Paul Jeffrey
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The TCR International Series returns at the picturesque Salzburgring in Austria this weekend, with full Livestream coverage of all the qualifying and racing action!
23 drivers will line up on the grid in Austria as the TCR International Series makes its third visit to this historic motorsport venue. With the fight at the head of the championship standings continuing to prove to be a close fought affair, the action out on circuit should be yet another classic example of slipstreaming and close battles as the drivers look to secure the maximum possible points heading into the second half of the racing season.
New for this race will be the series debut of recently unemployed Dan Lloyd, filling in for the newly retired Hugo Valente at the crack Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing SEAT team. Lloyd will be joined on the grid by another new face in the form of former WTCC and GT driver Grégoire Demoustier in the DG Sport Compétition Opel Astra, whilst former World Touring Car Champion and current Citroen WTCC driver Rob Huff again represents the World Championship in his TCR VW Golf.
Rounds nine and ten of the series also mark a welcome return of the Top Run Motorsports run Subaru WRX STI TCR. The car will be entrusted to the experienced hands of Luigi Ferrara as the team make a return to the series following an intense few months of testing and development with this fairly new package.
Other new faces on the grid for Austria will be multiple Serbian and FIA Central European Zone Touring Car champion Milovan Mikica Vesnić in his Audi RS3, Thomas Jäger behind the wheel of an Opel Astra and a first run out for the Italian Pit Lane Competizioni team fielding a sole Audi RS3 for Enrico Bettera.
Qualifying - Saturday June 10th - 13:55 BST / 12:55 GMT
Races 7 and 8 at Monza
Catch all the action again from the fourth race weekend of the 2017 TCR International Series by reviewing our article and race reply HERE.
The Drivers Standings (after 8 of 20 races)
- Jean-Karl Vernay - (FRA) - 113
- Roberto Colciago - (ITA) - 97
- Stefano Comini - (MON) - 95
- Attila Tassi - (HUN) - 76
- Pepe Oriola - (ESP) - 66
- Dušan Borković - (SER) - 53
- Davit Kajaia - (GEO) - 53
- Frédéric Vervisch - (BEL) - 52
- James Nash - (GBR) - 50
- Hugo Valente - (FRA) - 46
- Benjamin Lessennes - (BEL) - 31
- Ferenc Ficza - (HUN) - 31
- Rob Huff - (GBR) - 27
- Mat'o Homola - (SVK) - 20
- Pierre-Yves Corthals - (BEL) - 19
- Edouard Mondron - (BEL) - 18
- Gianni Morbidelli - (ITA) - 10
- Giacomo Altoè - (ITA) - 7
- Tom Coronel - (HOL) - 4
April 2: Rustavi International Motopark, Georgia
April 16: Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain*
May 7: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium**
May 14: Monza
June 11: Salzburgring, Austria
July 2: Hungaroring, Hungary
July 9: Oschersleben, Germany
September 3: Chang International Circuit, Thailand
October 8: Korea / China
November 26: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi*
*denotes F1 support race
** denotes WEC support race
The Entry List
#1 Comtoyou Racing Stefano Comini (SUI) Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
#2 Leopard Racing Team WRT Jean-Karl Vernay (FRA) Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
#3 Leopard Racing Team WRT Rob Huff (GBR) Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
#5 M1RA Roberto Colciago (ITA) Honda Civic Type-R TCR
#6 Comtoyou Racing Frédéric Vervisch (BEL) Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
#9 M1RA Attila Tassi (HUN) Honda Civic Type-R TCR
#10 West Coast Racing Gianni Morbidelli (ITA) Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
#11 Reno Racing Jens Reno Møller (DEN) Honda Civic Type-R TCR
#16 GE-Force Davit Kajaia (GEO) Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR
#17 Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing Daniel Lloyd (GBR) SEAT León TCR
#18 Icarus Motorsports Duncan Ende (USA) SEAT León TCR
#21 West Coast Racing Giacomo Altoè (ITA) Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR
#31 ASK Vesnić Milovan Vesnić (SRB) Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
#32 Top Run Motorsport Luigi Ferrara (ITA) Subaru WRX STI TCR
#34 Stian Paulsen Racing Stian Paulsen (NOR) SEAT León TCR
#35 Team Kissling Motorsport Thomas Jäger (AUT) Opel Astra TCR
#36 Pit Lane Competizioni Enrico Bettera (ITA) Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
#54 Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing James Nash (GBR) SEAT León TCR
#55 Zengő Motorsport Ferenc Ficza (HUN) SEAT León TCR
#62 GE-Force Dušan Borković (SRB) Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR
#66 DG Sport Compétition Grégoire Demoustier (FRA) Opel Astra TCR
#70 DG Sport Compétition Mat’o Homola (SVK) Opel Astra TCR
#74 Lukoil Craft-Bamboo Racing Pepe Oriola (ESP) SEAT León TCR
You can catch all the action here at RaceDepartment from 13:55 BST on Saturday for qualifying. Races one and two take place on Sunday 11th June from 11:53 BST.
As an added bonus check out the TCR magazine HERE!
Keep an eye out at RaceDepartment during 2017 as we look to stream more live racing than ever before. It's going to be a great event and a great year ahead!
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