TCR Euro Series Ltd. has unveiled further details of the TCR Europe SIM Racing series that will kick off on May 2.
The series’ calendar comprises seven events on the virtual circuits of Spa-Francorchamps, Red Bull Ring, Hungaroring, Le Castellet, Zolder, Monza and Barcelona.
After the opening round on Saturday May 2, the other events will be raced on Wednesdays; the Red Bull Ring on May 13 and Hungaroring on May 27. The dates of the following events will be communicated later on.
The typical timetable will begin at 19:00 with a 20-minute Qualifying session that will be followed by two back-to-back races. The first ten drivers classified in Race 1 will be reversed on the starting grid of the second race. All action will be streamed live.
Competitors will have the possibility to take part in a Free Practice session in the two hours before Qualifying. They can also work on the car’s set-up and ask for customized liveries. The cars available on the platform are eight of those homologated by WSC: Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Audi RS 3 LMS, CUPRA, Honda Civic FK7, Hyundai i30 N, Peugeot 308, Renault Mégane and Volkswagen Golf GTI; the new CUPRA Leon Competición will be made available soon.
The series is organised in cooperation with Drivingitalia.net that has set up a forum to provide online assistance to the competitors and an app that will put them in touch with the race control during the competition.