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TCR Asia becomes latest series to postpone season start

TCR Asia has become the latest touring car series to postpone its planned season start due to the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with the plan still being to hold five events in 2020.

Compensation weight system in TCR revised for new season

The TCR Technical Department has revised the compensation weight system which applies to all global TCR-sanctioned series with the exception of the FIA WTCR and endurance races of at least two hours.

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WSC Group, which oversees all global TCR series, has published the provisional Balance of Performance [BoP] figures for the 2020 season, with the results remaining provisional until tests and checks are completed.

Rob Huff will make his début racing in Scandinavia in 2020, racing in the TCR Scandinavia series, after signing a deal to race a Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR for the Lestrtup Racing Team.

Williams Advanced Engineering has revealed the ETCR battery pack, which has been completed in just seven months, ready for the series’ first year of competition.

Luca Engstler claimed victory in both of Saturday’s TCR Malaysia races in Sepang, with the German retaining his title in the Asian series after coming from behind in the season finale.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Josh Files will join the grid of the second TCR Malaysia event of the year in Sepang this weekend, racing a Hyundai i30 N TCR for the South Korean Solite Indigo Racing team.
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Rd
Circuit
Date
1, 2, 3
Marrakech
05 Apr
4, 5, 6
Hungaroring
26 Apr
7, 8, 9
Slovakiaring
10 May
10, 11, 12
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
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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
TT Circuit Assen
19 - 21 July
11, 12
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
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