The TCR World Tour is an international

touring car racing Touring car racing is a motorsport road racing competition with heavily modified road-going cars. It has both similarities to and significant differences from stock car racing, which is popular in the United States. While the cars do not move ...

tour for TCR cars. The competition will consist of nine events selected from a number of TCR series worldwide, and will be promoted by former

World Touring Car Championship The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sin ...

manager Marcello Lotti's WSC Group Ltd.

History

On 14 October 2022, it was reported that the

World Touring Car Cup The FIA World Touring Car Cup (abbreviated to WTCR, referring to the use of TCR regulations) was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It ...

would be folding in that format following the 2022 season due to numerous logistical difficulties caused by

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. On the same day, WSC announced the formation of the TCR World Tour. It was launched in order to replace the WTCR. On 12 November 2022, it was announced that

Mount Panorama Circuit Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on Mount Panorama (Wahluu) and is best known as the home of the Bathurst 1000 motor race held each October, and the Bathurst 12 Hour ...

would feature on the calendar as part of the

TCR Australia Touring Car Series The TCR Australia Touring Car Series is a touring car racing series based in Australia. The series is run as part of the Shannons Nationals series. Background The TCR Touring Car formula, introduced in 2014, is based on four or five door fron ...

. On 30 November 2022, it was confirmed that

Algarve International Circuit The Algarve International Circuit ( pt, Autódromo Internacional do Algarve), commonly referred to as Portimão Circuit, is a race circuit located in Portimão, Algarve region, Portugal. The development includes a karting track, off-road tra ...

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has held ...

and

Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wan ...

would feature on the calendar as part of the

TCR Europe Touring Car Series The TCR Europe Touring Car Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Europe. The series is run in accordance with the TCR Touring Car regulations with production-based cars that are front-wheel drive and ...

. On 13 January 2023, it was confirmed that

Vallelunga Circuit The Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi is a racing circuit situated north of Rome, Italy, near Vallelunga of Campagnano. Vallelunga was built as a sand oval in 1951. From 1963 the circuit held the Rome Grand Prix, and in 1967 a new loop was ...

would feature on the calendar as part of the

Italian Superturismo Championship The Italian Superturismo Championship (Campionato Italiano Superturismo) is Italy's national Auto racing, motorsport series for Touring car racing, touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drive ...

. On 8 February 2023, it was announced that

Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini Autodromo Víctor Borrat Fabini is a motor racing circuit in El Pinar, Uruguay, located from Montevideo. It was inaugurated on 14 October 1956. The circuit features various layout configurations. The circuit currently hosts TCR World Tour, TCR ...

and Autódromo José Carlos Bassi would feature on the calendar as part of the

2023 TCR South America Touring Car Championship The 2023 TCR South America Touring Car Championship was the third season of TCR South America Touring Car Championship. Calendar The championship is to begin in March 2023, with a maximum of 26 entries, ten rounds consisting of eighteen 35-minu ...

, while

Guia Circuit The Guia Circuit, or Circuito da Guia, is a street circuit located at the southeast region of the Macau Peninsula in Macau. It is the venue of the Macau Grand Prix and Guia Race of Macau. The circuit consists of long straights and tight corners ...

would feature as part of the

2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship The 2023 TCR China Touring Car Championship season was the sixth season of the TCR China Touring Car Championship The TCR China Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series based in China China, officially the People's Repub ...

Circuits

The championship consists of circuits from

, TCR Italy Touring Car Championship,

TCR South America Touring Car Championship The TCR South America Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series based in South America first held in 2021, which uses the TCR Touring Car regulations. Background The introduction of the new South American-based TCR Championship wa ...

, and

TCR China Touring Car Championship The TCR China Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series based in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding ...

: * Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2023 season.

References

External links

* {{Main world championships TCR Series Touring car racing series Recurring sporting events established in 2023

History

Circuits

See also

References

External links