2020 World Touring Car Cup

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The 2020 World Touring Car Cup was the third season of the World Touring Car Cup and 16th overall of the series, which dates back to the 2005 World Touring Car Championship.

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The drivers' championship was won by Yann Ehrlacher. The teams' championship was won by Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRoundsRef.
Flag of Italy.svg BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR 1 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz 1, 3–6 [1]
30 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini 1, 3–6 [1]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S. Evo TCR 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack YoungRT1–2 [2]
34 Flag of France.svg Aurélien Comte T3–6 [3]
Flag of Germany.svg Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Engstler Hyundai i30 N TCR 8 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler R1, 3–6 [1]
27 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mitchell CheahR6 [4]
40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files 5 [5]
88 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg 1, 3 [1]
97 Flag of Austria.svg Nico GruberR4 [6]
Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 9 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi All [7] [8]
18 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro All [7] [8]
Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 29 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami All [7] [8]
86 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri All [7] [8]
Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk All [9]
12 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia All [10]
Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 68 Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher All [11]
100 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller All [11]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus RTAll [12]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Audi Sport Team Comtoyou DHL 17 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon TAll [13]
31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel TAll [14]
Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 55 Flag of Hungary.svg Bence BoldizsRTAll [15]
96 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona All [16]
99 Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Kismarty-LechnerTAll [16]
Flag of Italy.svg Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 69 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay TAll [17] [18]
Wildcard entries
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert5 [19]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vexta Domy CUPRA León Competición TCR 22 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Fulín 3 [20]
Flag of Italy.svg Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 25 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 1, 3–4, 6 [21]
Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR 28 Flag of Argentina.svg José Manuel Sapag 4, 6 [22] [23]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S. Evo TCR 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan O'Keeffe 1 [24]
IconClass
REligible for FIA Rookie award
TEligible for WTCR Trophy

Summary

JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing retained their 2019 drivers – Attila Tassi, Tiago Monteiro, Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri – for the 2020 season. On 5 March it was announced that all four drivers would compete for Münnich Motorsport, which would expand from two cars last season. To meet series regulations the team was split into two entities – ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport and ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport – with driver pairings yet to be confirmed. On 2 June it was 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. [7] [25] [8]

Volkswagen Motorsport announced that it would cease manufacturer support for the Golf GTI TCR along with all petrol-powered motorsport programmes, though the Golf GTI TCR would still be available to private teams. This announcement came along with the shift of the brand's policy towards electric racing. [26] Sébastien Loeb Racing, which had run four Golf GTI TCR cars during the 2019 season, announced on 31 January 2020 that it would leave the series. [27]

Audi opted not to introduce a successor to the RS 3 LMS for 2020, while also ending their manufacturer support in the series, though the RS 3 LMS would still be available to private teams. Days before the announcement, W Racing Team, competing under the Audi Sport Team Leopard Racing banner, announced that it would cease participation in the series after the 2019 season to focus on their racing programmes in GT racing and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. [28] [29]

Tom Coronel remained with Comtoyou Racing, but switched from the Cupra León TCR to the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. Nathanaël Berthon returned to the WTCR driving for Comtoyou Racing. [14] [13]

Cyan Racing committed to run four Lynk & Co 03 TCR cars for the season. On 26 March Yann Ehrlacher and Yvan Muller were confirmed as drivers for Cyan Racing Lynk & Co. [30] [11]

Hyundai was again represented by four Hyundai i30 N TCR entries. BRC Racing Team scaled down to two cars after fielding all four entries last year, and entered under the BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse banner with reigning champion Norbert Michelisz and Gabriele Tarquini. Engstler Motorsport returned to the series for the first time since the 2014 season (back when it was called the World Touring Car Championship) fielding the remaining two Hyundai cars under the Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team name for Luca Engstler —who made his full-season début after entering once as a wildcard entry for the 2019 season as well as being replacement for Augusto Farfus at the Macau race weekend last year— and Nicky Catsburg. With these changes, Farfus left the team. [1]

