2022 World Touring Car Cup
Motorsport contest
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The 2022 World Touring Car Cup was the fifth and final season of the World Touring Car Cup and 18th overall of the series, which dates back to the 2005 World Touring Car Championship. The season began on 7 May at the Circuit de Pau-Ville and ended on 27 November in Jeddah Corniche Circuit,[1][2][3] however multiple event cancellations due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ongoing quarantine restrictions in Asia. On 1 September 2022, the organiser announced the final version of the calendar, adding Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as final venues for the 2022 season.[3]
The season was marred by issues with tyres as drivers suffered numerous tyre failures on several rounds. These led to the cancellation of the races at the Nürburgring and Cyan Racing withdrawing from the series midway through the year.[4] Only nine drivers completed the full season.[5]
On 14 October 2022, the promoter Discovery Sports Events announced that after five seasons of running the WTCR, the series would be discontinued following the conclusion of the season, which had two rounds remaining in Bahrain (10–12 November) and Saudi Arabia (25–27 November.[6] This resulted in TCR global rights holder WSC Group creating a new format, known as the TCR World Tour, influenced by golf's Official World Golf Ranking, in that all TCR events will be grouped for official TCR World Ranking points, which will be used to qualify drivers into a playoff at the end of the season, and a new format featuring events from different TCR-featured tours where drivers can also qualify for the TCR World Ranking Final.[7]
Teams and drivers
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| T | Eligible for WTCR Trophy |
Summary
- JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing retained their 2021 drivers – Attila Tassi, Tiago Monteiro, Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri – for the 2022 season but on 15 January it was announced that Engstler Motorsport will switch from Hyundai to Honda.[9]
- Mikel Azcona will switch from Zengő Motorsport Services KFT to BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse to replace Gabriele Tarquini.[8]
- 2020 TCR China Touring Car Championship winner Ma Qing Hua returned to the series after having last raced in 2019 for Team Mulsanne, driving a car for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co.[11]
- 2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series winner Mehdi Bennani returned to the series and Comtoyou Racing after having last raced in 2019 for SLR VW Motorsport to replace last season's runner-up Frédéric Vervisch.[12]
- Dániel Nagy returned to the series and Zengő Motorsport after having last taken part in the series in 2018, to replace Bence Boldizs.[15]
Mid-season changes
- Cyan Racing withdrew from the Race of Italy, citing tire safety concerns.[20] Cyan Racing would later suspend their WTCR program with immediate effect for the same reason in August 2022 and not see out the season.[21]
Calendar
The preliminary race calendar was published by the championship management on 26 November 2021.[22] On 26 February 2022, WTCR Race of Russia was suspended due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23] On 19 March 2022, the calendar was updated again with the cancellation of the Czech and Russian rounds.[24][2] A further update was ratified on 14 April 2022, with the addition of two rounds at Vallelunga and Anneau du Rhin.[25] Another update was made on 29 June 2022 by cancelling Asian rounds due to the logistical challenges and quarantine restrictions in Asia:[26] An update was provided on 1 September 2022 by adding races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to host the final rounds of the championship.[3]
| Round | Race | Race name | Circuit | Date | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WTCR Race of France |  Circuit de Pau-Ville |
7–8 May | Pau Motors Festival Euroformula Open (Pau Grand Prix) ETCR Championship French F4 Championship |
| 2 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | WTCR Goodyear Race of Germany |  Nürburgring Nordschleife |
26–28 May | Nürburgring 24 Hours |
| 4 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | WTCR Goodyear Race of Hungary |  Hungaroring |
11–12 June | ETCR Championship |
| 6 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | WTCR DHL Race of Spain |  Ciudad del Motor de Aragón |
25–26 June | |
| 8 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | WTCR Race of Portugal |  Circuito Internacional de Vila Real |
2–3 July | |
| 10 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | WTCR Race of Italy |  Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi |
23–24 July | ETCR Championship |
| 12 | |||||
| 7 | 13 | WTCR Race of Alsace Grand Est |  Anneau du Rhin |
6–7 August | |
| 14 | |||||
| 8 | 15 | WTCR Bapco Race of Bahrain |  Bahrain International Circuit |
10–12 November | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| 16 | |||||
| 9 | 17 | WTCR Goodyear Race of Saudi Arabia |  Jeddah Corniche Circuit |
25–27 November | |
| 18 |
The following rounds were cancelled due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and logistical challenges in Asia:
| Race name | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| WTCR Liqui Moly Race of Czech Republic |  Autodrom Most |
9–10 April |
| WTCR Race of Russia |  Sochi Autodrom |
6–7 August |
| WTCR Race of Korea |  Inje Speedium |
8–9 October |
| WTCR Race of China |  Ningbo International Circuit |
5–6 November |
| WTCR Race of Macau |  Guia Circuit |
18–20 November |
| Source:[24][2][26] | ||
Compensation weight handicaps
Compensation weight handicaps were given to the participating cars based on their best qualifying lap times in the previous two events, with 40 kg being the maximum penalty.[27] Hyundai customer team BRC Racing Team was in particular noted to have gamed the system by intentionally performing worse than possible in qualifying to avoid being penalised.[28][29]
| Car | Pau[30] | Nürburgring[30] | Hungaroring[31] | Aragón[32] | Vila Real[33] | Vallelunga[34] | Anneau du Rhin[35] | Bahrain[36] | Jeddah[37] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +10 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Cupra León Competición TCR | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 0 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg | +20 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg |
| Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +10 kg |
| Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 0 kg | 0 kg | 0 kg | +10 kg | +20 kg | +40 kg | +40 kg | – | – |
Results
Championship standings
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying (Q1-Q3 Best Lap Top 5) |
10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | N/a | |||||||||
| Race 1 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Scoring system for WTCR Trophy
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | 1 | N/a | ||||
