2024 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

The 2024 TCR Europe Touring Car Series was the eighth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season began at Vallelunga Circuit in April and ended at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in late September.[1]

Calendar

The calendar was announced on 14 December 2023 with 6 rounds scheduled.[1]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 1 Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma, Italy 19–21 April TCR World Tour
TCR Italian Series
2
2 3 Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 17–19 May Belcar Endurance Championship
4
3 5 Salzburgring, Salzburg, Austria 31 May–2 June
6
4 7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 4–6 July 25 Hours Fun Cup
8
5 9 Brno Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic 6–8 September TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
Formula 4 CEZ Championship
10
6 11 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain 27–29 September Iberian SuperCars
7 Racing Eurocup
12

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
MM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 3 Giacomo Ghermandi[2] 5
SP Competition[3] Cupra León VZ TCR 7 Aurélien Comte[3] All
34 Giovanni Scamardi[3] All
Gruppo Baldan by Comtoyou Racing[4] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 8 Nicola Baldan[4] D 1–4, 6
Cupra León VZ TCR 16 Jimmy Clairet[5] 4, 6
Mertel Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8 René Kircher[2] G 5
9 Davit Kajaia[2] G 5
20 Jorden Dolischka[2] G 5
MA:GP[6] Lynk & Co 03 TCR 10 Viktor Andersson[6] All
GOAT Racing[7] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 11 Rubén Fernández[8] D 1–4, 6
19 Felipe Fernández[9] D All
33 Santiago Concepción[10] R 2–6
62 Dušan Borković[9] D 1
PMA Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 17 Nicolas Taylor[11] R 6
54 Sandro Pelatti[12] D 6
Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR 11 Jiří Zbožínek[2] G 5
68 Adam Kout[2] G 5
70 Maťo Homola[2] G 5
Express Auto Racing Cupra León Competición TCR 14 Petr Čížek[2] G 5
82 Vít Smejkal[2] G 5
Monlau Motorsport[13] Cupra León VZ TCR 21 Eric Gené[8][5] R 4
72 Franco Girolami[13] All
PSS Racing Team with Monlau[8] 110 Viktor Davidovski[8] D All
ALM Motorsport[14][15] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 23 Ignacio Montenegro[14][15] R All
27 Ruben Volt[16] 1–4, 6
64 Levente Losonczy[15] All
RC2 Junior Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 41 Victor Fernández[12] D 6
Mair Racing Osttirol Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 42 Sandro Soubek[17] 3
Auto Klub Dubrovnik Cupra León Competición TCR 48 Fraňo Dubreta[2] G 5
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 74 Žarko Knego[2] G 5
JT59 Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 59 Daniel Teixeira[12] D 6
Aditis Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 97 Bartosz Groszek[2] 5
301 Martin Kadlečík[2] G 5
LV Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 121 Ivars Vallers[2] G 5
Jenson Brickley Racing Cupra León VZ TCR 246 Jenson Brickley[18] R 6
Icon Class
R Eligible for TCR Europe Rookie Trophy
D Eligible for TCR Europe Diamond Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Results and standings

Rnd. Circuit/Location Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Winning Rookie driver Winning Diamond driver
1 1 Vallelunga Circuit Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Monlau Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Nicola Baldan
2 Aurélien Comte Aurélien Comte SP Competition Ignacio Montenegro Felipe Fernández
2 3 Circuit Zolder Nicola Baldan Nicola Baldan Nicola Baldan Comtoyou Racing Ignacio Montenegro Nicola Baldan
4 Felipe Fernández Levente Losonczy ALM Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Felipe Fernández
3 5 Salzburgring Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Monlau Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Viktor Davidovski
6 Levente Losonczy Ruben Volt ALM Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Nicola Baldan
4 7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Felipe Fernández Franco Girolami Ruben Volt ALM Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Felipe Fernández
8 Felipe Fernández Ignacio Montenegro ALM Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Nicola Baldan
5 9 Brno Circuit Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Monlau Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Felipe Fernández
10 Franco Girolami Levente Losonczy ALM Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Felipe Fernández
6 11 Circuit Ricardo Tormo Ignacio Montenegro Franco Girolami Franco Girolami Monlau Motorsport Ignacio Montenegro Felipe Fernández
12 Jimmy Clairet Jimmy Clairet Comtoyou Racing Santiago Concepción Viktor Davidovski

