REVAMP ON THE WAY FOR BELEAGUERED WTCR

The World TCR category will come to an end after the final round of 2022 and the sport’s governing body will evaluate the future for the global tin-top competition.

The WTCR, which ran to TCR regulations, was introduced in

2018 but it has hit troubled times recently with some rounds being cancelled and a drop off in interest from manufacturers.

The FIA Touring Car Commission president Alan Gow, who also heads up the British Touring Car series, has said that while the all-electric FIA ETCR series will continue unchanged in 2023, the series for conventionally engined cars will be reworked.

Gow said: “There is a need to identify and assess what is the best and most sustainable future for topflight touring car racing as part of the FIA portfolio.

“Our goal would be to maintain a World title for conventionally powered touring cars and ensure the competition is strong and prestigious. Throughout its history, world touring car racing used different formats, with titles decided either through a series or at a single event. Currently we are considering all the possibilities, with the priority of ensuring that any competition has a stable base on which it can thrive for its long-term future.”

Gow said that the current TCR set of regulations was likely to be maintained in the future.