2022 World Touring Car Cup

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2022 World Touring Car Cup

Drivers' Champion:
Mikel Azcona
Teams' Champion:
BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse

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The 2022 World Touring Car Cup was the fifth and final season of the World Touring Car Cup and 18th overall of the series, which dates back to the 2005 World Touring Car Championship. The season began on 7 May at the Circuit de Pau-Ville and ended on 27 November in Jeddah Corniche Circuit,[1][2][3] however multiple event cancellations due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ongoing quarantine restrictions in Asia. On 1 September 2022, the organiser announced the final version of the calendar, adding Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as final venues for the 2022 season.[3]

The season was marred by issues with tyres as drivers suffered numerous tyre failures on several rounds. These led to the cancellation of the races at the Nürburgring and Cyan Racing withdrawing from the series midway through the year.[4] Only nine drivers completed the full season.[5]

On 14 October 2022, the promoter Discovery Sports Events announced that after five seasons of running the WTCR, the series would be discontinued following the conclusion of the season, which had two rounds remaining in Bahrain (10–12 November) and Saudi Arabia (25–27 November).[6]. This resulted in TCR global rights holder WSC Group creating a new format, known as the TCR World Tour, influenced by golf's Official World Golf Ranking, in that all TCR events will be grouped for official TCR World Ranking points, which will be used to qualify drivers into a playoff at the end of the season, and a new format featuring events from different TCR-featured tours where drivers can also qualify for the TCR World Ranking Final.[7]

## Teams and drivers

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| Team  | Car  | No.  | Drivers  | Class  | Rounds  | Ref.

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BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 5  |  Norbert Michelisz |  | All  | [8]
96  |  Mikel Azcona |  | All  | [8]
Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 9  |  Attila Tassi |  | All  | [9]
18  |  Tiago Monteiro |  | All  | [9]
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | 29  |  Néstor Girolami |  | All  | [9]
86  |  Esteban Guerrieri |  | All  | [9]
Cyan Performance Lynk & Co | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 11  |  Thed Björk |  | 1–6  | [10]
12  |  Santiago Urrutia |  | 1–6  | [10]
55  |  Ma Qing Hua |  | 1–6  | [11]
Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | 68  |  Yann Ehrlacher |  | 1–6  | [10]
100  |  Yvan Muller |  | 1–6  | [10]
Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 16  |  Gilles Magnus |  | All  | [12]
25  |  Mehdi Bennani | T | 1–8  | [12]
72  |  Franco Girolami | T | 9  | [13]
Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | 17  |  Nathanaël Berthon |  | All  | [12]
33  |  Tom Coronel | T | All  | [12]
Zengő Motorsport | Cupra León Competición TCR | 66  |  Bence Boldizs  | T | 8  | [14]
79  |  Robert Huff | T | 1–7, 9  | [15]
99  |  Dániel Nagy | T | 1–5, 7–9  | [15]
Wildcard entries
Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 24  |  Ahmed BinKhanen  |  | 9  | [16]
72  |  Franco Girolami |  | 8  | [17]
110  |  Viktor Davidovski  |  | 8–9  | [17]
Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | 64  |  Éric Cayrolle |  | 1  | [18]
BRC Hyundai N Racing Team | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 88  |  Nicky Catsburg |  | 8–9  | [19]
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T | Eligible for WTCR Trophy

### Summary

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* JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing retained their 2021 drivers – Attila Tassi, Tiago Monteiro, Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri – for the 2022 season but on 15 January it was announced that Engstler Motorsport will switch from Hyundai to Honda.[9]
* Mikel Azcona will switch from Zengő Motorsport Services KFT to BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse to replace Gabriele Tarquini.[8]
* 2020 TCR China Touring Car Championship winner Ma Qing Hua returned to the series after having last raced in 2019 for Team Mulsanne, driving a car for Cyan Performance Lynk & Co.[11]
* 2020 TCR Europe Touring Car Series winner Mehdi Bennani returned to the series and Comtoyou Racing after having last raced in 2019 for SLR VW Motorsport to replace last season's runner-up Frédéric Vervisch.[12]
* Dániel Nagy returned to the series and Zengő Motorsport after having last taken part in the series in 2018, to replace Bence Boldizs.[15]

#### Mid-season changes

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* Cyan Racing withdrew from the Race of Italy, citing tire safety concerns.[20] Cyan Racing would later suspend their WTCR program with immediate effect for the same reason in August 2022 and not see out the season.[21]

## Calendar

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The preliminary race calendar was published by the championship management on 26 November 2021.[22] On 26 February 2022, WTCR Race of Russia was suspended due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23] On 19 March 2022, the calendar was updated again with the cancellation of the Czech and Russian rounds.[24][2] A further update was ratified on 14 April 2022, with the addition of two rounds at Vallelunga and Anneau du Rhin.[25] Another update was made on 29 June 2022 by cancelling Asian rounds due to the logistical challenges and quarantine restrictions in Asia:[26] An update was provided on 1 September 2022 by adding races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to host the final rounds of the championship.[3]

