TAG HEUER AWARDS
SPEED AND ACHIEVEMENT AS OFFICIAL SERIES PARTNER OF WORLD TOURING CAR
CUP
*TAG Heuer confirmed as Official Series Partner of WTCR
*Swiss Avant
Garde watchmaker behind two major awards
*Most Valuable
Driver and Best Lap Trophy up for grabs at all events
TAG Heuer will reward speed and achievement in the WTCR –
FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO after signing as an
Official Series Partner.
An association with Eurosport Events that began in 2016 in
support of the FIA World Touring Car Championship has been extended
into a third year. In addition to the popular TAG Heuer Best Lap
Trophy, the TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver will deliver a world first
for circuit racing.
TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver (MVD) brings an exciting
concept pioneered in US sport to the all-new WTCR. From next month’s
season opener in Morocco, TAG Heuer MVD will be contested with the
driver scoring the most points over a weekend receiving a prestigious
TAG Heuer watch.
The new initiative will be supported by a dedicated video
highlighting the winner’s achievement and promoted through the WTCR’s
social media channels. The TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver will also be
recognised in WTCR’s live global feed at the completion of each race.
François Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Events, said: “We are
very happy to announce the partnership between Eurosport Events and TAG
Heuer will continue into a third year. For 2018 it’s more than just a
partnership with the launch of the TAG Heuer Most Valuable Driver. It’s
a concept that brings massive US sporting disciplines, such as the NBA
and NFL, to the race tracks of the world. It’s going to be very
exciting watching drivers battle it out over a weekend to be the TAG
Heuer MVD.”
WTCR drivers will get four opportunities to score points
over a weekend: in the Q3 phase of Second Qualifying, in Race 1, Race 2
and Race 3. A breakdown appears below.
Points
allocation (races only, Q3 top five awarded points on a 5-4-3-2-1
scale):
Race
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
R1
|
27
|
20
|
17
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
R2
|
25
|
18
|
15
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
R3
|
30
|
23
|
19
|
16
|
13
|
10
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
Audi Sport Leopard Lukoil Team’s Gordon Shedden is no
stranger to the three-race-per-weekend format. The Scot is a three-time
winner of the British Touring Car Championship, which features three
races at each event. “I’ve been used to three races and in a funny kind
of way it’s not about the winning, it’s about making the best of your
bad days by scoring as many points as possible,” said Shedden, who will
race an Audi RS 3 LMS in the WTCR.
TAG Heuer’s support of the WTCR also includes the TAG
Heuer Best Lap Trophy, which is presented to the driver setting the
fastest lap between weekend’s three races. In addition, TAG Heuer is
the Official Timing Partner of the WTCC and benefits from a number of
promotional opportunities including trackside bannering and corporate
guest programmes.
Marrakech hosts the season-opening WTCR AFRIQUIA Race of
Morocco from 7-8 April, the first event of a 10-weekend campaign that
takes in nine countries across four continents.
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