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2026 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

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The 2026 TCR Europe Touring Car Series was the tenth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season began at Mugello Circuit on 20 March and ended at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 25 October.[1]

Main Series

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Calendar

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The calendar was announced on 22 September 2025 with 6 rounds scheduled.[2]

Rnd. Circuit/Location Date Supporting
1 1 Italy Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 20–22 March 24H Series
Prototype Cup Europe
Radical Cup Europe
2
2 3 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 15–17 May International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
4
3 5 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 5–7 June 24H Series
Radical Cup Europe
6
4 7 Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest 3–5 July International GT Open
Formula Regional European Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
8
5 9 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 25–27 September International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
10
6 11 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 23–25 October International GT Open
Euroformula Open Championship
GT Cup Open Europe
12

Teams and drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Estonia ALM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 7 Germany Mike Halder[3] All
27 Estonia Ruben Volt[3] U All
41 United Kingdom Carl Boardley 5–6
48 Sweden Mikael Karlsson D 5
66 Canada Gary Kwok 6
69 Republic of Ireland Max Hart[4] 1–5
441 Denmark René Povlsen D 5
Italy PMA Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 8 Italy Nicola Baldan[5] All
17 Canada Nicolas Taylor[6] U All
Cupra León VZ TCR 72 Italy Sandro Pelatti[7] D 1, 5
France SP Competition 2–4
9 France Tom Chiappe[8] 1–3
38 France Tom Pussier 5
112 Russia Mikhail Simonov[8][a][9] 1, 3, 5–6
Spain Monlau Motorsport Cupra León VZ TCR 10 Sweden Viktor Andersson[10] U All
111 Italy Marco Butti[11] U All
117 United Kingdom Adam Shepherd[12] All
United Kingdom JH Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 United Kingdom Jac Constable[13] 2
Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai Elantra N TCR 12 Italy Gabriele Covini[14] U All
76 United Kingdom Alex Ley[15] U All
Spain RC2 Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 18 Denmark Michael Markussen[16] 2–3
19 Spain Felipe Fernández[14] All
37 Hong Kong Victor Chan[17] All
73 Spain Victor Fernández[14] D All
United Kingdom Vannin Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 20 France Teddy Clairet[18] 5
115 United Kingdom Luke Sargeant[18] 5
Italy Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 22 Italy Giacomo Prandelli[19] All
33 Spain Santiago Concepción[20] U 1–3
Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 4–5
85 Argentina Tiago Pernía[21] U All
France JSB Compétition Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 24 France Julien Briché[22] 1–2, 5–6
Hyundai Elantra N TCR 145 France Raphael Fournier[23] 1–2, 5
France Herrero Racing[24] Cupra León VZ TCR 29 France Matéo Herrero 3
74 France Victor Weyrich[25] 1–3, 5
Norway Stian Paulsen Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 34 Norway Stian Paulsen[26] 2
Hungary Speed Technika Hyundai i30 N TCR 46 Hungary János Csik 4
South Korea Solite Indigo Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 87 South Korea Park Jun-ui[27] U All
97 South Korea Park June-sung[27] All
Italy MM Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 486 Spain Rubén Fernández 5
Source: [28][29][30][31][32]
Icon Class
U Eligible for TCR Europe Under 21 Trophy
D Eligible for TCR Europe Diamond Trophy
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Results

