Of the 29 drivers who raced in the 2020 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup, 13 were 25 or under. Among them was a 20-year-old German talent, Luca Engstler, this week’s FIAWTCR.com tip for the top.
Racing is in the genes:Engstler is the son of FIA World Touring Car Championship race winner Franz Engstler, who also heads Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team, which Engstler Jr drove for during WTCR 2020 when he finished second in the Rookie standings.
From the football pitch to infinity:The German youngster carried the #8 on his Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Hyundai i30 N TCR and this is why: “Since I started to do any sport my number has always been #8. It began when I was playing football, and then when I moved into motorsport, racing in karting, Formula 4 and finally TCR series around the world. I originally chose it because my birthday is 8 March, but I never changed it, except for the times where I am the champion! Apart from then I would like to keep the #8 for the rest of my racing career, so it’s quite good that the number − on its side − represents infinity.”
Fastest in 15:As well as myriad TCR titles, Engstler completed 2019 with 15 race wins in the various TCR championships around the world.
Help was at hand:When MotoGP star Hafizh Syahrin made his WTCR debut in an Engstler Motorsport-run Hyundai at the Sepang International Circuit in December 2019, Luca Engstler was at hand as a driver coach.
Did you know?Engstler spent the first lockdown living with his parents in Wiggensbach, Bavaria, training hard and preparing his own meals to ensure a healthy diet.
WTCR 2020 record | |||
WTCR starts | 14 | Q1 appearances | 5 |
WTCR wins | 0 | Q2 appearances | 1 |
WTCR poles | 0 | Q3 appearances | 0 |
WTCR fastest laps | 0 | Best qualifying result | 9 |
WTCR laps led | 0 | Best race result | 8 |
WTCR 2020 Round-by-round | Q1/Q3 Result | R1 Grid | R1 Result | R2 Grid | R2 Result | R3 Grid | R3 Result | Points | Position |
Belgium | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | N/A | N/A | 10 | 13 |
Germany | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | N/A | N/A | 10 | 16 |
Slovakia | 19/- | 19 | DNF | 19 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 17 |
Hungary | 12/- | 11 | 8 | 12 | DNF | 22 | 16 | 32 | 17 |
Spain | 9/- | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | DNF | 47 | 17 |
Aragón | 15/- | 18 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 59 | 16 |
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