2020 World Touring Car Cup

JAS Motorsport and Honda Racing retained their 2019 drivers – Attila Tassi, Tiago Monteiro, Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri – for the 2020 season. On 5 March it was announced that all four drivers would compete for Münnich Motorsport, which would expand from two cars last season. To meet series regulations the team was split into two entities – ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport and ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport – with driver pairings yet to be confirmed. On 2 June it was announced that Attila Tassi and Tiago Monteiro would join the ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport with Néstor Girolami and Esteban Guerrieri remaining at the ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport.[7][25][8]

Volkswagen Motorsport announced that it would cease manufacturer support for the Golf GTI TCR along with all petrol-powered motorsport programmes, though the Golf GTI TCR would still be available to private teams. This announcement came along with the shift of the brand's policy towards electric racing.[26] Sébastien Loeb Racing, which had run four Golf GTI TCR cars during the 2019 season, announced on 31 January 2020 that it would leave the series.[27]

Audi opted not to introduce a successor to the RS 3 LMS for 2020, while also ending their manufacturer support in the series, though the RS 3 LMS would still be available to private teams. Days before the announcement, W Racing Team, competing under the Audi Sport Team Leopard Racing banner, announced that it would cease participation in the series after the 2019 season to focus on their racing programmes in GT racing and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[28][29]

Tom Coronel remained with Comtoyou Racing, but switched from the Cupra León TCR to the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR. Nathanaël Berthon returned to the WTCR driving for Comtoyou Racing.[14][13]

Cyan Racing committed to run four Lynk & Co 03 TCR cars for the season. On 26 March Yann Ehrlacher and Yvan Muller were confirmed as drivers for Cyan Racing Lynk & Co.[30][11]

Hyundai was again represented by four Hyundai i30 N TCR entries. BRC Racing Team scaled down to two cars after fielding all four entries last year, and entered under the BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse banner with reigning champion Norbert Michelisz and Gabriele Tarquini. Engstler Motorsport returned to the series for the first time since the 2014 season (back when it was called the World Touring Car Championship) fielding the remaining two Hyundai cars under the Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team name for Luca Engstler —who made his full-season début after entering once as a wildcard entry for the 2019 season as well as being replacement for Augusto Farfus at the Macau race weekend last year— and Nicky Catsburg. With these changes, Farfus left the team.[1]

SEAT Cupra announced on 3 April 2020 that they would not offer manufacturer support to any team in the 2020 Championship, though the new León Competición TCR would still be available to private teams.[31] On 14 May 2020, it was announced that the Cupra Leon Competición TCR would compete in the championship, with teams and drivers yet to be named.[32] On 30 May 2020, it was announced that Zengő Motorsport would return to the WTCR, running two new León Competición TCR cars, for Bence Boldizs and a yet-to-be-named driver.[15] It was announced on 28 August that he would be joined by Mikel Azcona and Gábor Kismarty-Lechner in a three-car lineup.[16]

Jean-Karl Vernay switched from W Racing Team to Team Mulsanne, which run a single Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR.[18]

Vuković Motorsport joined the grid running a single Renault Mégane R.S. TCR for Jack Young.[2] Aurélien Comte later replaced Young from the Slovakia Race onwards, thereby switching from DG Sport Compétition to Vuković Motorsport.[3]

• Compensation weight was measured differently compared to the previous season with now only the qualifying laps counted. Previously a combination of both the qualifying and race laps was used to determine the compensation weight. The change came to avoid teams instructing drivers to set slower race laps. The Balance of Performance parameters for the cars remains unaffected.[36]
• Goodyear became the series' tyre supplier, replacing Yokohama after a fourteen-year tenure as Yokohama elected to concentrate on developing tyres for the Super Formula and Super GT championships. Teams had a set of 18 new tyres for the opening round of the season, with the number being decreased to 12 for the remaining rounds.[37][38]

