Michelisz ‘can’t wait’ for FIA ETCR debut
Touring car superstar Norbert Michelisz ‘can’t wait’ to make his FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup debut when the new season for the all-electric racing series begins on the streets of Pau next month. The 2019 WTCR – FIA Touring Car World Cup title winner was one of five drivers announced earlier this week […]
Hyundai Motorsport reveals five-strong driver line-up for 2022 FIA ETCR campaign
Hyundai Motorsport has become the first manufacturer to reveal its driver line-up for the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup in 2022. Five drivers, including touring car heavyweight Jean-Karl Vernay, will race the Hyundai Veloster N ETCR in the seven-event series – which began last year under the PURE ETCR name and now assumes […]
CUPRA first brand to confirm FIA ETCR entry for 2022 and names EKS as new team partner
CUPRA Racing has formed a brand-new partnership with the ultra-successful EKS team, owned by Mattias Ekström, while also becoming the first brand to confirm its plans for the inaugural FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup this year. Ekström and CUPRA claimed last year’s all-electric touring car crown under its previous guise as PURE ETCR […]
TOSFED President targets Turkish TOGG car in FIA ETCR
A Turkish brand would be a great addition to the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup in the future, according to the country’s top motorsport official Eren Üçlertoprağı, President of Turkey’s Motorsport Federation, TOSFED, said during the launch of the inaugural Race TR in Istanbul this week that he hopes to see the nation represented […]
Istanbul announces multi-year agreement for FIA ETCR Race of Turkey
Turkey will host the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup for the next three years after an exciting multi-season plan that organisers say will ‘blaze a trail for the enhancement of electric mobility in the country’ was unveiled today in Istanbul. The news, which guarantees the presence of the world’s top touring car drivers […]
It’s Pau Motors Festival Time! Tickets on sale for FIA ETCR Race FR
February 5th, 2022|2022, WTCR Race of France 2022 Tickets for the PAU MOTORS FESTIVAL, which features the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup and WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup from Discovery Sports Events, are now on sale. Taking place from May 6-8, the event signals the debut of the FIA ETCR – eTouring […]
Alan Gow re-appointed President of FIA Touring Car Commission
Motorsport’s global governing body, the Federation International de l’Automobile (FIA), has re-appointed Alan Gow as President of the FIA Touring Car Commission. The Australian has occupied the role since late 2010 and oversees FIA-sanctioned touring car competitions both internationally and regionally. This includes the new FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup and fellow Discovery Sports […]
FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup to co-headline PAU MOTORS FESTIVAL
The FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup and WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup will co-headline the PAU MOTORS FESTIVAL from May 6-8 when racing returns to the iconic Circuit de Pau-Ville. At the official presentation of the PAU MOTORS FESTIVAL 2022 this morning, François Ribeiro, Head of Discovery Sports Events, promoter of the […]
FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup welcomes ERA Championship to fully-charged all-electric racing package from 2022
A new generation of drivers will stake their case for a place in the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup as the all-new ERA Championship for electric single-seaters supports it at five events this year. ERA will charge into life at the second round of the FIA ETCR at Istanbul’s Street Circuit on May […]
Season review – Augusto Farfus
Augusto Farfus arrived in PURE ETCR – the series that this year evolves into the FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup – as one of the sure-fire title favourites. It’s the least you’d have expected from a man who had been the chief development driver on Hyundai Motorsport N’s Veloster N ETCR for more […]
