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2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

The 2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series was the sixth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season began at the Slovakiaring in May and ended at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October.[1]

Mikel Azcona won the drivers' championship for the second time and Sébastien Loeb Racing won the teams' championship for the first time.

Calendar

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The calendar was announced on 23 December 2020 with 7 rounds scheduled.[1]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 1   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň, Slovakia 7–9 May TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
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2 3   Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 28–30 May GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
4
3 5   Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands 18–20 June GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6
4 7   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 29–31 July Spa 24 Hours
8
5 9   Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 3–5 September GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
10
6 11   Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 24–26 September International GT Open
F4 French Championship
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7 13   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 8–10 October GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
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Calendar Changes

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  • The Circuito del Jarama and Circuit of Zolder rounds were dropped out of the calendar
  • Nurburgring and Slovakiaring were included in the calendar.

Teams and drivers

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Hankook is the official tire supplier.

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
  Lema Racing CUPRA León Competición TCR 3   Giacomo Ghermandi 7 [2]
  RC2 Junior Team CUPRA León Competición TCR 5   Rubén Fernández Y 6 [3]
19   Felipe Fernández R 7 [4]
101   Sergio Lopez Bolotin R 6–7 [3]
  Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 8   Nicolas Baert J All [5]
32   Tom Coronel All [6]
162   Dušan Borković All [7]
  Sébastien Loeb Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 10   Niels Langeveld All [8]
25   Sami Taoufik J All [8][9]
44   Felice Jelmini All [8][9]
250   Mehdi Bennani All [8]
  Brianmadsen Sport Peugeot 308 TCR 11   Gustav Birch R 3, 6 [10]
  VRC Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 14   Klim Gavrilov J 1–6 [11]
  Volcano Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR 7 [12]
16   Evgeni Leonov 1–4, 6–7 [13]
96   Mikel Azcona 1–2, 4–7 [13]
  Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17   Martin Ryba Y All [14]
26   Isidro Callejas R All [14][15]
62   Jack Young J All [14][16]
  Team Clairet Sport Peugeot 308 TCR 20   Teddy Clairet All [17]
21   Jimmy Clairet All [17]
CUPRA León TCR 66   Gilles Colombani Y All [17]
77   Sylvain Pussier Y All [17]
  Janík Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 24   Jáchym Galáš R All [18]
70   Maťo Homola All [18]
  Horňák-Aditis Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 38   Petr Čížek Y 6 [19]
97   Bartosz Groszek R 6 [19]
  BTC Maszyny Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 53   Łukasz Stolarczyk R 5–6 [20]
  PSS Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 72   Franco Girolami All [21]
110   Viktor Davidovski Y 1–3, 5–7 [21]
  Trico WRT Hyundai i30 N TCR 81   Damiano Reduzzi Y 6 [22]
  Zengő Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR 99   Dániel Nagy 1 [23]
Icon Class
R Eligible for TCR Europe Rookie Trophy
J Eligible for TCR Europe Junior Trophy
Y Eligible for TCR Europe Diamond Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Summary

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  • SMC Junior Motorsport will enter a Peugeot 308 TCR for Fernando Navarrete, who will be competing in a partial campaign during the season
  • Brutal Fish Racing will enter three Honda Civic Type R TCR, as last year. Martin Ryba, Isidro Callejas and Jack Young are confirmed. Dan Lloyd left the series to return the British Touring Car Championship and join Power Maxed Racing, but will remain within the team as a driver coach.[24][25]
  • Tom Coronel will move from Boutsen Ginion Racing to Comtoyou Racing to replace Mehdi Bennani and he will be joined by 2020 TCR Eastern Europe winner Dušan Borković who returns to the series after having last raced in 2019 for Autodis Racing by Target Competition to replace Sami Taoufik.
  • After running a partial campaign during the 2020 season, Volcano Motorsport will enter the series full-time, but will enter two all new Cupra León Competición TCR cars for Evgeni Leonov and Mikel Azcona.
  • Sébastien Loeb Racing will enter four Hyundai Elantra N TCR cars during the season. Niels Langeveld, Felice Jelmini and Sami Taoufik have been confirmed to be three of the team's entries, Mehdi Bennani returns to the team.
  • Team Clairet Sport will enter two Peugeot 308 TCR and two Cupra Leon TCR. Teddy Clairet, Jimmy Clairet and Gilles Colombani were remained at the team but Gilles Colombani will switch from Peugeot 308 TCR to Cupra León TCR and Sylvain Pussier returned to the series and Team Clairet Sport to replace Stéphane Ventaja.
  • Dániel Nagy will move from Hyundai i30 N TCR to Cupra León Competición TCR and return to Zengő Motorsport.

