The calendar for the 2017 TCR international Series has been revealed, featuring ten events spread over Europe and Asia, with Georgia, Monaco, Hungary and Abu Dhabi added to the list of events.
The 2017 calendar once again features three events which are to be held in conjunction with Formula One, including the glittering addition of the Monaco Grand Prix in May.
Key moves also see the championship not returning to either Russia or Macau, with both countries having featured in the first two seasons of the championship.
There is, however, some continuity in the calendar, which again features a shared weekend with the FIA world Endurance Championship (WEC) at spa in early May, as well as a weekend shared with the ADAC TCR Germany Series at Oschersleben in July.
The venue for the penultimate race of the season has yet to be confirmed, but will take place in either South Korea or China in October.
Notably, the calendar only features ten events instead of the 11 that were held in the first and second seasons.
“We have already discussed with Formula One Management to be part of the Bahrain, Monaco and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix,” said TCR promoter “It is definitely an exciting sequence of venues.
“The addition of Monaco, Georgia, Hungary and Abu Dhabi will add further glamour to the series and will also enable the TCR concept to broaden its horizons even further.”
Round | Country | Circuit | Date |
1, 2 | Rustavi International Motopark | 1 – 2 April | |
3, 4 | Bahrain International Circuit | 15 – 16 April | |
5, 6 | Circuit de Spa Francorchamps | 6 – 7 May | |
7, 8 | Circuit de Monaco | 27 – 28 May | |
9, 10 | Salzburgring | 10 – 11 June | |
11, 12 | Hungaroring | 1 – 2 July | |
13, 14 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 8 – 9 July | |
15, 16 | Buriram International Circuit | 2 – 3 September | |
17, 18 | Korea / China * | 7 – 8 October | |
19, 20 | Yas Marina Circuit | 25 – 26 November |