2018 #4 World and life TCR UK: who can stop Daniel Lloyd? TCR Europe: Zandvoort and Spa TCR China: Zhuhai opened the season TCR Russia: reshuffle at the NRing WORLD AND LIFE TCR 2018 NEWS HOME DRIVERS THE TCR 2018 SNAPSHOT World and life Editor in chief Fabio Ravaioli ([email protected]) Editors Alfredo Filippone ([email protected]) Mark James ([email protected]) Photography Photo 4 ([email protected]) Contributors Andreas Asen, Tom Blatter, Vincent Chen Yu, Clovis Chooi, DPPI, Pedro Gil de Vasconcelos, Grigory Golyshev, Cédric Henneau, "Maybe we can reuse Laura Hernández, Lee Mun Yee, Vadim Nikishev, Jamie O’Leary, this bumper…" Nuno Organista, PSP Images, Where: Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands Richard Rodgers, Evgeniy Safronov, What: Yvan Muller after his crash Ekaterina Sharapova, Gen Suzuki, with Norbert Michelisz in WTCR Race 1 Suvimon Tongsirikul, Trazando Fino, Patchalit Wattanachat What’s next Published by WSC World Sporting Consulting Ltd in the world of TCR 22 Eastcheap, 2nd Floor, London EC3M 1EU, 16/17 June TCR Italy Misano United Kingdom 16/17 June TCR Scandinavia Anderstorp 23 June VLN Nürburgring 23 June Endurance Champions Cup 3H Monza Designed by 23/24 June WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup Vila Real Inpagina s.r.l., via Giambologna 2, 23/24 June TCR Portugal & TCR Ibérico Vila Real 40138 Bologna, Italy 29/30 June IMSA Continental Sportscars Challenge 4H Watkins Glen [email protected] 30 June/1 July TCR China Zhuhai 6/7 July IMSA Continental Sportscars Challenge 2H Bowmanville Park 6/8 July 24H TCE Series 24H Portimão Reproduction in whole 7 July VLN Nürburgring or part is prohibited without 7/8 July TCR Europe & TCR Benelux Hungaroring the publisher’s permission 7/8 July TCR Scandinavia Falkenberg 2 CCHAMPIONS WEARR BELL # championsswearbell Bell Racing Helmets Officei Partner Bell Racing Helmets is proud to be nammed an officiali partner of the TCR Europe Series and award the 2018 Series Champion with a state-of-the-art Bell Helmet. Bell will also extend a 20% discount to TCR Europe drivers whho chose to use the Bell HP7, HP5, RS7 Carbon or GT5 Carbon in TCR Europe competition. More champions in all forms of racing have worn Bell than any other brand including 22017 F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton and 2017 WEEC Champion Brendon Hartley. To view the 2018 Bell Racing product line of innovaative and technically superior auto racinga helmeets visit: www.bellracing.com WORLD AND LIFE TCR 2018 The fastest Golf GTI ever sports the TCR brand such as the whole steering system. Sven Smeets, Director of Volkswagen Motorsport, added: “The TCR series has rapidly developed into a global success story. Having seen the Golf GTI TCR named the series’ Model of the Year on several occasions already, the road-going version is the logical next step. We are delighted by the close partnership with TCR and I am sure that the 290-hp Golf GTI TCR Concept will go down brilliantly with the fans.” It is the fastest Golf GTI ever with top differential. Marcello Lotti, the mastermind behind speed of 264 km/h and proudly sports The future standard version will leave the TCR, commented: “The Volkswagen Group the TCR brand! Wolfsburg plant with 18-inch ‘Belvedere’ has been one of the most supportive Volkswagen has recently launched the forged wheels; 19-inch alloy wheels will partners in our efforts to launch and Golf GTI TCR Concept, the first road car also be available as an option. Behind the establish the TCR concept. The Golf GTI TCR directly derived from a TCR racer that has large wheels there is a high performance Concept is the latest fruit of this been unveiled to motorsport fans in the braking system with perforated discs that cooperation and we are extremely proud TCR Europe Series’ paddock during the decelerate the production car just as that they have elected to sport the TCR Jumbo Racing Days at Zandvoort. The GTI effortlessly as the TCR racing car. brand on the fastest ever version of one of TCR Concept is currently in the trial The car sports the TCR logo above the sills the most popular and best-selling cars of phase and its standard production is due and, when opening the front doors, this all times.” to begin at the end of 2018. is projected on to the asphalt. The current Golf, the Mk7, entered the The car is powered by a 2-litre, four- The design, power and performance market in 2012 as the latest evolution of cylinder turbocharged engine that of the Golf GTI TCR Concept all follow a model that was launched in 1974 and delivers 290hp; the power is transmitted pure sports car doctrine and some has been built in more than 30 million to the front wheels via a 7-speed dual- components have been transplanted pieces, becoming Volkswagen’s best-selling clutch gearbox (DSG) and a locking straight from the racing car, model. 