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2023 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

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The 2023 TCR Europe Touring Car Series will be the seventh season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season is planned to began at the Algarve International Circuit in April and to end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October.[1] It will also feature three rounds of the TCR World Tour.[2]

Calendar

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The calendar was announced with 7 rounds scheduled.[1]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 1   Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 28–30 April TCR World Tour
International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
2
2 3   Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau 13–14 May Pau Grand Prix
French F4 Championship
4
3 5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 26–28 May TCR World Tour
International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
Italian F4 Championship
6
4 7   Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary 16–18 June TCR World Tour
International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
Formula Regional European Championship
8
5 9   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 21–23 July International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
Formula Regional European Championship
Italian F4 Championship
10
6 11   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 22–24 September International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
12
7 13   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 20–22 October International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
14

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Lema Racing[3] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 3   Giacomo Ghermandi[3] D 6
  Volcano Motorsport[4] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 7   Daniel Tkachenko[5] R 4–7
23   Isaac Smith[4] R 1–3
29   Ivan Peklin[3] R 6
33   Horia-Traian Chirigut D 7
39   Lewis Brown[6] 1–5
  Aggressive Team Italia[7] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 8   Nicola Baldan[8] D 1
31   Kevin Ceccon[5] 4
48   Mikael Karlsson[9] D 1, 3–4
84   Giovanni Scamardi[9] 6
264   Levente Losonczy[7] 3–7
293   Mauro Guastamacchia[10] D 7
  Comtoyou Racing[11][12][13] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 8   Nicola Baldan[14] D 5–7
11   Viktor Davidovski[12] D All
22   Kobe Pauwels[15] R All
27   John Filippi[12] All
34   Tom Coronel[13] D All
39   Lewis Brown[3] 6–7
64   Éric Cayrolle[16] D 2
  Audi Sport Team Comtoyou[11] 122   Frédéric Vervisch[17] W 1, 3–4
179   Robert Huff[17] W 1, 3–4
  MA:GP[18] Lynk & Co 03 TCR 10   Viktor Andersson[18] R All
  RC2 Racing Team[19] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12   Rubén Fernández[19] D 1, 3, 7
19   Felipe Fernández[19] D 1, 3
74   Pepe Oriola[20] 7
  Espace Racing with CDRS[16] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 17   Christian Philippon[16] D 2
  Target Competition[21] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 18   Marco Butti[14] R 5
62   Dušan Borković[21] D 1–5, 7
  Cap Racing by CDRS[16] Cupra León TCR 40   Julien Nougaret[16] G 2
41   Dorian Duthil[16] G 2
  CDRS[16] 66   Olivier López[16] D 2
  PMA Motorsport[22] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 44   Felice Jelmini[22] 6
  Team Clairet Sport - Burson Auto Parts Racing[23] Peugeot 308 TCR 71   Ben Bargwanna[23] R 1, 3
  SP Compétition[14] Cupra Leon Competición TCR 76   Aurélien Comte[14] 5
78   Sacha Bottemanne[14] 5
  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse[24] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 105   Norbert Michelisz[25] W 1, 3–4
196   Mikel Azcona[25] W 1, 3–4
  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co[26][27][28] Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111   Thed Björk[29] W 1, 3–4
112   Santiago Urrutia[30] W 1, 3–4
155   Ma Qing Hua[29] W 1, 3–4
168   Yann Ehrlacher[30] W 1, 3–4
  ALM Motorsport[31] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 127   Ruben Volt[5][14] W 4
R 5–7
128   Philip Lindberg[32] W 3
129   Néstor Girolami[31] W 1, 3–4
Source:[33][34][35]
Icon Class
R Eligible for TCR Europe Rookie Trophy
D Eligible for TCR Europe Diamond Trophy
W Eligible for TCR World Tour
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Results and standings

