With the summer break still upon us, we look at the performances of all the teams so far this year in what’s shaping up to be an incredible season of the TCR Europe series, with the potential for another titanic title fight between the teams and marques competing in this year’s TCR Europe series.
 

Going from our full-time entered teams, in reverse championship order.

10 - Herrero Racing - CUPRA D+

The French team is the only new team in the series this year, not only that, both the team and its drivers are entirely new to TCR competition. After a rough start with a string of DNFs, with newcomer Victor Weyrich often (if not always) the innocent party, the team sprung to life for its home race at Circuit Paul Ricard, with Weyrich leading the way in Race 2 until a puncture stopped him from taking what could have been an incredible maiden win.

The team was so so buoyed by their performance that they chose to make an extra appearance at Paul Ricard with the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour instead of going to Hungary, so we’re yet to see if they can continue this momentum, but hopefully we’ll see some of the newfound pace from France again at Monza and Barcelona.

9 - SP Compétition - CUPRA C-

Returning after a year away and now with a rookie line-up of three cars, the former title contenders have had a very strong run in the first four race weekends, with new star signing Mikhail Simonov securing a podium position in Race 2 at Paul Ricard, and he was also on target for a win in Race 1 until he suffered a tyre issue.

Fifth on his debut in Mugello, it was clear he was going to put on a great performance this year. Unfortunately he’s contesting just a partial programme due to other commitments. The team, however is on target for title success at least in the lightly contested Diamond Trophy category, with Sandro Pelatti set to retain his title, with six wins already in the category out of eight races.

8 - AIKOA Racing - Audi C

The Italian team started the year with two cars but slid down to one at the most recent event. The TCR Italy front-runners have been having a competitive, albeit mixed season. A victory in the TCR Europe Cup (both race win and title) has certainly been the season’s high for the team. Giacomo Prandelli is also a front runner for the new Tenerife Trophy, while the team has been very consistent, scoring points in every race, though a best result of eighth should be an easy target to beat

7 - RC2 Racing Team - Honda C+

The Spanish team has already achieved a personal best result in TCR Europe, following Felipe Fernández’s sensational maiden victory at Spa-Francorchamps, starting from his third pole position at the Belgian track. Standout performances from drivers Victor Chan and Michael Markussen have also been events to be proud of, while Victor Fernández picked up his first Diamond Trophy win of the year in a frenetic second race in Hungary.

6 - Squadra Martino - Honda B-

The Argentinian team, which runs with support from RC2 Racing Team, started as a one-man operation for Tiago Pernía, and the Argentinian star very quickly got the hang of TCR Europe, qualifying third for his debut, and has taken three podium finishes since and has emerged as one of the dark horses for the title.

Joined by Santiago Concepción in Hungary and for the rest of the year, the team has a chance to push further up the teams’ rankings should any of the hard hitters ahead of it have a difficult end to the year

5 - BRC Racing Team - Hyundai B

The Italian team made a eye-popping start to the year, locking out the front row, with a win and a podium in its first race, followed by another podium from tenth on the grid for Alex Ley in the second race.

Since then, the team’s had a bit of a rough ride. Ley missed the Spa weekend completely after a heavy crash in qualifying destroyed his car, while Covini has often been well-placed on the grid in the races, he’s been caught up in the action and often found himself shuffled down the order.

Ley bounced back from a tough qualifying session in France to score good points, and then had a stable run at the Hungaroring to keep his title tilt fully engaged. The team will be hoping for a reset to its Mugello showing to turn its season around at its second home race at Monza next month.

4 - Solite Indigo Racing - Hyundai B+

The South Korean team has exploded into its sophomore season. Already with a high bar to hit after finishing third in the standings in its debut season, the team picked up a race victory with Junui Park at the Hungaroring, the second in its short TCR Europe career, while team-mate Junesung Park’s results earlier in the year keep him in the battle for the drivers’ championship as well.

To be placed ahead of the highly experienced BRC Racing Team as the top Hyundai squad going into the summer break is a remarkable achievement in itself.

3 - ALM Motorsport - Honda A-

The small Estonian team won the 2024 teams’ title in its first full year, and now, with an incredible trio of drivers, nothing short of another title is the target, though the competition is both strong and intense this year.

Ruben Volt’s strategy-led win in Belgium, Mike Halder’s pace and points haul particularly in the first few rounds, keep the team in the mix. Max Hart’s performances have also impressed, though the Irish driver is not nominated for points.

2 - Monlau Motorsport - CUPRA A

The reigning drivers’, teams’, and youth champions have a target on their backs this year, and after a shaky start, the Barcelona-based Spanish squad is right in the mix going into the final leg of the year.

Finally picking up its first win in Hungary with Marco Butti, on the back of two consecutive pole positions for Viktor Andersson and Butti respectively, shows the team has finally turned a corner in pace.

With fast British champion Adam Shepherd as part of the line-up, the team heads to Monza and then its home race hoping to get back ahead and retain the three titles it won last year, though with an all-new but highly impressive driver line-up.

1 - PMA Motorsport - Audi A+

The Italian team has hit another level this year, after an inconsistent 2025 campaign. A standout victory in Germany, and one podium for TCR Italy champion Nicolas Taylor were the highlights of last year, but those results have been blown out of the water by the incredible three victories for Taylor and inspired new signing Nicola Baldan this year.

Taylor leads the standings, while Baldan has been on form this year as well and is still in the mix. While Taylor and Baldan have been title rivals for two years, they’ve turned into an incredibly complementary driver pairing, and even a clumsy collision in Hungary whilst battling for midfield positions appears to have strengthened their relationship rather than diminished it.

The team has a real opportunity to win the drivers’ and teams’ titles if it can maximise its performances at Monza and Barcelona and hold back the advances of Monlau and ALM.