The 2022 TCR Europe Drivers’ Champion Franco Girolami and his teammate Viktor Davidovski will make their maiden WTCR appearances in the season’s last two events at Sakhir in Bahrain and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Girolami and Davidovski will drive their Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS cars, joining the Belgian team’s WTCR regulars Gilles Magnus, Mehdi Bennani, Tom Coronel and Nathanaël Berthon. The Sweden-based Lestrup Racing Team will support Comtoyou in expanding from a four to a six-car line-up.

Girolami said: “This is an amazing opportunity after the incredible year we have had winning the TCR Europe title. It will be a big challenge, but I feel ready to make the most of this chance.”

Davidovski echoed: “These races will be a very big challenge, but I have been spending time working with Franco in the simulator and training every day, putting in a lot of effort to do my best. To compete in a world-level event like WTCR has always been an ambition; it’s like a dream coming true.”