Mikel Azcona’s victory at PURE ETCR’s Race IT last weekend has made him the first driver to don the Goodyear #FollowTheLeader jacket as the the series inaugural points leader. The 24-year-old Spaniard was in inspired form for Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA at Vallelunga, winning both of his Saturday battles in his CUPRA e-Racer and then…
Mikel Azcona made history by becoming PURE ETCR’s first ever King of the Weekend as Jean-Karl Vernay won DHL SuperFinal B to deny Mattias Ekström the glory in Race IT at Vallelunga. Starting last after he was disqualified from his pole-position run in the Round 3 Time Trial, Ekström was the only driver on the…
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…
Mikel Azcona topped the second PURE ETCR RACE IT practice session at Vallelunga to continue Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA’s impressive start to the world’s first all-electric multi-brand touring car series. The Spanish star hit the top spot midway through the session with a time of 1m20.685s. It was the fastest time of the day, 0.408s…
A new era of motorsport gets underway this weekend (June 18-20) as the world’s first all-electric multi-brand touring car series, PURE ETCR stages its inaugural event. The Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi is the venue, with some of the world’s finest touring car drivers piloting the most powerful touring cars ever built and evoking the spirit…
PURE ETCR, the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series, is delighted to announce DHL Global Forwarding, the international freight specialist division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, as the series’ logistics partner for its inaugural season in 2021. This exciting announcement strengthens the series’ portfolio of globally recognised partners and adds momentum to Discovery Inc’s…
Romeo Ferraris have signed sportscar star Oli Webb as the fourth member of their PURE ETCR line-up for the 2021 season. The 30-year-old Briton will race the Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR by Romeo Ferraris in the world’s first all-electric, multi-brand touring car series, which begins at the team’s home circuit of Vallelunga on June 18-20.…
PURE ETCR promoter Eurosport Events is delighted to announce that it has been issued with the FIA’s Three Star Environmental Accreditation following a rigorous auditing process in line with the motorsport world governing body’s Environmental Certification Framework. The FIA Environmental Accreditation Programme aims to help motorsport and mobility stakeholders worldwide measure and enhance their environmental performance…
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…