Remembering when… WTCR was Belgium-bound

Belgium is celebrating part one of an epic FIA world championship double-header this weekend with the second WRC-counting Ypres Rally taking place ahead of the country’s Formula One grand prix in seven days. Back in 2020, Belgium hosted the opening rounds of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup with Circuit Zolder the setting for two action-packed races.

Here’s a brief reminder of what happened. Ad Néstor Girolami and Yann Ehrlacher triumphed in the two counters for Honda-powered ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport and Cyan Racing Lynk & Co respectively as the 2020 WTCR season – delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic – kicked off.

WTCRThe winners at home in WTCRYESTERDAY AT 04:08 As well as celebrating a race win, Ehrlacher left Belgium as the Goodyear #FollowTheLeader for topping the title standings. Meanwhile, home hero Gilles Magnus scored a Rookie win double on his WTCR debut weekend.

Magnus, competing with the support of the RACB National Team, a talent-backing programme from Belgium’s ASN, topped the WTCR Trophy classification in Race 2 after his fellow Comtoyou Audi driver Tom Coronel had done likewise in Race 1. Discovery Sports Events (then Eurosport Events) used the Zolder weekend to launch its #Race2Care campaign to help in the fight against COVID-19.

Initiated by the WTCR promoter in support of the FIA’s #PurposeDriven movement to return to racing with a clear purpose, DSE pledged to donate €1 for every kilometre completed by every all-season driver in every qualifying session and race in 2020 with the goal of raising €100,000 with additional donations from drivers, other members of the WTCR community and stakeholders. WTCR Race of Belgium also marked the start of Goodyear’s exclusive WTCR tyre supplier agreement with