Mikel Azcona: “We scored 65 points during the weekend”

Mikel Azcona has brought himself right back into the championship fight after a solid FIA TCR World Tour weekend at Paul Ricard where he claimed his first win of 2026.

“After what happened in Valencia when we were leading the race only to suffer a puncture so close to the end, this victory feels even better,” said Azcona.

“It was a mega job by the team, but the start was maybe the key to the race because I managed to do a very good launch to keep the first position at the first corner.”

The BRC Hyundai driver controlled the first race from lights to flag and put hard pressure on points leader Santiago Urrutia in the fight for third place during the second race after staring eighth.

“I started Race 2 in P8 and finished P4 after overtaking four cars on the first lap,” said Azcona.

“I was trying to attack the driver in front, but he was not easy to overtake, and I also had to defend from behind. My front-left tyre got very hot, and I could feel the understeer. Sometimes there are more chances to lose so I did not do any crazy things and finished P4.

“We scored 65 points during the weekend, so it was very positive and thank you to the team. It’s a street race next and very soon we’ll have to think about that.”