2022 eTouring Car World Cup

The 2022 FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup was the second and last season of the touring car series for electric cars known as Pure ETCR Championship in its inaugural season in 2021. The season began on 6 May 2022 at the Circuit de Pau-Ville and ended on 25 September 2022 at Sachsenring.[1] Adrien Tambay succeeded teammate Mattias Ekström as the drivers' champion, while Cupra EKS repeated its manufacturers' title.[2][3] In March 2023, the promoter announced that the series would not be continued.[4]

Teams and drivers

Round 3, Circuito del Jarama (19 Jun 2022); Cupra (#1, Mattias Ekström) leads into the turn, followed closely by Veloster (#96, Mikel Azcona), with Giulia (#36, Maxime Martin) trailing
Team Car No Drivers Rounds Ref.
Sweden Cupra EKS CUPRA Léon e-Racer[5] 1 Sweden Mattias Ekström All [5]
10 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist All
27 France Adrien Tambay All
28 Spain Jordi Gené All
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai Veloster N ETCR[6] 5 Hungary Norbert Michelisz All [6]
31 Italy Kevin Ceccon 1–2
69 France Jean-Karl Vernay All
88 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg 3–6
96 Spain Mikel Azcona All
Italy Romeo Ferraris Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR[7] 7 Canada Bruno Spengler All [8]
21 Italy Giovanni Venturini All [9]
25 Italy Luca Filippi All [10]
36 Belgium Maxime Martin All [11]

Calendar

The calendar for the second season featuring seven events across Europe and Asia was revealed in December 2021.[1] On 17 May, it was announced that Istanbul round was postponed to November due to the organizational issues:[12] On 29 June, it was announced that Inje round was cancelled due to the logistical challenges in Asia:[13] On 16 August, it was announced that Sachsenring round replaced Istanbul round as the season finale.[14]

Round Circuit Date
1 France Circuit de Pau-Ville 6–8 May
2 Hungary Hungaroring 10–12 June
3 Spain Circuito del Jarama 17–19 June
4 Belgium Circuit Zolder 8–10 July
5 Italy Vallelunga Circuit (Historic International Circuit) 22–24 July
6 Germany Sachsenring 23–25 September
Cancelled rounds
C Turkey Istanbul Park (Intermediate Circuit) 20–22 May
C South Korea Inje Speedium (North Circuit) 7–9 October

Results and standings

Results

Round Circuit/Location Pool Fast Winner Pool Furious Winner Overall Winner Winning Team Winning Car
1 France Circuit de Pau-Ville France Adrien Tambay Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Mattias Ekström Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
2 Hungary Hungaroring Belgium Maxime Martin France Adrien Tambay France Adrien Tambay Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
3 Spain Circuito del Jarama France Adrien Tambay Sweden Mattias Ekström Sweden Mattias Ekström Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
4 Belgium Circuit Zolder France Adrien Tambay Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Maxime Martin Romeo Ferraris Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR
5 Italy Vallelunga Circuit Spain Mikel Azcona Sweden Mattias Ekström Spain Mikel Azcona Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai Veloster N ETCR
6 Germany Sachsenring United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist France Adrien Tambay United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist Cupra EKS CUPRA e-Racer
Scoring system
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Qualifying 15 12 9 6 3
Quarter-final 1 20 15 10
Quarter-final 2 15 10 5
Semi-final 1 20 15 10
Semi-final 2 15 10 5
Superfinal 40 30 20 15 10 5

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver FRA
France 		HUN
Hungary 		ESP
Spain 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		GER
Germany 		Points
1 France Adrien Tambay 2 1 2 2 4 2 535
2 Sweden Mattias Ekström 1 2 1 5 2 4 488
3 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist 3 6 9 3 3 1 434
4 Belgium Maxime Martin 6 3 4 1 5 5 421
5 Spain Mikel Azcona 4 4 5 4 1 8 408
6 Canada Bruno Spengler 5 4 7 8 9 9 306
7 Hungary Norbert Michelisz 8 11 6 11 8 3 293
8 France Jean-Karl Vernay 7 9 11 6 7 11 254
9 Spain Jordi Gené 9 12 3 12 11 12 218
10 Italy Giovanni Venturini 11 7 10 9 12 6 209
11 Netherlands Nicky Catsburg 8 7 6 10 188
12 Italy Luca Filippi 12 10 12 10 10 7 181
13 Italy Kevin Ceccon 10 8 67

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Sweden Cupra EKS 1076
2 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N 746
3 Italy Romeo Ferraris 732

References

  1. ^ a b "PURE ETCR charges into new era with switch to FIA ETCR - eTouring Car World Cup". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ekstrom crowned PURE ETCR champion as Vernay wins ultra-dramatic finale". autosport.com. 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ "FIA ETCR - Tambay and Cupra EKS take first-ever FIA ETCR titles". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Following a series of discussions with various stakeholders, Discovery Sports Events announces it will not promote the ETCR, eTouring Car World Cup during 2023". ia-etcr.com. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "CUPRA EKS unveils new livery and FIA ETCR driver line-up". FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Hyundai Motorsport reveals five-strong driver line-up for 2022 FIA ETCR campaign". FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup. 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Romeo Ferraris confirms 2022 FIA ETCR entry". FIA ETCR. 18 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Bruno Spengler joins Romeo Ferraris for FIA ETCR". ETCR. 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Giovanni Venturini completes Romeo Ferraris FIA ETCR line-up". ETCR. 28 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Luca Filippi to stay with Romeo Ferraris in the FIA ETCR". TCR Series. 22 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Maxime Martin primo pilota annunciato dalla Romeo Ferraris per il FIA ETCR 2022". Romeo Ferraris. 20 April 2022.
  12. ^ "FIA ETCR Race TR Statement". FIA ETCR. 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ "FIA ETCR calendar update following FIA World Motor Sport Council decision". FIA ETCR. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ "FIA ETCR announces Sachsenring season finale". FIA ETCR. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.