2024 TCR World Ranking Final

The 2024 TCR World Ranking Final is an automobile racing event that is planned to take place in 2024 at the Algarve Circuit in Portimao, Portugal. The entries will consist of the top 15 drivers in the 2023 TCR World Tour and the top 45 drivers as listed by the TCR World Ranking (not including those already in the top 15 of the TCR World Tour).[1] In total, 60 drivers are planned to compete over the course of the event.

Autódromo de Algarve, the circuit where the event will take place.

The Algarve circuit was announced as the host for the final on 16 October 2023.[2] On 26 January 2024, it was announced that the inaugural TCR World Ranking Final was placed on hold.[3]

Entry list

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Top 15 drivers in the 2023 TCR World Tour and next best 45 drivers in TCR World Ranking list of 4 October 2023 qualifies for the event, with further 20 drivers in the Ranking and up to 30 Wild Card drivers included in reserves list.[1]

WT Rank Driver Team Car Series
TCR World Tour qualifiers
1 3   Norbert Michelisz   BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR World Tour
2 2   Yann Ehrlacher   Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR TCR World Tour
3 1   Robert Huff   Audi Sport Team Comtoyou
  Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR World Tour
24H TCE Series - TCR
24H Middle East Trophy - TCE
4 4   Frédéric Vervisch   Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR World Tour
5 5   Mikel Azcona   BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
  Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR World Tour
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR
6 7   Néstor Girolami   ALM Motorsport
  Squadra Martino Racing
  Honda Wall Racing
  MacPro Racing
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR World Tour
7 8   Thed Björk   Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR TCR World Tour
8 9   Santiago Urrutia   Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR TCR World Tour
9 6   Ma Qing Hua   Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
  Shell Teamwork Lynk & Co Racing
Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR
Lynk & Co 03 TCR
TCR World Tour
TCR China
10 25   Will Brown   MPC – Team Liqui Moly Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Australia
11 18   John Filippi   Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
12 44   Tony D'Alberto   Honda Wall Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR Australia
13 11   Tom Coronel   Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
14 31   Kobe Pauwels   Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
15 43   Aaron Cameron   GRM Team Valvoline Peugeot 308 TCR TCR Australia
TCR World Ranking qualifiers
23 10   Kevin Ceccon   Team Aggressive Italia Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Europe
- 11   Niels Langeveld   MM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR Italy
- 12   Maťo Homola   Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Eastern Europe
- 13   Franco Girolami   Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)
TCR Italy
24H TCE Series - TCR
26 16   Ignacio Montenegro   Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR South America
- 17   Kasper H. Jensen   GMB Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Denmark
- 18   Nicolai Sylvest   GMB Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Denmark
- 19   Bruce Winfield   Area Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR UK
38 21   Isaac Smith   Volcano Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
- 22   Jan Magnussen   Team Auto Lounge Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Denmark
- 23   Jack Young   Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR China
- 24   Mike Halder   TPR Motorsport
  Halder Motorsport
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
TCR Denmark
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR
33 25   Juan Manuel Casella   Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR South America
- 26   Martin Andersen   Outzen Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Denmark
- 27   Jac Constable   Rob Boston Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR UK
- 28   René Kircher   Mertel Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Eastern Europe
29 29   Raphael Reis   W2 ProGP Cupra León Competición TCR TCR South America
- 31   Adam Shepherd   Area Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR UK
- 33   Alex Ley   Area Motorsport with Daniel James Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR UK
- 34   Bartosz Groszek   Aditis Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Eastern Europe
53 35   Nicola Baldan   Team Aggressive Italia
  Aikoa Racing
Hyundai Elantra N TCR
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)
TCR Europe
24H TCE Series - TCR
- 36   Fabricio Pezzini   Paladini Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) TCR South America
- 37   Kevin Engman   Team Auto Lounge Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Denmark
- 38   Michael Markussen   Markussen Racing CUPRA León Competición TCR TCR Denmark
- 39   Salvatore Tavano   Scuderia del Girasole CUPRA Racing CUPRA León Competición TCR TCR Italy (2022)
- 41   Gustav Birch   GMB Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Denmark
17 42   Bailey Sweeny   HMO Customer Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Australia
10* 43   Will Brown   MPC – Team Liqui Moly Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Australia
- 44   Nathanaël Berthon   Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) World Touring Car Cup (2022)
- 45   Carl Boardley   CBM with Hart GT Cupra León Competición TCR TCR UK
25 46   Marco Butti   Target Competition Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Italy
TCR Europe
- 47   Robert Dahlgren   CUPRA Dealer Team – PWR Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Scandinavia (2022)
- 48   Petr Čížek   Express Auto Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Eastern Europe
40 49   Ruben Volt   ALM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR Europe
TCR Italy
TCR World Tour
- 50   Josh Files   Area Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR UK
- 51   Michele Imberti   CRM Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Italy
- 52   Sebastian Steibel   Aditis Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Eastern Europe
- 53   Gilles Magnus   Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) World Touring Car Cup (2022)
- 54   Silas Rytter   Insight Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR Denmark
- 55   Chris Smiley   Restart Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR UK
- 56   Denis Babuin   Bolza Corse Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Italy
- 57   Felice Jelmini   PMA Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Italy
TCR Europe
35 58   Lewis Brown   Chameleon Motorsport
  Comtoyou Racing
Cupra León Competición TCR
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
TCR Europe
TCR UK
TCR Spain
- 59   "Hirobon"   Birth Racing Project Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Japan
- 60   Lewis Kent   Essex & Kent Motorsport Hyundai Veloster N TCR TCR UK (2022)
TCR World Ranking reserves
- 61   Tobias Brink   Brink Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Scandinavia (2022)
16 62   Josh Buchan   HMO Customer Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Australia
- 63   Adam Kout   Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Eastern Europe
- 64   Jáchym Galáš   Janik Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR Europe (2022)
TCR Eastern Europe (2022)
- 65   Jonas Karklys   Nordpass Hyundai i30 N TCR 24H Middle East Trophy - TCE
48 66   Aurélien Comte   SP Compétition Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Italy
TCR Europe
31 67   Viktor Davidovski   Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
45 68   José Manuel Sapag   Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR TCR South America
- 69   Jenson Brickley   Jenson Brickley Racing Cupra León Competición TCR TCR UK
- 70   Bradley Hutchison   bond-It with MPHR Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017)
Cupra León Competición TCR
TCR UK
British Endurance Championship - TCR
- 71   Dmitry Bragin[N 1]   TAIF Motorsport / AG Team[N 1] Cupra León Competición TCR TCR Russia
- 72   Andreas Bäckman   Lestrup Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Scandinavia (2022)
- 73   Philip Lindberg   PL Racing
  ALM Motorsport
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) TCR Denmark
TCR World Tour
- 74   Davit Kajaia   Mertel Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) TCR Eastern Europe
15* 75   Aaron Cameron   GRM Team Valvoline Peugeot 308 TCR TCR Australia
41 76   Rubén Fernández   RC2 Racing Team Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Europe
TCR Italy
TCR Spain
36 77   Jordan Cox   GRM – Schaeffler Peugeot 308 TCR TCR Australia
- 78   Harry Gottsacker   Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
  Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai Elantra N TCR Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR
- 79   Jay Hanson   Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Australia (2022)
30 80   Galid Osman   W2 ProGP Cupra León Competición TCR TCR South America
Wild Card drivers
19 13   Bernardo Llaver   Toyota Team Argentina Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR TCR South America
21 27   Juan Ángel Rosso   Paladini Racing
  Comtoyou Racing
Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021)
TCR South America
TCR Spain
20 49   Esteban Guerrieri   Bratton Tito Bessone Team Toyota GR Corolla Sport TCR TCR South America
39 85   Pedro Cardoso   Hyundai N Team Scuderia Chiarelli Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR South America
47 149   Viktor Andersson   MA:GP Lynk & Co 03 TCR TCR Europe
- 161   Scott Sumpton   Restart Racing
  ALM Motorsport
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5)
TCR UK
TCR Spain
British Endurance Championship - TCR
- 306   Christian Skaar   Team Auto Lounge Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) TCR Denmark
  • World Ranking position shown are from list of 4 October 2023 for TCR World Ranking qualifiers and reserves, and from list of 13 November 2023 for TCR World Tour qualifiers and Wild Card drivers.

