WSC Group

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WSC Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotorsport, sports regulation
Founded2014
FounderMarcello Lotti
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Key people
Marcello Lotti (President)
ProductsTCR technical regulations, event licensing, motorsport services
Website https://wsc.group

WSC Group (also known as WSC Ltd, or simply WSC) is a private motorsport organisation that owns and manages the TCR Touring Car Racing concept, including the rights to its name, logo and technical regulations for touring car racing.

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History

The idea for TCR was conceived in 2014 by motorsport promoter Marcello Lotti, who had previously been involved in international touring car championships. In 2015, WSC officially launched the first TCR International Series, introducing a new global touring car formula based on cost-effective production models. [1]

Since then, WSC has licensed the TCR format to promoters worldwide, managed homologation of eligible models, and supervised the sporting and technical framework of more than 30 national and regional TCR series. [2] These include championships such as the TCR Europe, TCR China, TCR Eastern Europe, TCR South America, among others. The newest addition is the TCR Panama, founded in 2025.

Activities and operations

WSC’s main activities include:

Significance in motorsport

Within less than a decade, WSC’s TCR platform has become one of the most widely adopted touring car formulas worldwide. The concept focuses on cost control, production-based vehicles and cross-series compatibility, allowing the same car to compete in multiple TCR championships with minimal modification. [2]

Recent developments

In 2020, WSC launched the all-electric touring car concept known as ETCR (later rebranded as FIA eTouring Car World Cup). [5] In 2025, WSC and IMSA announced an extension of their cooperation, confirming the continued presence of TCR-specification cars in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge through 2028. [4]

References

  1. "WSC Group launches TCR International Series", WSC Group, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "TCR – The Concept", WSC Group, retrieved 2025.
  3. "WSC establishes the TCR Gen I group for previous models", TCR Eastern Europe, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "IMSA and WSC Group expand TCR agreement through 2028 season", IMSA.com, March 14, 2025.
  5. "ETCR launch", WSC Group, 2020.