2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

The 2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series was the third holding of TCR Europe, and first held as a standalone series. The series began at the Circuit Paul Ricard in May and ended at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October.^[1][2]

2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

Drivers' Champion: Mikel Azcona
Teams' Champion: Hell Energy Racing

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As part of an deal with the series' promoters, at five of the seven events, the 2018 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship series was held which was its third edition.^[3]

TCR Europe Series also saw the introduction of the DSG Challenge for cars equipped with Direct-shift gearbox.^[4]

Calendar

Rnd.		Circuit/Location	Date	Supporting
1	1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	5 May	International GT Open Euroformula Open
	2		6 May
2	3	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands	20 May	World Touring Car Cup TCR Swiss Trophy
	4		21 May
3	5	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	9 June	International GT Open Euroformula Open
	6		10 June
4	7	Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary	7 July
	8		8 July
5	9	TT Circuit Assen, Assen, Netherlands	18 August	TCR Swiss Trophy
	10		19 August
6	11	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	22 September	International GT Open Euroformula Open TCR Swiss Trophy
	12		23 September
7	13	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	20 October	International GT Open Euroformula Open
	14		21 October

  Race also part of the 2018 TCR BeNeLux season

Teams and drivers

The Leopard Lukoil Team WRT Audi RS3 LMS TCR, driven by Jean-Karl Vernay.

The Autodis Racing by THX Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8), driven by Stefano Comini.

The M1RA Hyundai i30 N TCR, driven by Dániel Nagy.

The JSB Compétition Peugeot 308 TCR, driven by Julien Briché.

The Stian Paulsen Racing Cupra León TCR, driven by Stian Paulsen.

The Comtoyou Racing, 2017 spec Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, driven by Maxime Potty.

Yokohama is the official tire supplier.^[5]

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Race Republic - NOS Racing[6] Subaru WRX STI TCR[7][6] 3 Cosimo Barberini[6] 6 Race Republic[7] 42 Stefano Comini[7] 1 Race Republic - Top Run[8] 77 Roberto Russo[8] 6 JSB Compétition[9][10] Peugeot 308 TCR[9] 4 Julien Briché[9] BNL 2–5, 7 CUPRA León TCR[11] 21 Marie Baus-Coppens[11] BNL DSG 2–5, 7 LTA Rally Team[12] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[12] 5 Klim Gavrilov[12] 7 LPR Stefanovski Racing Team[13] Hyundai i30 N TCR[13] 7 Igor Stefanovski[13] 1–2, 4–6 Target Competition[14] Hyundai i30 N TCR[14] 8 Reece Barr[14] All 15 Peter Terting[15] 7 62 Dušan Borković[16] All 94 Kris Richard[17] All Hell Energy Racing with KCMG[18] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[18] 9 Attila Tassi[18] All 99 Josh Files[18] All 909 Mike Halder[19] 7 PSS Racing Team[20] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[21] 10 Viktor Davidovski[20] All Reno Racing[22] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[22] 11 Jens Reno Møller[22] All Autodis Racing by Piro Sports[23][10] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[24] 13 Cedric Piro[24] BNL 1–3 Hyundai i30 N TCR[23] 4 15 Peter Terting[25] BNL 5–6 14 Loris Cencetti[23] BNL 1–3 Autodis Racing by THX[26] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[24] 4–5 42 Stefano Comini[26] BNL 3–7 630 Benjamin Lessennes[27] BNL 6 Pit Lane Competizioni[28] Hyundai i30 N TCR[29] 16 Nicola Baldan[29] 1 Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[28] 63 Giovanni Altoè[28] DSG 1, 3, 5–6 71 Enrico Bettera[29] 1 CUPRA León TCR[29] 66 Andrea Larini[29] 1 M1RA[30] Hyundai i30 N TCR[30] 16 Nicola Baldan[31] 6 26 Francisco Mora[32] 1–4 555 Norbert Michelisz[33] 7 999 Dániel Nagy[30] All Brutal Fish Racing Team[34] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[34] 17 Martin Ryba[34] 2–4, 6–7 Team Mulsanne[35] Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR[35] 18 Fabrizio Giovanardi[35] 6 WestCoast Racing[36] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[36] 19 Andreas Bäckman[36] 7 116 Ashley Sutton[36] 7 126 Jessica Bäckman[36] 7 JLG Motorsport with Zengő[37] CUPRA León TCR[37] 20 Márk Jedlóczky[37] 1–2, 4 Zengő Motorsport 55 Ferenc Ficza DSG 4 Fullín Race Academy[38] CUPRA León TCR[38] 22 Petr Fulín[38] 7 Sports&You[39] Peugeot 308 TCR[39] 23 Francisco Abreu[39] All 27 Enrique Hernando[40] 7 Speedy Motorsport[41] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[42] 24 Gustavo Moura[42] 1 PCR Sport[43] CUPRA León TCR[43] 25 Mikel Azcona[43] All 38 Danny Kroes[44] BNL All MN Développement[15] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[15] 28 Jean-Laurent Navarro[15] 7 Pyro Motorsport[45] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[45] 32 Oliver Taylor[45] 6–7 Stian Paulsen Racing[46] CUPRA León TCR[46] 34 Stian Paulsen[46] All Monlau Competición[47] CUPRA León TCR[47] 35 Munkong Sathienthirakul[47] 3, 5, 7 Scuderia del Girasole[48] CUPRA León TCR[48] 44 Salvatore Tavano[48] 6 Leopard Lukoil Team WRT[49] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[49] 46 Jaap van Lagen[50] BNL 2 69 Jean-Karl Vernay[49] BNL 1, 3–7 CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse[8] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[8] 76 Daniele Cappellari[8] 6 Baporo Motorsport[51] CUPRA León TCR[51] 79 José Manuel Sapag[51] 6 Comtoyou Racing[52] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[52] 88 Maxime Potty[52] BNL All Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[53] 223 Nathanaël Berthon[53] BNL 7 LEIN Racing[54] CUPRA León TCR[54] 111 Nikola Miljković[54] 7

