AUSSIE WTCR INVITE

DRIVERS AND TEAMS from TCR’s fledgling Australian series have been offered the chance to contest the final round of the World Touring Car Cup at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia in December.

There are two wildcard entries available for the event at the former F1 circuit, one of which is being reserved for a Malaysia driver, with the other invitation yet to be allocated.

The WTCR is promoted by Eurosport Events and the wildcard allocation is its responsibility.

But during a visit to Melbourne last week to promote the finale, Sepang circuit CEO Razlan Razali made it known that he would welcome a wildcard Australian TCR representative on the grid and would back it with Eurosport.

“If there are any Aussies out there who want to participate in a world championship event as a one-off in Malaysia, I think it’s just a matter of asking them (Eurosport) and I am very confident it would happen,” Razali said.

“If anyone is interested we can definitely look into it. It’s not a problem.”

The Sepang outing will wrap up the second season of WTCR, which replaced the World Touring Car Championship in 2018.

It will form a unique double-header alongside a round of the endurance world championship for motorcycles.

Australia’s TCR series kicks off at Sydney Motorsport Park on May 17-19.

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