TEN different nationalities will be represented in a 24-car TCR field at this weekend’s Race Sydney event.
In the biggest ever grid for a TCR event Down Under, the round will be crucial to the title races in both the Australian and World Tour series.
In addition to the nine-pronged World Tour fleet, there will be category debuts for Will Harris – the twin brother of race winner Brad – and Frenchman Jimmy Clairet in the Peugeot raced by Clay Richards at Sandown.
Those continuing their quest for the inaugural World Tour crown this Friday and Saturday night are headed by frontrunners Norbert Michelisz (Hungary) and Yann Ehrlacher (France).
Michelisz is part of a two-car BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse alongside teammate Mikel Azcona (Spain).
FULL SCHEDULES: 2023 Race Sydney, Bathurst International
Ehrlacher drives for Lynk & Co-powered Cyan Racing, which also fields Thed Björk (Sweden), Santiago Urrutia (Uruguay) and Ma Qing Ha (China).
Racing for Audi Sport Comtoyou will be Rob Huff (United Kingdom) and Frederic Vervisch (Belgium), while Nestor Girolami (Argentina) is the sole Honda international.
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As for the TCR Australia component, it’s Hyundai duo Bailey Sweeny and Josh Buchan duking it out at the pointy end of the standings; 30 points separate the pair heading into Sydney Motorsport Park.
The Bathurst International (November 10-12) will act as the 2023 Australian decider, and the penultimate round of the TCR World Tour.
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Entry list: TCR, Race Sydney
| Number | Team/Sponsor | Driver | Car |
| 1 | Honda Wall Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Honda Civic FL5 |
| 4 | Hangcha Forklifts | Jimmy Clairet | Peugeot 308 |
| 9 | MPC Team Liqui Moly | Will Brown | Audi RS3 LMS |
| 14 | Purple Sector | Lachlan Mineeff | Audi RS3 LMS SEQ |
| 18 | Team Valvoline GRM | Aaron Cameron | Peugeot 308 |
| 22 | Challenge Motorsport | Iain McDougall | Audi RS3 LMS SEQ |
| 30 | HMO Customer Racing | Josh Buchan | Hyundai Elantra N Sedan |
| 33 | Schaeffler GRM | Jordan Cox | Peugeot 308 |
| 41 | Valvoline Racing GRM | Kody Garland | Peugeot 308 |
| 71 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Ben Bargwanna | Peugeot 308 |
| TBC | Exclusive Switchboards / Wall Racing | Will Harris | Honda Civic FK7 |
| 74 | Exclusive Switchboards / Wall Racing | Brad Harris | Honda Civic FK7 |
| 105 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Course | Norbert Michelisz | Hyundai Elantra N Sedan |
| 110 | Team Soutar Motorsport | Zac Soutar | Audi RS3 LMS |
| 111 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Thed Björk | Lynk & Co 03 FL |
| 112 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Santiago Urrutia | Lynk & Co 03 FL |
| 115 | Autoglym / Ashley Seward Motorsport | Tom Oliphant | Lynk & Co 03 |
| 122 | Audi Sport Comtoyou | Frederic Vervisch | Audi RS3 LMS |
| 129 | Honda Wall Racing | Nestor Girolami | Honda Civic FL5 |
| 130 | HMO Customer Racing | Bailey Sweeny | Hyundai i30N |
| 155 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Ma Qing Hua | Lynk & Co 03 FL |
| 168 | Cyan Racing Lynk & Co | Yann Ehrlacher | Lynk & Co 03 FL |
| 179 | Audi Sport Comtoyou | Rob Huff | Audi RS3 LMS |
| 196 | BRC Hyundai N Squadra Course | Mikel Azcona | Hyundai Elantra N Sedan |
