The 2021 Pure ETCR Championship was the inaugural season of Pure ETCR, a touring car series for electric cars. It started on 18 June and featured cars from three manufacturers racing at five different locations.[1] Swedish driver Mattias Ekström was crowned champion of the season, while Cupra won the manufacturer's championship.[2]
Race format edit
Because only six cars are ready for the first season (two for each team), the twelve drivers are randomly drawn into two groups ("Pool A" and "Pool B") for each race weekend. Throughout the weekend, a driver never directly faces a driver from the other pool. Points are collected in a series of short races and the driver with the most points will be the overall winner, called "king of the weekend".
The first two rounds are short races with two or three cars (called "battles"): Round 1 consists of four battles (two per pool) of three randomly drawn drivers each. In each pool, the two winners of each round 1 battle face each other in round 2, so do the two runner-ups and the two third-place drivers, for a total of six battles of 2 cars. Points are award in both rounds.
Round 3 are time trials to determine the grid for the final. No points are awarded in this round. Round 4 are the "superfinals" where the six cars from each pool race against each other.[3]
Teams and drivers edit
Three teams are participate in the first season, each developing a different car.[4]
| Team | Car | No | Drivers | Rounds | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hyundai Motorsport N
|
Hyundai Veloster N ETCR[5] | 3 |  Tom Chilton
|
All | [6] |
| 8 |  Augusto Farfus
|
All | [6] | ||
| 27 |  John Filippi
|
All | [6] | ||
| 69 | Jean-Karl Vernay
|
All | [6] | ||
 Cupra X Zengő Motorsport
|
Cupra e-Racer[7] | 5 |  Mattias Ekström
|
All | [8] |
| 28 |  Jordi Gené
|
All | [8] | ||
| 96 | Mikel Azcona
|
All | [9] | ||
| 99 | Dániel Nagy
|
All | [10] | ||
 Romeo Ferraris - M1RA
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR[11] | 6 | Oliver Webb
|
1–3, 5 | [12] |
| 13 | Rodrigo Baptista
|
All | [13] | ||
| 15 |  Philipp Eng
|
3–5 | [14] | ||
| 16 | Luigi Ferrara
|
4 | [15] | ||
| 25 | Luca Filippi
|
All | [16] | ||
| 88 |  Stefano Coletti
|
1–2 | [17] |
Calendar edit
The calendar for the inaugural season featuring five races across Europe and Asia was revealed in February 2021.[1]
| Round | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit
|
18–20 June |
| 2 | MotorLand Aragón (National Layout)
|
9–11 July |
| 3 |  Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix
|
6–8 August |
| 4 | Hungaroring
|
20–22 August |
| 5 | Circuit Pau-Arnos
|
15–17 October |
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| C | Inje Speedium
|
16–17 October |
Results and standings edit
Results edit
| Round | Circuit/Location | Pool A Winner | Pool B Winner | Overall Winner | Winning Team | Winning Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit
|
Mikel Azcona
|
Jean-Karl Vernay
|
Mikel Azcona
|
Cupra X Zengő Motorsport
|
Cupra e-Racer |
| 2 | MotorLand Aragón
|
Augusto Farfus
|
Mattias Ekström
|
Mattias Ekström
|
Cupra X Zengő Motorsport
|
Cupra e-Racer |
| 3 | Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix
|
Luca Filippi
|
Philipp Eng
|
Philipp Eng
|
Romeo Ferraris - M1RA
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR |
| 4 | Hungaroring
|
Philipp Eng
|
Mikel Azcona
|
Mikel Azcona
|
Cupra X Zengő Motorsport
|
Cupra e-Racer |
| 5 | Circuit Pau-Arnos
|
Augusto Farfus
|
Jean-Karl Vernay
|
Jean-Karl Vernay
|
Hyundai Motorsport N
|
Hyundai Veloster N ETCR |
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Round 2 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Round 3 | no points | |||||
| Superfinal | 50 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 15 |
Drivers' championship edit
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Manufacturers' championship edit
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cupra X Zengő Motorsport
|
646 |
| 2 | Romeo Ferraris - M1RA
|
579 |
| 3 | Hyundai Motorsport N
|
578 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Five-star schedule revealed for inaugural PURE ETCR season". pure-etcr.com. 2021-02-01.
- ^ "Ekstrom crowned PURE ETCR champion as Vernay wins ultra-dramatic finale". autosport.com. 2021-10-17.
- ^ "PURE ETCR's world debut set to electrify Vallelunga". pure-etcr.com. 2021-06-17.
- ^ "New electric series ETCR set for first demo race in 2020". motorsport.com. 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Hyundai Motorsport set to go electric". Hyundai. 2018-08-06.
- ^ a b c d "Hyundai names Fab Four for PURE ETCR campaign". pure-etcr.com. 2021-04-27.
- ^ "SEAT Unveils Cupra e-Racer; E TCR Platform Launched". Archived from the original on 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b "Cupra confirm Mattias Ekström and Jordi Gené for inaugural PURE ETCR season". touringcartimes.com. 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Mikel Azcona confirmed for ETCR with Cupra". touringcartimes.com. 2021-02-22. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22.
- ^ "Dániel Nagy completes Cupra line-up for inaugural season". touringcartimes.com. 2021-06-15. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15.
- ^ "Romeo Ferraris announce Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR project". touringcartimes.com. 2019-12-06.
- ^ "Oli Webb joins Romeo Ferraris for PURE ETCR season". pure-etcr.com. 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Rodrigo Baptista joins Romeo Ferraris for 2021 PURE ETCR season". pure-etcr.com. 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Philipp Eng to make PURE ETCR debut in Denmark with Romeo Ferraris-M1RA". pure-etcr.com. 2021-07-19. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Luigi Ferrara to make PURE ETCR debut with Romeo Ferraris-M1RA". pure-etcr.com. 2021-08-18.
- ^ "Italian ace Luca Filippi joins PURE ETCR with Romeo Ferraris". pure-etcr.com. 2021-05-04. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Stefano Coletti to race stunning new Giulia ETCR in PURE ETCR for Romeo Ferraris". pure-etcr.com. 2021-03-19.
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