2024 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

The 2024 TCR Europe Touring Car Series was the eighth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season began at Vallelunga Circuit in April and ended at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in late September.[1]

Calendar

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The calendar was announced on 14 December 2023 with 6 rounds scheduled.[1]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 1   Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma, Italy 19–21 April TCR World Tour
TCR Italian Series
2
2 3   Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 17–19 May Belcar Endurance Championship
4
3 5   Salzburgring, Salzburg, Austria 31 May–2 June
6
4 7   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 4–6 July 25 Hours Fun Cup
8
5 9   Brno Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic 6–8 September TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
Formula 4 CEZ Championship
10
6 11   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain 27–29 September Iberian SuperCars
7 Racing Eurocup
12

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  MM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 3   Giacomo Ghermandi[2] 5
  SP Competition[3] Cupra León VZ TCR 7   Aurélien Comte[3] All
34   Giovanni Scamardi[3] All
  Gruppo Baldan by Comtoyou Racing[4] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 8   Nicola Baldan[4] D 1–4, 6
Cupra León VZ TCR 16   Jimmy Clairet[5] 4, 6
  Mertel Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8   René Kircher[2] G 5
9   Davit Kajaia[2] G 5
20   Jorden Dolischka[2] G 5
  MA:GP[6] Lynk & Co 03 TCR 10   Viktor Andersson[6] All
  GOAT Racing[7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 11   Rubén Fernández[8] D 1–4, 6
19   Felipe Fernández[9] D All
33   Santiago Concepción[10] R 2–6
62   Dušan Borković[9] D 1
  PMA Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 17   Nicolas Taylor[11] R 6
54   Sandro Pelatti[12] D 6
  Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11   Jiří Zbožínek[2] G 5
68   Adam Kout[2] G 5
70   Maťo Homola[2] G 5
  Express Auto Racing Cupra León Competición TCR 14   Petr Čížek[2] G 5
82   Vít Smejkal[2] G 5
  Monlau Motorsport[13] Cupra León VZ TCR 21   Eric Gené[8][5] R 4
72   Franco Girolami[13] All
  PSS Racing Team with Monlau[8] 110   Viktor Davidovski[8] D All
  ALM Motorsport[14][15] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 23   Ignacio Montenegro[14][15] R All
27   Ruben Volt[16] 1–4, 6
64   Levente Losonczy[15] All
  RC2 Junior Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 41   Victor Fernández[12] D 6
  Mair Racing Osttirol Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 42   Sandro Soubek[17] 3
  Auto Klub Dubrovnik Cupra León Competición TCR 48   Fraňo Dubreta[2] G 5
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 74   Žarko Knego[2] G 5
  JT59 Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 59   Daniel Teixeira[12] D 6
  Aditis Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 97   Bartosz Groszek[2] 5
301   Martin Kadlečík[2] G 5
  LV Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 121   Ivars Vallers[2] G 5
  Jenson Brickley Racing Cupra León VZ TCR 246   Jenson Brickley[18] R 6
Icon Class
R Eligible for TCR Europe Rookie Trophy
D Eligible for TCR Europe Diamond Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Results and standings

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Rnd. Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Winning Rookie driver Winning Diamond driver
1 1   Vallelunga Circuit   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   Monlau Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Nicola Baldan
2   Aurélien Comte   Aurélien Comte   SP Competition   Ignacio Montenegro   Felipe Fernández
2 3   Circuit Zolder   Nicola Baldan   Nicola Baldan   Nicola Baldan   Comtoyou Racing   Ignacio Montenegro   Nicola Baldan
4   Felipe Fernández   Levente Losonczy   ALM Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Felipe Fernández
3 5   Salzburgring   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   Monlau Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Viktor Davidovski
6   Levente Losonczy   Ruben Volt   ALM Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Nicola Baldan
4 7   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Felipe Fernández   Franco Girolami   Ruben Volt   ALM Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Felipe Fernández
8   Felipe Fernández   Ignacio Montenegro   ALM Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Nicola Baldan
5 9   Brno Circuit   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   Monlau Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Felipe Fernández
10   Franco Girolami   Levente Losonczy   ALM Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Felipe Fernández
6 11   Circuit Ricardo Tormo   Ignacio Montenegro   Franco Girolami   Franco Girolami   Monlau Motorsport   Ignacio Montenegro   Felipe Fernández
12   Jimmy Clairet   Jimmy Clairet   Comtoyou Racing   Santiago Concepción   Viktor Davidovski

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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Pos. Driver VAL

 

ZOL

 

SAL

 

SPA

 

BRN

 

CRT

 

