TCR PASSES MAJOR MILESTONE

TCR racing globally has passed a major milestone, with more than 1000 cars that have now been produced in the category.

According to official data competing manufacturers have supplied to TCR rights holders WSC, a total of 1060 TCR cars across 20 models from 15 manufacturers have been produced since TCR’s inception in 2015.

”We are obviously very proud of the achievement of the 1000-car total,” said Marcello Lotti, president of WSC.

“It has been an impressive result in less than seven seasons of exciting competition. This proves that when a racing category is affordable, it becomes successful.”

Australian Racing Group first brought the series to Australia in 2019, and there are now 32 of the under two-litre turbocharged race cars in the country.

A total of 35 TCR cars have been imported into the country, but the ex-Kelly Racing Subaru Impreza WRX TCRs and maiden race-winning Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR have found a new home to race in the UK next season.

Melbourne Performance Centre have already confirmed that at least one more TCR car will be brought into Australia when they enter at least one of the newest model Audi RS 3 LMS into next year’s Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series.

While more cars and manufacturers are expected to join the series globally. Toyota will be the next manufacturer to enter TCR after it announced earlier this year through its Gazoo Racing Argentina arm the development of the Corolla sedan for the touring car class.

“It’s a fact that the success of TCR is not fading yet and we are pleased to see that, despite the pandemic and a troubled 2020 season, numbers are getting back to the pre-Covid times,” said Lotti.

“TCR cars are currently eligible to compete in WSC-sanctioned series all over the world and the total of the races will reach 320 by the end of the season.

“The number of drivers is also growing again, but more than the overall total it is worth to point out that 146 of them have scored victories driving thirteen different models. This is more evidence of how TCR offers equal opportunities to the competitors.”

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