Multiple touring car World Champion team Lynk & Co Cyan Racing will enter the prestigious new TCR World Tour championship with four cars for 2023, racing the successful Lynk & Co 03 TCR model.
“We are delighted to continue our successful and long-term cooperation with Lynk & Co and Geely Group Motorsport in World Touring Cars with the new and exciting TCR World Tour from 2023 and beyond,” said Fredrik Wahlén, Team Manager of Cyan Racing.
“This is the highest level of touring car racing and with new sporting regulations, as well as new tyres compared to the WTCR, we have no doubt that the competition will be extremely tough.”
The TCR World Tour evolved out of the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) as the pinnacle of international touring car racing from 2023.
Cyan Racing is the most successful World Touring Car team ever, having claimed a total of seven World Titles, most recently the 2021 drivers’ and teams’ titles with Lynk & Co.
“We fully support Cyan Racing in the decision to enter the TCR World Tour, opening a new chapter of a hugely successful journey between the team and Lynk & Co which began in 2018,” said Alexander Murdzevski Schedvin, Head of Geely Group Motorsport.
“The decision of Lynk & Co Cyan Racing to enter the TCR World Tour further underlines our commitment to touring car racing as an unparalleled product marketing platform.”
The 2023 TCR World Tour will race on prestigious circuits in Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas, starting the season on April 28-30 at Portimaõ in Portugal. The full calendar of nine race weekends will be confirmed within the coming months by promoters WSC Group Ltd.
Further news regarding the Lynk & Co Cyan Racing drivers for the TCR World Tour will be communicated in due course.
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Johan Meissner
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Cyan Racing
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johan.meissner@cyanracing.com
About Cyan Racing
Cyan Racing was founded in 1996 and was formerly named Polestar until Volvo Cars acquired the performance section and trademark in 2015. Cyan Racing is privately owned and operated. The team has claimed seven touring car World Titles, most recently the 2021 WTCR drivers' and teams' titles with Lynk & Co – and participated in the development of the Polestar performance models of the Volvo S60 and V60 in the years 2013 to 2015, including the concept models Volvo C30 and S60 Polestar Concept Prototype. The company launched the Volvo P1800 Cyan in 2020, Cyan Racing’s interpretation of the iconic Volvo sports car from the sixties.
About Lynk & Co
Lynk & Co was created to provide mobility solutions for the connected generation. We do make really, really good cars (the kind that have all the features you want without you having to ask for them), but we also offer a new way of using those cars. Our membership-based approach makes it simple to get on the go. Members can access a car on a flexible, month-to-month basis and share with friends, family, and the Lynk & Co community.
About Geely Group Motorsport
Geely Group Motorsport is a brand neutral entity based within Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. It was founded in 2018 to provide strategic and tactical expertise to serve the best motorsport sporting and commercial interests for the auto brands in the group. One of its tactical assignments include the development and management of the Lynk & Co TCR and customer racing programmes.