2023 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

The 2023 TCR Europe Touring Car Series will be the seventh season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season is planned to began at the Algarve International Circuit in April and to end at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October.[1] It will also feature three rounds of the TCR World Tour.[2]

Calendar

The calendar was announced with 7 rounds scheduled.[1]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal 28–30 April International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
2
2 3 France Circuit de Pau-Ville, Pau 13–14 May Pau Grand Prix
French F4 Championship
4
3 5 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 26–28 May International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
Italian F4 Championship
6
4 7 Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary 16–18 June International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
Formula Regional European Championship
8
5 9 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 21–23 July International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
Formula Regional European Championship
Italian F4 Championship
10
6 11 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 22–24 September International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
12
7 13 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 20–22 October International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
14

Teams and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Italy Aggressive Team Italia[3] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 8 Italy Nicola Baldan[4] 1
48 Sweden Mikael Karlsson[5] D 1
64 Hungary Levente Losonczy[3] TBA
TBA Belgium Giovanni Scamardi[5] TBA
Sweden MA:GP[6] Lynk & Co 03 TCR 10 Sweden Viktor Andersson[6] R 1–2
Belgium Comtoyou Racing[7][8][9] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski[8] D 1–2
22 Belgium Kobe Pauwels[10] R 1–2
27 France John Filippi[8] 1–2
34 Netherlands Tom Coronel[9] D 1–2
64 France Éric Cayrolle[11] D 2
Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou[7] 122 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch[12] W 1
179 United Kingdom Robert Huff[12] W 1
Spain RC2 Racing Team[13] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 Spain Rubén Fernández[13] D 1
19 Spain Felipe Fernández[13] D 1
France Espace Racing with CDRS[11] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 17 France Christian Philippon[11] D 2
France Cap Racing by CDRS[11] Cupra León TCR 40 France Julien Nougaret[11] G 2
41 France Dorian Duthil[11] D 2
France CDRS[11] 66 France Olivier López[11] D 2
Spain Volcano Motorsport[14] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 23 United Kingdom Isaac Smith[14] R 1–2
39 United Kingdom Lewis Brown[15] R 1–2
Italy PMA Motorsport[16] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 44 Italy Felice Jelmini[16] TBA
France Team Leal Compétition[11] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 49 France Michael Leal[11] D TBA
Italy Target Competition[17] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 62 Serbia Dušan Borković[17] D 1–2
France Team Clairet Sport - Burson Auto Parts Racing[18] Peugeot 308 TCR 71 Australia Ben Bargwanna[18] R 1
Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse[19] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 105 Hungary Norbert Michelisz[20] W 1
196 Spain Mikel Azcona[20] W 1
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co[21][22][23] Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111 Sweden Thed Björk[24] W 1
112 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia[25] W 1
155 China Ma Qing Hua[24] W 1
168 France Yann Ehrlacher[25] W 1
Estonia ALM Motorsport[26] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 129 Argentina Néstor Girolami[26] W 1
Source:[27][28]
Icon Class
R Eligible for TCR Europe Rookie Trophy
D Eligible for TCR Europe Diamond Trophy
W Eligible for TCR World Tour
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Results and standings

Season summary
Rnd. Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Winning Rookie driver Winning Diamond driver
1 1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit Netherlands Tom Coronel[N 1] Sweden Viktor Andersson[N 2] France John Filippi[N 3] Belgium Comtoyou Racing[N 4] Belgium Kobe Pauwels Netherlands Tom Coronel
2 Netherlands Tom Coronel[N 5] Netherlands Tom Coronel[N 6] Belgium Comtoyou Racing[N 7] Australia Ben Bargwanna Netherlands Tom Coronel
2 3 France Circuit de Pau-Ville Sweden Viktor Andersson Serbia Dušan Borković Serbia Dušan Borković Italy Target Competition Belgium Kobe Pauwels Serbia Dušan Borković
4 Netherlands Tom Coronel Netherlands Tom Coronel Belgium Comtoyou Racing Belgium Kobe Pauwels Netherlands Tom Coronel
3 5 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
6
4 7 Hungary Hungaroring
8
5 9 France Circuit Paul Ricard
10
6 11 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza
12
7 13 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
14

Championship standings
Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 10 7 5 4 3 2 1 —
Races 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1

Drivers' championship
Overall
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 MON
Italy		 BAR
Spain		  Pts. 
1 Netherlands Tom Coronel 111 5 6 1 141
2 France John Filippi 93 9 7 3 128
3 Serbia Dušan Borković 125 Ret 1 2 112
4 Belgium Kobe Pauwels 102 Ret 23 4 109
5 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski 134 19 47 7 83
6 United Kingdom Isaac Smith 14 13 34 Ret 79
7 United Kingdom Lewis Brown 19 16 85 6 63
8 Sweden Viktor Andersson 216† 14 Ret1 5 62
9 Spain Rubén Fernández 18 11 41
10 Australia Ben Bargwanna 17 12 40
11 Italy Nicola Baldan 16 15 33
12 Spain Felipe Fernández 157 18 30
13 France Christian Philippon 10 9 28
14 France Éric Cayrolle 5 Ret 26
15 Sweden Mikael Karlsson 20† 17 20
16 France Olivier López 11 Ret 11
World Tour full-time entries ineligible for points
— Hungary Norbert Michelisz 1 8 —
— Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Ret 1 —
— Spain Mikel Azcona 2 4 —
— Sweden Thed Björk 8 2 —
— Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 4 3 —
— United Kingdom Robert Huff 3 6 —
— Argentina Néstor Girolami 5 Ret —
— China Ma Qing Hua 6 10 —
— France Yann Ehrlacher 7 7 —
Guest entries ineligible for points
— France Julien Nougaret 9 8 —
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 MON
Italy		 BAR
Spain		  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)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, not including World Tour entries

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

Rookie Trophy
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 MON
Italy		 BAR
Spain		  Pts. 
1 Belgium Kobe Pauwels 101 Ret 22 4 137
2 United Kingdom Isaac Smith 143 13 33 Ret 115
3 Sweden Viktor Andersson 212† 14 Ret1 5 109
4 Australia Ben Bargwanna 174 12 74
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 MON
Italy		 BAR
Spain		  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)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, only counting Rookie drivers.

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

Diamond Trophy
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Qualifying —
Races 25 18 15 12 10 8
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 MON
Italy		 BAR
Spain		  Pts. 
1 Netherlands Tom Coronel 11 5 6 1 87
2 Serbia Dušan Borković 12 Ret 1 2 61
3 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski 13 19 4 7 58
4 Spain Rubén Fernández 18 11 28
5 Spain Felipe Fernández 15 18 24
6 Sweden Mikael Karlsson 20† 17 23
7 France Christian Philippon 10 9 22
8 France Éric Cayrolle 5 Ret 15
9 France Olivier López 11 Ret 8
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal		 PAU
France		 SPA
Belgium		 HUN
Hungary		 LEC
France		 MON
Italy		 BAR
Spain		  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)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, not including World Tour entries

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

Notes
  1. Actual pole position was taken by TCR World Tour driver Norbert Michelisz.
  2. Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Mikel Azcona.
  3. Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Norbert Michelisz.
  4. Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse.
  5. Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Santiago Urrutia.
  6. Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Santiago Urrutia.
  7. Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.

References
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  4. "Nicola Baldan steps in for Levente Losonczy in first two TCR Europe races". TouringCarTimes. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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  17. "Dusan Borković to make TCR Europe return". TouringCarTimes. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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