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Rnd. Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning Youth driver Winning Diamond driver
1 1 Italy Mugello Circuit United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Alex Ley Italy BRC Racing Team United Kingdom Alex Ley Italy Sandro Pelatti
2 United Kingdom Alex Ley Canada Nicolas Taylor Italy PMA Motorsport Canada Nicolas Taylor Italy Sandro Pelatti
2 3 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spain Felipe Fernández Italy Marco Butti Spain Felipe Fernández Spain RC2 Racing Team Sweden Viktor Andersson Italy Sandro Pelatti
4 Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia Ruben Volt Estonia ALM Motorsport Estonia Ruben Volt No finishers
3 5 France Circuit Paul Ricard Sweden Viktor Andersson Image Mikhail Simonov Italy Nicola Baldan Italy PMA Motorsport Sweden Viktor Andersson France Victor Weyrich
6 France Victor Weyrich Canada Nicolas Taylor Italy PMA Motorsport Canada Nicolas Taylor Denmark Michael Markussen
4 7 Hungary Hungaroring Italy Marco Butti Estonia Ruben Volt Italy Marco Butti[b] Spain Monlau Motorsport Italy Marco Butti Hong Kong Victor Chan
8 South Korea Park Jun-ui South Korea Park Jun-ui South Korea Solite Indigo Racing South Korea Park Jun-ui Hong Kong Victor Chan
5 9 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Italy Gabriele Covini Italy Gabriele Covini South Korea Park Jun-ui South Korea Solite Indigo Racing South Korea Park Jun-ui Sweden Mikael Karlsson
10 United Kingdom Alex Ley United Kingdom Alex Ley Italy BRC Racing Team United Kingdom Alex Ley Denmark René Povlsen
6 11 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Germany Mike Halder Italy Gabriele Covini United Kingdom Adam Shepherd Spain Monlau Motorsport Sweden Viktor Andersson Hong Kong Victor Chan
12 South Korea Park June-sung South Korea Park June-sung South Korea Solite Indigo Racing Estonia Ruben Volt Hong Kong Victor Chan

Championship standings

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Scoring system[33]
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 10 8 6 4 2 1
Races 30 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship

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Pos. Driver MUG
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 HNG
Hungary		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		  Pts. 
1 Italy Marco Butti 10 7 34 6 203 Ret 11 3 3 4 6 6 206
2 Germany Mike Halder 54 3 42 4 172 14 4 10 174 7 21 8 197
3 Canada Nicolas Taylor 8 1 55 2 5 1 8 Ret 143 Ret 9 3 187
4 Estonia Ruben Volt 20 10 12 1 6 5 182 2 46 8 5 2 185
5 Sweden Viktor Andersson 12 6 23 12 21 15 3 4 5 Ret 3 Ret 173
6 United Kingdom Alex Ley 11 2 DNS DNS 8 12 65 5 6 1 17 12 167
7 Italy Nicola Baldan 66 5 8 7 1 3 11 Ret Ret5 2 10 Ret 158
8 Argentina Tiago Pernía 163 8 Ret 3 35 6 24 6 13 7 11 16 148
9 South Korea Park June-sung 25 4 7 9 9 19 10 11 20 15 46 1 147
10 South Korea Park Jun-ui Ret Ret 13 16 146 4 9 1 12 5 16 4 143
11 United Kingdom Adam Shepherd 11 16 66 10 19 16 7 18 2 19 15 15 103
12 Russia Mikhail Simonov 7 9 16 2 Ret 3 Ret4 7 89
13 Spain Felipe Fernández 17 12 11 13 10 17 163 8 Ret 16 13 13 79
14 Italy Gabriele Covini 32 18 Ret 20 22 7 196 12 161 20 142 Ret 69
15 Republic of Ireland Max Hart 4 Ret 9 5 18 Ret 5 13 WD WD 69
16 Spain Santiago Concepción 9 13 11 11 11 11 14 7 18 11 59
17 Italy Giacomo Prandelli 13 15 17 8 12 9 17 15 19 9 12 11 51
18 Hong Kong Victor Chan 19 17 16 15 15 Ret 12 9 Ret 14 73 9 48
19 France Julien Briché 21 Ret WD WD 21 18 8 5 30
20 Denmark Michael Markussen 10 14 Ret 8 22
21 Italy Sandro Pelatti 15 14 19 Ret 13 10 13 17 12 Ret 21
22 France Victor Weyrich Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 20
23 United Kingdom Carl Boardley 8 10 Ret Ret 20
24 France Matéo Herrero 7 13 17
25 France Raphael Fournier 18 DSQ WD WD 7 22 14
26 Sweden Mikael Karlsson 9 13 13
27 Denmark René Povlsen 10 12 12
28 Spain Victor Fernández 22 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 15 16 Ret 23 15 10 9
29 France Tom Chiappe 14 11 18 19 21 Ret 8
30 United Kingdom Luke Sargeant 11 Ret 6
31 Norway Stian Paulsen 14 18 2
32 Canada Gary Kwok 18 14 2
33 Hungary János Csik Ret 14 2
34 United Kingdom Jac Constable 15 17 1
35 France Tom Pussier 15 17 1
36 France Teddy Clairet Ret 21 0
— Spain Ruben Fernández DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver MUG
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 LEC
France		 HNG
Hungary		 MNZ
Italy		 CAT
Spain		  Pts. 
Source:[34]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – Points-scoring position in qualifying, only counting Rookie drivers.

