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Josh Files confirmed for TCR Asia campaign in 2020

Josh Files will take part in the TCR Asia series in 2020, racing a Hyundai Veloster N TCR for the Solite Indigo Racing team, having made his Asian racing début earlier in the month in Malaysia.

DTM moves pre-season test to Hockenheim due to Coronavirus

The DTM has changed the venue for its official pre-season test from Monza in Italy to the Hockenheimring in Germany due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases in northern Italy.

Gordon Shedden returns to Team Dynamics for pre-season testing

February 24, 2020

Gordon Shedden will replace Matt Neal in pre-season testing for Team Dynamics ahead of the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season, as Neal recovers from a recent mountain biking injury.

BMW reveals driver allocation to works teams for 2020 DTM

February 21, 2020

BMW has revealed which teams its drivers will race for in the 2020 DTM season, with three drivers each being run by BMW Team RMG and BMW Team RBM.

Nic Hamilton returns to the BTCC with Team HARD

February 21, 2020

Nic Hamilton will switch to Team HARD for the 2020 British Touring Car Championship season, where he will race a Volkswagen CC alongside Jack Goff, Mike Bushell and Carl Boardley in his third season in the series.

CUPRA unveils new León TCR and ETCR cars in Martorell

February 20, 2020

CUPRA has become the first brand to commit to the new PURE ETCR series in 2020, unveiling its all-electric León Competición in Spain alongside its new petrol-powered TCR car.

Robb Huff won’t race in World Touring Cars in 2020

February 20, 2020

Rob Huff has confirmed that he will not race in the FIA World Touring Car Cup this year, bringing to an end 15 consecutive seasons in World Touring Cars, following Volkswagen’s withdrawal from the series.

PURE ETCR becomes world’s first all-electric touring car series

February 19, 2020

The all-new electric touring car series, known as PURE ETCR, has been launched by series promoter Eurosport Events in Paris, together with TCR rights holder WSC Group.

Increase in production at Geely Group Motorsport

February 19, 2020

Geely Group Motorsport says it has increased production of Lynk & Co 03 TCR cars ahead of the new season, as the Chinese brand prepares to offer the car to customers for the first time in 2020.

WTCR reverts to two-race weekend in cost-cutting rethink

February 18, 2020

The format of race weekends in the FIA World Touring Car Cup will be reduced to two races per weekend from 2020 onwards, dropping the Saturday race which had featured for the past two years.

Will Brown confirmed to return to defend title

February 18, 2020

HMO Customer Racing has confirmed that inaugural TCR Australia champion Will Brown will return to the series in 2020 to defend his title, once again racing a Hyundai i30 N TCR.

Hybrid BTCC ‘running ahead of schedule’ and set for summer début

February 18, 2020

British Touring Car Championship organiser TOCA says that its implementation of hybrid power in the BTCC is ‘running ahead of schedule’ as the series prepares to give its hybrid-equipped test car a public début in the summer.

Chinese team announces plans for all-electric TCR programme

February 17, 2020

Chinese team Lisheng Shanghai Racing has announced plans to develop an electric race car conforming to the ETCR technical regulations, with the make and model of the vehicle yet to be revealed.

Dan Lloyd maintains TCR Malaysia lead in Sepang

February 15, 2020

Brutal Fish Racing’s Dan Lloyd maintained his lead of the TCR Malaysia series in Sepang, as Luca Engstler and Lloyd himself claimed the wins in Saturday’s second event of the season.

Luca Engstler claims pole for second TCR Malaysia event

February 14, 2020

German Luca Engstler claimed pole position for the second TCR Malaysia event of the season in Sepang, the German beating Britain’s Dan Lloyd by just under nine tenths of a second.

Comtoyou Racing ends CUPRA programme for 2020

February 14, 2020

Belgian WTCR team Comtoyou Racing has confirmed that it will not run CUPRA cars in the 2020 FIA World Touring Car Cup, ending its partnership with the Spanish car brand after just one year.

2019 Calendars

WTCR
BTCC
DTM
TCR EU

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2, 3

Marrakech

05 Apr

4, 5, 6

Hungaroring

26 Apr

7, 8, 9

Slovakiaring

10 May

10, 11, 12

The Netherlands

Circuit Park Zandvoort

17 May

13, 14, 15

Nürburgring

20 Jun

16, 17, 18

Vila Real

05 Jul

19, 20, 21

Ningbo Int. Speedpark

13 Sep

22, 23, 24

Suzuka Circuit

25 Oct

25, 26, 27

Circuito da Guia

15 Nov

28, 29, 30

Sepang Int. Circuit

29 Nov

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2, 3

Brands Hatch Indy

06 Apr

4, 5, 6

Donington Park National

27 Apr

7, 8, 9

Thruxton

18 May

10, 11, 12

Croft

15 Jun

13, 14, 15

Oulton Park Island

29 Jun

16, 17, 18

Snetterton 300

03 Aug

19, 20, 21

Thruxton

17 Aug

22, 23, 24

Knockhill

14 Sep

25, 26, 27

Silverstone National

28 Sep

28, 29, 30

Brands Hatch Grand Prix

12 Oct

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2

Hockenheimring

3 - 5 May

3, 4

Zolder

17 - 19 May

5, 6

Misano

7 - 9 June

7, 8

Norisring

5 - 7 July

9, 10

The Netherlands

TT Circuit Assen

19 - 21 July

11, 12

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Brands Hatch

10 - 11 August

13, 14

Lausitzring

23 - 25 August

15, 16

Nürburgring

13 - 15 September

17, 18

Hockenheimring

4 - 6 October

Rd

Circuit

Date

1, 2

Hungaroring

27 - 28 Apr

3, 4

Hockenheimring

24 - 26 May

5, 6

Spa Francorchamps

8 - 9 Jun

7, 8

Red Bull Ring

13 - 14 Jul

9, 10

Oschersleben

3 - 4 Aug

11, 12

Barcelona

21 - 22 Sept

13, 14

Monza

12 - 13 Oct