TCR UK and TCR Panama championships resume this weekend

In the upcoming event TCR UK and TCR Panama will resume for their second event of the season.

The British series returns to Donington Park just two weeks after the season opener, but this time on the Grand Prix layout, with the famous Melbourne hairpin, and another 16-car field.

Adam Shepherd will be looking to build on the points lead he asserted last time out, coming in with two wins out of three. His closest rival looks to be last year’s runner-up Callum Newsham who had a DNF in Race 1 but was able to turn that round into victory in Race 3 and lies fifth in the standings. Steve Laidlaw is well placed after two comeback drives, while there will be attention on teenage sensation Finn Leslie, who sits second in the standings after an incredible career debut.

Schedule (Live streaming)

Saturday - Qualifying, 14:45 (15:45 CEST)

Sunday - Race 1, 11:15 (12:15 CEST)

Sunday - Race 2, 17:40 (18:40 CEST) - 100th TCR UK race

Saturday at Autódromo Panamá, Costa Rican driver Emilio Valverde will defend his early lead in TCR Panama standings after having scored a double win in the first race meeting at the wheel of his Hyundai Elantra N run by CHM Motorsports.

Valverde has already built a 25-point margin over Mario Bárcenas (Bárcenas Racing, CUPRA Leon VZ), while in third position lies Luis Ramírez (Hyundai Petroautos, Elantra N) who is also competing in TCR South America with a PMO Racing Peugeot 308 that he drove to finish fourth in Race 2 at Rosario.

Schedule (Live streaming)

Saturday - Qualifying, 13:00 (20:00 CEST)

Saturday - Race 1, 16:20 (23:20 CEST)

Saturday - Race 2, 17:50 (Sunday, 00:50 CEST)

Picture: TCR UK/Jakob Ebrey