Icon Class BNL TCR BeNeLux Series DSG DSG Challenge

Results and standings

Rnd.		Circuit/Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	TCR BeNeLux winner	DSG Challenge winner
1	1	Circuit Paul Ricard	5 May	Dušan Borković	Kris Richard	Dušan Borković	Target Competition	Not Held	Giovanni Altoè
	2		6 May		Attila Tassi	Dušan Borković	Target Competition		Giovanni Altoè
2	3	Circuit Zandvoort	20 May	Jaap van Lagen	Mikel Azcona	Mikel Azcona	PCR Sport	Jaap van Lagen	No entries finished
	4		21 May		Jaap van Lagen	Josh Files	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG	Jaap van Lagen	Marie Baus-Coppens
3	5	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	9 June	Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Jean-Karl Vernay	Giovanni Altoè
	6		10 June		Julien Briché	Julien Briché	JSB Compétition	Julien Briché	Giovanni Altoè
4	7	Hungaroring	7 July	Mikel Azcona	Julien Briché	Dušan Borković	Target Competition	Jean-Karl Vernay	Marie Baus-Coppens
	8		8 July		Francisco Abreu	Francisco Mora	M1RA	Stefano Comini	Ferenc Ficza
5	9	TT Circuit Assen	18 August	Josh Files[N 1]	Dániel Nagy	Dániel Nagy	M1RA	Jean-Karl Vernay	Giovanni Altoè
	10		19 August		Attila Tassi	Attila Tassi	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG	Stefano Comini	Giovanni Altoè
6	11	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	22 September	Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	Not Held	Giovanni Altoè
	12		23 September		Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Lukoil Team WRT		Giovanni Altoè
7	13	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	20 October	Attila Tassi	Jean-Karl Vernay	Attila Tassi	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG	Jean-Karl Vernay	Marie Baus-Coppens
	14		21 October		Ashley Sutton	Mike Halder	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG	Jean-Karl Vernay	Marie Baus-Coppens