Teams' championship

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Pos. Team Pts.
1 Estonia ALM Motorsport 408
2 Spain Monlau Motorsport 403
3 Italy PMA Motorsport 383
4 South Korea Solite Indigo Racing 320
5 Italy BRC Racing Team 312
6 Argentina Squadra Martino 194
7 Spain RC2 Racing Team 160
8 Italy AIKOA Racing 123
9 France SP Competition 120
10 France JSB Compétition 50
11 France Herrero Racing 40
12 United Kingdom Vannin Motorsport 14
13 Norway Stian Paulsen Racing 7
14 United Kingdom JH Racing 6
15 Hungary Speed Technika 3

TCR Europe Cup

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The TCR Europe Cup was announced on 30 November 2025 as a compact touring car series for the 2026 season.[35] It consists of two events at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, designed as a cost-effective entry point into international touring car racing.The second event was cancelled, however, meaning Santiago Concepción is the champion.[36]

The format features two drivers sharing a car — an amateur or semi-professional paired with a professional. A "professional" driver is defined as one who ranked in the top 50 of the Kumho TCR World Ranking in 2024 or 2025, finished in the top five of the TCR Europe Touring Car Series standings, or has won a national TCR title.[35] The champions receive a 50% discount on entry fees for the following TCR Europe Touring Car Series season.[37][35]

Teams & drivers

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Round
Italy PMA Motorsport Cupra León VZ TCR 7 Italy Sandro Pelatti All
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 11 Italy Nicola Baldan All
Canada Nicolas Taylor
Spain Monlau Motorsport Cupra León VZ TCR 10 Sweden Viktor Andersson All
Spain RC2 Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 19 Spain Felipe Fernández All
Spain Victor Fernández
246 United Kingdom Jenson Brickley[38] All
Venezuela Sergio Lopez
Italy Aikoa Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 22 Italy Giacomo Prandelli All
33 Spain Santiago Concepción All
Spain Rubén Fernández
Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 30 United Kingdom Alex Ley All
Italy Gabriele Covini
Argentina Squadra Martino Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 85 Argentina Tiago Pernía All
Argentina Leonel Pernía
South Korea Solite Indigo Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) 97 South Korea Park Jun-ui All
South Korea Park June-sung
Source: [39]

Calendar & Results

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The second race weekend of the 2026 season was cancelled. The promoter stated that the series did not develop as expected, leading to the cancellation of the planned Barcelona finale to allow teams to focus on the remaining TCR Europe events.[40][41] Santiago Concepción and Park Jun-ui each won a race and finished the season tied on 30 points. Concepción won the title on countback based on his superior qualifying result and was also awarded the RTI Trophy.

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 16–19 April United Kingdom Alex Ley
Italy Gabriele Covini		 United Kingdom Alex Ley Spain Santiago Concepción Italy Aikoa Racing 24H Series
Radical Cup Europe
2 Italy Gabriele Covini
United Kingdom Alex Ley		 Italy Nicola Baldan South Korea Park Jun-ui South Korea Solite Indigo Racing

Championship standings

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It uses the same scoring system as the Main Series.[42]

Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Qualifying 10 8 6 4 2 1
Races 30 25 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Drivers' championship

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Simonov competes 1st and 3rd round as a neutral competitor as Russian national emblems were banned by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ↑ Ruben Volt originally won the race, but was later given a 30-second time penalty for having team members work on his car after the five-minute board was shown. Marco Butti, initially classified second, thus inherited the win.