• For the first time since the 2010 World Touring Car Championship, a rookie category was introduced in the series. Drivers under the age of 23 were eligible as long as they had not raced in more than three race weekends in the series prior to this season.[36]
• The three-race schedule that had been in use for the previous two seasons, was cut down to two, citing cost-cutting measures, reducing the number of races from thirty to twenty. As a result, only a single qualifying session would be held. The race length for Race 2 would be three laps longer than Race 1 as a direct result of the reduced number of events.[38] After just two rounds the series reverted to the three race format from the Race of Slovakia onwards.
• Teams running two cars were restricted to 12-man personnel with three-car teams allowed 18-man personnel. The number of personnel working on the cars, wearing designated armbands, was restricted to ten. In light of the economical situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were allowed to enter just one car for the 2020 season, though they would not be eligible to score points in the teams' championship.[38][39]
• The WTCR Trophy was introduced for the 2020 season. Drivers who did not have financial support from customer racing department and haven't won the championship in either WTCR or its predecessor —the World Touring Car Championship— were allowed to score points in the WTCR Trophy.[40]

Pos. Driver BEL GER SVK HUN ESP ARA  Pts.  1 Yann Ehrlacher 71 12 3 12 9 7 11 23 1 8 11 6 12 65 6 22 234 2 Yvan Muller 84 25 2 7 14 8 13 4 2 9 7 2 14 74 1 4 195 3 Jean-Karl Vernay 5 7 9 6 33 14 4 9 3 5 13 Ret 65 82 2 35 194 4 Esteban Guerrieri Ret 13 1 5 4 3 7 11 7 11 13 10 9 1 Ret 18 188 5 Gilles Magnus 103 43 7 Ret 74 2 35 15 10 14 32 8 51 3 4 9 172 6 Santiago Urrutia 6 34 Ret 10 15 15 8 7 4 Ret 2 3 23 91 NC 11 169 7 Mikel Azcona 16 11 Ret 4 8 4 5 62 Ret 45 45 1 7 53 3 5 168 8 Nathanaël Berthon 9 141 12 12 11 Ret 21 12 11 11 12 4 44 4 NC 83 148 9 Thed Björk 22 Ret 4 24 19 16 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 12 11 7 64 142 10 Néstor Girolami 1 5 6 111 5 18† DNS 3 Ret 34 10 11 Ret 2 Ret DNS 137 11 Tom Coronel 45 6 5 85 6 1 64 11 17 13 19† Ret 8 12 15 15 117 12 Attila Tassi 3 20 Ret 33 11 Ret DNS 55 8 62 17 13 Ret 10 8 10 100 13 Norbert Michelisz 11 8 DNP DNP 10 6 102 21 5 10 61 15 16 16 5 7 93 14 Gabriele Tarquini 15 15 DNP DNP 25 Ret Ret NC 18 7 54 5 3 15 Ret 13 79 15 Tiago Monteiro Ret 19 8 9 13 9 17† 144 9 23 14 12 Ret 20† 10 11 79 16 Luca Engstler 12 10 DNP DNP NC 10 9 8 Ret 16 8 9 Ret 13 11 14 59 17 Nicky Catsburg 14 9 DNP DNP 172 5 13 53 18 Bence Boldizs 17 17 10 13 21† 13 NC 16 6 17 9 DNS 15 17 Ret 16 35 19 Aurélien Comte 16 12 12 17 19† 19 Ret NC Ret 14 12 17 17 20 Gábor Kismarty-Lechner 19 18 11 14 20 17 16 19 16 21 18 17† 13 Ret 14 