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Season summary

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Rnd. Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Winning Rookie driver Winning Diamond driver
1 1   Algarve International Circuit   Tom Coronel[N 1]   Viktor Andersson[N 2]   John Filippi[N 3]   Comtoyou Racing[N 4]   Kobe Pauwels   Tom Coronel
2   Tom Coronel[N 5]   Tom Coronel[N 6]   Comtoyou Racing[N 7]   Ben Bargwanna   Tom Coronel
2 3   Circuit de Pau-Ville   Viktor Andersson   Dušan Borković   Dušan Borković   Target Competition   Kobe Pauwels   Dušan Borković
4   Tom Coronel   Tom Coronel   Comtoyou Racing   Kobe Pauwels   Tom Coronel
3 5   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Kobe Pauwels[N 8]   Tom Coronel[N 9]   Kobe Pauwels[N 10]   Comtoyou Racing[N 11]   Kobe Pauwels   Tom Coronel
6   Tom Coronel[N 12]   John Filippi   Comtoyou Racing   Isaac Smith   Tom Coronel
4 7   Hungaroring   Viktor Andersson[N 13]   Tom Coronel[N 14]   Kobe Pauwels[N 15]   Comtoyou Racing[N 16]   Kobe Pauwels   Tom Coronel
8   Dušan Borković[N 17]   Kobe Pauwels[N 18]   Comtoyou Racing[N 19]   Kobe Pauwels   Tom Coronel
5 9   Circuit Paul Ricard   John Filippi   Tom Coronel   John Filippi   Comtoyou Racing   Kobe Pauwels   Nicola Baldan
10   Kobe Pauwels   Kobe Pauwels   Comtoyou Racing   Kobe Pauwels   Nicola Baldan
6 11   Autodromo Nazionale Monza   Ruben Volt   Ruben Volt   Kobe Pauwels   Comtoyou Racing   Kobe Pauwels   Nicola Baldan
12   Ruben Volt   Ruben Volt   ALM Motorsport   Ruben Volt   Nicola Baldan
7 13   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya   Tom Coronel   Kobe Pauwels   Kobe Pauwels   Comtoyou Racing   Kobe Pauwels   Tom Coronel
14   Ruben Volt   Ruben Volt   ALM Motorsport   Ruben Volt   Tom Coronel

Championship 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 7 5 4 3 2 1 —
Races 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1

Drivers' championship

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Overall
Pos. Driver POR
  		PAU
  		SPA
  		HUN
  		LEC
  		MON
  		BAR
  		 Pts. 
1   Tom Coronel 111 5 6 1 72 3 113 9 42 3 11 3 21 4 468
2   John Filippi 93 9 7 3 104 1 146 14 11 6 55 5 33 2 441
3   Kobe Pauwels 102 Ret 23 4 41 Ret 104 7 33 1 12 6 12 DNS 433
4   Viktor Davidovski 134 19 47 7 115 16 137 Ret 7 7 34 8 8 12 266
5   Viktor Andersson 216† 14 Ret1 5 17 22 201 13 10 11 87 4 55 3 247
6   Lewis Brown 19 16 85 6 127 11 17 16 86 8 66 9 114 6 247
7   Nicola Baldan 16 15 24 2 23 2 46 5 235
8   Dušan Borković 125 Ret 12 2 Ret6 15 152 12 WD WD WD WD 190
9   Ruben Volt[N 20] 21† 10 67 4 41 1 13 1 171
10   Isaac Smith 14 13 34 Ret 15 12 121
11   Levente Losonczy 19 21 18 Ret 9 12 10 10 97 8 104
12   Rubén Fernández 18 11 18 18 10 9 91
13   Felipe Fernández 157 18 133 6 86
14   Mikael Karlsson 20† 17 20 19 16 15 76
15   Daniel Tkachenko 19 17 Ret 10 Ret 12 7 11 69
16   Kevin Ceccon 125 11 63
17   Ben Bargwanna 17 12 Ret 17 55
18   Aurélien Comte 55 5 51
19   Pepe Oriola 6 7 39
20   Christian Philippon 10 9 28
21   Giovanni Scamardi 7 11 27
22   Éric Cayrolle 5 Ret 26
23   Felice Jelmini Ret 7 18
24   Mauro Guastamacchia 12 10 18
25   Ivan Peklin 9 14 16
26   Sacha Bottemanne Ret 9 13
27   Olivier López 11 Ret 11
28   Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 13 5
—   Marco Butti WD WD 0
—   Horia-Traian Chirigut WD WD 0
World Tour full-time entries ineligible for points
—   Yann Ehrlacher 7 7 1 5 1 6 —
—   Norbert Michelisz 1 8 8 2 6 19 —
—   Thed Björk 8 2 9 9 8 1 —
—   Santiago Urrutia Ret 1 3 4 7 18 —
—   Néstor Girolami 5 Ret 2 7 2 5 —
—   Mikel Azcona 2 4 16 8 3 4 —
—   Robert Huff 3 6 5 10 9 2 —
—   Frédéric Vervisch 4 3 6 14 5 3 —
—   Ma Qing Hua 6 10 14 13 4 8 —
—   Philip Lindberg 21 20 —
Guest entries ineligible for points
—   Dorian Duthil 8 —
—   Julien Nougaret 9 —
Pos. Driver POR
  		PAU
  		SPA
  		HUN
  		LEC
  		MON
  		BAR
  		 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)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, not including World Tour entries

