2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

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The 2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series is the fifth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season will begin at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in April and May and will end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October. [1]

Contents

Josh Files is the defending drivers' champion, while Target Competition is the defending teams' champion. [2] [3]

Calendar

The calendar was announced on 22 May 2020 with 6 rounds scheduled. [4]

Rnd.Circuit/LocationDateSupporting
11 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 21–23 August International GT Open
F4 Spanish Championship
2
23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 11–13 September FIA European Truck Racing Championship
World Touring Car Cup
4
35 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 25–27 September International GT Open
6
47 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 9–11 October GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
8
59 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 22–24 October Spa 24 Hours
GT4 European Series
10
611 Flag of Spain.svg Circuito del Jarama, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain 6–8 November F4 Spanish Championship
12

Calendar changes

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversClassRoundsRef.
Flag of France.svg JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR 04 Flag of France.svg Florian BrichéBNLR1–2, 4 [5]
06 Flag of France.svg Jean Laurent NavarroBNLY1–4 [6]
24 Flag of France.svg Julien BrichéBNLAll [6]
Flag of Germany.svg Profi-Car Team Halder Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 7 Flag of Germany.svg Mike HalderAll [7]
53 Flag of Germany.svg Michelle HalderAll [7]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert BNLRAll [8]
25 Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik BNLRAll [9]
250 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani BNLAll [9]
Flag of North Macedonia.svg PSS Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 10 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Viktor DavidovskiY3, 6 [10]
29 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami 1 [10]
72 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Girolami 6 [11]
Flag of Spain.svg SMC Junior Motorsport Peugeot 308 TCR 13 Flag of Spain.svg Enrique Hernando6 [12]
199 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Navarrete6 [12]
Flag of Italy.svg Tecnodom Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 15 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Giacon3 [13]
Fiat Tipo TCR 64 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Rangoni G3 [14]
Flag of Spain.svg Volcano Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 16 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeni LeonovR1, 3–6 [15]
96 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona 5–6 [16]
Flag of Slovakia.svg Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 17 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin RybaYAll [17]
74 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola All [18]
123 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Lloyd All [17]
Flag of Italy.svg Élite Motorsport CUPRA León Competición TCR 18 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan5 [19]
Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR 19 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas BäckmanAll [20]
26 Flag of Sweden.svg Jessica Bäckman All [20]
27 Flag of France.svg John Filippi BNLAll [21]
33 Flag of Argentina.svg José Manuel Sapag R4–6 [22]
Flag of France.svg Team Clairet Sport Peugeot 308 TCR 20 Flag of France.svg Teddy ClairetBNLAll [23]
21 Flag of France.svg Jimmy Clairet BNLAll [23]
66 Flag of France.svg Gilles ColombaniBNLY1–4 [23]
81 Flag of France.svg Stéphane VentajaBNLY1–5 [23]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel BNL1, 5–6 [24]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis KentR1 [25]
Flag of Italy.svg PMA Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 44 Flag of Italy.svg Felice Jelmini3 [26]
Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 70 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola All [27]
99 Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Nagy All [28]
IconClass
BNLEligible for TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
REligible for Yokohama Rookie Trophy
YEligible for Yokohama Diamond Trophy
GGuest drivers ineligible to score points

Team and driver changes

Rule changes

Sporting changes

The race format is set to be changed for 2020 from 23 minutes + 1 lap to fixed length at 55 kilometers with the first two laps under safety car added to the total race distance similar to the rules set by the World Touring Car Cup. The change was made due to some of the races were mostly spent under safety car. Along with the fixed race distance, a maximum of 30 full-season entries would be allowed. [1]

Results and standings

Season summary

Rnd.Circuit/LocationPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning TeamTCR BeNeLux WinnerYokohama Trophy Winner
11 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard Flag of France.svg John Filippi Flag of France.svg John Filippi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Lloyd Flag of Slovakia.svg Brutal Fish Racing Team Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik
2 Flag of France.svg John Filippi Flag of Germany.svg Mike Halder Flag of Germany.svg Profi-Car Team Halder Flag of France.svg Teddy Clairet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert Flag of Germany.svg Michelle Halder Flag of Germany.svg Profi-Car Team Halder Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
35 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale Monza Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of France.svg Julien Briché Flag of France.svg Julien Briché Flag of France.svg JSB Compétition Flag of France.svg Julien Briché Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
6 Flag of France.svg Julien Briché Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola Flag of Slovakia.svg Brutal Fish Racing Team Flag of France.svg Julien Briché Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
47 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik Flag of Germany.svg Mike Halder Flag of Germany.svg Profi-Car Team Halder Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik
8 Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Bäckman Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik
59 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Spain.svg Volcano Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik
10 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Spain.svg Volcano Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
611 Flag of Spain.svg Circuito del Jarama Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of Spain.svg Volcano MotorsportNot awarded Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert
12 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona Flag of France.svg John Filippi Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert