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 Junior driver Winning Diamond driver
1 1   Automotodróm Slovakia Ring   Tom Coronel   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Jáchym Galáš   Nicolas Baert   Martin Ryba
2   Mikel Azcona   Mehdi Bennani   Sébastien Loeb Racing   Isidro Callejas   Klim Gavrilov   Martin Ryba
2 3   Circuit Paul Ricard   Teddy Clairet   Felice Jelmini   Teddy Clairet   Team Clairet Sport   Jáchym Galáš   Jack Young   Viktor Davidovski
4   Jack Young   Jimmy Clairet   Team Clairet Sport   Isidro Callejas   Sami Taoufik   Viktor Davidovski
3 5   Circuit Zandvoort   Jack Young   Tom Coronel   Tom Coronel   Comtoyou Racing   Isidro Callejas   Jack Young   Viktor Davidovski
6   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   PSS Racing Team   Isidro Callejas   Sami Taoufik   Viktor Davidovski
4 7   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Felice Jelmini   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Isidro Callejas   Sami Taoufik   Martin Ryba
8   Klim Gavrilov   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Isidro Callejas   Sami Taoufik   Martin Ryba
5 9   Nürburgring   Isidro Callejas   Niels Langeveld   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Isidro Callejas   Klim Gavrilov   Martin Ryba
10   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Jáchym Galáš   Jack Young   Viktor Davidovski
6 11   Autodromo Nazionale Monza   Franco Girolami   Mikel Azcona   Franco Girolami   PSS Racing Team   Bartosz Groszek   Sami Taoufik   Viktor Davidovski
12   Jack Young   Maťo Homola   Janík Motorsport   Isidro Callejas   Jack Young   Sylvain Pussier
7 13   Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Mikel Azcona   Volcano Motorsport   Isidro Callejas   Sami Taoufik   Martin Ryba
14   Sami Taoufik   Klim Gavrilov   Volcano Motorsport   Jáchym Galáš   Klim Gavrilov   Gilles Colombani

