2025 TCR World Tour

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The 2025 Kumho FIA TCR World Tour was the third season of the TCR World Tour, an international touring car racing series for TCR cars. Effectively succeeding the WTCR series, it was the eleventh season of international TCR competition dating back to the 2015 TCR International Series. [1] [2]

Contents

The season consisted of seven events selected from a number of TCR series worldwide.

Calendar

The championship was initially scheduled be contested over nine rounds in Europe, Asia, Oceania and Central America. [1] [2] On 10 December, WTCR announced a return to Australia, after a single-year absence due to logistics issues for teams transporting cars in to the country last year. [3]

RoundRaceCircuitDatePartner championship
11 Flag of Mexico.svg Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico 2–3 May TCR Mexico Series
NACAM Formula 4 Championship
2
23 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain 14–15 June TCR Spanish Series
4
35 Flag of Italy.svg Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Lombardy, Italy 21–22 June TCR Italian Series
Italian GT Championship
Italian F4 Championship
6
47 Flag of Portugal.svg Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal 5–6 July Campeonato Portugal de Velocidade
8
59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, Australia 12–14 September TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Supercars Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Australian National Trans Am Series
10
611 Flag of South Korea.svg Inje Speedium, Inje, South Korea 18–19 October TCR Asia Series
12
713 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhuzhou International Circuit, Hunan, China 1–2 November TCR China Touring Car Championship
14
815 Flag of Macau.svg Guia Circuit, Macau Peninsula, Macau 13–16 November Macau Guia Race
TCR China Touring Car Championship
TCR Asia Series
16
Map of circuit locations

Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversStatusRoundsRef.
Flag of Spain.svg Monlau Motorsport Cupra León VZ TCR TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC [4]
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBC
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WTCR World Tour entries not eligible to score points in the local series

Notes

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