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Records up for grabs in upcoming WTCR season

A number of lap records will be under threat during the upcoming FIA World Touring Car Cup season. With the TCR regulations still in their relative infancy, lap times continued to fall in 2017 and more of the same is expected in 2018 when WTCR breaks cover as the category's top division.

A full list of TCR car lap records appears below:

Qualifying lap records

Hungaroring, Norbert Michelisz (Honda Civic): 1m52.740s (139.89kph), 17/06/17

Nürburgring Nordschleife, Benjamin Leuchter (Volkswagen Golf): 8m46.222s (166.64kph), 24/06/17

Circuit Zandvoort, Maxime Potty (Volkswagen Golf): 1m45.863s (146.46kph), 20/05/17

Circuito de Vila Real, Norbert Nagy (SEAT León): 2m04.119s (138.51kph), 24/06/17

Ningbo International Speedpark, Andy Yan (Audi RS3 LMS): 1m53.178s (127.55kph), 27/10/17

Suzuka International Racing Course, Takuya Shirasaka (Audi RS3 LMS): 2m14.894s (154.97kph), 10/06/17

Circuito da Guia, Rob Huff (Honda Civic): 2m31.522s (145.40kph), 21/11/15

Race lap records

Hungaroring, Norbert Michelisz (Honda Civic): 1m54.252s (138.04kph), 18/06/17

Nürburgring Nordschleife, Benjamin Leuchter (Volkswagen Golf): 8m48.520s (165.91kph), 08/07/17

Circuit Zandvoort, Giacomo Altoè (Volkswagen Golf): 1m45.925s (146.38kph), 21/10/17

Circuito de Vila Real, Francisco Abreu (Volkswagen Golf): 2m03.982s (138.66kph), 09/07/17

Ningbo International Speedpark, Andy Yan (Audi RS3 LMS): 1m53.178s (127.55kph), 28/10/17

Suzuka International Racing Course, Takuya Shirasaka (Audi RS3 LMS): 2m17.277s (152.28kph), 11/06/17

Circuito da Guia, Rob Huff (Honda Civic): 2m34.136s (142.94kph), 22/11/15

TCR cars have yet to race at Circuit Moulay El Hassan and Circuito Termas de Río Hondo, venues of WTCR Race of Morocco and WTCR Race of Argentina respectively.

Zdroj: fiawtcc.com