PURE ETCR’s season finale at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit was the perfect embodiment of France’s vision for electric racing in the coming years, according to the country’s motorsport chief. President of the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA), Nicolas Deschaux, believes the event – which was held in partnership with the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup…
Visitors to one of Italy’s leading motor shows can see two of the stars of PURE ETCR’s 2021 season. The Salone Auto e Moto d’Epoca di Padova, held in the country’s north-eastern region, features a major exhibit by Romeo Ferraris from October 21-24, including the two Giulia ETCRs that competed in the world’s first all-electric…
It was utterly predictable that, as PURE ETCR’s inaugural title winner, Mattias Ekström would automatically end the world’s first all-electric touring car season wearing the Goodyear #FollowTheLeader jacket at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit. But what was less predictable was that CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport drivers would do so after every event in 2021. It was Mikel Azcona…
Jean-Karl Vernay says that ending the PURE ETCR season with a victory was ‘extremely important’ for the whole Hyundai Motorsport N squad. The Frenchman was crowned King of the Weekend on home soil at Race FR thanks to a dominant victory in DHL SuperFinal B and in turn won the TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver…
Augusto Farfus collected his second TAG Heuer Best Lap Trophy of the season at Race FR at Pau-Arnos over the weekend and immediately praised the work of Hyundai Motorsport N that made the Veloster N ETCR a formidable opponent across the event. The Brazilian had previously taken the prize at the inaugural PURE ETCR event…
The heroes of PURE ETCR celebrated the end of a thrilling season of on-track competition in central Pau at a gala event on Sunday night hosted by Eurosport’s series presenters Neil Cole and Marieta Evans. King of the Season Mattias Ekström and Head of CUPRA Racing Xavi Serra were formally presented with their awards as…
Mattias Ekström has described his PURE ETCR title success as the culmination of two years’ work for himself and CUPRA Racing. The Swede was crowned the winner of the first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series after a dramatic season finale at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit yesterday and was quick to pay tribute to the Spanish manufacturer. “It…
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 kept his PURE ETCR title hopes alive as Augusto Farfus gave Hyundai Motorsport N a dominant victory in DHL SuperFinal A at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit. Spaniard Azcona finished third in his CUPRA e-Racer – enough to make CUPRA X Zengo Motorsport the 2021 Manufacturers’ title winners -, but was never close to threatening Farfus,…
PURE ETCR series leader Mattias Ekström ensured he will start Sunday’s DHL SuperFinal B from pole position after topping Time Trial B this evening at Pau-Arnos E-Circuit. The Swede, who heads the race for the world’s first all-electric touring car title into tomorrow’s season finale, was first on-track for the session in his CUPRA e-Racer.…