Countdown to WTCR’s High Five with Gilles Magnus

As one of the WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup’s brightest prospects, Gilles Magnus, 22, is about to embark on his first season as an official Audi Sport customer racing driver following two years of impressing as a privateer for Comtoyou Racing. Although he’ll still form part of Comtoyou’s WTCR glory chase this year at the wheel of a Goodyear-equipped Audi RS 3 LMS, the Belgian’s rise in status means expectations have increased too. However, with an outright victory under this belt, last season’s WTCR Trophy winner is keeping calm ahead of Circuit de Pau-Ville hosting the 2022 opener from May 7-8.

Ad/> On 2022 targets…“That’s always a difficult question because you don’t want to put too much pressure on yourself, but I want to be ambitious as well because it’s my third season in WTCR, my first as an official driver, the Audi RS 3 LMS is very competitive so obviously we want to fight for the title. This has to be clear, maybe it’s ambitious but the team has worked very hard over the winter. We are ready.” WTCRRace preview: WTCR stars take to the streets for season kick-off3 HOURS AGO On raised expectations…“I don’t feel more pressure as an official Audi driver.

I’ve always had some kind of pressure because before it was the RACB supporting me and now it’s Audi Sport customer racing. We’ve always been competitive from the beginning and I always believed I could beat these big names and these big guys. You have to believe it otherwise you better stay at home and don’t even begin the fight.