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The 2020 Canadian Touring Car Championship (known as CTCC presented by Pirelli for sponsorship reasons) is the thirteenth season of the Canadian Touring Car Championship. The season started on 25 July 2020 at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and is scheduled to end on 30 August 2020 at the Calabogie Motorsports Park.
Zachary Vanier won in the TCR class, while Orey Fidani won in GT class.
All teams are Canadian-registered. Pirelli is the official tyre supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&S Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 1 |  Gary Kwok | All | [1] |
| 55 | Tom Kwok | All | [1] | ||
| Pfaff Motorsports | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 9 | Zachary Vanier | All | [2] |
| TWOth Autosport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 26 | Fareed Ali | 1 | [1] |
| 41 | Travis Hill | 3 | |||
| 48 | Ron Tomlinson | All | [1] | ||
| GT Racing | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 45 | Louis-Philippe Montour | 3 | |
| Hyundai Racing Canada | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 80 | Connor Attrell | All | [1] |
| Hyundai Veloster N TCR | 88 | Bob Attrell | All | [1] | |
| Mark Motors Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 82 | Marco Cirone | All | [1] |
| Blanchet Motorsports | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 84 | Damon Sharpe | All | [1] |
| GT Sport Entry | |||||
| AWA | McLaren 570S GT4 | 13 | Orey Fidani | All | [1] |
A provisional calendar was announced on 24 December 2019 with 12 races across Canada and the United States. [3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the calendar was shortened to just six races across Canada. [4] [5] [6]
| Rnd. | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | GT Sport winner | TCR winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario | 25 July | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Gary Kwok |
| 2 | 26 July | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Zachary Vanier | ||
| 2 | 3 | Shannonville Motorsport Park, Belleville, Ontario | 15 August | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Zachary Vanier |
| 4 | 16 August | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Zachary Vanier | ||
| 3 | 5 | Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, Ontario | 29 August | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Zachary Vanier |
| 6 | 30 August | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Orey Fidani | Zachary Vanier | ||
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