 143 15 12 72 63 45 7 12 8 7 Zengő Motorsport Services KFT 79 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 Ret4 181 8 Ret NC 15 13 9 Ret4 1 231 96 16 Ret 10 Ret 2 11 21 3 72 21 13 14 11 11 12 Ret2 8 Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 17 11 6 11 12 43 5 Ret 12 Ret3 5 11 10 21 14 45 34 197 32 7 11 17 Ret 32 Ret 21 16 9 10 10 13 2 Ret 16 9 9 ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport 9 12 4 72 15 17 15 13 10 Ret Ret 12 16 16 12 7 4 171 18 1 8 44 182 20 14 10 11 16 12 Ret 12 17 15 WD WD 10 Zengő Motorsport Drivers’ Academy 28 18 Ret 14 15 14 Ret 16 17 WD WD Ret 18 20 17 15 12 19 55 19 13 18 19 DSQ 16 17 19 14 13 16 19 18 16 17 Ret 11 Target srl 19 20 Ret 15 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 3 26 21 14 16 16 19 17 20 21 82 19 18 Wildcard entries ineligible for points — Full In Race Academy 222 Ret 11 — — Rosneft Lada Sport 20 18 14 — 30 19 13 — Target srl 82 18 20 — Team GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS   

Juniors' championship Driver GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS 1 Luca Engstler 17 21 121 Ret 131 8 112 15 121 7 91 11 152 10 132 10 372 2 Gilles Magnus 14 92 82 14 62 31 11 9 NC 9 14 17 71 31 31 Ret 371 3 Bence Boldizs 19 134 184 19 DSQ3 16 174 19 142 13 162 19 183 16 173 Ret 250 4 Jessica Bäckman 21 143 163 16 194 17 203 21 131 Driver GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS

WTCR Trophy Eligible for drivers racing without manufacturer support. Driver GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS 1 Gilles Magnus 14 9 8 141 6 31 1 91 NC 9 14 17 7 31 3 Ret1 143 2 Tom Coronel 7 111 17 Ret 3 Ret 21 16 9 101 10 131 2 Ret 16 9 114 3 Bence Boldizs 19 13 18 19 DSQ 16 17 19 14 13 16 19 18 16 17 Ret 77 4 Jessica Bäckman 21 14 16 16 19 17 20 21 32 5 Andreas Bäckman 20 Ret 15 17 16 Ret 19 Ret 27 6 Nicola Baldan 19 18 8 Driver GER PRT ESP HUN CZE FRA ITA RUS

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