TCR World Tour explained to the last detail

WSC has unveiled further details about the maiden season of the TCR World Tour, the priority lane to gain access to the TCR World Final. 

The TCR World Tour will award the Kumho TCR World Cup to the best Driver and Team at the end of the season’s nine events.

Entries

A maximum of 16 full season entries will be accepted; the entry closing date is 28 February 2023. Logistics contribution for the events outside Europe are reserved for the full-season entries.

Regulations

2023 TCR Technical Regulations

The Sporting Regulations are those of the local championship to which the event belongs.

KUMHO TCR is the control tyre for all the TCR World Tour events.

Event format

Qualifying:

TCR Europe: Q1 (20 min.) + Q2 (10 min. / 12 fastest drivers)

TCR Italy: Q1 (20 min.) + Q2 (10 min. / 12 fastest drivers)

TCR South America: Q1 (20 min.) + Q2 (10 min. / 12 fastest drivers)

TCR Australia: Q1 (20 min.) + Q2 (10 min. / 12 fastest drivers)

TCR Asia Challenge: Q1 (30 min.) + Q2 (15 min. / 12 fastest drivers)

Race:

TCR Europe: 2 x 55 km

TCR Italy: 2 x 55 km 

TCR South America: 2 x 30 min. + 1 lap

TCR Australia: 3 x 30 min.

TCR Australia, Bathurst: 3 x 21 laps

TCR Asia Challenge: 2 x 55 km

Point scoring system

Qualifying final results: 1st/15 pts; 2nd/10 pts; 3rd/8 pts; 4th/6 pts; 5th/4 pts; 6th/2 pt

Races: 1st/30 pts; 2nd/25 pts; 3rd/22 pts; 4th/20 pts; 5th/18 pts; 6th/16 pts; 7th/14 pts; 8th/12 pts; 9th/10 pts; 10th/8 pts; 11th/6 pts; 12th/4 pts; 13th/3 pts; 14th/2 pts; 15th/1 pt

All drivers competing in the TCR World Tour events are eligible to score points for the TCR World Tour and the TCR World Ranking. TCR World Tour’s full-season entries are not eligible to score points for the local TCR series that hosts the event.

The TCR World Ranking points awarded in the TCR World Tour events are increased by 50% compared to those awarded in the other TCR World Ranking events.

Compensation Weight System

Drivers who have entered in the TCR World Tour’s full-season are subjected to the allocation of Compensation Weights that are based on the fastest Qualifying lap times set in the TCR World Tour’s previous event – range 0/40 kg in 10 kg increments. 

Competitors of the local TCR series that hosts the TCR World Tour are subjected to the Compensation Weight system that takes into account the results of their local TCR series.

Access to the final

After the ninth event, the first 15 drivers in the overall classification of the TCR World Tour qualify directly for the final race of the TCR World Final event.

They will be joined by the first 15 TCR World Ranking drivers classified after the play-off.