SEAT Cupra announced on 3 April 2020 that they would not offer manufacturer support to any team in the 2020 Championship, though the new León Competición TCR would still be available to private teams. [31] On 14 May 2020, it was announced that the Cupra Leon Competición TCR would compete in the championship, with teams and drivers yet to be named. [32] On 30 May 2020, it was announced that Zengő Motorsport would return to the WTCR, running two new León Competición TCR cars, for Bence Boldizs and a yet-to-be-named driver. [15] It was announced on 28 August that he would be joined by Mikel Azcona and Gábor Kismarty-Lechner in a three-car lineup. [16]

Jean-Karl Vernay switched from W Racing Team to Team Mulsanne, which run a single Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR. [18]

Vuković Motorsport joined the grid running a single Renault Mégane R.S. TCR for Jack Young. [2] Aurélien Comte later replaced Young from the Slovakia Race onwards, thereby switching from DG Sport Compétition to Vuković Motorsport. [3]

Calendar

A provisional calendar was released on 5 December 2019. [33]

The 2020 championship was contested over 16 races in six rounds in Europe. [34] The season was originally planned to be contested over 20 races in 10 rounds, but this changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [35]

RoundRaceRace NameCircuitDateSupporting
11 Oscaro Race of Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg The Circuit Terlamen Zolder , Heusden-Zolder 12 September TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Cup & Tourenwagen Trophy
Dutch Truck Racing Championship
213 September
23 DHL Race of Germany Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring Nordschleife , Nürburg 24 September 24 Hours Nürburgring
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
425 September
35 Race of Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg Automotodróm Slovakia Ring , Dunajská Streda District 10 OctoberFIA Swift Cup Europe
Inter Cars Mazda MX-5 Cup
611 October
7
48 Oscaro Race of Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Hungaroring , Mogyoród 17 October FIA European Truck Racing Championship
918 October
10
511 Race of Spain Flag of Spain.svg MotorLand Aragón , Alcañiz 31 October F4 Spanish Championship
Renault Clio Cup Spain
121 November
13
614 Race of Aragón Flag of Aragon.svg MotorLand Aragón , Alcañiz 14 November Pure ETCR (presentation event)
1515 November
16
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
RaceRace nameCircuitOriginal dateOriginal supportingNotes
Race of Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan 5 April
Race of Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg Circuito Internacional de Vila Real 21 June
Race of China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ningbo International Circuit 6 September
Race of Austria Flag of Austria.svg Salzburgring 12 September
Race of Korea Flag of South Korea.svg Inje Speedium 18 October Pure ETCR (demo event)
Race of Italy Flag of Italy.svg Adria International Raceway 15 November
2020 Guia Race of Macau Flag of Macau.svg Guia Circuit, Macau 22 November 2020 F3 Macau Grand Prix The 2020 edition was instead held as part of the 2020 China TCR championship, supporting the 2020 China F4 championship Macau GP
Race of Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang International Circuit, Sepang 13 December

Rule changes

Technical changes

Sporting changes

Results

RaceRace NamePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamRookie WinnerWTCR Trophy WinnerReport
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Race of Belgium Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
2 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus
3 Flag of Germany.svg Race of Germany Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Report
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Boldizs Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg Race of Slovakia Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Report
6 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel
7 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg Flag of Germany.svg Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Race of Hungary Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Report
9 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Boldizs Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay
11 Flag of Spain.svg Race of Spain Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Flag of Italy.svg Team Mulsanne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay Report
12 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő Motorsport Services KFT Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon
14 Flag of Aragon.svg Race of Aragón Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Report
15 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay
16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th 
Qualifying 1 & 354321
Race252016131110987654321
Scoring system for WTCR Trophy
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th   FL  
Qualifying 11
Race1085311