| Race | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers' championship
| Pos. | Driver | FRA |
GER |
HUN |
ESP |
PRT |
ITA |
AGE |
BHR |
SAU |
Pts. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikel Azcona |
64 | 1 | C5 | C | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 3 | 337 |
| 2 |  Néstor Girolami |
11 | 7 | C | C | 74 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 43 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 254 |
| 3 | Nathanaël Berthon |
163 | 4 | C | C | 33 | 12 | 42 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 240 |
| 4 | Norbert Michelisz |
9 | Ret | C | C | 12 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 222 |
| 5 |  Gilles Magnus |
85 | Ret | C2 | C | 41 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 53 | 1 | 210 |
| 6 |  Robert Huff |
12 | 8 | C | C | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 210 | ||
| 7 | Esteban Guerrieri |
22 | 5 | C | C | 95 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 73 | 10 | 104 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 149 |
| 8 |  Santiago Urrutia |
7 | 2 | C3 | C | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 137 | ||||||
| 9 | Yann Ehrlacher |
4 | 15 | C4 | C | 22 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 133 | ||||||
| 10 |  Tom Coronel |
11 | 12 | C | C | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 115 |
| 11 |  Mehdi Bennani |
10 | Ret | C1 | C | 13 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 112 | ||
| 12 | Ma Qinghua |
5 | 3 | C | C | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 97 | ||||||
| 13 | Attila Tassi |
17 | 13 | C | C | 14 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 96 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 83 |
| 14 | Yvan Muller |
3 | 6 | C | C | 10 | 9 | 75 | 7 | 14 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 78 | ||||||
| 15 | Tiago Monteiro |
15 | 10 | C | C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 70 |
| 16 | Dániel Nagy |
13 | 11 | C | C | 17 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 62 | ||
| 17 |  Thed Björk |
Ret | 9 | C | C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNS | DNS | 35 | ||||||
| 18 | Franco Girolami[N 1] |
14 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | Bence Boldizs |
13 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wildcard entries ineligible for points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| — |  Viktor Davidovski |
10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||
| — | Nicky Catsburg |
55 | 3 | 7 | Ret | — | ||||||||||||||
| — | Ahmed BinKhanen |
12 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Éric Cayrolle |
14 | 14 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | FRA |
GER |
HUN |
ESP |
PRT |
ITA |
AGE |
BHR |
SAU |
Pts. | |||||||||
| Colour | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points classification |
| Blue | Non-points classification |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) | |
| Race cancelled (C) | |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |
| Excluded (EX) |
Teams' championship
| Pos. | Team | No. | FRA |
GER |
HUN |
ESP |
PRT |
ITA |
AGE |
BHR |
SAU |
Pts. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse |
5 | 9 | Ret | C | C | 12 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 559 |
| 96 | 64 | 1 | C5 | C | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 3 | |||
| 2 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |
29 | 11 | 7 | C | C | 74 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 43 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 403 |
| 86 | 22 | 5 | C | C | 95 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 73 | 10 | 104 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport |
17 | 163 | 4 | C | C | 33 | 12 | 42 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 355 |
| 33 | 11 | 12 | C | C | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Comtoyou Team Audi Sport |
16 | 85 | Ret | C2 | C | 41 | 7 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 53 | 1 | 338 |
| 25 | 10 | Ret | C1 | C | 13 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| 72 | 4 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Zengő Motorsport |
66 | 13 | 11 | 284 | ||||||||||||||||
| 79 | 12 | 8 | C | C | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| 99 | 13 | 11 | C | C | 17 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 7 | |||||
| 6 | Cyan Performance Lynk & Co |
11[N 2] | Ret | 9 | C | C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNS | DNS | 211 | ||||||
| 12[N 2] | 7 | 2 | C3 | C | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | DNS | DNS | |||||||||
| 55 | 5 | 3 | C | C | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | DNS | DNS | |||||||||
| 7 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co |
68 | 4 | 15 | C4 | C | 22 | 6 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 8 | DNS | DNS | 211 | ||||||
| 100 | 3 | 6 | C | C | 10 | 9 | 75 | 7 | 14 | 4 | DNS | DNS | |||||||||
| 8 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler |
9 | 17 | 13 | C | C | 14 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 96 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 153 |
| 18 | 15 | 10 | C | C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Ineligible for team points | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Comtoyou Racing |
24 | 12 | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 72 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 110 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Comtoyou Team Audi Sport |
64 | 14 | 14 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| — | BRC Hyundai N Racing Team |
88 | 55 | 3 | 7 | Ret | — | ||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Team | No. | FRA |
GER |
HUN |
ESP |
PRT |
ITA |
AGE |
BHR |
SAU |
Pts. | |||||||||
| Colour | Result |
|---|---|
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points classification |
| Blue | Non-points classification |
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) | |
| Race cancelled (C) | |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |
| Excluded (EX) |
WTCR Trophy
Eligible for drivers racing without manufacturer support.[38]
| Pos. | Driver | FRA |
GER |
HUN |
ESP |
PRT |
ITA |
AGE |
BHR |
SAU |
Pts. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Huff |
121 | 8 | C | C | 61 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 139 | ||
| 2 | Tom Coronel |
11 | 12 | C | C | 15 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 108 |
| 3 | Mehdi Bennani |
10 | Ret | C1 | C | 13 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 71 | 6 | 101 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 8 | 91 | ||
| 4 | Dániel Nagy |
13 | 11 | C | C | 17 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 51 | ||
| 5 | Franco Girolami |
4 | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bence Boldizs |
13 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | FRA |
GER |
HUN |
ESP |
PRT |
ITA |
AGE |
BHR |
SAU |
Pts. | |||||||||