TCR Europe standings

Drivers' standings

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th 
Qualifying10987654321
Race4035302724211815131197531
Pos.Driver LEC
Flag of France.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
 Pts. 
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani 225Ret35Ret185536116442285
2 Flag of France.svg John Filippi 3171295109881053311101257
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert Ret91163851076Ret5875244
4 Flag of Germany.svg Mike Halder1010125418†9Ret1243810RetRet242
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Lloyd 136510222Ret161685Ret912214
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Bäckman784Ret8RetWDWD7101447666209
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Maťo Homola 81232817†341201510123311204
8 Flag of Hungary.svg Dániel Nagy 11104636136351767920†202
9 Flag of France.svg Teddy Clairet463818Ret61911144228200
10 Flag of France.svg Julien Briché141415†7Ret1429211117553175
11 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Azcona 11114157
12 Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik 9918114111612362761310Ret157
13 Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Oriola 2011107Ret51241310911RetDNS153
14 Flag of France.svg Jimmy Clairet 6523912Ret3411912181210129
15 Flag of Germany.svg Michelle Halder121379181121716Ret1715115
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel RetRet222147100
17 Flag of Argentina.svg Néstor Girolami 54266
18 Flag of Sweden.svg Jessica Bäckman 2178Ret1071415918Ret14Ret81960
19 Flag of Italy.svg Felice Jelmini4745
20 Flag of Argentina.svg José Manuel Sapag 128137Ret181336
21 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin RybaRet196161510RetDNS19RetRet1835
22 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ventaja1915131410151312201534
23 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Baldan9828
24 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Viktor Davidovski92016926
25 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeni Leonov151612181419189191724
26 Flag of France.svg Gilles Colombani1721141511Ret181713
27 Flag of France.svg Florian Briché1317Ret1720148
28 Flag of France.svg Jean-Laurent Navarro1622Ret13DNS1617156
29 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Giacon14195
30 Flag of Spain.svg Enrique Hernando13Ret5
31 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Girolami Ret143
32 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Navarrete15161
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Kent18200
Guest Drivers ineligible to score points
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Rangoni 1317
Pos.Driver LEC
Flag of France.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
 Pts. 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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)

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

Pos.Team LEC
Flag of France.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
Pts.
QPR1R2QPR1R2QPR1R2QPR1R2QPR1R2QPR1R2
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Comtoyou Racing 11251815133511321565508
9911616853713
2 Flag of Italy.svg Target Competition 143441291597711543414
77Ret10714810514
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Brutal Fish Racing Team816352152172139811392
2011671510161610Ret
4 Flag of Germany.svg Profi-Car Team Halder 1101102128119144310368
12137418†Ret21716Ret
5 Flag of Italy.svg BRC Racing Team 0810153356318453156356
11124817†136201712
6 Flag of France.svg Team Clairet Sport114308121210421190124309
61591411613111415
7 Flag of France.svg JSB Compétition 01314515†13712091401117162
1417Ret17DNS161715
8 Flag of Spain.svg Volcano Motorsport015160121811419011114
189
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing 0RetRet92279
10 Flag of North Macedonia.svg PSS Racing Team752092079
11 Flag of Italy.svg PMA Motorsport04745
12 Flag of Italy.svg Élite Motorsport 09828
13 Flag of Italy.svg Tecnodom Sport014195
1317
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Essex & Kent Motorsport018200
Pos.Team LEC
Flag of France.svg
ZOL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
BAR
Flag of Spain.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
JAR
Flag of Spain.svg
Pts.

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

TCR BeNeLux Drivers' standings (top 3)

Pos.Driver Pts. 
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Baert 254
2 Flag of Morocco.svg Mehdi Bennani 246
3 Flag of Morocco.svg Sami Taoufik  ?
Pos.Driver Pts. 

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