Drivers' 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 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 —
Race 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1
Pos. Driver SVK
  		LEC
  		ZAN
  		SPA
  		NUR
  		MNZ
  		BAR
  		 Pts. 
1   Mikel Azcona 12 2 68 2 14 1 15 1 27 4 11 WD 432
2   Franco Girolami 126 3 79 5 57 1 57 7 22 2 11 19 17 5 353
3   Niels Langeveld 4 21† 45 Ret 49 2 8 5 33 4 10 14 66 4 295
4   Tom Coronel 51 6 9 8 12 Ret 10 10 56 Ret 34 2 14 WD 258
5   Mehdi Bennani 610 1 182 6 125 6 22 9 11 14 21† 12 107 2 252
6   Jimmy Clairet Ret 9 37 1 78 5 13 11 15 11 48 6 9 16 247
7   Nicolas Baert 23 8 15 13 64 8 66 8 14 8 810 8 44 8 242
8   Teddy Clairet Ret 14 11 Ret 16 13 78 3 44 7 Ret 9 23 3 220
9   Sami Taoufik 17 Ret Ret4 3 1010 7 45 6 9 12 5 10 32 15 216
10   Jack Young 11 11 56 Ret 21 9 18† 13 1710 3 Ret2 3 88 12 205
11   Isidro Callejas 188 7 Ret 10 86 3 99 4 71 10 Ret5 11 59 DSQ 204
12   Dušan Borković 74 10 14 11 33 4 12 14 8 9 76 7 DNS WD 192
13   Maťo Homola DNS 12 11 9 13 11 143 2 10 Ret 69 1 13 7 186
14   Felice Jelmini 89 13 23 7 17 Ret 31 Ret 13 Ret Ret3 5 Ret 9 173
15   Klim Gavrilov Ret7 4 13 15 9 Ret 1110 12 67 6 15 16 1110 1 164
16   Viktor Davidovski 13 18 810 4 11 10 189 13 9 26 12 19 95
17   Jáchym Galáš 16 16 12 Ret DSQ 17 Ret 16 128 5 Ret 17 15 6 63
18   Dániel Nagy 35 5 60
19   Martin Ryba 10 15 16 16 14 12 15 15 16 15 Ret Ret 75 Ret 49
20   Evgeni Leonov 9 17 10 12 15 Ret 17 Ret 13 15 16 17 38
21   Sylvain Pussier 14 19 19 14 19 15 Ret DNS Ret 16 20 18 18 11 16
22   Gilles Colombani 15 20 17 17 18 14 16 17 19 17 16 22 DNS 10 15
23   Bartosz Groszek 11 13 WD WD 14
24   Rubén Fernández 12 Ret 7
25   Sergio López Bolotin Ret 20 20 13 5
26   Damiano Reduzzi 14 21 3
=   Felipe Fernández Ret 14 3
NC   Gustav Birch 20 16 17 23 0
NC   Łukasz Stolarczyk 20 18 18 25 0
NC   Giacomo Ghermandi 19 18 0
NC   Petr Čížek 19 24 WD WD 0
Pos. Driver SVK
  		LEC
  		ZAN
  		SPA
  		NUR
  		MNZ
  		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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† – 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   Sébastien Loeb Racing 759
2   Comtoyou Racing 605
3   Volcano Motorsport 562
4   Team Clairet Sport 542
5   PSS Racing Team 484
6   Brutal Fish Racing Team 481
7   Janík Motorsport 295
8   VRC Team 137
9   Zengő Motorsport 61
10   RC2 Junior Team 26
11   Horňák-Aditis 20
12   Brianmadsen Sport 10
13   Trico WRT 5
14   Lema Racing 4
=   BTC Maszyny Racing 4

TCR BeNeLux Drivers' standings (top 3)

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Pos. Driver  Pts. 
1   Niels Langeveld ?
2   ?
3   ?
Pos. Driver  Pts. 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nürburgring and Slovakiaring added to finalised 2021 calendar". TouringCarTimes. 23 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-23. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Giacomo Ghermandi to debut in season finale". TouringCarTimes. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "RC2 Junior Team enters two Cupras for Monza". TouringCarTimes. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Felipe Fernández joins grid for Barcelona finale". TouringCarTimes. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ^ "Nicolas Baert joins Coronel and Borković at Comtoyou Racing". TouringCarTimes. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Tom Coronel to run double duty with TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dušan Borković to make TCR Europe return". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Niels Langeveld to race SLR Hyundai Elantra in new European programme". TouringCarTimes. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Sébastien Loeb Racing completes line-up with Bennani, Taoufik". touringcartimes.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Gustav Birch joins TCR Europe round at Zandvoort". TouringCarTimes. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Klim Gavrilov set for full TCR Europe season". TouringCarTimes. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Klim Gavrilov makes Cupra switch for season finale". TouringCarTimes. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Mikel Azcona to lead Volcano Motorsport entry". TouringCarTimes. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Brutal Fish confirm three-car programme". Touring Car Times. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Teenage racer Isidro Callejas secures Brutal Fish seat". Touring Car Times. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Brutal Fish Racing confirms Jack Young for TCR Europe". Touring Car Times. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d "Team Clairet confirms four-car TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Mat'o Homola joins expanded Janík Motorsport programme". TouringCarTimes. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Horňák-Aditis Racing Team enters two Audis for Monza". TouringCarTimes. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Łukasz Stolarczyk joins Nürburgring grid". TouringCarTimes. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  21. ^ a b "PSS Racing Team confirms Franco Girolami and Viktor Davidovski". TouringCarTimes. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Damiano Reduzzi to make Eurppean debut on home soil". TouringCarTimes. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Zengő Motorsport enters Dániel Nagy for Slovakiaring opener". TouringCarTimes. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Dan Lloyd to make BTCC return with Power Maxed". TouringCarTimes. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  25. ^ "Brutal Fish confirm three-car programme". TouringCarTimes. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
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