 Pts. 
1   Franco Girolami 11 2 44 3 11 11 2 8 11 9 12 6 395
2   Aurélien Comte 23 1 22 5 45 3 43 6 22 8 35 4 382
3   Ignacio Montenegro 34 6 75 6 22 4 5 1 84 2 21 15 342
4   Ruben Volt 55 Ret 33 2 3 1 12 7 146 2 269
5   Felipe Fernández 67 3 9 4 76 9 31 5 9 7 6 9 269
6   Levente Losonczy 10 8 10 1 57 2 11 3 147 1 7 13 246
7   Viktor Andersson 12 4 66 9 113 8 126 2 43 3 Ret3 8 232
8   Nicola Baldan 42 5 11 7 12 6 6 4 157 Ret 201
9   Viktor Davidovski 8 9 57 Ret 6 10 8 12 21 13 8 3 178
10   Santiago Concepción 11 10 94 7 107 9 44 5 135
11   Giovanni Scamardi 11 7 12 Ret 10 5 7 10 105 10 Ret Ret 134
12   Jimmy Clairet 9 11 5 1 86
13   Rubén Fernández 9 Ret 8 8 8 Ret Ret5 Ret 12 12 80
14   Bartosz Groszek 66 4 56
15   Nicolas Taylor 9 7 31
16   Dušan Borković 76 10 29
17   Daniel Teixeira 13 11 16
18   Victor Fernández 11 14 12
19   Jenson Brickley 10 Ret 11
20   Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 19 11
21   Sandro Pelatti Ret 10 11
22   Eric Gené 13 Ret 5
  Sandro Soubek Ret Ret
Guest entries ineligible for points
  Maťo Homola 3 11
  Martin Kadlečík 5 6
  Adam Kout 7 5
  Davit Kajaia 11 12
  Jiří Zbožínek 12 17
  Žarko Knego 13 Ret
  Ivars Vallers 17 14
  Fraňo Dubreta 18 15
  Petr Čížek 15 Ret
  René Kircher 16 16
  Jorden Dolischka 20 18
  Vít Smejkal 19 Ret
Pos. Driver VAL

 

ZOL

 

SAL

 

SPA

 

BRN

 

CRT

 

 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.

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team Pts.
1   ALM Motorsport 698
2   Monlau Motorsport 609
3   SP Compétition 555
4   GOAT Racing 321
5   Comtoyou Racing 316
6   MA:GP 260
7   Aditis Racing 56
8   PMA Motorsport 52
9   RC2 Junior Team 22
10   JT59 Racing Team 22
11   Jenson Brickley Racing 16
12   MM Motorsport 11

Rookie Trophy

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Pos. Driver VAL

 

ZOL

 

SAL

 

SPA

 

BRN

 

CRT

 

 Pts. 
1   Ignacio Montenegro 31 6 71 6 21 4 52 1 51 2 21 15 527
2   Santiago Concepción 112 10 92 7 101 9 42 5 316
3   Nicolas Taylor 94 7 69
4   Eric Gené 133 Ret 35
5   Jenson Brickley 103 Ret 32
Pos. Driver VAL

 

ZOL

 

SAL

 

SPA

 

BRN

 

CRT

 

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.

Diamond Trophy

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Pos. Driver VAL

 

ZOL

 

SAL

 

SPA

 

BRN

 

CRT

 

 Pts. 
1   Felipe Fernández 6 3 9 4 7 9 3 6 6 5 6 9 252
2   Viktor Davidovski 8 9 5 Ret 6 10 8 12 9 9 8 3 194
3   Nicola Baldan 4 5 1 7 12 6 6 4 15 Ret 174
4   Rubén Fernández 9 Ret 8 8 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 77
5   Dušan Borković 7 10 27
6   Victor Fernández Gil 11 14 23
7   Daniel Teixeira 13 11 22
8   Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 19 15
Pos. Driver VAL

 

ZOL

 

SAL

 

SPA

 

BRN

 

CRT

 

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.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The 2024 TCR Europe calendar was unveiled". europe.tcr-series.com. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "23 cars to take part in the TCR Europe thriller at Brno". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  3. ^ a b c "SP Compétition confirms TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Nicola Baldan confirms TCR Europe entry alongside Comtoyou". TouringCarTimes. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "An expanded field for Spa as the TCR Europe series heads into its second half". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  6. ^ a b "Viktor Andersson confirms second TCR Europe season in new Lynk & Co". TouringCarTimes.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ "New Honda team confirms World Tour programme". TouringCarTimes.com. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "New cars are the stars of the 2024 TCR Europe entry". tcr-worldranking.com. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Dusan Borkovic secures TCR Europe seat with GOAT". TouringCarTimes.com. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ TouringCarTimes (2024-05-15). "Eric Gené and Santiago Concepción joins Zolder grid". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  11. ^ "Nic Taylor joins the TCR Europe field at Valencia finale". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  12. ^ a b c "Three-way title fight and bumper entry for Valencia finale thriller". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  13. ^ a b "Monlau Motorsport joins TCR Europe grid with new Cupra". TouringCarTimes.com. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Ignacio Montenegro confirms 2024 TCR Europe and Spain programme". TouringCarTimes. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Ignacio Montenegro, Levente Losonczy join JAS Development Programme". TouringCarTimes. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  16. ^ Ravaioli, Fabio (2024-02-16). "Ruben Volt and ALM Motorsport are back to TCR Italy". TCR World Ranking. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  17. ^ "Salzburgring hosts its first TCR Europe round as the title battle intensifies". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  18. ^ "Jenson Brickley to make TCR Europe debut at Valencia". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
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