Luca Filippi has heaped praise on the Romeo Ferraris – M1RA team after a strong start to the PURE ETCR season at Race IT at Vallelunga. The 35-year-old Italian was in inspired form at his home circuit as he scored a Battle win in Round 1 and came third in DHL SuperFinal B to finish…
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…
Mattias Ekström made history at Vallelunga by topping PURE ETCR’s first official free practice session ahead of this weekend’s RACE IT. The Swede topped the timesheets in his CUPRA e-Racer, which is run by Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA. His time of 1m21.743s, which was set with seven minutes to go, was just 0.100s faster than…
CUPRA Racing’s Jordi Gené says he cannot wait to rediscover the thrill of competition when he returns to racing in PURE ETCR this year. The touring car veteran is one of three drivers already confirmed to pilot the CUPRA e-Racer in the world’s first all-electric touring car series and will be joined by Mattias Ekström…
PURE ETCR, the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car championship, is delighted to announce a major new partnership with South Africa’s premier sports broadcaster, SuperSport. Established in 1987 and spreading its broadcast wings into neighbouring countries eight years later, SuperSport can now boast over 20 million subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa, all enjoying a mix of…
PURE ETCR’s preparations for the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series took a major step forwards this week with the successful completion of a pre-season ‘stress test’ at Autodromo Vallelunga, Italy. The test, which took place on Wednesday (May 5), simulated key elements of a PURE ETCR race weekend, including ‘Battle’ races in which…
Luca Filippi is the latest star name to join PURE ETCR after Romeo Ferraris confirmed the Italian ace will race its Giulia ETCR in the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series this year. The 35-year-old Italian is the second driver announced for the programme, alongside Monegasque Stefano Coletti, and drove the Giulia ETCR by…
Michela Cerruti became the latest driver to get behind the wheel of the Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR by Romeo Ferraris when she made her test debut in the car at Vallelunga last Friday. The 34-year-old Italian is the team’s Operations Manager, but has a racing CV that includes victories in Auto GP, Superstars and Italian…
PURE ETCR’s drive towards a new era of electromobility features prominently in an all-new documentary programme released this week to mark Earth Day. Available in full on the PURE ETCR YouTube channel, the programme examines how the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car championship It will also be broadcast on Eurosport 2 (April 21) at…
PURE ETCR, the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car championship, is delighted to announce a major new broadcast partnership with leading Russian sports broadcaster, Match TV. Match TV’s 13 channels are dedicated to broadcasting the best sporting competitions across the country, and benefit from broadcast centres in seven major cities. Coverage of all PURE ETCR’s…