# 2022 TCR Europe Touring Car Series

The 2022 TCR Europe Touring Car Series was the sixth season of TCR Europe Touring Car Series. The season began at the Algarve International Circuit in May and ended at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in October.

## Calendar

The calendar was announced with 7 rounds scheduled.
| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Date | Supporting |
| 1 | 1 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal | 29 April–1 May | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters F4 Spanish Championship |
| 1 | 2 | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão, Portugal | 29 April–1 May | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters F4 Spanish Championship |
| 2 | 3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 21–22 May | International GT Open Euroformula Open |
| 2 | 4 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France | 21–22 May | International GT Open Euroformula Open |
| 3 | 5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 17–19 June | International GT Open Euroformula Open Italian F4 Championship |
| 3 | 6 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 17–19 June | International GT Open Euroformula Open Italian F4 Championship |
| 4 | 7 | Norisring, Nuremberg, Germany | 1–3 July | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters DTM Trophy |
| 4 | 8 | Norisring, Nuremberg, Germany | 1–3 July | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters DTM Trophy |
| 5 | 9 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 26–28 August | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters DTM Trophy |
| 5 | 10 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 26–28 August | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters DTM Trophy |
| 6 | 11 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 23–25 September | International GT Open Euroformula Open |
| 6 | 12 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 23–25 September | International GT Open Euroformula Open |
| 7 | 13 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 14–16 October | International GT Open Euroformula Open |
| 7 | 14 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain | 14–16 October | International GT Open Euroformula Open |

## Teams and drivers

Kumho is the new official tire supplier.
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| Élite Motorsport by Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 2 | Luís Cidade | R | 1 |
| Élite Motorsport by Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 111 | Marco Butti | R | 3–7 |
| Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 22 | Frédéric Vervisch | | 7 |
| Audi Sport Team Comtoyou DHL | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 33 | Tom Coronel | | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Audi Sport Team Comtoyou DHL | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 39 | Stian Paulsen | | 4 |
| Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 72 | Franco Girolami | | All |
| Audi Sport Team Comtoyou PSS | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 110 | Viktor Davidovski | Y | All |
| Scuderia Ghermandi by Lema Racing | Cupra León Competición TCR | 3 | Giacomo Ghermandi | Y | All |
| Hyundai N Janík Motorsport | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 4 | Samuel Sládečka | | 7 |
| Hyundai N Janík Motorsport | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 24 | Jáchym Galáš | | All |
| Hyundai N Janík Motorsport | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 70 | Maťo Homola | | 1–5 |
| Hyundai N Janík Motorsport | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 73 | Václav Janík | | 6 |
| Profi-Car Team Halder | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 7 | Mike Halder | | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Profi-Car Team Halder | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 53 | Michelle Halder | | All |
| Profi-Car Team Halder | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 62 | Jack Young | | All |
| Hyundai N Team Target | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 8 | Nicola Baldan | | All |
| Hyundai N Team Target | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 44 | Felice Jelmini | | 1–6 |
| Hyundai N Team Target | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 99 | Josh Files | | All |
| BF Motorsport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 9 | Matteo Poloni | Y | 6 |
| Hyundai N Teo Martín Motorsport | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 10 | Alejandro Geppert | R | 7 |
| MM Motorsport | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 11 | Paolo Rocca | R | 6 |
| RC2 Junior Team | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 12 | Rubén Fernández | Y | 3–4, 6–7 |
| RC2 Junior Team | Cupra León Competición TCR | 19 | Felipe Fernández | Y | 3, 6–7 |
| RC2 Junior Team | Cupra León Competición TCR | 37 | Sergio López Bolotin | | 3–4, 6–7 |
| Volcano Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 14 | Klim Gavrilov | | All |
| Volcano Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 16 | Evgeni Leonov | Y | All |
| Volcano Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 26 | Isidro Callejas | | All |
| Volcano Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 124 | Gustavo Moura | R | 1 |
| NORDPASS Juta Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 15 | Jonas Karklys | | 5 |
| Brutal Fish Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 17 | Martin Ryba | Y | 1–3 |
| Brutal Fish Racing Team | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 74 | Pepe Oriola | | 1–3 |
| Hyundai N Team Aggressive Italia | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 74 | Pepe Oriola | | 4–7 |
| Hyundai N Team Aggressive Italia | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 64 | Levente Losonczy | R | 6 |
| Sébastien Loeb Racing Bardhal Team | Cupra León Competición TCR | 27 | John Filippi | | All |
| RaceSing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 34 | Patrick Sing | | 4–5 |
| Team Clairet Sport | Cupra León TCR | 66 | Gilles Colombani | Y | 2 |
| Team Clairet Sport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 81 | Stéphane Ventaja | Y | 2 |
| CRM Motorsport | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 144 | Michele Imberti | | 6 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Eligible for TCR Europe Rookie Trophy |
| Y | Eligible for TCR Europe Diamond Trophy |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |

