2020 FIA WTCR Race of Belgium

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	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time	1:36.119
Fastest lap
Driver	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time	1:37.207
Podium
First	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Second	Thed Björk	Cyan Performance Lynk & Co
Third	Attila Tassi	ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport
Race 2
Pole
Driver	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport
Time	1:35.486
Fastest lap
Driver	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport
Time	1:36.724
Podium
First	Yann Ehrlacher	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
Second	Yvan Muller	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
Third	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

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 BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR 1 Norbert Michelisz Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S TCR 7 Jack Young R T Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 8 Luca Engstler R ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 9 Attila Tassi Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 11 Thed Björk Cyan Performance Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 12 Santiago Urrutia Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 16 Gilles Magnus R T Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 17 Nathanaël Berthon T ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 18 Tiago Monteiro ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 29 Néstor Girolami BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse Hyundai i30 N TCR 30 Gabriele Tarquini Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 31 Tom Coronel T Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 55 Bence Boldizs R T Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 68 Yann Ehrlacher Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 69 Jean-Karl Vernay T ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 86 Esteban Guerrieri Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR 88 Nicky Catsburg Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 96 Mikel Azcona Zengő Motorsport Services KFT CUPRA León Competición TCR 99 Gábor Kismarty-Lechner T Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 TCR 100 Yvan Muller Wildcard entries Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 25 Luca Filippi Vuković Motorsport Renault Mégane R.S TCR 33 Dylan O'Keeffe Source:[4]

Icon Class R Eligible for FIA Rookie award T Eligible for WTCR Trophy

Results

Qualifying

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	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	Yann Ehrlacher	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:35.827	1:35.783	1:35.517	4
3	16	Gilles Magnus	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	R T	1:36.050	1:35.480	1:35.527	3
4	12	Santiago Urrutia	Cyan Performance Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:36.338	1:35.644	1:35.880	2
5	100	Yvan Muller	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:36.076	1:35.798	1:36.069	1
6	31	Tom Coronel	Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	T	1:36.176	1:35.907	–
7	9	Attila Tassi	ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:36.218	1:35.941	–
8	11	Thed Björk	Cyan Performance Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:35.952	1:35.993	–
9	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR	T	1:36.506	1:36.065	–
10	29	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:36.754	1:36.119	–
11	86	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:36.455	1:36.301	–
12	1	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse	Hyundai i30 N TCR		1:36.648	1:36.606	–
13	33	Dylan O'Keeffe	Vuković Motorsport	Renault Mégane R.S TCR		1:36.877	–	–
14	8	Luca Engstler	Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	R	1:37.020	–	–
15	30	Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse	Hyundai i30 N TCR		1:37.054	–	–
16	7	Jack Young	Vuković Motorsport	Renault Mégane R.S TCR	R T	1:37.062	–	–
17	18	Tiago Monteiro	ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:37.192	–	–
18	55	Bence Boldizs	Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR	R T	1:37.353	–	–
19	88	Nick Catsburg^1	Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR		1:37.025	–	–
20	96	Mikel Azcona	Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR		1:37.410	–	–
21	25	Luca Filippi	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR		–^2	–	–
22	96	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

Race 2

References

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.

External links

• Official website