The Red Bull Ring hosts TCR Eastern Europe season opener

11 April 2025

TCR Eastern Europe's season kicks off this weekend in Austria, at the Red Bull Ring, where competitors will begin fighting for the crown that was won by Mat'o Homola in 2023 and 2024.

The reigning champion will not defend the title, which makes last year's runner-up Adam Kout as the favourite for the Drivers' championship, with the Czech racing again a Janík Motorsport Hyundai Elantra N. His strongest competitor appears to be Bartosz Groszek, as the Polish driver who won the championship in 2022 returns with Aditis Racing at the wheel of an Audi RS 3 LMS.

Other serious contenders are Kout's and Groszek's young teammates Jiři Zbožínek and Martin Kadlečík, the experienced Italian Giacomo Ghermandi in a MM Motorsport-run Honda Civic FL5 and series veteran Petr Čížek with the CUPRA Leon Competiciòn entered by the Expres Auto Racing team.

To add spice to the event, Viktor Andersson comes from Sweden for a one-off appearance in his MA:GP Lynk & Co 03, in preparation for his campaign in the TCR Europe series.

Entry list

2 – Robert Pravdić (AMD Slovenija Avto, Hyundai Elantra N)

3 – Giacomo Ghermandi (MM Motorsport, Honda Civic Type R FL5)

10 – Viktor Andersson (MA:GP, Lynk & Co 03)

11 – Jiři Zbožínek (Janík Motorsport, Hyundai Elantra N)

14 – Petr Čížek (Expres Auto Racing, CUPRA Leon Competición)

21 – Ivars Vallers (LV Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS)

48 – Fraňo Dubreta (Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing, CUPRA Leon Competición)

68 – Adam Kout (Janík Motorsport, Hyundai Elantra N)

74 – Žarko Knego (Auto Klub Dubrovnik Racing, Hyundai Elantra N)

97 – Bartosz Groszek (Aditis Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS)

301 – Martin Kadlečík (Aditis Racing, Audi RS 3 LMS)