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.[1] Swedish driver Mattias Ekström was crowned champion of the season, while Cupra won the manufacturer's championship.[2]
Race format
[edit ]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.[3]
Teams and drivers
[edit ]Three teams are participate in the first season, each developing a different car.[4]
| Team | Car | No | Drivers | Rounds | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR [5] | 3 | United Kingdom Tom Chilton | All | [6] |
| 8 | Brazil Augusto Farfus | All | [6] | ||
| 27 | France John Filippi | All | [6] | ||
| 69 | France Jean-Karl Vernay | All | [6] | ||
| Hungary Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer [7] | 5 | Sweden Mattias Ekström | All | [8] |
| 28 | Spain Jordi Gené | All | [8] | ||
| 96 | Spain Mikel Azcona | All | [9] | ||
| 99 | Hungary Dániel Nagy | All | [10] | ||
| Italy Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR [11] | 6 | United Kingdom Oliver Webb | 1–3, 5 | [12] |
| 13 | Brazil Rodrigo Baptista | All | [13] | ||
| 15 | Austria Philipp Eng | 3–5 | [14] | ||
| 16 | Italy Luigi Ferrara | 4 | [15] | ||
| 25 | Italy Luca Filippi | All | [16] | ||
| 88 | Monaco Stefano Coletti | 1–2 | [17] |
Calendar
[edit ]The calendar for the inaugural season featuring five races across Europe and Asia was revealed in February 2021.[1]
| Round | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 18–20 June |
| 2 | Spain MotorLand Aragón (National Layout) | 9–11 July |
| 3 | Denmark Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix | 6–8 August |
| 4 | Hungary Hungaroring | 20–22 August |
| 5 | France Circuit Pau-Arnos | 15–17 October |
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| C | South Korea Inje Speedium | 16–17 October |
Results and standings
[edit ]Results
[edit ]| Round | Circuit/Location | Pool A Winner | Pool B Winner | Overall Winner | Winning Team | Winning Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit | Spain Mikel Azcona | France Jean-Karl Vernay | Spain Mikel Azcona | Hungary Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer |
| 2 | Spain MotorLand Aragón | Brazil Augusto Farfus | Sweden Mattias Ekström | Sweden Mattias Ekström | Hungary Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer |
| 3 | Denmark Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix | Italy Luca Filippi | Austria Philipp Eng | Austria Philipp Eng | Italy Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR |
| 4 | Hungary Hungaroring | Austria Philipp Eng | Spain Mikel Azcona | Spain Mikel Azcona | Hungary Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | Cupra e-Racer |
| 5 | France Circuit Pau-Arnos | Brazil Augusto Farfus | France Jean-Karl Vernay | France Jean-Karl Vernay | South Korea 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 | |||||
| Superfinal | 50 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 15 |
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
[edit ]| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary Cupra X Zengő Motorsport | 646 |
| 2 | Italy Romeo Ferraris - M1RA | 579 |
| 3 | South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N | 578 |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Five-star schedule revealed for inaugural PURE ETCR season". pure-etcr.com. 2021年02月01日.
- ^ "Ekstrom crowned PURE ETCR champion as Vernay wins ultra-dramatic finale". autosport.com. 2021年10月17日.
- ^ "PURE ETCR's world debut set to electrify Vallelunga". pure-etcr.com. 2021年06月17日.
- ^ "New electric series ETCR set for first demo race in 2020". motorsport.com. 2020年05月27日.
- ^ "Hyundai Motorsport set to go electric". Hyundai. 2018年08月06日.
- ^ a b c d "Hyundai names Fab Four for PURE ETCR campaign". pure-etcr.com. 2021年04月27日.
- ^ "SEAT Unveils Cupra e-Racer; E TCR Platform Launched". Archived from the original on 2018年04月21日.
- ^ a b "Cupra confirm Mattias Ekström and Jordi Gené for inaugural PURE ETCR season". touringcartimes.com. 2020年02月20日.
- ^ "Mikel Azcona confirmed for ETCR with Cupra". touringcartimes.com. 2021年02月22日. Archived from the original on 2021年02月22日.
- ^ "Dániel Nagy completes Cupra line-up for inaugural season". touringcartimes.com. 2021年06月15日. Archived from the original on 2021年06月15日.
- ^ "Romeo Ferraris announce Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR project". touringcartimes.com. 2019年12月06日.
- ^ "Oli Webb joins Romeo Ferraris for PURE ETCR season". pure-etcr.com. 2021年06月03日.
- ^ "Rodrigo Baptista joins Romeo Ferraris for 2021 PURE ETCR season". pure-etcr.com. 2021年05月27日.
- ^ "Philipp Eng to make PURE ETCR debut in Denmark with Romeo Ferraris-M1RA". pure-etcr.com. 2021年07月19日. Archived from the original on 2021年07月30日. Retrieved 2021年07月30日.
- ^ "Luigi Ferrara to make PURE ETCR debut with Romeo Ferraris-M1RA". pure-etcr.com. 2021年08月18日.
- ^ "Italian ace Luca Filippi joins PURE ETCR with Romeo Ferraris". pure-etcr.com. 2021年05月04日. Archived from the original on 2021年05月13日. Retrieved 2021年06月13日.
- ^ "Stefano Coletti to race stunning new Giulia ETCR in PURE ETCR for Romeo Ferraris". pure-etcr.com. 2021年03月19日.
External links
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