TCR Europe standings

Drivers' standings

Pos. Driver LEC ZAN SPA HUN ASS MNZ BAR  Pts.  1 Mikel Azcona 32 5 12 6 34 4 41 14 9 2 22 5 53 8 181 2 Jean-Karl Vernay 6 2 11 Ret 7 20 22 7 11 1 6 7 159 3 Dušan Borković 11 1 55 18 4 7 14 Ret 6 3 DSQ DSQ 24 Ret 154 4 Attila Tassi Ret 6 23 3 17 Ret Ret2 4 5 1 53 3 11 Ret 153 5 Dániel Nagy 23 3 7 11 8 6 3 2 14 Ret Ret 12 7 2 138 6 Josh Files 45 15 4 1 Ret 19† Ret3 3 101 Ret 34 2 242 6 121 7 Kris Richard 12 14 144 5 6 2 5 7 35 6 12 7 DSQ EX 84 8 Maxime Potty 11 12 Ret 10 22 3 18 12 73 8 45 4 14 16 76 9 Stian Paulsen 84 Ret 6 Ret 135 5 2 10 8 5 9 Ret 11 9 62 10 Francisco Mora 21† 4 9 8 DNS 10 Ret 1 44 11 Julien Briché Ret Ret 53 1 16 15 14 11 8 22 42 12 Stefano Comini 20 10 Ret Ret 8 8 4 4 6 Ret Ret 11 41 13 Jaap van Lagen 31 2 38 14 Danny Kroes Ret 8 8 4 7 9 9 19 12 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 30 15 Reece Barr 5 17† Ret DNS Ret 8 175 6 11 10 16 9 9 10 29 16 Norbert Michelisz 35 4 28 17 Ashley Sutton 4 3 27 18 Mike Halder Ret 1 25 19 Jens Reno Møller 9 7 10 7 18 13 6 16 13 9 17 Ret 25 Ret 25 20 Peter Terting 21† 12 8 6 10 5 23 21 Francisco Abreu 13 16 11 9 9 11 Ret 5 15 DSQ 13 21 Ret 12 14 22 Fabrizio Giovanardi 7 8 10 23 Igor Stefanovski 7 Ret Ret 16 13 Ret 16 Ret 14 15 6 24 Loris Cencetti Ret 9 13 12 14 18 11 11 Ret 13 2 25 Ferenc Ficza Ret 9 2 26 Oliver Taylor 10 10 13 17 2 27 Márk Jedlóczky 15 11 12 13 10 21 1 28 Nicola Baldan 10 18† 11 17 1 29 Cedric Piro 14 Ret 17 14 10 12 12 Ret 1 30 Giovanni Altoè 18 13 11 14 18 16 18 18 0 31 José Manuel Sapag Ret 11 0 32 Andreas Bäckman 12 13 0 33 Munkong Sathienthirakul 12 15 20† 15 18 Ret 0 34 Martin Ryba 16 19 15 17 Ret 13 15 14 17 19 0 35 Salvatore Tavano Ret 13 0 36 Viktor Davidovski 16 Ret 15 15 DNS DNS 14 18 17 14 19 16 16 15 0 37 Jessica Bäckman 15 14 0 38 Marie Baus-Coppens Ret 17 16 16 15 17 19 17 21 20 0 39 Enrico Bettera 17 Ret 0 40 Enrique Hernando 19 18 0 41 Daniele Cappellari 21 19 0 42 Andrea Larini 19 Ret 0 43 Petr Fulin 20 23 0 44 Roberto Russo 20 Ret 0 45 Nikola Miljković DNS 21 0 46 Jean-Laurent Navarro 22 Ret 0 47 Klim Gavrilov 23 Ret 0 Gustavo Moura Ret Ret 0 Benjamin Lessennes Ret Ret 0 Cosimo Barberini Ret Ret 0 Nathanaël Berthon Ret Ret 0 Pos. Driver LEC ZAN SPA HUN ASS MNZ BAR  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Teams' standings

