TCR European Endurance is ready to get back out on track in 2025, as round two of the season sees the championship promoted by Mauricio Slaviero head to the Slovakiaring. After a thoroughly entertaining opening race weekend at the Mugello Circuit, the continental series moves to Slovakia, as the Slovakiaring welcomes the championship for the first time ever. Situated in Orechova Poton, the 5,922 km racetrack was set to feature on the TCR European Endurance calendar in 2024 too, though a change of schedule meant that the series’ debut at the Slovakiaring was postponed to this year.
The second round of the 2025 season promises to bring on the battle as the opening race back in Mugello, as 15 drivers are set to partake throughout the weekend. The fight for the overall title sees Pelatti/Girolami (Audi RS3 LMS) in front with 73 thanks to their win in Mugello, with BF Motorsport only 5 points behind in second. The Italian team will see a line-up change at the Slovakiaring: instead of Alessandro Alcidi, the team who’s second in the standings has selected Giuseppe Cartia to partner Yuri Brigliadori in their Audi RS3 LMS. A driver with previous experience in both TCR Italy and Coppa Italia Turismo, Cartia makes his comeback to competitive racing after two seasons of inactivity. Speaking of TCR entries with sequential gearbox, the Wimmer Werk motorsport pair of Scalvini/Tavano (Cupra Leon Competicion) are also back and ready to show their pace once more, after taking the Stage-1 win in Mugello but missing out on the overall win with less than 15 minutes to go. The Gen-2 class will also see a new team make their debut in the series, as Renauer Motorsport is scheduled to race with a Hyundai Elantra N TCR driven by Austrian gentleman driver Bernard Stitz, after missing opening round in Mugello.
In the DSG category, class leader Senna Summerbell (Cupra TCR DSG) will be looking to continue his positive streak of results together with Wimmer Werk Motorsport, this time alongside his Jamaican teammate and coach Chris Issa, which is set to make his race debut in Slovakia, after challenging free practices only in Tuscany. Tuder Motorsport, however, will try and stop them from doing so, as the Italian outfit sits second and third in class following their effort in Mugello. The pair of Damante/Maccari, second in the DSG standings after round one, will be behind the wheel of their Audi RS3 DSG, while Alcidi/Giovannoni will once again bring their VW Golf DSG to the table. TEXACO Team AMS is also bringing both their entries to the Slovakiaring, with a minor change in their DSG line-up. Turkish driver Onat Telkenar will take Zekai Özen’s spot alongisde Berk Kalpaklıoğlu in the team’s Audi RS3 DSG, who sits fourth in class after the first race; Telkenar has a lot of experience in both track racing and rallying, as he partook in the WRC Turkey back in 2019 as well as in the Turkish Track Championship, and he now comes back to racing together with TEXACO Team AMS. The Turkish outfit, which took home all titles in 2024 and are back as the defending champions, will also lead the way in the Gen-1 class, with the experienced pair of Çiftçi/Okyay (Audi RS3 Gen-1) ready to fight for the overall podium once more, a feat they narrowly missed in Mugello.
The intense schedule for round two of the 2025 TCR European Endurance season, which takes place alongside a prestigious FIA series as the main event such as the FIA European Truck Racing Championship for the first time ever, sees the teams tackling the track on Friday, June 6th for the first time, with two free practice sessions one at 10:40 and 13:50 local time respectively. Following that, qualifying one will start at 16:30, with the second session shortly after at 16:55. As always, the race will be split into two stages; Stage-1 will begin on Saturday, June 7th at 11:05 local time, while Stage-2 will take place on Sunday, June 8th at 11:45 local time. Both stages will be broadcast live on TCR TV’s official YouTube channel, with Daniele Spadi providing commentary on both occasions. As per previous rounds, the race will be streamed in Germany by Motorsport Television Deutschland. The race will also be broadcasted on GO TV, channel 809 on Sky Italy, with commentary provided by Simone Casciaro and Alice Cecchi, with the latter also covering the pit reporter role in Mugello.