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Rookie Trophy
Pos. Driver POR
  		PAU
  		SPA
  		HUN
  		LEC
  		MON
  		BAR
  		 Pts. 
1   Kobe Pauwels 101 Ret 22 4 41 Ret 102 7 31 1 12 6 11 DNS 491
2   Viktor Andersson 212† 14 Ret1 5 174 22 201 13 103 11 83 4 52 3 448
3   Levente Losonczy 195 21 183 Ret 94 12 106 10 93 8 273
4   Ruben Volt 62 4 41 1 135 1 229
5   Isaac Smith 143 13 33 Ret 153 12 195
6   Daniel Tkachenko 194 17 Ret5 10 Ret4 12 74 11 186
7   Ben Bargwanna 174 12 Ret2 17 116
8   Ivan Peklin 95 14 51
  Marco Butti WD WD —
Pos. Driver POR
  		PAU
  		SPA
  		HUN
  		LEC
  		MON
  		BAR
  		 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)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, only counting Rookie drivers.

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Diamond Trophy
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th 
Qualifying —
Races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6
Pos. Driver POR
  		PAU
  		SPA
  		HUN
  		LEC
  		MON
  		BAR
  		 Pts. 
1   Tom Coronel 11 5 6 1 7 3 11 9 4 3 11 3 2 4 306
2   Viktor Davidovski 13 19 4 7 11 16 13 Ret 7 7 3 8 8 12 192
3   Nicola Baldan 16 15 2 2 2 2 4 5 161
4   Dušan Borković 12 Ret 1 2 Ret 15 15 12 WD WD WD WD 109
5   Rubén Fernández 18 11 18 18 10 9 75
6   Mikael Karlsson 20† 17 20 19 16 15 63
7   Felipe Fernández 15 18 13 6 55
8   Christian Philippon 10 9 22
9   Mauro Guastamacchia 12 10 22
10   Éric Cayrolle 5 Ret 15
11   Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 13 12
12   Olivier López 11 Ret 8
Pos. Driver POR
  		PAU
  		SPA
  		HUN
  		LEC
  		MON
  		BAR
  		 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)

† – 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 Pts.
1   Comtoyou Racing 931
2   Comtoyou 758
3   Volcano Motorsport 426
4   Aggressive Team Italia 308
5   MA:GP 271
6   RC2 Racing Team 232
7   Target Competition 196
8   ALM Motorsport 185
9   SP Compétition 73
10   Team Clairet Sport - Burson Auto Parts Racing 55
11   Espace Racing with CDRS 30
12   PMA Motorsport 21
13   Team CDRS 13
14   Lema Racing 9

Notes

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  1. ^ Actual pole position was taken by TCR World Tour driver Norbert Michelisz.
  2. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Mikel Azcona.
  3. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Norbert Michelisz.
  4. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse.
  5. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Santiago Urrutia.
  6. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Santiago Urrutia.
  7. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.
  8. ^ Actual pole position was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  9. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  10. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  11. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.
  12. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  13. ^ Actual pole position was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  14. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Néstor Girolami.
  15. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  16. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.
  17. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Mikel Azcona.
  18. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Thed Björk.
  19. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.
  20. ^ As he was a TCR World Tour entry, Volt was ineligible for points in round 4.

References

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