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2023 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

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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

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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 TCR World Tour
International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
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 TCR World Tour
International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
Italian F4 Championship
6
4 7 Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary 16–18 June TCR World Tour
International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
Formula Regional European Championship
8
5 9 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 21–23 July International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
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
12
7 13 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 20–22 October International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
14

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Slovenia Lema Racing[3] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 3 Italy Giacomo Ghermandi[3] D 6
Spain Volcano Motorsport[4] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 7 Ukraine Daniel Tkachenko[5] R 4–7
23 United Kingdom Isaac Smith[4] R 1–3
29 Ukraine Ivan Peklin[3] R 6
33 Romania Horia-Traian Chirigut D 7
39 United Kingdom Lewis Brown[6] 1–5
Italy Aggressive Team Italia[7] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 8 Italy Nicola Baldan[8] D 1
31 Italy Kevin Ceccon[5] 4
48 Sweden Mikael Karlsson[9] D 1, 3–4
84 Belgium Giovanni Scamardi[9] 6
264 Hungary Levente Losonczy[7] 3–7
293 Italy Mauro Guastamacchia[10] D 7
Belgium Comtoyou Racing[11][12][13] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 8 Italy Nicola Baldan[14] D 5–7
11 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski[12] D All
22 Belgium Kobe Pauwels[15] R All
27 France John Filippi[12] All
34 Netherlands Tom Coronel[13] D All
39 United Kingdom Lewis Brown[3] 6–7
64 France Éric Cayrolle[16] D 2
Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou[11] 122 Belgium Frédéric Vervisch[17] W 1, 3–4
179 United Kingdom Robert Huff[17] W 1, 3–4
Sweden MA:GP[18] Lynk & Co 03 TCR 10 Sweden Viktor Andersson[18] R All
Spain RC2 Racing Team[19] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 Spain Rubén Fernández[19] D 1, 3, 7
19 Spain Felipe Fernández[19] D 1, 3
74 Spain Pepe Oriola[20] 7
France Espace Racing with CDRS[16] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 17 France Christian Philippon[16] D 2
Italy Target Competition[21] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 18 Italy Marco Butti[14] R 5
62 Serbia Dušan Borković[21] D 1–5, 7
France Cap Racing by CDRS[16] Cupra León TCR 40 France Julien Nougaret[16] G 2
41 France Dorian Duthil[16] G 2
France CDRS[16] 66 France Olivier López[16] D 2
Italy PMA Motorsport[22] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 44 Italy Felice Jelmini[22] 6
France Team Clairet Sport - Burson Auto Parts Racing[23] Peugeot 308 TCR 71 Australia Ben Bargwanna[23] R 1, 3
France SP Compétition[14] Cupra Leon Competición TCR 76 France Aurélien Comte[14] 5
78 France Sacha Bottemanne[14] 5
Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse[24] Hyundai Elantra N TCR 105 Hungary Norbert Michelisz[25] W 1, 3–4
196 Spain Mikel Azcona[25] W 1, 3–4
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co[26][27][28] Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111 Sweden Thed Björk[29] W 1, 3–4
112 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia[30] W 1, 3–4
155 China Ma Qing Hua[29] W 1, 3–4
168 France Yann Ehrlacher[30] W 1, 3–4
Estonia ALM Motorsport[31] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 127 Estonia Ruben Volt[5][14] W 4
R 5–7
128 Denmark Philip Lindberg[32] W 3
129 Argentina Néstor Girolami[31] W 1, 3–4
Source:[33][34][35]
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

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Season summary

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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 Belgium Kobe Pauwels[N 8] Netherlands Tom Coronel[N 9] Belgium Kobe Pauwels[N 10] Belgium Comtoyou Racing[N 11] Belgium Kobe Pauwels Netherlands Tom Coronel
6 Netherlands Tom Coronel[N 12] France John Filippi Belgium Comtoyou Racing United Kingdom Isaac Smith Netherlands Tom Coronel
4 7 Hungary Hungaroring Sweden Viktor Andersson[N 13] Netherlands Tom Coronel[N 14] Belgium Kobe Pauwels[N 15] Belgium Comtoyou Racing[N 16] Belgium Kobe Pauwels Netherlands Tom Coronel
8 Serbia Dušan Borković[N 17] Belgium Kobe Pauwels[N 18] Belgium Comtoyou Racing[N 19] Belgium Kobe Pauwels Netherlands Tom Coronel
5 9 France Circuit Paul Ricard France John Filippi Netherlands Tom Coronel France John Filippi Belgium Comtoyou Racing Belgium Kobe Pauwels Italy Nicola Baldan
10 Belgium Kobe Pauwels Belgium Kobe Pauwels Belgium Comtoyou Racing Belgium Kobe Pauwels Italy Nicola Baldan
6 11 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia Ruben Volt Belgium Kobe Pauwels Belgium Comtoyou Racing Belgium Kobe Pauwels Italy Nicola Baldan
12 Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia ALM Motorsport Estonia Ruben Volt Italy Nicola Baldan
7 13 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Netherlands Tom Coronel Belgium Kobe Pauwels Belgium Kobe Pauwels Belgium Comtoyou Racing Belgium Kobe Pauwels Netherlands Tom Coronel
14 Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia ALM Motorsport Estonia Ruben Volt Netherlands Tom Coronel

Championship standings

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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