Round  | Race  | Race Name  | Circuit  | Date  | Supporting

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1  | 1  | WTCR Race of France |  Circuit de Pau-Ville | 7–8 May  | Pau Motors Festival
Euroformula Open (Pau Grand Prix)
ETCR Championship
French F4 Championship

2  | 3  | WTCR Goodyear Race of Germany |  Nürburgring Nordschleife | 26–28 May  | Nürburgring 24 Hours

3  | 5  | WTCR Goodyear Race of Hungary |  Hungaroring | 11–12 June  | ETCR Championship

4  | 7  | WTCR DHL Race of Spain |  Ciudad del Motor de Aragón | 25–26 June  |

5  | 9  | WTCR Race of Portugal |  Circuito Internacional de Vila Real | 2–3 July  |

6  | 11  | WTCR Race of Italy |  Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi | 23–24 July  | ETCR Championship

7  | 13  | WTCR Race of Alsace Grand Est |  Anneau du Rhin | 6–7 August  |

8  | 15  | WTCR Bapco Race of Bahrain |  Bahrain International Circuit | 10–12 November  | FIA World Endurance Championship

9  | 17  | WTCR Goodyear Race of Saudi Arabia |  Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 25–27 November  |

The following rounds were cancelled due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and logistical challenges in Asia:

Race Name  | Circuit  | Date

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WTCR Liqui Moly Race of Czech Republic |  Autodrom Most | 9–10 April
WTCR Race of Russia |  Sochi Autodrom | 6–7 August
WTCR Race of Korea  |  Inje Speedium | 8–9 October
WTCR Race of China |  Ningbo International Circuit | 5–6 November
WTCR Race of Macau |  Guia Circuit | 18–20 November
Source:[24][2][26]

## Compensation weight handicaps

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Compensation weight handicaps were given to the participating cars based on their best qualifying lap times in the previous two events, with 40 kg being the maximum penalty.[27] Hyundai customer team BRC Racing Team was in particular noted to have gamed the system by intentionally performing worse than possible in qualifying to avoid being penalised.[28][29]

Car  | Pau[30] | Nürburgring[30] | Hungaroring[31] | Aragón[32] | Vila Real[33] | Vallelunga[34] | Anneau du Rhin[35] | Bahrain[36] | Jeddah[37]

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Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | +10 kg  | +40 kg  | +40 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg
Cupra León Competición TCR | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 0 kg  | +40 kg  | +40 kg  | +40 kg  | +40 kg  | +20 kg  | +40 kg  | +40 kg  | +40 kg
Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | +10 kg
Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | 0 kg  | +10 kg  | +20 kg  | +40 kg  | +40 kg  | –  | –

## Results

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Race  | Race Name  | Pole Position  | Fastest lap  | Winning driver  | Winning team  | WTCR Trophy winner  | Report

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1  |  Race of France |  Néstor Girolami |  Robert Huff |  Néstor Girolami |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |  Mehdi Bennani | Report
2  |  |  Mikel Azcona |  Mikel Azcona |  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse |  Robert Huff
3  |  Race of Germany |  Mehdi Bennani | Race Cancelled | Report

5  |  Race of Hungary |  Mikel Azcona |  Mikel Azcona |  Mikel Azcona |  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse |  Robert Huff | Report
6  |  |  Robert Huff |  Santiago Urrutia |  Cyan Performance Lynk & Co |  Robert Huff
7  |  Race of Spain |  Gilles Magnus |  Gilles Magnus |  Gilles Magnus |  Comtoyou Team Audi Sport |  Robert Huff | Report
8  |  |  Robert Huff |  Mikel Azcona |  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse |  Robert Huff
9  |  Race of Portugal |  Santiago Urrutia |  Santiago Urrutia |  Santiago Urrutia |  Cyan Performance Lynk & Co |  Robert Huff | Report
10  |  |  Robert Huff |  Robert Huff |  Zengő Motorsport |  Robert Huff
11  |  Race of Italy |  Néstor Girolami |  Nathanaël Berthon |  Néstor Girolami |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |  Tom Coronel | Report
12  |  |  Gilles Magnus |  Gilles Magnus |  Audi Sport Team Comtoyou |  Robert Huff
13  |  Race of Alsace Grand Est |  Néstor Girolami |  Esteban Guerrieri |  Nathanaël Berthon |  Comtoyou Team Audi Sport |  Robert Huff | Report
14  |  |  Mikel Azcona |  Robert Huff |  Zengő Motorsport |  Robert Huff
15  |  Race of Bahrain |  Mikel Azcona |  Norbert Michelisz |  Mikel Azcona |  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse |  Tom Coronel | Report
16  |  |  Norbert Michelisz |  Norbert Michelisz |  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse |  Tom Coronel
17  |  Race of Saudi Arabia |  Nathanaël Berthon |  Nathanaël Berthon |  Nathanaël Berthon |  Comtoyou Team Audi Sport |  Tom Coronel | Report
18  |  |  Gilles Magnus |  Gilles Magnus |  Comtoyou Team Audi Sport |  Robert Huff