Format

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The TCR World Ranking Final will be run in two phases: Play-Off Races and Final Races.[4]

Play-Off Races

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  • The 45 drivers entering by TCR World Ranking will be split by a draw into 3 groups of 15 drivers (A, B, and C).
  • Each group will have their own free practice and qualifying session.
  • There will be three races, each race consisting of combination of two groups (A v B, B v C, C v A). Races will be 20 minutes + 1 lap. Grid for each race will be set based on qualifying, with the group having the fastest qualifier taking odd-numbered places, and the other group taking the even-numbered places.
  • Top 15 in classification after three races will advance to the Qualifying Race of Final Races. The rest will go to the Repechage Race.
Play-Off Races points system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 3 2 1
Races 25 21 18 15 13 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Final Races

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  • Top 15 drivers of the TCR World Tour directly enter this phase. They will have their own free practice and qualifying sessions.
  • Qualifying Race: 15 TCR World Tour drivers are joined by the top 15 of Play-Off Races for one race of 20 minutes + 1 lap. Grid will be set with odd-numbered places taken by TCR World Tour drivers according to the result of their qualifying session, and the even-numbered places taken by Play-Off Races drivers according to their Play-Off classification. Result of this race determine the grid for the Final Race.
  • Repechage Race: Bottom 30 drivers of the Play-Off Races will race for 15 minutes + 1 lap. Grid will be based on Play-Off classification. Top 4 of this race will join the Final Race, starting from position 31 to 34.
  • Final Race: One race of 30 minutes + 1 lap.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Dmitry Bragin and TAIF Motorsport / AG Team are Russian, but they compete as neutral competitors as Russian national emblems were banned by the following FIA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

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  1. ^ a b "TCR WORLD RANKING FINAL - TCR World Ranking". tcr-worldranking.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ^ fabior (2023-10-16). "Portimão to host the first TCR World Ranking Final". TCR HUB. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  3. ^ "TCR World Ranking Final postponed, set for FIA recognition". touringcars.net. 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "TCR WORLD RANKING FINAL - Event Format" (PDF). tcr-worldranking.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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