How a former King of WTCR is helping Goodyear #FollowTheLeader Azcona

The 2022 WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup resumes at Vallelunga in Italy later this week (July 22-24) with the title race finely balanced following the recent visit to Portugal for some classic round-the-houses racing Vila Real style. Having won three times this season, Spain’s Mikel Azcona is the Goodyear #FollowTheLeader with a 16-point title advantage. Driving a Hyundai Elantra TCR for Italian outfit BRC Racing Team, the 26-year-old has previous Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi knowledge to count on − and a vastly experienced colleague to look to for support.

Ad/> “In Vallelunga I have driven only once, last year with ETCR, so I have very good memories, I like the track and for the TCR car it matches very well,” said Azcona. “When you are leading [the standings] it is always good. For Vallelunga it gives us a small advantage but everything can happen in one weekend.

We just need to keep following on this line with good results, a good feeling with the car, a good atmosphere working with the team and everybody.” WTCRHuff on a high in WTCR Trophy6 HOURS AGO Azcona replaced Gabriele Tarquini alongside Norbert Michelisz in the BRC line-up for 2022 after the Italian legend retired from full-time driving at the end of last season following a glittering career that included winning the first WTCR title in 2018. He’s now Team Manager at Cherasco-based BRC. “Mikel is very fast and has probably made the best start to a season there has been,” Tarquini said.