Drivers' championship

Pos.Driver BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
 Pts. 
1 Flag of France.svg Yann Ehrlacher 7112312971123181161265622234
2 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller 8425271481342972147414195
3 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay 57963314493513Ret6582235194
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri Ret131543711711131091Ret18188
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus 103437Ret7423515101432851349172
6 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia 634Ret101515874Ret232391NC11169
7 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona 1611Ret484562Ret4545175335168
8 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon 9141121211Ret21121111124444NC83148
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk 22Ret424191615101212Ret71211764142
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami 156111518†DNS3Ret341011Ret2RetDNS137
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 456585616411171319†Ret8121515117
12 Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi 320Ret3311RetDNS558621713Ret10810100
13 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert Michelisz 118DNPDNP10610221510611516165793
14 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini 1515DNPDNP25RetRetNC187545315Ret1379
15 Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro Ret198913917†1449231412Ret20†101179
16 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 1210DNPDNPNC1098Ret1689Ret13111459
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg 149DNPDNP17251353
18 Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Boldizs1717101321†13NC166179DNS1517Ret1635
19 Flag of France.svg Aurélien Comte 1612121719†19RetNCRet14121717
20 Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Kismarty-Lechner191811142017161916211817†13Ret141917
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files 1614109
22 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mitchell Cheah181320†4
23 Flag of Austria.svg Nico Gruber1814203
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Young20†21†RetDNS0
Wildcard entries ineligible for points
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 181612RetRet131315Ret912
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Fulín 181114
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert151611
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan O'Keeffe 1312
Flag of Argentina.svg José Manuel Sapag 20151819RetDNS
Pos.Driver BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
 Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid 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' championship

Pos.TeamNo. BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
Pts.
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 687112312971123181161265622429
1008425271481342972147414
2 Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 29156111518†DNS3Ret341011Ret2RetDNS325
86Ret131543711711131091Ret18
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 1122Ret424191615101212Ret71211764311
12634Ret101515874Ret232391NC11
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 179141121211Ret21121111124444NC83265
31456585616411171319†Ret8121515
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Zengő Motorsport Services KFT 55 [N 1] 1717101321†13NC166179DNS1517Ret16185
961611Ret484562Ret4545175335
99191811142017161916211817†13Ret1419
6 Flag of Germany.svg ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport 9320Ret3311RetDNS558621713Ret10810179
18Ret198913917†1449231412Ret20†1011
7 Flag of Italy.svg BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse 1118DNPDNP106102215106115161657172
301515DNPDNP25RetRetNC187545315Ret13
8 Flag of Germany.svg Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team 81210DNPDNPNC1098Ret1689Ret131114128
27181320†
40161410
88149DNPDNP172513
97181420
Single Car & Wildcard entries ineligible to score points
Flag of Italy.svg Team Mulsanne 25181612RetRet131315Ret912
6957963314493513Ret6582235
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 15151611
16103437Ret7423515101432851349
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vexta Domy22181114
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vuković Motorsport720†21†RetDNS
331312
341612121719†19RetNCRet141217
Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition 2820151819RetDNS
Pos.TeamNo. BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
 Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid 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.

Rookies' championship

Pos.Driver BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
Pts.
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus 101417Ret171231151014318513149410
2 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 12210DNPDNPNC310982Ret16829Ret1331114243
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Boldizs17417101321†213NC16161793DNS15172Ret16236
4 Flag of Austria.svg Nico Gruber183142045
5 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mitchell Cheah1841320†31
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Young20†321†RetDNS211
Pos.Driver BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
Pts.

WTCR Trophy

Eligible for drivers racing without manufacturer support. [41]

Pos.Driver BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
Pts.
1 Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay 5796314491351Ret68123121
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Magnus 10147Ret7231510143185349101
3 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon 914121211Ret212111112444NC894
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel 4658161611171319†Ret812151580
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Bence Boldizs1717101321†13NC166179DNS1517Ret1628
6 Flag of France.svg Aurélien Comte 1612121719†19RetNCRet14121713
7 Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Kismarty-Lechner1918111420171619162118†17†13Ret14198
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Young20†21†RetDNS0
Pos.Driver BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SVK
Flag of Slovakia.svg
HUN
Flag of Hungary.svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
ARA
Flag of Aragon.svg
Pts.

Notes

  1. Bence Boldizs was ineligible to score points for the teams' championship.

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