TCR Italy 2023

[FIRE]

Niels Langeveld will return to TCR Italy in 2023. He will drive a Honda Civic FL5 from MM Motorsport.

Someone a list of confirmed entries?

[Speed-King]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Wonder where he will go now? Interesting he's announced it like this. Any other team or series or category that will pick him up?

43 cars for TCR Italy:

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023/04/21/43-cars-entered-for-tcr-italy-openers-as-organisers-splits-grid/

[Evantra]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

43 cars for TCR Italy:

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023/04/21/43-cars-entered-for-tcr-italy-openers-as-organisers-splits-grid/

Funny how two similar and geographically close series (TCR Italy and Germany) have such a difference in grid!

[TuteZaek]

Originally Posted by Evantra

Funny how two similar and geographically close series (TCR Italy and Germany) have such a difference in grid!

How is the rest of the racing scene in both countries?

[pimmy]

Good to see a huge entry, same as F4.

Originally Posted by TuteZaek

How is the rest of the racing scene in both countries?

Italy:
TCR - booming
F4 - booming

Germany:
TCR - as good as dead
F4 - dead
DTM - just another GT3 series

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

43 cars for TCR Italy:

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2023...s-splits-grid/

Cupra is losing ground.
Shame the FIAT is gone.

[Cinghio44]

Massive grid in Imola, 43 cars!!

Probably not sustainable during the years buth right now it's a great Championship, good quality too.

The downside remains the crashes and time cut during the races. They need to sort it with harsher penalty.

Good race1 win for the young Marco Butti!

Good debut for the new Civic, very fast on the straights (!)

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by pimmy

Italy:
TCR - booming
F4 - booming

Germany:
TCR - as good as dead
F4 - dead
DTM - just another GT3 series

How's GT racing in Italy?

[Andrew Abbott]

ADAC is completely preoccupied with doing something with DTM. It seems everything else is forgotten about now.

[pimmy]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

How's GT racing in Italy?

Packed grids last year in the sprint races (mid 30s to low 40s). The endurance races weren't supported as well but still had grids in the 20s.

It's a shame how far German racing has fallen, it used to have some of the best championships in Europe.

The attempted revival of DTC with small hatchbacks failed to get off the ground as well. A shame because I'd love to see some lower level saloon car racing with current models which isn't single-make.

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by pimmy

Packed grids last year in the sprint races (mid 30s to low 40s). The endurance races weren't supported as well but still had grids in the 20s.

It's a shame how far German racing has fallen, it used to have some of the best championships in Europe.

The attempted revival of DTC with small hatchbacks failed to get off the ground as well. A shame because I'd love to see some lower level saloon car racing with current models which isn't single-make.

I came across this news few weeks ago. The format of the series with cars like Hyundai, Peugeot and Renault looked good.

[pimmy]

Deplorable driving standards at Mugello this weekend. At least 3 intentional incidents. About 80% of the "racing" was behind the safety car.

[pimmy]

Crashing under double waved yellows today. All the drivers in this series need the book thrown at them.

And I wish the commentators would stop talking over one another. It's very annoying and I don't even understand Italian!

[Rubio]

Much better behaviour in Race 2, great race with good battles.

Although 40 cars with many amatuers is really too much, around 30 cars would have been ideal.

Don;t know what Casagrande was thinking with such a dangerous manouver under double yellows

[FIRE]

Marco Butti won the last two races.
Franco Girolami is the 2023 champion.

[pimmy]

Looked like Variante Alta was optional this weekend.