Championship standings

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 10 7 5 4 3 2 1
Races 40 35 30 27 24 21 18 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver VAL

ZOL

SAL

SPA

BRN

CRT

 Pts. 
1 Franco Girolami 11 2 44 3 11 11 2 8 11 9 12 6 395
2 Aurélien Comte 23 1 22 5 45 3 43 6 22 8 35 4 382
3 Ignacio Montenegro 34 6 75 6 22 4 5 1 84 2 21 15 342
4 Ruben Volt 55 Ret 33 2 3 1 12 7 146 2 269
5 Felipe Fernández 67 3 9 4 76 9 31 5 9 7 6 9 269
6 Levente Losonczy 10 8 10 1 57 2 11 3 147 1 7 13 246
7 Viktor Andersson 12 4 66 9 113 8 126 2 43 3 Ret3 8 232
8 Nicola Baldan 42 5 11 7 12 6 6 4 157 Ret 201
9 Viktor Davidovski 8 9 57 Ret 6 10 8 12 21 13 8 3 178
10 Santiago Concepción 11 10 94 7 107 9 44 5 135
11 Giovanni Scamardi 11 7 12 Ret 10 5 7 10 105 10 Ret Ret 134
12 Jimmy Clairet 9 11 5 1 86
13 Rubén Fernández 9 Ret 8 8 8 Ret Ret5 Ret 12 12 80
14 Bartosz Groszek 66 4 56
15 Nicolas Taylor 9 7 31
16 Dušan Borković 76 10 29
17 Daniel Teixeira 13 11 16
18 Victor Fernández 11 14 12
19 Jenson Brickley 10 Ret 11
20 Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 19 11
21 Sandro Pelatti Ret 10 11
22 Eric Gené 13 Ret 5
Sandro Soubek Ret Ret
Guest entries ineligible for points
Maťo Homola 3 11
Martin Kadlečík 5 6
Adam Kout 7 5
Davit Kajaia 11 12
Jiří Zbožínek 12 17
Žarko Knego 13 Ret
Ivars Vallers 17 14
Fraňo Dubreta 18 15
Petr Čížek 15 Ret
René Kircher 16 16
Jorden Dolischka 20 18
Vít Smejkal 19 Ret
Pos. Driver VAL

ZOL

SAL

SPA

BRN

CRT

 Pts. 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, only counting Rookie drivers.

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos. Team Pts.
1 ALM Motorsport 698
2 Monlau Motorsport 609
3 SP Compétition 555
4 GOAT Racing 321
5 Comtoyou Racing 316
6 MA:GP 260
7 Aditis Racing 56
8 PMA Motorsport 52
9 RC2 Junior Team 22
10 JT59 Racing Team 22
11 Jenson Brickley Racing 16
12 MM Motorsport 11

Rookie Trophy

Pos. Driver VAL

ZOL

SAL

SPA

BRN

CRT

 Pts. 
1 Ignacio Montenegro 31 6 71 6 21 4 52 1 51 2 21 15 527
2 Santiago Concepción 112 10 92 7 101 9 42 5 316
3 Nicolas Taylor 94 7 69
4 Eric Gené 133 Ret 35
5 Jenson Brickley 103 Ret 32
Pos. Driver VAL

ZOL

SAL

SPA

BRN

CRT

Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Diamond Trophy

Pos. Driver VAL

ZOL

SAL

SPA

BRN

CRT

 Pts. 
1 Felipe Fernández 6 3 9 4 7 9 3 6 6 5 6 9 252
2 Viktor Davidovski 8 9 5 Ret 6 10 8 12 9 9 8 3 194
3 Nicola Baldan 4 5 1 7 12 6 6 4 15 Ret 174
4 Rubén Fernández 9 Ret 8 8 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 77
5 Dušan Borković 7 10 27
6 Victor Fernández Gil 11 14 23
7 Daniel Teixeira 13 11 22
8 Giacomo Ghermandi Ret 19 15
Pos. Driver VAL

ZOL

SAL

SPA

BRN

CRT

Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Notes

References

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