19 17 21 Josh Files 16 14 10 9 22 Mitchell Cheah 18 13 20† 4 23 Nico Gruber 18 14 20 3 24 Jack Young 20† 21† Ret DNS 0 Wildcard entries ineligible for points – Luca Filippi 18 16 12 Ret Ret 13 13 15 Ret 9 12 – – Petr Fulín 18 11 14 – – Nicolas Baert 15 16 11 – – Dylan O'Keeffe 13 12 – – José Manuel Sapag 20 15 18 19 Ret DNS – Pos. Driver BEL GER SVK HUN ESP ARA  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Pos. Team No. BEL GER SVK HUN ESP ARA Pts. 1 Cyan Racing Lynk & Co 68 71 12 3 12 9 7 11 23 1 8 11 6 12 65 6 22 429 100 84 25 2 7 14 8 13 4 2 9 7 2 14 74 1 4 2 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport 29 1 5 6 111 5 18† DNS 3 Ret 34 10 11 Ret 2 Ret DNS 325 86 Ret 13 1 5 4 3 7 11 7 11 13 10 9 1 Ret 18 3 Cyan Performance Lynk & Co 11 22 Ret 4 24 19 16 15 10 12 12 Ret 7 12 11 7 64 311 12 6 34 Ret 10 15 15 8 7 4 Ret 2 3 23 91 NC 11 4 Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 17 9 141 12 12 11 Ret 21 12 11 11 12 4 44 4 NC 83 265 31 45 6 5 85 6 1 64 11 17 13 19† Ret 8 12 15 15 5 Zengő Motorsport Services KFT 55[N 1] 17 17 10 13 21† 13 NC 16 6 17 9 DNS 15 17 Ret 16 185 96 16 11 Ret 4 8 4 5 62 Ret 45 45 1 7 53 3 5 99 19 18 11 14 20 17 16 19 16 21 18 17† 13 Ret 14 19 6 ALL-INKL.DE Münnich Motorsport 9 3 20 Ret 33 11 Ret DNS 55 8 62 17 13 Ret 10 8 10 179 18 Ret 19 8 9 13 9 17† 144 9 23 14 12 Ret 20† 10 11 7 BRC Hyundai N Lukoil Squadra Corse 1 11 8 DNP DNP 10 6 102 21 5 10 61 15 16 16 5 7 172 30 15 15 DNP DNP 25 Ret Ret NC 18 7 54 5 3 15 Ret 13 8 Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team 8 12 10 DNP DNP NC 10 9 8 Ret 16 8 9 Ret 13 11 14 128 27 18 13 20† 40 16 14 10 88 14 9 DNP DNP 172 5 13 97 18 14 20 Single Car & Wildcard entries ineligible to score points – Team Mulsanne 25 18 16 12 Ret Ret 13 13 15 Ret 9 12 – 69 5 7 9 6 33 14 4 9 3 5 13 Ret 65 82 2 35 – Comtoyou Racing 15 15 16 11 – 16 103 43 7 Ret 74 2 35 15 10 14 32 8 51 3 4 9 – Vexta Domy 22 18 11 14 – – Vuković Motorsport 7 20† 21† Ret DNS – 33 13 12 34 16 12 12 17 19† 19 Ret NC Ret 14 12 17 – Target Competition 28 20 15 18 19 Ret DNS – Pos. Team No. BEL GER SVK HUN ESP ARA  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Eligible for drivers racing without manufacturer support.[41]

Pos.	Driver	BEL		GER		SVK			HUN			ESP			ARA			Pts.
1	Jean-Karl Vernay	5	7	9	6	3	14	4	91	3	5	1	Ret	6	81	2	3	121
2	Gilles Magnus	101	4	7	Ret	7	2	3	15	10	14	31	8	5	3	4	9	101
3	Nathanaël Berthon	9	14	12	12	11	Ret	2	12	11	11	12	4	4	4	NC	8	94
4	Tom Coronel	4	6	5	81	6	1	6	11	17	13	19†	Ret	8	12	15	15	80
5	Bence Boldizs	17	17	10	13	21†	13	NC	16	6	17	9	DNS	15	17	Ret	16	28
6	Aurélien Comte					16	12	12	17	19†	19	Ret	NC	Ret	14	12	17	13
7	Gábor Kismarty-Lechner	19	18	11	14	20	17	16	19	16	21	18†	17†	13	Ret	14	19	8
8	Jack Young	20†	21†	Ret	DNS													0
Pos.	Driver	BEL		GER		SVK			HUN			ESP			ARA			Pts.