2022 World Touring Car Cup
The 2022 World Touring Car Cup is the fifth season of the World Touring Car Cup and 18th overall of the series, which dates back to the 2005 World Touring Car Championship. The season will begin on 7 May at the Circuit de Pau-Ville and is scheduled to end on 20 November in Guia Circuit.[1][2]
Teams and drivers[]
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Summary[]
- JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing retained their 2021 drivers – Attila Tassi, Tiago Monteiro, Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri – for the 2022 season but on 15 January it was announced that Engstler Motorsport will switch from Hyundai to Honda.[6]
- Mikel Azcona will switch from Zengő Motorsport Services KFT to BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse to replace Gabriele Tarquini.[5]
- 2020 TCR China Touring Car Championship winner Ma Qing Hua returned to the series after having last raced in 2019 for Team Mulsanne, driving a car for Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing.[4]
Calendar[]
The preliminary race calendar was published by the championship management on 26 November 2021.[7] On 26 February 2022, WTCR Race of Russia was suspended due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8] On 19 March 2022, the calendar was updated again with the cancellation of Czech and Russian rounds.[9][2]
Round | Race | Race Name | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
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1 | 1 | Race of France | Circuit de Pau-Ville | 7–8 May | ETCR Championship |
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2 | 3 | Race of Germany | Nürburgring Nordschleife | 26–28 May | |
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3 | 5 | Race of Hungary | Hungaroring | 11–12 June | ETCR Championship |
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4 | 7 | Race of Spain | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | 25–26 June | |
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5 | 9 | Race of Portugal | Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 2–3 July | |
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6 | 11 | Race of Korea | Inje Speedium | 8–9 October | ETCR Championship |
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7 | 13 | Race of China | Ningbo International Circuit | 5–6 November | |
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8 | 15 | Race of Macau | Guia Circuit, Macau | 18–20 November | |
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The following rounds are cancelled due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine:
Race Name | Circuit | Date |
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Race of Czech Republic | Autodrom Most | 9–10 April |
Race of Russia | Sochi Autodrom | 6–7 August |
Source:[9][2] |
References[]
- ^ "Bigger and Even Better: 2022 WTCR Calendar Revealed". FIA WTCR. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pau Gets Set To Host WTCR Season Opener". fiawtcr.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Yann Ehrlacher, Yvan Muller complete Lynk & Co line-up". TouringCarTimes.com. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ma Qing Hua makes WTCR return with Lynk & Co". TouringCarTimes.com. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mikel Azcona joins Norbert Michelisz at BRC Hyundai". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Honda reveals unchanged driver line-up as Team Engstler makes Civic switch". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "WTCR targets Asian return as 2022 schedule revealed". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Statement on WTCR Race of Russia". fiawtcr.com. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ a b "FIA Announced World Motorsport Council Decisions". fia.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2022 in TCR Series
- 2022 in motorsport
- World Touring Car Cup seasons
- Scheduled motorsport seasons