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CUPRA rules out participation in 2020 WTCR

CUPRA will not participate in the 2020 FIA World Touring Car Cup according to sources in Portuguese media, with the Spanish brand not officially supporting any team in the top level of TCR competition.

Hyundai Motorsport reveals WTCR liveries for 2020

Hyundai Motorsport has revealed the liveries which will adorn the Hyundai i30 N TCR cars campaigned by BRC Racing and Engstler Motorsport in the 2020 FIA World Touring Car Cup.

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Cyan Racing has confirmed its first two drivers for this year’s FIA World Touring Car Cup, with uncle and nephew combination Yvan Muller and Yann Ehrlacher competing under the same banner.

The FIA WTCR event at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, scheduled to take place from the 20 – 23 May, has been cancelled after the organisers of the 24 Hours race moved the event to September due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hyundai Motorsport, BRC Racing and Engstler Motorsport have confirmed their driver line-ups for the 2020 WTCR, with Norbert Michelisz, Gabriele Tarquini, Nicky Catsburg and Luca Engstler representing the Korean brand.

Cyan Racing has confirmed that it will run four Lynk & Co 03 TCR cars in this year’s FIA World Touring Car Cup, as the Swedish team seeks to defend the teams’ title which it secured in its inaugural year.

The season opening event of the FIA World Touring Car Cup scheduled to take place at the Hungaroring near Budapest on 24 – 26 April has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Hungaroring is in negotiations with Eurosport Events, the promoter of the FIA World Touring Car Cup, over the possible postponement of the season-opening event next month, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Tom Coronel will switch to racing an Audi RS3 LMS in the 2020 FIA World Touring Car Cup, marking the Dutchman’s third different car in his three seasons in WTCR to-date.

Münnich Motorsport will run all four Hondas in this year’s FIA World Touring Car Cup, with the German outfit running the cars under two different banners, prefixed by ALL-INKL.DE and ALL-INKL.COM respectively.

The global Coronavirus outbreak has caused the official pre-season test for the FIA World Touring Car Cup, scheduled to take place at MotorLand Aragón in Spain for 24 – 26 March, to be cancelled.

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.

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.

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.
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2019 Calendars

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
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
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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