The FIA TCR World Tour is an international touring car racing series for TCR cars. It was formed for 2023 to effectively replace the WTCR series, and received FIA status for its second season in 2024. A season consists of several rounds selected from various regional and national TCR series, where a group of full-season drivers and teams compete against local entries, with both able to score points for the TCR World Tour standings.
The inaugural 2023 season was composed of nine events selected from a number of TCR series worldwide, and was promoted by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti's WSC Group.
History
On 14 October 2022, it was reported that the World Touring Car Cup would be folding in that format following the 2022 season due to numerous logistical difficulties caused by COVID-19 pandemic. On the same day, WSC announced the formation of the TCR World Tour. It was launched in order to replace the WTCR. On 12 November 2022, it was announced that Mount Panorama Circuit would feature on the calendar as part of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series. On 30 November 2022, it was confirmed that Algarve International Circuit, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Hungaroring would feature on the calendar as part of the TCR Europe Touring Car Series. On 13 January 2023, it was confirmed that Vallelunga Circuit would feature on the calendar as part of the Italian Superturismo Championship. On 8 February 2023, it was announced that Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini and Autódromo José Carlos Bassi would feature on the calendar as part of the 2023 TCR South America Touring Car Championship, while Guia Circuit would feature as part of the 2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship.
Season results
+Kumho TCR World TourYear Winning driver / Team (car) 2nd / Team (car) 3rd / Team (car) Winning team / Car2023 Norbert MicheliszBRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR) Yann EhrlacherCyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR) Robert HuffAudi Sport Team Comtoyou (Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)) Cyan Racing Lynk & CoLynk & Co 03 FL TCR2024 Norbert MicheliszBRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR) Thed BjörkCyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR) Mikel AzconaBRC Racing Team (Hyundai i30 N TCR) Cyan Racing Lynk & CoLynk & Co 03 FL TCR2025 Yann EhrlacherCyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR) Thed BjörkCyan Racing Lynk & Co (Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR) Esteban GuerrieriGOAT Racing (Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)) Cyan Racing Lynk & CoLynk & Co 03 FL TCR
Event winners
+DriversDriverTotal1 Norbert Michelisz 6 Yann Ehrlacher 63 Santiago Urrutia 3 Thed Björk 3 Ma Qing Hua 36 Will Brown 2 Robert Huff 2 Néstor Girolami 2 Mikel Azcona 210 John Filippi 1 Frédéric Vervisch 1 Esteban Guerrieri 1
+TeamsTeamTotal1 Cyan Racing 152 BRC Racing Team 93 Comtoyou Racing 2 MPC – Team Liqui Moly 2 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou 26 Squadra Martino Racing 1 GOAT Racing 1
+CarsCarTotal1Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 152Hyundai Elantra N TCR 93Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 64Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2
Circuits
The championship consists of circuits from TCR Europe Touring Car Series, TCR Italy Touring Car Championship, TCR South America Touring Car Championship, TCR Australia Touring Car Series, and TCR China Touring Car Championship:
Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2026 season.
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears1 Guia Circuit42023–present2 Vallelunga Circuit22023–2024 Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini22023–2024 Hunan International Circuit22024–2025 Circuit Ricardo Tormo22025–present Circuito Internacional de Vila Real22025–present Inje Speedium22025–present8 Algarve International Circuit12023 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps12023 Hungaroring12023 Autódromo José Carlos Bassi12023 Sydney Motorsport Park12023 Mount Panorama Circuit12023 Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan12024 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course12024 Interlagos Circuit12024 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez12025 Monza Circuit12025 The Bend Motorsport Park12025 Misano World Circuit12026 Circuit Paul Ricard12026 Chengdu Tianfu International Circuit12026 Zhejiang International Circuit12026
See also TCR Model of the Year World Touring Car Championship World Touring Car Cup TCR International Series
References
External links
Official website at FIA.com