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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 72 3 113 9 42 3 11 3 21 4 468
2 France John Filippi 93 9 7 3 104 1 146 14 11 6 55 5 33 2 441
3 Belgium Kobe Pauwels 102 Ret 23 4 41 Ret 104 7 33 1 12 6 12 DNS 433
4 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski 134 19 47 7 115 16 137 Ret 7 7 34 8 8 12 266
5 Sweden Viktor Andersson 216† 14 Ret1 5 17 22 201 13 10 11 87 4 55 3 247
6 United Kingdom Lewis Brown 19 16 85 6 127 11 17 16 86 8 66 9 114 6 247
7 Italy Nicola Baldan 16 15 24 2 23 2 46 5 235
8 Serbia Dušan Borković 125 Ret 12 2 Ret6 15 152 12 WD WD WD WD 190
9 Estonia Ruben Volt[N 20] 21† 10 67 4 41 1 13 1 171
10 United Kingdom Isaac Smith 14 13 34 Ret 15 12 121
11 Hungary Levente Losonczy 19 21 18 Ret 9 12 10 10 97 8 104
12 Spain Rubén Fernández 18 11 18 18 10 9 91
13 Spain Felipe Fernández 157 18 133 6 86
14 Sweden Mikael Karlsson 20† 17 20 19 16 15 76
15 Ukraine Daniel Tkachenko 19 17 Ret 10 Ret 12 7 11 69
16 Italy Kevin Ceccon 125 11 63
17 Australia Ben Bargwanna 17 12 Ret 17 55
18 France Aurélien Comte 55 5 51
19 Spain Pepe Oriola 6 7 39
20 France Christian Philippon 10 9 28
21 Belgium Giovanni Scamardi 7 11 27
22 France Éric Cayrolle 5 Ret 26
23 Italy Felice Jelmini Ret 7 18
24 Italy Mauro Guastamacchia 12 10 18
25 Ukraine Ivan Peklin 9 14 16
26 France Sacha Bottemanne Ret 9 13
27 France Olivier López 11 Ret 11
28 Italy Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 13 5
— Italy Marco Butti WD WD 0
— Romania Horia-Traian Chirigut WD WD 0
World Tour full-time entries ineligible for points
— France Yann Ehrlacher 7 7 1 5 1 6 —
— Hungary Norbert Michelisz 1 8 8 2 6 19 —
— Sweden Thed Björk 8 2 9 9 8 1 —
— Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Ret 1 3 4 7 18 —
— Argentina Néstor Girolami 5 Ret 2 7 2 5 —
— Spain Mikel Azcona 2 4 16 8 3 4 —
— United Kingdom Robert Huff 3 6 5 10 9 2 —
— Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 4 3 6 14 5 3 —
— China Ma Qing Hua 6 10 14 13 4 8 —
— Denmark Philip Lindberg 21 20 —
Guest entries ineligible for points
— France Dorian Duthil 8 —
— France Julien Nougaret 9 —
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal 		PAU
France 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		MON
Italy 		BAR
Spain 		 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did 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 41 Ret 102 7 31 1 12 6 11 DNS 491
2 Sweden Viktor Andersson 212† 14 Ret1 5 174 22 201 13 103 11 83 4 52 3 448
3 Hungary Levente Losonczy 195 21 183 Ret 94 12 106 10 93 8 273
4 Estonia Ruben Volt 62 4 41 1 135 1 229
5 United Kingdom Isaac Smith 143 13 33 Ret 153 12 195
6 Ukraine Daniel Tkachenko 194 17 Ret5 10 Ret4 12 74 11 186
7 Australia Ben Bargwanna 174 12 Ret2 17 116
8 Ukraine Ivan Peklin 95 14 51
Italy Marco Butti WD WD —
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal 		PAU
France 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		MON
Italy 		BAR
Spain 		 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did 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   7th 
Qualifying —
Races 25 18 15 12 10 8 6
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 7 3 11 9 4 3 11 3 2 4 306
2 North Macedonia Viktor Davidovski 13 19 4 7 11 16 13 Ret 7 7 3 8 8 12 192
3 Italy Nicola Baldan 16 15 2 2 2 2 4 5 161
4 Serbia Dušan Borković 12 Ret 1 2 Ret 15 15 12 WD WD WD WD 109
5 Spain Rubén Fernández 18 11 18 18 10 9 75
6 Sweden Mikael Karlsson 20† 17 20 19 16 15 63
7 Spain Felipe Fernández 15 18 13 6 55
8 France Christian Philippon 10 9 22
9 Italy Mauro Guastamacchia 12 10 22
10 France Éric Cayrolle 5 Ret 15
11 Italy Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 13 12
12 France Olivier López 11 Ret 8
Pos. Driver POR
Portugal 		PAU
France 		SPA
Belgium 		HUN
Hungary 		LEC
France 		MON
Italy 		BAR
Spain 		 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

Teams' standings

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Pos. Team Pts.
1 Belgium Comtoyou Racing 931
2 Belgium Comtoyou 758
3 Spain Volcano Motorsport 426
4 Italy Aggressive Team Italia 308
5 Sweden MA:GP 271
6 Spain RC2 Racing Team 232
7 Italy Target Competition 196
8 Estonia ALM Motorsport 185
9 France SP Compétition 73
10 France Team Clairet Sport - Burson Auto Parts Racing 55
11 France Espace Racing with CDRS 30
12 Italy PMA Motorsport 21
13 France Team CDRS 13
14 Slovenia Lema Racing 9

Notes

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  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.
  8. ^ Actual pole position was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  9. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  10. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  11. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.
  12. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  13. ^ Actual pole position was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  14. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Néstor Girolami.
  15. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Yann Ehrlacher.
  16. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.
  17. ^ Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by TCR World Tour driver Mikel Azcona.
  18. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour driver Thed Björk.
  19. ^ Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR World Tour team Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.
  20. ^ As he was a TCR World Tour entry, Volt was ineligible for points in round 4.

References

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  4. ^ a b "Isaac Smith makes TCR Europe switch with Volcano Motorsport". TouringCarTimes. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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