Xavier Gavory debrief – Zolder
After the bish, bash and bravado of Race BE in Zolder for the fourth round of the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup, Series Director Xavier Gavory gives an overview on the state of play in FIA ETCR What are your thoughts in looking back at the Circuit Zolder Electrified event? Zolder has a lot […]
CUPRA EKS unveils new livery and FIA ETCR driver line-up
CUPRA EKS has unveiled a dynamic livery and an exciting driver line-up for this year’s FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup – with Tom Blomqvist and Adrien Tambay joining current ETCR champion Mattias Ekström and Jordi Gené in the all-electric touring car team. The 2021 title-winning CUPRA e-Racer will appear in a striking new livery […]
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 […]
Romeo Ferraris to display Giulia ETCR at European title boxing match
The Giulia ETCR by Romeo Ferraris, which finished second in the FIA eTouring Car World Cup’s former guise as PURE ETCR last year, will being a touch of electricity to the world of boxing next weekend. An example of the car, which took a one-two finish on the streets of Copenhagen with Philipp Eng and […]
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 […]
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 […]