Hyundai Motorsport N and Romeo Ferraris-M1RA both enjoyed an excellent start to PURE ETCR Race HU as Friday Night’s draw put both in advantageous positions for the opening round of Battle. Both Augusto Farfus and John Filippi were drawn on the inside line for their Pool A Round 1 Battles; Farfus needing to fight off…
Philipp Eng claimed a remarkable Race DK Round 1 victory on his debut in PURE ETCR with an assured drive on the streets of Copenhagen for Romeo Ferraris-M1RA. The Austrian, who was drawn in the middle for Pool B Battle 2, leapt into the lead as inside starter Tom Chilton bogged down on the line…
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…
Mattias Ekström ended the opening day of PURE ETCR’s Race IT at Autodromo Vallelunga at the head of Pool B thanks to a pair of impressive victories aboard his CUPRA e-Racer. The crucial Battle came in Round 2 as Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA driver Ekström faced off against Romeo Ferraris – M1RA racer Luca Filippi;…
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…
Twelve top-class drivers will battle for the inaugural PURE ETCR title following the announcement of the brand-new series’ full-season entry list today. The entry includes one new addition as Hungarian Dániel Nagy completes the line-up at Zengo Motorsport X CUPRA; to race one of the team’s CUPRA e-Racers, starting at Autodromo Vallelunga, Italy, this weekend.…
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.…
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…
International Sportscar Champion Oli Webb became the latest driver to experience an ETCR car at Autodromo Vallelunga this week. The 30-year-old Briton drove the Giulia ETCR by Romeo Ferraris, which the Italian manufacturer will campaign in PURE ETCR this year, during the series’ ‘Stress Test’ at the track close to Rome. The 2014 European Le…
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…