2020 FIA WTCR Race of Belgium

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Race details

Round 1 of 6 in the 2020 World Touring Car Cup
Date	12–13 September 2020
Official name	FIA WTCR Race of Belgium
Location	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Distance	Race One 13 laps / TBC
Distance	Race Two 18 laps / TBC
Race 1
Pole
Driver	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time	1:36.119
Fastest lap
Driver	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Time	1:37.207
Podium
First	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Second	Thed Björk	Cyan Performance Lynk & Co
Third	Attila Tassi	ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport
Race 2
Pole
Driver	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport
Time	1:35.486
Fastest lap
Driver	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport
Time	1:36.724
Podium
First	Yann Ehrlacher	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
Second	Yvan Muller	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
Third	Santiago Urrutia	Cyan Performance Lynk & Co

The 2020 FIA WTCR Race of Belgium was the first round of the 2020 World Touring Car Cup and the first running of the FIA WTCR Race of Belgium. It was held on 12 and 13 September 2020 at Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

Entry list

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A total of 22 cars are entered, which includes two wildcard entries; Dylan O'Keeffe and Luca Filippi.^[1]^[2]^[3] The following teams and drivers are entered into the event:

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Class
BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse	Hyundai i30 N TCR	1	Norbert Michelisz
Vuković Motorsport	Renault Mégane R.S TCR	7	Jack Young	R T
Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	8	Luca Engstler	R
ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	9	Attila Tassi
Cyan Performance Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	11	Thed Björk
Cyan Performance Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	12	Santiago Urrutia
Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	16	Gilles Magnus	R T
Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	17	Nathanaël Berthon	T
ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	18	Tiago Monteiro
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	29	Néstor Girolami
BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse	Hyundai i30 N TCR	30	Gabriele Tarquini
Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	31	Tom Coronel	T
Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR	55	Bence Boldizs	R T
Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	68	Yann Ehrlacher
Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	T
ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	86	Esteban Guerrieri
Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	88	Nicky Catsburg
Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR	96	Mikel Azcona
Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR	99	Gábor Kismarty-Lechner	T
Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR	100	Yvan Muller
Wildcard entries
Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR	25	Luca Filippi
Vuković Motorsport	Renault Mégane R.S TCR	33	Dylan O'Keeffe
Source:^[4]

Icon	Class
R	Eligible for FIA Rookie award
T	Eligible for WTCR Trophy

Results

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Qualifying

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For race 1, the top 10 in Q2 were reversed and Q3 results determined race 2 pole position.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Class	Q1	Q2	Q3	Points
1	17	Nathanaël Berthon	Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	T	1:36.224	1:35.895	1:35.486	5
2	68	Yann Ehrlacher	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:35.827	1:35.783	1:35.517	4
3	16	Gilles Magnus	Comtoyou Racing	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	R T	1:36.050	1:35.480	1:35.527	3
4	12	Santiago Urrutia	Cyan Performance Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:36.338	1:35.644	1:35.880	2
5	100	Yvan Muller	Cyan Racing Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:36.076	1:35.798	1:36.069	1
6	31	Tom Coronel	Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	T	1:36.176	1:35.907	–
7	9	Attila Tassi	ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:36.218	1:35.941	–
8	11	Thed Björk	Cyan Performance Lynk & Co	Lynk & Co 03 TCR		1:35.952	1:35.993	–
9	69	Jean-Karl Vernay	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR	T	1:36.506	1:36.065	–
10	29	Néstor Girolami	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:36.754	1:36.119	–
11	86	Esteban Guerrieri	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:36.455	1:36.301	–
12	1	Norbert Michelisz	BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse	Hyundai i30 N TCR		1:36.648	1:36.606	–
13	33	Dylan O'Keeffe	Vuković Motorsport	Renault Mégane R.S TCR		1:36.877	–	–
14	8	Luca Engstler	Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR	R	1:37.020	–	–
15	30	Gabriele Tarquini	BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Squadra Corse	Hyundai i30 N TCR		1:37.054	–	–
16	7	Jack Young	Vuković Motorsport	Renault Mégane R.S TCR	R T	1:37.062	–	–
17	18	Tiago Monteiro	ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)		1:37.192	–	–
18	55	Bence Boldizs	Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR	R T	1:37.353	–	–
19	88	Nick Catsburg¹	Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team	Hyundai i30 N TCR		1:37.025	–	–
20	96	Mikel Azcona	Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR		1:37.410	–	–
21	25	Luca Filippi	Team Mulsanne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR		–²	–	–
22	96	Gábor Kismarty-Lechner	Zengő Motorsport Services KFT	CUPRA León Competición TCR	T	–²	–	–
Source:^[5]

^1 Nick Catsburg was given a five-place grid penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags.^[6]
^2 Luca Filippi and Gábor Kismarty-Lechner's times were deleted as they failed to stop at the weighbridge.^[7]