References

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  1. ↑ "The TCR Europe grid is almost full for 2026 - 22 entries already confirmed". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  2. ↑ "TCR Europe confirms a thrilling new calendar for 2026". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  3. 1 2 "ALM Motorsport finalises 2026 line-up with Ruben Volt and Mike Halder". TouringCarTimes. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Max Hart secures ALM Honda seat". TouringCarTimes. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Nicola Baldan completes PMA Motorsport line-up". TouringCarTimes. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nicolas Taylor continues with PMA Motorsport in TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sandro Pelatti joins TCR Europe opener as wild card". TouringCarTimes. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Chiappe and Simonov confirmed for SP Compétition in TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Circular Note - Update on the FIA's response to the conflict in Ukraine - Decision of the World Motor Sport Council dated 3 August 2026" (PDF). fia.com. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Viktor Andersson joins Monlau Motorsport for 2026". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  11. ↑ "Marco Butti completes Monlau Motorsport's line-up for 2026". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  12. ↑ "Adam Shepherd confirmed at Monlau Motorsport". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Jac Constable to race in TCR Europe at Spa-Francorchamps". tcr-worldranking.com. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 "TCR Europe confirms 13 entered teams for 2026". TouringCarTimes. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "BRC Racing confirms full TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Michael Markussen to race in Spa with RC2 Racing Team". tcr-worldranking.com. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Victor Chan joins Felipe and Victor Fernández at RC2 Racing Team". TouringCarTimes. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Teddy Clairet returns with Vannin Motorsport at Monza". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-09-17.
  19. ↑ "TCR Europe | Giacomo Prandelli signs full-time commitment with Aikoa Racing". p300.it. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "Aikoa Racing confirms Santiago Concepción for TCR Europe". TouringCarTimes. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Squadra Martino confirms Tiago Pernía and two-car TCR Europe programme". TouringCarTimes. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "24 cars entered for TCR Europe season opener at Mugello". TouringCarTimes. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  23. ↑ "Raphaël Fournier secures full-time JSB Compétition seat". TouringCarTimes. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  24. ↑ "Herrero Racing joins the grid with two CUPRA Leon VZs". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Herrero Racing confirms Victor Weyrich for one of its Cupras". TouringCarTimes. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  26. ↑ "Stian Paulsen gets back to TCR Europe after four years". tcr-worldranking.com. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  27. 1 2 "Junesung and Junui Park back with Solite Indigo Racing". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  28. ↑ "Entry List - Round 1 (V2)" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  29. ↑ "Entry List - Round 2" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 2026-05-11. Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  30. ↑ "Entry List - Round 3 (V2)" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 2026-06-05. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  31. ↑ "Entry List - Round 4 (V2)" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 2026-06-29. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
  32. ↑ "Entry List - Round 5 (V2)" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. 24 September 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  33. ↑ "TCR EUROPE: FINAL SPORTING REGULATINS (V3)" (PDF). europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  34. ↑ "TCR Europe - Standings". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  35. 1 2 3 "TCR Europe Cup announced for 2026". europe.tcr-series.com. 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  36. ↑ "TCR Europe Cup concludes with Santiago Concepción confirmed as champion". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  37. ↑ "New TCR Europe Cup announced for 2026". TCR World Ranking. 2025-12-01.
  38. ↑ "Jenson Brickley joins Spa grid for TCR Europe Cup opener". TouringCarTimes. 2 April 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  39. ↑ "Final Entry List - TCR Europe Cup SPA". motorsporttelevision.de. TCR Europe. 17 April 2026. Archived from the original (pdf) on 26 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  40. ↑ "TCR Europe Cup concludes with Santiago Concepción confirmed as champion". europe.tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  41. ↑ "TCR Europe Cup endet nach nur einer Veranstaltung – Santiago Concepción erster und einziger Champion". motorsporttelevision.de (in German). 2026-07-31. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  42. ↑ "TCR Europe Cup Presentation 2026" (pdf). drive.google.com. TCR Europe. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
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