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Local additions expand TCR Europe entry to 20 cars

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A number of last-minute additions to the field have expended the entry for the inaugural TCR Europe Trophy race at the Adria Raceway this weekend to 20 cars.

A handful of wild cards have been handed to a number of Italian drivers, who will start with no points in the Trophy, while all TCR national series regulars will have at best a five-point head-start before Saturday’s qualifying session.

Giovanni Altoè, the brother of Giacomo Altoè, and Sandro Pelatti will both run in privately entered Volkswagen Golfs, running with the direct-shift gearbox (DSG), while former Superstars Series front runners Giovanni Berton and Ermanno Dionisio will run a pair of Audi RS 3 LMSs, also equipped with the DSG.

Also entering the race will be TCR Italy driver Daniele Cappellario, racing in a DSG-equipped SEAT León TCR, with the organisers deciding to introduce a trophy for the seven DSG cars in the race.

The new entries bring the field up to 20 cars, though the previously announced Subaru WRX STi of Top Run Motorsport has now been withdrawn.

Entry list

No – Driver – Nat – Team – Car
4 – Olli Kangas – FIN – LMS Racing – SEAT León TCR
5 – Kevin Giacon – ITA – Tecnodom – Opel Astra TCR
7 – Aurélien Comte – FRA – DG Sport Compétition – Peugeot 308 Racing Cup
8 – Luca Engstler – GER – Engstler Motorsport – Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
10 – Antti Buri – FIN – LMS Racing – Audi RS 3 LMS
11 – Francisco Abreu – POR – Team Novadriver – Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
15 – Lev Tolkachev – RUS – Innocenti-AMG Motorsport – SEAT León TCR DSG
16 – Luigi Ferrara – ITA – V-Action Racing Team – Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR
21 – Giacomo Altoè – ITA – Target Competition – Honda Civic TCR
30 – Gabriele Tarquini – ITA – BRC Racing Team – Hyundai i30 N TCR*
39 – Florian Thoma – SUI – Engstler Motorsport – Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
44 – Plamen Kralev – BUL – Kraf Racing – Audi RS 3 LMS
52 – Giovanni Altoè – ITA – Giovanni Altoè – Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR DSG
53 – Sandro Pelatti – ITA – Sandro Pelatti – Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR DSG
54 – Ermanno Dionisio – ITA – Ermanno Dionisio – Audi RS 3 LMS DSG
55 – Giovanni Berton – ITA – Giovanni Berton – Audi RS 3 LMS DSG
76 – Daniele Cappellari – ITA – Daniele Cappellari – SEAT León TCR DSG
77 – Denis Grigoriev – RUS – Innocenti-AMG Motorsport – SEAT León TCR DSG
88 – Maxime Potty – BEL – Team WRT – Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
99 – Josh Files – GBR – Target Competition – Honda Civic TCR

* not eligible for points