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18 entries for TCR Spain season opener in Barcelona

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The 2025 season of the TCR Spain kicks off this weekend at the Montmeló circuit in Barcelona with the series presenting an 18-car entry list for the first of five rounds,

The series continues its growth with seven teams present and 18 drivers from eight nationalities and across four trophies.

Apart from the overall TCR championship, there will be a Junior Trophy for drivers under 21 years of age, a TCR Cup for Gen 1 cars and, as a novelty for 2025, a Master trophy for drivers over 45 years of age who never have finished in the top five of a TCR championship.

ALM Motorsport will field three Honda Civic FL5 TCRs for Estonian drivers Ruben Volt and Dorian Piirimägi and Turkish driver Demir Eröge. The French outfit SP Compétition will enter the series with two Cupra Leon VZ TCRs for Tom Pussier and Giovanni Scamardi.

Spaniards Eric Zabala and Eric Gené and Briton Jason Brickley will also drive Cupra Leon VZs for Monlau Motorsport.

Germany’s Mike Halder and Denmark’s Rene Povlsen will be at the wheel of Honda Civic FL5 TCRs from TPR Motorsport, with RC2 Racing team fielding three Hondas for the brothers Víctor, Rubén and Felipe Fernández.

Michael Markussen makes his series debut with a Honda Civic FL5 TCR in preparation for his TCR Denmark programme, whilst Team Clairet will field four cars: two Audi RS 3 LMS TCRs for Sébastien Thome and Shunker Veenesh and two Cupra Leon VZs for Guillaume Savoldelli and Samuel Chaligne.

Track action starts on Saturday with two free practice sessions, followed by qualifying at 14:40 CET. Both races are scheduled for Sunday, 09:15 and 17:30 CET respectively.

2025 TCR Spain season opener entry list

5 – ALM Motorsport – Demir Eröge – Honda Civic FL5 TCR (M)
12 – Auto Club Rc2 Valles – Ruben Fernandez – Honda Civic FL5 TCR (M)
18 – Markussen Racing – Michael Markussen – Honda Civic FL5 TCR
19 – Auto Club Rc2 Valles – Felipe Fernandez – Honda Civic FL5 TCR
20 – Team Clairet Sport – Sebastien Thome – Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
27 – ALM Motorsport – Ruben Volt – Honda Civic FL5 TCR (Jr)
28 – Monlau Motorsport – Eric Gene – Cupra Leon VZ (Jr)
33 – Team Clairet Sport – Samuel Chaligne – Cupra Leon VZ (M)
34 – SP Competition – Giovanni Scamardi – Cupra Leon VZ
38 – SP Competition – Tom Pussier – Cupra Leon VZ (Jr)
41 – TPR Motorsport – Rene Povlsen – Honda Civic FL5 TCR (M)
44 – Team Clairet Sport – Shunker Veenesh – Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (M)
45 – Auto Club Rc2 Valles – Victor Fernandez – Honda Civic FL5 TCR (M)
77 – TPR Motorsport – Mike Halder – Honda Civic Fl5 TCR
81 – Monlau Motorsport – Erik Zabala – Cupra Leon VZ (Jr)
117 – Team Clairet Sport – Guillaume Savoldelli – Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
237 – Alm Motorsport – Sten-Dorian Piirimägi – Honda Civic Fl5 TCR
246 – Monlau Motorsport – Jenson Brickley – Cupra Leon VZ (Jr)

Timetable

Saturday 15/3
14:40: Qualifying
Sunday 16/3
09:15: Race 1 (25 minutes + 1 lap)
17:30: Race 2 (25 minutes + 1 lap)