Mattias Ekström is the first-ever PURE ETCR King of the Season after the most dramatic possible climax to the season in a DHL SuperFinal B at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit that was won by chief title rival Jean-Karl Vernay. The Swede started on pole position for CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport knowing that just a fifth-place finish would…
Mikel Azcona moved into second place in the PURE ETCR Drivers’ standings with a decisive victory as PURE ETCR Race FR kicked off with a scintillating pair of Pool A battles at the Pau-Arnos E-Circuit. The CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport driver was slow off the line, but moved up the order when team-mate Dániel Nagy…
Four of PURE ETCR’s five title contenders will square off in direct competition with each other during this weekend’s championship showdown at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit, France.
Mattias Ekström claimed a tight PURE ETCR Round 2 Battle victory at Race SP at MotorLand Aragón to ensure he will end the day on top of Pool B and make himself one of the favourites to become King of the Weekend. The Swede put his CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport e-Racer into the lead by…
Augusto Farfus will start DHL SuperFinal A from pole position after heading a Hyundai Motorsport N one-two in the Round 3 Time Trial at PURE ETCR Race IT at Vallelunga. The Brazilian’s time of 1m26.612s was almost half a second faster than the similar Hyundai Veloster N ETCR of team-mate Tom Chilton, who was his…
Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA enjoyed a night of good fortune at Autodromo Vallelunga as they secured the advantageous inside lane for three of their four opening-round battles at PURE ETCR Race IT as the series staged The Draw for the first time. The Draw is one of a number of innovations by the world’s first…
Hyundai Motorsport’s Jean-Karl Vernay believes that running dual-programmes in PURE ETCR and the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup this year could be a blessing in disguise as he targets title success. The Frenchman was recently confirmed as one of four drivers of the Hyundai Veloster N ETCR in the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand…
Hyundai Motorsport has today named an all-star, four-driver line-up to contest the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series, PURE ETCR, this year. Augusto Farfus, Jean-Karl Vernay, Tom Chilton and John Filippi, who can boast 11 championship titles and more than 50 major touring car victories between them, will drive the brand-new Hyundai Veloster N…
Hyundai Motorsport have completed their first track test of the Veloster N ETCR using the complete ETCR technical kit, in anticipation of their PURE ETCR debut at MotorLand Aragón later this month. The Veloster was the first car to be fully integrated with the ETCR kit, which includes a Williams Advanced Engineering battery pack, Magelec…
Augusto Farfus would love the opportunity to race for Hyundai Motorsport in PURE ETCR’s inaugural championship next year. The Brazilian is currently the Test Driver for Hyundai and has been at the forefront of the development programme for the brand-new Veloster N ETCR, which will compete in the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series…