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2020 FIA WTCR Race of Belgium

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Race details
Round 1 of 6 in the 2020 World Touring Car Cup
Date 12–13 September 2020
Official name FIA WTCR Race of Belgium
Location Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Distance Race One
13 laps / TBC
Distance Race Two
18 laps / TBC
Race 1
Pole
Driver Argentina Néstor Girolami ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time 1:36.119
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Néstor Girolami ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time 1:37.207
Podium
First Argentina Néstor Girolami ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Second Sweden Thed Björk Cyan Performance Lynk & Co
Third Hungary Attila Tassi ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport
Race 2
Pole
Driver France Nathanaël Berthon Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport
Time 1:35.486
Fastest lap
Driver France Nathanaël Berthon Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport
Time 1:36.724
Podium
First France Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
Second France Yvan Muller Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
Third Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Performance Lynk & Co

The 2020 FIA WTCR Race of Belgium was the first round of the 2020 World Touring Car Cup and the first running of the FIA WTCR Race of Belgium. It was held on 12 and 13 September 2020 at Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

Entry list

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A total of 22 cars are entered, which includes two wildcard entries; Dylan O'Keeffe and Luca Filippi.[1][2][3] The following teams and drivers are entered into the event:

Team Car No. Drivers Class
Italy BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR 1 Hungary Norbert Michelisz
Switzerland Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S TCR 7 United Kingdom Jack Young R T
Germany Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 8 Germany Luca Engstler R
Germany ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 9 Hungary Attila Tassi
Sweden Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 Sweden Thed Björk
Sweden Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 12 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia
Belgium Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 16 Belgium Gilles Magnus R T
Belgium Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 17 France Nathanaël Berthon T
Germany ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro
Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 29 Argentina Néstor Girolami
Italy BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR 30 Italy Gabriele Tarquini
Belgium Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 31 Netherlands Tom Coronel T
Hungary Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 55 Hungary Bence Boldizs R T
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 68 France Yann Ehrlacher
Italy Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 69 France Jean-Karl Vernay T
Germany ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 86 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri
Germany Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 88 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Hungary Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 96 Spain Mikel Azcona
Hungary Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 99 Hungary Gábor Kismarty-Lechner T
Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 100 France Yvan Muller
Wildcard entries
Italy Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 25 Italy Luca Filippi
Switzerland Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S TCR 33 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe
Source:[4]
Icon Class
R Eligible for FIA Rookie award
T Eligible for WTCR Trophy

Results

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Qualifying

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For race 1, the top 10 in Q2 were reversed and Q3 results determined race 2 pole position.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Class Q1 Q2 Q3 Points
1 17 France Nathanaël Berthon Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR T 1:36.224 1:35.895 1:35.486 5
2 68 France Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1:35.827 1:35.783 1:35.517 4
3 16 Belgium Gilles Magnus Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR R T 1:36.050 1:35.480 1:35.527 3
4 12 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1:36.338 1:35.644 1:35.880 2
5 100 France Yvan Muller Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1:36.076 1:35.798 1:36.069 1
6 31 Netherlands Tom Coronel Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR T 1:36.176 1:35.907
7 9 Hungary Attila Tassi ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:36.218 1:35.941
8 11 Sweden Thed Björk Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 1:35.952 1:35.993
9 69 France Jean-Karl Vernay Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR T 1:36.506 1:36.065
10 29 Argentina Néstor Girolami ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:36.754 1:36.119
11 86 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:36.455 1:36.301
12 1 Hungary Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR 1:36.648 1:36.606
13 33 Australia Dylan O'Keeffe Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S TCR 1:36.877
14 8 Germany Luca Engstler Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR R 1:37.020
15 30 Italy Gabriele Tarquini BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR 1:37.054
16 7 United Kingdom Jack Young Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S TCR R T 1:37.062
17 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 1:37.192
18 55 Hungary Bence Boldizs Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR R T 1:37.353
19 88 Netherlands Nick Catsburg1 Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 1:37.025
20 96 Spain Mikel Azcona Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 1:37.410
21 25 Italy Luca Filippi Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 2
22 96 Hungary Gábor Kismarty-Lechner Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR T 2
Source:[5]
  • ^1 Nick Catsburg was given a five-place grid penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags.[6]
  • ^2 Luca Filippi and Gábor Kismarty-Lechner's times were deleted as they failed to stop at the weighbridge.[7]

Race 1

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Race 2

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References

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  1. ^ "Much-awaited World Touring Car Cup campaign goes green in Belgium". TouringCarTimes. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Dylan O'Keeffe joins WTCR grid for Zolder season opener". TouringCarTimes. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Luca Filippi to make WTCR debut at Zolder". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 FIA WTCR – WORLD TOURING CAR CUP Race of Belgium, 11 – 13 September Entry List" (PDF). fiawtcr.com. FIA WTCR.
  5. ^ "Berthon defeats Ehrlacher in ultra-close qualifying scrap". TouringCarTimes. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Nicky Catsburg picks up first WTCR penalty of 2020". TouringCarTimes. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Two drivers stripped of qualifying times for weighbridge slip". TouringCarTimes. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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