Hyundai Motor Company's The New Avante NTCR wins the second round of the 2025 TCR World Tour
Jun 16, 2025
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Hyundai Motor Co. announced on the 16th (Mon) that it won the second round of the 2025 TCR World Tour held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, from June 13 (Fri) to 15 (Sunday, local time).
The Ricardo Tormo Circuit, where the race was held, opened in 1999 and held various motor sports events such as motorcycle races, and it is 4.005km long with a mix of straight sections that require high speed and corners that require medium and low speed, requiring balanced driving capabilities of drivers.
Nestor Girolami, who competed as The New Elantra NTCR race car, crossed the finish line the fastest in the second final race held on the 15th (Sunday), giving him the victory.
Nestor Girolami earned 30 points for his second final race win, adding 16 points from his first final race and 22 points from his third race, a total of 68 points during the event, putting him in sixth place in the drivers' standings for the 2025 season.
Norbert Michelisz, who competed with him, finished fourth, the best in the first of three final races, and finished ninth in the drivers' standings for the 2025 season with a total of 48 points during the event.
The last player, Mikel Azcona, scored a total of 24 points in this competition, ranking 13th in the driver's rankings for the 2025 season.
The "BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse" team, which includes three players, won a total of 124 points in this round, ranking third in the overall team category.
Hyundai Motor plans to move forward to win the 2025 season with Norbert Mitchelliz, who won the overall TCR World Tour driver category for the second consecutive year until 2024 following 2023, 2022 champion Mikel Azkona, and Nestor Girorami, who joined the team last year.
The TCR World Tour is a 'Customer Racing' competition that prohibits direct participation by manufacturers and involves professional racing teams who purchase the manufacturer's race car.
The TCR World Tour is the world's top-tier competition using TCR race cars and operates in a way that determines rankings based on the results of touring local TCR races held around the world.
There are 40 TCR series worldwide, including continental/national competitions, with up to 650 drivers participating in each TCR series competition. Among them, the TCR World Tour, the world's top competition, will consist of a total of eight rounds this year, followed by Spain, where the second round was held, and additional matches will be held in Italy, Portugal, Australia, South Korea, China and Macau.
A Hyundai Motor official said, `We are happy to meet the fans' expectations by winning the TCR World Tour Spain,' adding, `We will work closely with the BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corset team with the goal of winning not only the driver but also the overall team title this year.'
Meanwhile, the third round of the TCR World Tour will be held in Italy from June 20 (Friday) to 22 (Sunday local time).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
