Promoters representing 15 different national regional TCR championships gathered in Italy on Tuesday, agreeing amongst other things to freeze car homologations for three years.
The event was arranged on the eve of the TCR balance of Performance [BoP] tests at the Adria International Raceway in Italy.
The championships represented were from TCR Asia, Baltic, Benelux, China, Germany, Ibérico, Italy, Middle East, Portugal, Russia, Scandinavia, Spain and the International Series, as well as the promoters of 24H Series / 24H TCE Series and VLN. The TCR Thailand promoter was linked by video conference.
Amongst other things, the most significant agreement was to freeze the car homologations for three years until the end of 2019.
Also agreed was to limit to one engine per season, although one engine change will be allowed with a five-place grid penalty being the consequence. Further changes will result in a drop to the back of the grid.
Any cars running under temporary homologation will not be eligible to score points in any of the championships, under the agreement.
“It has been a very constructive meeting,” said TCR Promoter Marcello Lotti. “It proved even further that all the members of the TCR global community share the same views and work together to strengthen the worldwide alliance.”
The TCR International Series begins in Georgia on the 1 and 2 April 2017.