TCR Europe 2023

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Comtoyou about 2023:

“In addition, we will also be defending our titles in TCR Europe with four cars. In other words, when TCR World Tour and TCR Europe join forces, we will be fielding eight Audi RS 3 LMS cars!”

https://www.touringcars.net/2022/11/...d-tour-in-2023

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Kobe Pauwels is going to make his TCR Europe series debut this year, racing an Audi RS 3 LMS II for Comtoyou Racing.

The Belgian driver comes from a background of rallycross, having claimed the Euro RX3 title last year after making his car racing debut just two years prior.

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Source: https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023...mtoyou-racing/

Surprise, I assumed he would go for a career in rallycross.

[Rubio]

Rather unexpectedly, Pau joins 2023 TCR Europe calendar, replacing Red Bull Ring Spielberg:
https://www.grandprixdepau.fr/en/pau-to-replace-red-bull-ring-on-the-2023-tcr-europe-calendar/

This won't have any influence on TCR World Tour calendar

[Evantra]

Only 3 drivers confirmed so far according to TCT? Hopefully not going the way of WTCR…

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Originally Posted by Evantra

Only 3 drivers confirmed so far according to TCT? Hopefully not going the way of WTCR…

Last season drivers started being confirmed from beginning April (one month before first race).
Full entrylist one week before first race.

First race of this season is on April 30th.

[GusGasfuss]

20 years ago, you knowed who will join, at the first race :-)


Nowadays we all expect press messages with a lot of "original words" like "I am glad to join Team X and this will be my best season" etc.


I think, most TCR Europe drivers/teams are not that good in press articles, and so only the organisator/promoter might already knew, who will join really (and already has paid everything).

[TuteZaek]

As far as i understand, reigning champion Franco Girolami will not take part of TCR Europe, and will be racing on TCR Italy on the Aikoa Racing team, driving an Audi RS 3 LMS.

(Also hopes for a few select races on the TCR World Tour)

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023...ing-programme/

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No Janik Motorsport in TCR Europe:

Janik Motorsport has confirmed its plans for the 2023 season, which will see the Czech team leave the TCR Europe series and instead focus on a three-car campaign in TCR Eastern Europe.

Last year the team ran a pair of Hyundai Elantra N TCR cars for Mat’o Homola and Jáchym Galáš. Homola missed the final two events due to a wrist injury, leaving Galáš to end the year as the team’s best-ranked driver in the standings in ninth, after picking up one win.
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Source: https://www.touringcars.net/2023/03/...season-in-2023

Aggressive Team Italia joins TCR Europe:

Aggressive Team Italia has confirmed that it will field two Hyundai Elantra N cars in this year’s TCR Europe season, alongside running two Hyundai’s in TCR Italy.

In TCR Europe the cars will be driven by 50-year-old Swede Mikael Karlsson and 20-year-old Hungarian Levente Losonczy.

Losonczy will also compete with the team in TCR Italy, where he will be partnered by 28-year-old Belgian Giovanni Scamardi.
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Source: https://www.touringcars.net/2023/03/...-in-tcr-europe