🎫WTCR Race of Hungary 2020

Round 4 | Oct 17, 2020 - Oct 18, 2020

Still haven’t subscribed to FIA WTCR on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/30OswK2 🔔 Hit the notification bell next to the subscribe button and don't miss a video! Connect with the FIA WTCR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldTouringCarCup/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fia_wtcr Instagram: https://instagram.com/FIA_WTCR Website: https://www.fiawtcr.com/ Life moves fast in the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup. With the brake dust still settling on a thrilling Slovakia triple-header, the series heads to the Hungaroring this weekend for three more all-action races when all drivers will use the single specification Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport tyre. EVENT ESSENTIALS When? October 16-18, 2020 Where? Hungaroring, near Budapest, Hungary Track length: 4.381 kilometres Race 1 distance: 12 laps Race 2 distance: 12 laps Race 3 distance: 15 laps WTCR qualifying lap record: Norbert Michelisz (Hyundai i30 N TCR) 1m52.176s (140.50kph), 28/04/18 WTCR race lap record: Yann Ehrlacher (Honda Civic Type R TCR) 1m54.129s (138.10kph), 29/04/18 Life moves fast in the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup. With the brake dust still settling on a thrilling Slovakia triple-header, the series heads to the Hungaroring this weekend for three more all-action races when all drivers will use the single specification Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport tyre. Cyan Racing Lynk & Co’s Yann Ehrlacher starts the WTCR Race of Hungary event as the Goodyear # FollowTheLeader with a 21-point margin over the chasing pack, which is now led by Tom Coronel following his Race 2 triumph in Slovakia for Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport. WTCR Rookie Driver Gilles Magnus holds an impressive third in the standings following his podium double in Slovakia in a Comtoyou Audi, further evidence of the RACB National Team-backed driver’s rapid progression. Nathanaël Berthon, who like Comtoyou team-mate and WTCR Trophy rival Coronel won in the WTCR for the first time on Sunday, is fourth in the table 14 points behind Coronel after he completed the Slovakia Ring weekend as the TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver. While Berthon, Coronel and Ehrlacher have all won in the WTCR this season, King of WTCR and home hero Norbert Michelisz is still chasing his first triumph of the current campaign in his BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse entry. Although he won’t be roared on by the thousands of vocal fans that traditionally descend on the Hungaroring due to the event being held behind closed doors amid COVID-19 restrictions, the home hero will be count on a huge virtual following. After netting breakthrough podiums in Belgium and Germany Attila Tassi will use his home event to hit back from a frustrating trip to Slovakia for ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport. Bence Boldizs and Gábor Kismarty-Lechner complete the local driver contingent in CUPRA Leon Competición TCRs run by Hungarian team Zengő Motorsport, which can also count on the services of WTCR race winner Mikel Azcona from Spain. Tassi’s fellow Honda-powered driver Néstor Girolami won twice in Hungary last year and has ground to make up in the points chase following his high-speed accident in Race 2 at WTCR Race of Slovakia. The severity of the crash has required his ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport team to ready a replacement Honda Civic Type R TCR to ensure the Argentine will be back on the grid in Hungary, where team-mate Esteban Guerrieri will be looking to bolster his own title ambitions. Other drivers in the top 10 prior to WTCR Race of Hungary include Thed Björk, Yvan Muller, Jean-Karl Vernay and Dutchman Nicky Catsburg, who won for the first time in the WTCR in Slovakia but will miss the Hungary weekend during to a previous racing commitment. As a result, Austrian youngster and WTCR newcomer Nico Gruber has been drafted in to replace him at Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team where he will link up with WTCR Rookie Driver contender Luca Engstler. Inaugural WTCR title winner Gabriele Tarquini has won twice at WTCR Race of Hungary, while Santiago Urrutia raced at the Hungaroring in TCR Europe last season. Tiago Monteiro has extensive track knowledge and race-winning pedigree, while Aurélien Comte will be expected to build on his WTCR points-scoring return in Slovakia in Vuković Motorsport’s Renault Mégane RS TCR. WTCR Race of Hungary is the second event to feature the three-race format after double-headers in Belgium and Germany with all three races taking place on Sunday (October 18). As well as the 20 all-season racers, two wildcard drivers will join the battle for WTCR glory in Hungary. They are Argentine Súper TC2000 driver Jose Manuel Sapag (Target Competition Hyundai i30 N TCR) and Italian Luca Filippi. The vastly successful single-seater racer with Formula One testing experience continues his race-by-race programme in a Team Mulsanne, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR by Romeo Ferraris. Hungaroring is the first WTCR track that he’s raced on before. #WTCR #Hungaroring
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Fact Sheet

This record is archived under the More Cars ID 10220667. It was created 6 years, 1 month, 1 week, 6 days ago. The last update was performed 5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 1 day ago.

NameWTCR Race of Hungary 2020
Round4
From Date2020-10-17
To Date2020-10-18
More Cars ID10220667
Entry CreatedMar 7, 2020, 1:34 PM
Last UpdatedDec 5, 2020, 7:07 PM

Racing Series1

The event »WTCR Race of Hungary 2020« was part of the racing series »World Touring Car Cup«.

Racing Sessions6

The following sessions were part of this event.

  • Practice 1
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 09:30
    • Invalid Duration
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  • Practice 2
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 13:30
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  • Qualifying
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 15:30
    • Invalid Duration
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  • Race 1
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 09:15
    • 12 laps
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  • Race 2
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 12:15
    • 12 laps
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  • Race 3
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 16:15
    • 15 laps
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Race Track1

The race track »Hungaroring« hosted this event.

Track Layout1

This event was performed on the »Grand Prix Circuit« layout of the »Hungaroring«.

Predecessor1

This event took place after the »WTCR Race of Slovakia 2020«.

Successor1

This event was followed by the »WTCR Race of Spain 2020«.

Videos1

There is currently one video attached to this node.