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Jordi Gené carries maximum ballast as entry list for Monza confirmed

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Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil’s Jordi Gené will carry the maximum ballast for this weekend’s TCR International Series race in Monza as the Spanish driver picked up the most points two weeks’ ago in Portimao, while Michel Nykjaer will the only other driver to carry success ballast as Portimao race one winner Nicki Thiim’s not returning to the series.

Gené will carry 30kg of ballast on his SEAT León Cup Racer, while Target Competition’s Michel Nykjaer will carry 10kg on his SEAT as well. Although Nicki Thiim scored the second most points in Portugal, with the Dane not returning following the early conclusion of Audi’s TCR programme with the Engstler Motorsport team, the 20kg ballast allocation will not be applied this weekend, but should Thiim take part in any other races he will carry the penalty then.

The 19 car entry list for this weekend has also been revealed, with Zengo Motorsport returning after a two race absence, fielding a pair of SEAT León Cup Racers for Davide Roda and Zsolt Dávid Szabó, and with Target Competition expanding to four cars, adding another SEAT for Francesco Riva.

Jordi Oriola is scheduled to be back in one of Campos Racing’s Opel Astra OPCs with the other driver to be confirmed, with Proteam Racing also set to make their first true appearance of the season with the upgraded Ford Focus ST built by Onyx Race Engineering, but have not yet announced their driver for the weekend as Diego Romanini, who took part in Free Practice at the opening event in Sepang, is committed to a different race in Austria.

TCR International Series Monza Entry List

No – Driver – Nat – Team -Car
7 – Lorenzo Veglia – ITA – Liqui Moly Team Engstler – SEAT León Cup Racer
8 – Mikhail Grachev – RUS – Liqui Moly Team Engstler – SEAT León Cup Racer
10 – Gianni Morbidelli – ITA – WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
17 – Michel Nykjaer – DEN – Target Competition – SEAT León Cup Racer
20 – Igor Skuz – UKR – WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
21 – Jordi Oriola – SPA – Campos Racing – Opel Astra OPC
22 – TBC – TBC – Campos Racing – Opel Astra OPC
24 – Kevin Gleason – USA – WestCoast Racing – Honda Civic TCR
25 – Stefano Comini – SUI – Target Competition – SEAT León Cup Racer
33 – Andrea Belicchi – ITA – Target Competition – SEAT León Cup Racer
35 – Francesco Riva – ITA – Target Competition – SEAT León Cup Racer
36 – Antonio D’Amico – ITA – B.D.Racing Motorsport – SEAT León Cup Racer
46 – Zsolt Dávid Szabó – ITA – Zengo Motorsport – SEAT León Cup Racer
71 – TBC – TBC – Proteam Racing – Ford Focus ST
74 – Pepe Oriola – SPN – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León Cup Racer
77 – Sergey Afanasyev – RUS – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León Cup Racer
88 – Jordi Gené – SPN – Team Craft-Bamboo Lukoil – SEAT León Cup Racer
90 – Davide Roda – ITA – Zengo Motorsport – SEAT León Cup Racer