4 volkswagen.com/golf Goosebump factory. The Golf GTI with 169 kW (230 hp). Enjoy great driving pleasure on your way to the future. With powerful engines and adjusted sports chassis, you experience pure speed and acceleration on the road. We make the future real. Fuel consumption of the Golf GTI in l/100 km with manual gearbox: 7.8 (urban), 5.5 (extra-urban), 6.4 (combined), CO₂ emissions in g/km: 148 (combined), efficiency class: D; with DSG dual-clutch gearbox: 8.2–8.1 (urban), 5.4–5.3 (extra-urban), 6.4–6.3 (combined), CO₂ emissions in g/km: 148–145 (combined), efficiency class: C. Illustr. depicts optional equipment. WORLD AND LIFE TCR 2018 NEWS HOME DRIVERS TEAM French hat-trick at Zandvoort ONE WIN APIECE FOR EHRLACHER, COMTE AND VERNAY 6 STANDINGS WTCR 7 WORLD AND LIFE TCR 2018 NEWS HOME DRIVERS TEAM French drivers were the dominant Gordon Shedden and Benjamin force in the WTCR’s fourth race Lessennes who jumped the start and meeting at Zandvoort in the was later given a drive-through. Netherlands. Drama struck when Norbert Michelisz’s Yann Ehrlacher, Aurélien Comte and Hyundai i30 N went wide at Jean-Karl Vernay won one race apiece Hugenholtzbocht and collected Yvan in a weekend that saw Peugeot score Muller’s sister car. Both went off the its first victory and the Hyundai patrol track, with the Frenchman’s car struggling to be on the pace, following perched precariously on the guardrail. an adjustment of the Balance of The incident resulted in the race being Performance. red-flagged. In Race 1 - and for the second time At the re-start, the positions remained this year – Ehrlacher, the young unchanged, Ehrlacher managed to pull Frenchman of All-Inkl Münnich away, while Comte defended second Motorsport took victory in his Honda from Huff and Shedden. The safety car Civic; the DG Sport Compétition was deployed again after Dávid Zsolt Peugeot 308 of Comte finished second Szabó and Fabrizio Giovanardi made to record the first WTCR podium for contact and the race resumed with both the car and the 2017 TCR only two laps left. Comte tried to European champion. Rob Huff took threaten Ehrlacher’s lead but was third at the wheel of the Sébastien never in a position to attack. It was a Loeb Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI. 1-2 finish for the two young Ehrlacher took the lead at the lights, Frenchmen ahead of Huff, Shedden, ahead of Comte who made a great Vernay and Esteban Guerrieri, with start from seventh on the grid, Huff Tom Coronel taking 7th in front of his who had a poor kick-off from pole, home crowd. 8 STANDINGS WTCR 9 WORLD AND LIFE TCR 2018 NEWS HOME DRIVERS TEAM In Race 2, Comte gave the Peugeot 308 TCR its maiden victory in the FIA World Cup after he drove a perfect race. Two Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic cars also claimed podium finishes after James Thompson, who had run for much of the race in second place, slowed on the final lap and allowed his teammate Ehrlacher to pass. Thompson started from pole with Comte alongside on the front row. The Frenchman made a better start and led Thompson going into Turn 1 with Pepe Oriola’s Cupra in third place. Comte and Thompson then ran as a pair at the head of the field, with the British driver never getting quite close enough to mount a serious challenge for the lead. The safety car came out on Lap 5 following contact between Giovanardi and Aurélien Panis; Comte managed the restart well and then drove sensibly to record the win. Ehrlacher spent much of the race fighting with Oriola for third position and there was contact between the pair on Lap 12 that allowed the Honda driver to pass. Ehrlacher then claimed second place when Thompson slowed down on the final lap. 10 STANDINGS WTCR ZANDVOORT - ROUND 10, SUNDAY 20 MAY 2018 DRIVER CAR TEAM 1 Yann Ehrlacher Honda Civic FK7 TCR All-inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 14 laps in 54:46.280 2 Aurélien Comte Peugeot 308 TCR DG Sport Compétition 1.217 3 Rob Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sébastien Loeb Racing 1.566 4 Gordon Shedden Audi RS3 LMS Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil 1.879 5 Jean-Karl Vernay Audi RS3 LMS Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil 2.440 6 Esteban Guerrieri Honda Civic FK7 TCR All-inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 5.280 7 Tom Coronel Honda Civic FK7 TCR Boutsen Ginion Racing 5.816 8 Mehdi Bennani Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Sébastien Loeb Racing 6.665 9 Nathanaël Berthon Audi RS3 LMS Comtoyou Racing 7.044 10 Aurélien Panis Audi RS3 LMS Comtoyou Racing 8.120 Fastest lap: Yann Ehrlacher, 1:45.901, average 146.40 kph, lap 4 ZANDVOORT - ROUND 11, MONDAY 21 MAY 2018 DRIVER CAR TEAM 1 Aurélien Comte Peugeot 308 TCR DG Sport Compétition 14 laps in 26:47.210 2 Yann Ehrlacher Honda Civic FK7 TCR All-inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 4.757 3 James Thompson Honda Civic FK7 TCR All-inkl.com Münnich Motorsport 5.255 4 Pepe