Just a few days after the weekend in France at Circuit Paul Ricard, the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour resumes for rounds 8 and 9 in Portugal on the tricky street circuit of Vila Real.
Despite a penalty that complicated his life in France, Santiago Urrutia of Geely Cyan Racing is still on top of the standings, however a strong weekend with pole position, one win and one fourth place, enabled BRC Hyundai's Mikel Azcona to close to gap to just six points.
Behind them, their teammates Norbert Michelisz and Thed Björk are placed third and fourth, 32 and 35 points off the leader respectively.
The reigning champion Yann Ehrlacher has moved up to fifth, ahead of Aurélien Comte; the Frenchman at the wheel of his SP Compétition CUPRA Leon VZ is the first of the drivers who don't drive a Geely Preface or a Hyundai Elantra.
In the Teams' Championship, Geely Cyan Racing has already built a solid lead of 42 points over BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse.
Schedule (* live streaming)
Saturday, 09:25 (10:25 CEST) - Free Practice 1 (30 min) *
Saturday, 12:30 (13:30 CEST) - Free Practice 2 (30 min) *
Saturday, 15:25 (16:25 CEST) - Qualifying Q1 (30 min) *
Saturday, 16:07 (17:07 CEST) - Qualifying Q2 (15 min) *
Sunday, 12:00 (13:00 CEST) - Race 1 (14 laps) *
Sunday, 17:05 (18:05 CEST) - Race 2 (14 laps) *
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