ETCR News

CUPRA’s Mattias Ekström was disappointed that a disqualification on his time trial ‘qualifying’ lap on Sunday cost him the chance to fight for victory in the maiden PURE ETCR event at Vallelunga on Sunday.

CUPRA’s PURE ETCR series leader Mikel Azcona has admitted that he expected to have a tough day on Sunday, after a puncture in his time trial run meant he had to start from the back for his SuperFinal.

CUPRA’s Mikel Azcona leaves Vallelunga in Italy as the early leader of the all-new PURE ETCR series, after claiming victory in Sunday’s Pool A SuperFinal, whilst Hyundai’s Jean-Karl Vernay is second after winning in Pool B.

CUPRA racers Mattias Ekström and Mikel Azcona ended the first-ever day of running for PURE ETCR at the top of the drivers’ standings, after winning all of their heats respectively.

This weekend marks the début of the all-electric PURE ETCR series at Vallelunga, where twelve drivers will take part in a series of battles and head-to-head sprints in the world’s first multi-brand electric touring car series.

Dániel Nagy has completed the four-strong driver line-up for CUPRA in this year’s inaugural all-electric PURE ETCR series, with the Hungarian joining the Zengő Motorsport-run outfit.

Sportscar star Oliver Webb will race an Alfa Romeo Giulia in the new electric touring car series PURE ETCR in 2021, joining the Italian outfit’s four-strong driver line-up.

Brazilian racer Rodrigo Baptista will complete Romeo Ferraris line-up in this year’s inaugural all-electric PURE ETCR series, racing an Alfa Romeo Giulia alongside Stefano Coletti and Luca Filippi.