## Championship standings

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Scoring system
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th |  7th |  8th |  9th |  10th |  11th |  12th |  13th |  14th |  15th

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Qualifying
(Q1-Q3 Best Lap Top 5)  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 2  | —
Race 1  | 30  | 23  | 19  | 16  | 14  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1
Race 2  | 25  | 20  | 16  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

Scoring system for WTCR Trophy
Position  |  1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  FL

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Qualifying  | 1  | —
Race  | 10  | 8  | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1

### Drivers' championship

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| Pos. | Driver  | FRA
| GER
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| ESP
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| ITA
| AGE
| BHR
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1  |  Mikel Azcona | 64 | 1 | C5 | C  | 1 | 8  | 3  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 22 | 3  | 33 | 3 | 11 | 4  | 62 | 3  | 337
2  |  Néstor Girolami | 11 | 7  | C  | C  | 74 | 3  | 12  | 12  | 3  | 9  | 11 | 5  | 21 | 7  | 43 | 9  | 10  | 8  | 254
3  |  Nathanaël Berthon | 163 | 4  | C  | C  | 33 | 12  | 42 | 8  | 10  | Ret  | 9 | 2  | 12 | 8  | 32 | 5  | 11 | Ret  | 240
4  |  Norbert Michelisz | 9  | Ret  | C  | C  | 12  | 4  | 6  | Ret  | 4  | 5  | 44 | 4  | 4  | 4  | 24 | 1 | 24 | 4  | 222
5  |  Gilles Magnus | 85 | Ret  | C2 | C  | 41 | 7  | 11 | 14  | Ret  | 13  | 3  | 1 | 75 | 5  | Ret  | Ret  | 53 | 1 | 210
6  |  Robert Huff | 12 | 8  | C  | C  | 6  | 2 | 23 | 2 | 6  | 1 | 8  | 6  | 5  | 1  |  |  | 9  | 5  | 210
7  |  Esteban Guerrieri | 22 | 5  | C  | C  | 95 | 10  | 11  | 11  | Ret  | Ret  | 73 | 10  | 104 | 10  | 8  | 2  | 11  | 11  | 149
8  |  Santiago Urrutia | 7  | 2  | C3 | C  | 8  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 1 | 10  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 137
9  |  Yann Ehrlacher | 4  | 15  | C4 | C  | 22 | 6  | 54 | 5  | 2  | 8  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133
10  |  Tom Coronel | 11  | 12  | C  | C  | 15  | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | 13  | 12  | 6  | 7  | 6  | 11  | 6  | 6  | 35 | 6  | 115
11  |  Mehdi Bennani | 10  | Ret  | C1 | C  | 13  | Ret  | 10  | 9  | 7  | 6  | 10  | 9  | 11  | 2  | 7  | 8  |  |  | 112
12  |  Ma Qinghua | 5  | 3  | C  | C  | 5  | 5  | 13  | 6  | 5  | 7  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 97
13  |  Attila Tassi | 17  | 13  | C  | C  | 14  | 14  | Ret  | 13  | 9  | 2  | 55 | 8  | Ret  | 9  | 96 | Ret  | 14  | Ret  | 83
14  |  Yvan Muller | 3  | 6  | C  | C  | 10  | 9  | 75 | 7  | 14  | 4  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78
15  |  Tiago Monteiro | 15  | 10  | C  | C  | 16  | 15  | 14  | 15  | 11  | Ret  | 11  | 11  | 9  | 6  | 12  | 12  | 13  | 9  | 70
16  |  Dániel Nagy | 13  | 11  | C  | C  | 17  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 12  | Ret  |  |  | 8  | 12  | 11  | 10  | Ret  | 7  | 62
17  |  Thed Björk | Ret  | 9  | C  | C  | 11  | 11  | 9  | 10  | Ret  | 11  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35
18  |  Franco Girolami[N 1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 7  | 4  | Ret  | 16
19  |  Bence Boldizs  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 11  |  |  | 12
Wildcard entries ineligible for points
—  |  Viktor Davidovski  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 13  | 8  | 2  | —
—  |  Nicky Catsburg |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 | 3  | 7  | Ret  | —
—  |  Ahmed BinKhanen  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  | —
—  |  Éric Cayrolle | 14  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
Pos. | Driver  | FRA
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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

