TCR World and life

3 SPOTLIGHT The number of TCR cars has reached a four-figure total. Official data communicated by the manufacturers to WSC at the end of August 2021 show 1060 TCR cars have been built by fifteen different brands since the category was launched in 2015. An amazing result! Many of those brands have homologated two or even three different models, which has resulted in an impressive twenty-two cars appearing on the list of those that have been certified by WSC. “We are obviously very proud of the achievement of the 1000-car total. 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. We take this opportunity to thank the stakeholders that have chosen to embrace the TCR technical regulations to develop, build TheTCRfield reachesfour figures generation, producing new models such as the CUPRA Leon Competición, Hyundai Elantra N and 2021 Audi RS 3 LMS, while new vehicles are expected to make their racing debuts in the near future, beginning with the Toyota Corolla. “The TCR concept has been successful in fostering the loyalty of those who have supported it from the very beginning, but it doesn’t stop attracting new manufacturers, promoters and teams as is proved by the pending arrival of a premier brand like Toyota Gazoo Racing and the launch of new series such as TCR South America and TCR New Zealand. And for this reason, after we had launched the ‘Model of the Year’ award back in 2017, we are now thinking of establishing a similar award for the Promoter of the Year,” said Lotti who added: “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. 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.” and sell racing cars to the customer teams. Their commitment is testament to the excellence of the concept we have launched, and that we keep on supporting and developing.” WSC president Marcello Lotti commented. TCR cars have now entered their third