## Results and standings
### Season summary

| Rnd. | Rnd. | Circuit/Location | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning Team | Winning Rookie driver | Winning Diamond driver |
| 1 | 1 | Algarve International Circuit | Mike Halder | Isidro Callejas | Jack Young | Profi-Car Team Halder | Luís Cidade | Viktor Davidovski |
| 1 | 2 | Algarve International Circuit | | Franco Girolami | Franco Girolami | Comtoyou PSS Team Audi Sport | Luís Cidade | Viktor Davidovski |
| 2 | 3 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Tom Coronel | Tom Coronel | Tom Coronel | Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Jáchym Galáš | Viktor Davidovski |
| 2 | 4 | Circuit Paul Ricard | | Viktor Davidovski | Viktor Davidovski | Comtoyou PSS Team Audi Sport | Jáchym Galáš | Viktor Davidovski |
| 3 | 5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Franco Girolami | Franco Girolami | Isidro Callejas | Volcano Motorsport | Jáchym Galáš | Evgeni Leonov |
| 3 | 6 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | | Isidro Callejas | Jáchym Galáš | Hyundai N Janík Motorsport | Jáchym Galáš | Evgeni Leonov |
| 4 | 7 | Norisring | Mike Halder | Franco Girolami | Mike Halder | Profi-Car Team Halder | Marco Butti | Viktor Davidovski |
| 4 | 8 | Norisring | | Marco Butti | Franco Girolami | Comtoyou PSS Team Audi Sport | Marco Butti | Viktor Davidovski |
| 5 | 9 | Nürburgring | Tom Coronel | Tom Coronel | Tom Coronel | Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | Marco Butti | Evgeni Leonov |
| 5 | 10 | Nürburgring | | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Race cancelled |
| 6 | 11 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | John Filippi | Jack Young | John Filippi | Sébastien Loeb Racing Bardhal Team | Marco Butti | Felipe Fernández |
| 6 | 12 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | | Jack Young | Franco Girolami | Comtoyou PSS Team Audi Sport | Marco Butti | Felipe Fernández |
| 7 | 13 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Jack Young | Jack Young | Jack Young | Profi-Car Team Halder | Marco Butti | Viktor Davidovski |
| 7 | 14 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | | Franco Girolami | Franco Girolami | Comtoyou PSS Team Audi Sport | Marco Butti | Viktor Davidovski |

#### Drivers' standings
##### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Q1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | |
| Race | 40 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | POR | POR | LEC | LEC | SPA | SPA | NOR | NOR | NÜR | NÜR | MNZ | MNZ | BAR | BAR | Points |
| 1 | Franco Girolami | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 431 |
| 2 | Tom Coronel | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | 1 | C | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 316 |
| 3 | Josh Files | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | C | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 285 |
| 4 | Isidro Callejas | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | C | 8 | NC | 5 | 6 | 275 |
| 5 | Klim Gavrilov | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | Ret | C | 9 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 256 |
| 6 | Jack Young | 1 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | Ret | C | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 246 |
| 7 | Nicola Baldan | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 245 |
| 8 | Mike Halder | 2 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | | | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 228 |
| 9 | Jáchym Galáš | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | C | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 224 |
| 10 | John Filippi | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9 | C | 1 | 22 | 11 | Ret | 202 |
| 11 | Pepe Oriola | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 12 | 4 | C | 7 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 185 |
| 12 | Viktor Davidovski | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 14 | C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 169 |
| 13 | Felice Jelmini | 15 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 5 | C | 10 | 23 | | | 156 |
| 14 | Maťo Homola | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 9 | Ret | C | | | | | 79 |
| 15 | Marco Butti | | | | | 15 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 8 | C | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 78 |
| 16 | Frédéric Vervisch | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 57 |
| 17 | Evgeni Leonov | 17 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 13 | C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 39 |
| 18 | Sergio López | | | | | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | | | 22 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 37 |
| 19 | Felipe Fernández | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | 14 | 6 | Ret | 18 | 27 |
| 20 | Michele Imberti | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 5 | | | 24 |
| 21 | Michelle Halder | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | Ret | C | Ret | 18 | 16 | Ret | 19 |
| 22 | Stian Paulsen | | | | | | | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | 18 |
| 23 | Stéphane Ventaja | | | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 24 | Alejandro Geppert | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| 25 | Martin Ryba | 19 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 26 | Patrick Sing | | | | | | | 18 | 15 | 11 | C | | | | | 10 |
| 27 | Jonas Karklys | | | | | | | | | 12 | C | | | | | 7 |
| 28 | Luís Cidade | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 29 | Rubén Fernández | | | | | DNS | 16 | 14 | 17 | | | Ret | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 30 | Gilles Colombani | | | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 31 | Samuel Sládečka | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 32 | Giacomo Ghermandi | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | C | 15 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 2 |
| 33 | Matteo Poloni | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 15 | | | 1 |
| 34 | Gustavo Moura Jr | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Václav Janík | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 19 | | | 0 |
| 36 | Paolo Rocca | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 21 | | | 0 |
| 37 | Levente Losonczy | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | POR | POR | LEC | LEC | SPA | SPA | NOR | NOR | NÜR | NÜR | MNZ | MNZ | BAR | BAR | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

#### Teams' standings

| Pos. | Team | Pts. |
| 1 | Comtoyou Racing | 797 |
| 2 | Target Competition | 581 |
| 3 | Volcano Motorsport | 579 |
| 4 | Halder Motorsport | 522 |
| 5 | Janík Motorsport | 354 |
| 6 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 236 |
| 7 | Brutal Fish Racing Team | 139 |
| 8 | RC2 Junior Team | 118 |
| 9 | Aggressive Team Italia | 83 |
| 10 | Lema Racing | 33 |
| 11 | Team Clairet Sport | 31 |
| 12 | CRM Motorsport | 28 |
| 13 | Élite Motorsport | 25 |
| 14 | RaceSing | 19 |
| 15 | Teo Martín Motorsport | 18 |
| 16 | Juta Racing | 11 |
| 17 | BF Motorsport | 8 |
| 18 | MM Motorsport | 1 |

#### TCR BeNeLux Drivers' standings (top 3)

| Pos. | Driver | Pts. |
| 1 | Franco Girolami | ? |
| 2 | | ? |
| 3 | | ? |
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