### Teams' championship

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| Pos. | Team  | No. | FRA
| GER
| HUN
| ESP
| PRT
| ITA
| AGE
| BHR
| SAU
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1  |  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse | 5  | 9  | Ret  | C  | C  | 12  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 4  | 5  | 44 | 4  | 4  | 4  | 24 | 1 | 24 | 4  | 559
96  | 64 | 1  | C5 | C  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 22 | 3  | 33 | 3  | 11 | 4  | 62 | 3
2  |  ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | 29  | 11 | 7  | C  | C  | 74 | 3  | 12  | 12  | 3  | 9  | 11 | 5  | 21 | 7  | 43 | 9  | 10  | 8  | 403
86  | 22 | 5  | C  | C  | 95 | 10  | 11  | 11  | Ret  | Ret  | 73 | 10  | 104 | 10  | 8  | 2  | 11  | 11
3  |  Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport | 17  | 163 | 4  | C  | C  | 33 | 12  | 42 | 8  | 10  | Ret  | 9 | 2  | 12 | 8  | 32 | 5  | 11 | Ret  | 355
33  | 11  | 12  | C  | C  | 15  | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | 13  | 12  | 6  | 7  | 6  | 11  | 6  | 6  | 35 | 6
4  |  Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | 16  | 85 | Ret  | C2 | C  | 41 | 7  | 11 | 14  | Ret  | 13  | 3  | 1 | 75 | 5  | Ret  | Ret  | 53 | 1 | 338
25  | 10  | Ret  | C1 | C  | 13  | Ret  | 10  | 9  | 7  | 6  | 10  | 9  | 11  | 2  | 7  | 8  |  |
72  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | Ret
5  |  Zengő Motorsport | 66  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 11  |  |  | 284
79  | 12  | 8  | C  | C  | 6  | 2  | 23 | 2  | 6  | 1 | 8  | 6  | 5  | 1  |  |  | 9  | 5
99  | 13  | 11  | C  | C  | 17  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 12  | Ret  |  |  | 8  | 12  | 11  | 10  | Ret  | 7
6  |  Cyan Performance Lynk & Co | 11[N 2] | Ret  | 9  | C  | C  | 11  | 11  | 9  | 10  | Ret  | 11  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 211
12[N 2] | 7  | 2  | C3 | C  | 8  | 1  | 8  | 3  | 1 | 10  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |
55  | 5  | 3  | C  | C  | 5  | 5  | 13  | 6  | 5  | 6  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |
7  |  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | 68  | 4  | 15  | C4 | C  | 22 | 6  | 64 | 5  | 2  | 8  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 211
100  | 3  | 6  | C  | C  | 10  | 9  | 75 | 7  | 14  | 4  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |
8  |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 9  | 17  | 13  | C  | C  | 14  | 14  | Ret  | 13  | 9  | 2  | 55 | 8  | Ret  | 9  | 96 | Ret  | 14  | Ret  | 153
18  | 15  | 10  | C  | C  | 16  | 15  | 14  | 15  | 11  | Ret  | 11  | 11  | 9  | 6  | 12  | 12  | 13  | 9
Ineligible for team points
—  |  Comtoyou Racing | 24  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  | —
72  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 7  |  |
110  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 13  | 8  | 2
—  |  Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | 64  | 14  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
—  |  BRC Hyundai N Racing Team | 88  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 | 3  | 7  | Ret  | —
Pos. | Team  | No. | FRA
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| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

### WTCR Trophy

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Eligible for drivers racing without manufacturer support.[38]

Pos. | Driver  | FRA
| GER
| HUN
| ESP
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| ITA
| AGE
| BHR
| SAU
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1  |  Robert Huff | 121 | 8  | C  | C  | 61 | 2  | 21 | 2  | 6  | 1  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 1  |  |  | 9  | 5  | 139
2  |  Tom Coronel | 11  | 12  | C  | C  | 15  | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | 13  | 12  | 6  | 7  | 71 | 11  | 6  | 6  | 31 | 6  | 108
3  |  Mehdi Bennani | 10  | Ret  | C1 | C  | 13  | Ret  | 10  | 9  | 71 | 6  | 101 | 9  | 11  | 2  | 71 | 8  |  |  | 91
4  |  Dániel Nagy | 13  | 11  | C  | C  | 17  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  | 12  | Ret  |  |  | 8  | 12  | 11  | 10  | Ret  | 7  | 51
5  |  Franco Girolami |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | Ret  | 8
6  |  Bence Boldizs  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 11  |  |  | 7
Pos. | Driver  | FRA
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| PRT
| ITA
| AGE
| BHR
| SAU
| Pts.

## Notes

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1. ^ Franco Girolami was ineligible to score points at the Race of Bahrain as he was a wildcard entry.
2. ^ a b Santiago Urrutia was ineligible to score points for the teams' championship in round 1, whereas Thed Björk was ineligible in rounds 2–6.

## References

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