FIA ETCR puts the power in Pau

Today the FIA ETCR eTouring Car World Cup will take to the track for the first competitive sessions of its inaugural event on the streets of Pau Ville for the Infinite Reality Race FR. FIA ETCR has grown from its predecessor PURE ETCR to gain FIA World Cup status and features the world’s most powerful touring cars with 500KW of power available for qualifying and in-session Power Ups.

Ad/> All drivers compete with the same Goodyear treaded all-weather tyres and the driver with the most points over the course of the weekend will be crowned King of the Weekend. Points are scored in all of the Finals so every corner counts! FIA ETCRRomeo Ferraris target regular success in 2022 FIA ETCRA MINUTE AGO The charging process for all cars competing is powered by Hyundai Motor Company HTWO hydrogen twin-fuel-cell generators.

These generators use green hydrogen to power the charging units, ensuring that only decarbonised electricity is created and meaning that the only by-product of the process is water. “We come to the streets of Pau to start our first round as an FIA series and bring the most powerful touring cars ever built to this iconic street circuit,” says FIA ETCR Series Director, Xavier Gavory.

“We have three great manufacturers: CUPRA, Hyundai Motorsport and Romeo Ferraris and all three have superb driver line-ups of race winners and champions from many other racing disciplines. Sustainability is key in our outlook at all levels and we are not just paying lip service to this; it is intrinsic in everything we do.” FIA ETCR will be seen by more people than ever before as it will be broadcast in 183 countries in 2022.