Pos. Team LEC ZAN SPA HUN ASS MNZ BAR  Pts.  1 Hell Energy Racing with KCMG 45 6 23 1 17 19† Ret2 3 5 1 34 2 11 1 299 Ret 15 4 3 Ret Ret Ret3 4 101 Ret 53 3 242 6 2 Target Competition 11 1 55 5 4 2 14 6 35 3 12 7 24 5 272 5 14 144 18 6 7 55 7 6 6 16 9 9 10 3 PCR Sport 32 5 12 4 34 4 41 14 9 2 22 5 53 8 213 Ret 8 8 6 7 9 9 19 12 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 4 M1RA 23 3 7 8 8 6 3 1 14 Ret 11 12 35 2 211 21† 4 9 11 DNS 10 Ret 2 Ret 17 7 4 5 Leopard Lukoil Team WRT 6 2 31 2 11 Ret 7 20 22 7 11 1 6 7 197 6 Comtoyou Racing 11 12 Ret 10 22 3 18 12 73 8 45 4 14 16 76 Ret Ret 7 Stian Paulsen Racing 84 Ret 6 Ret 135 5 2 10 8 5 9 Ret 11 9 63 8 JSB Compétition Ret 17 53 1 15 15 14 11 8 20 43 Ret Ret 16 16 16 17 19 17 21 22 9 Autodis Racing by THX Ret Ret 8 8 4 4 6 Ret Ret 11 40 11 11 Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 WestCoast Racing 4 3 27 12 13 11 Reno Racing 9 7 10 7 18 13 6 16 13 9 17 Ret 25 Ret 25 12 Sports&You 13 16 11 9 9 11 Ret 5 15 DSQ 13 21 19 12 15 Ret 18 13 Autodis Racing by Piro Sports 14 9 13 12 10 12 12 Ret 20† 12 8 6 15 Ret Ret 17 14 14 18 14 Team Mulsanne 7 8 10 15 LPR Stefanovski Racing Team 7 Ret Ret 16 13 Ret 16 Ret 14 15 6 16 Zengő Motorsport Ret 9 2 17 Pyro Motorsport 10 10 13 17 2 18 JLG Motorsport with Zengő 15 11 12 13 10 21 1 19 Pit Lane Competizioni 10 13 11 14 18 16 18 18 1 17 18† 20 Race Republic 20 10 1 21 Baporo Motorsport Ret 11 0 22 Monlau Competición 12 15 20† 15 18 Ret 0 23 Brutal Fish Racing Team 16 19 15 17 Ret 13 15 14 17 19 0 24 Scuderia del Girasole Ret 13 0 25 PSS Racing Team 16 Ret 15 15 DNS DNS 14 18 17 14 19 16 16 15 0 26 CRC - Cappellari Reparto Corse 21 19 0 27 Fullín Race Academy 20 23 0 28 Race Republic - Top Run 20 Ret 0 29 LEIN Racing DNS 21 0 30 MN Développement 22 Ret 0 31 LTA Racing Team 23 Ret 0 Speedy Motorsport Ret Ret - Race Republic - NOS Racing Ret Ret - Pos. Driver LEC ZAN SPA HUN ASS MNZ BAR  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

DSG Challenge

Pos.	Driver	LEC		ZAN		SPA		HUN		ASS		MNZ		BAR		Pts.
1	Giovanni Altoè	18	13			11	14			18	16	18	18			200
2	Marie Baus-Coppens			Ret	17	16	16	15	17	19	17			21	20	190
3	Ferenc Ficza							Ret	9							25

TCR BeNeLux Drivers' standings

Pos. Driver ZAN SPA HUN ASS BAR  Pts.  1 Jean-Karl Vernay 11 Ret 7 20 21 7 6 72 163 2 Maxime Potty Ret4 10 22 2 184 12 72 8 14 163 146 3 Julien Briché Ret3 Ret 53 1 161 15 143 11 8 22(?)1 117 4 Danny Kroes 82 4 75 9 93 19 125 Ret Ret5 Ret 108 5 Stefano Comini Ret4 Ret 8 8 44 4 Ret 11 108 6 Loris Cencetti 13 12 14 18 112 11 Ret 13 85 7 Marie Baus-Coppens Ret 17 16 16 15 17 19 17 21 20 70 8 Cedric Piro 175 14 10 12 125 Ret 56 9 Jaap van Lagen 31 2 55 10 Peter Terting 21† 12 16 11 Nathanaël Berthon Ret4 Ret 2 Pos. Driver ZAN SPA HUN ASS BAR  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Footnotes

1. Josh Files qualified fastest but was handed a 3 place grid penalty for an infraction from the previous round. Files was credited with pole position and awarded the 5 championship points for it despite starting the race in 4th position. Jean-Karl Vernay, who was the next fastest qualifier, thus started from the first grid slot.