# 2021 Pure ETCR Championship

The 2021 Pure ETCR Championship was the inaugural season of Pure ETCR, a touring car series for electric cars. It started on 18 June and featured cars from three manufacturers racing at five different locations. Swedish driver Mattias Ekström was crowned champion of the season, while Cupra won the manufacturer's championship.

## Race format

Because only six cars are ready for the first season (two for each team), the twelve drivers are randomly drawn into two groups ("Pool A" and "Pool B") for each race weekend. Throughout the weekend, a driver never directly faces a driver from the other pool. Points are collected in a series of short races and the driver with the most points will be the overall winner, called "king of the weekend".
The first two rounds are short races with two or three cars (called "battles"): Round 1 consists of four battles (two per pool) of three randomly drawn drivers each. In each pool, the two winners of each round 1 battle face each other in round 2, so do the two runner-ups and the two third-place drivers, for a total of six battles of 2 cars. Points are award in both rounds.
Round 3 are time trials to determine the grid for the final. No points are awarded in this round. Round 4 are the "superfinals" where the six cars from each pool race against each other.

## Teams and drivers

Three teams are participate in the first season, each developing a different car.
| Team | Car | No | Drivers | Rounds |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR | 3 | Tom Chilton | All |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR | 8 | Augusto Farfus | All |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR | 27 | John Filippi | All |
| Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR | 69 | Jean-Karl Vernay | All |
| Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer | 5 | Mattias Ekström | All |
| Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer | 28 | Jordi Gené | All |
| Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer | 96 | Mikel Azcona | All |
| Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer | 99 | Dániel Nagy | All |
| Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR | 6 | Oliver Webb | 1–3, 5 |
| Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR | 13 | Rodrigo Baptista | All |
| Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR | 15 | Philipp Eng | 3–5 |
| Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR | 16 | Luigi Ferrara | 4 |
| Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR | 25 | Luca Filippi | All |
| Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR | 88 | Stefano Coletti | 1–2 |

## Calendar

The calendar for the inaugural season featuring five races across Europe and Asia was revealed in February 2021.
| Round | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 18–20 June |
| 2 | MotorLand Aragón (National Layout) | 9–11 July |
| 3 | Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix | 6–8 August |
| 4 | Hungaroring | 20–22 August |
| 5 | Circuit Pau-Arnos | 15–17 October |
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |||
| C | Inje Speedium | 16–17 October |

## Results and standings
### Results

| Round | Circuit/Location | Pool A Winner | Pool B Winner | Overall Winner | Winning Team | Winning Car |
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | Mikel Azcona | Jean-Karl Vernay | Mikel Azcona | Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer |
| 2 | MotorLand Aragón | Augusto Farfus | Mattias Ekström | Mattias Ekström | Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer |
| 3 | Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix | Luca Filippi | Philipp Eng | Philipp Eng | Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR |
| 4 | Hungaroring | Philipp Eng | Mikel Azcona | Mikel Azcona | Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer |
| 5 | Circuit Pau-Arnos | Augusto Farfus | Jean-Karl Vernay | Jean-Karl Vernay | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR |

#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| Round 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | | | |
| Round 2 | 12 | 6 | | | | |
| Round 3 | no points | no points | no points | no points | no points | no points |
| Superfinal | 50 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 15 |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | ITA | ESP | DEN | HUN | FRA | Points |
| 1 | Mattias Ekström | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 320 |
| 2 | Jean-Karl Vernay | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 316 |
| 3 | Mikel Azcona | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 300 |
| 4 | Jordi Gené | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 260 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Baptista | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 248 |
| 6 | Augusto Farfus | 11 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 224 |
| 7 | Luca Filippi | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 218 |
| 8 | Dániel Nagy | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 178 |
| 9 | Oliver Webb | 8 | 5 | 7 | | 9 | 177 |
| 10 | John Filippi | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 177 |
| 11 | Philipp Eng | | | 1 | 2 | 12 | 159 |
| 12 | Tom Chilton | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 145 |
| 13 | Luigi Ferrara | | | | 9 | | 36 |
| 14 | Stefano Coletti | 10 | 12 | | | | 22 |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Other points position |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | 646 |
| 2 | Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | 579 |
| 3 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 578 |