WSC Group
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Motorsport, sports regulation |
| Founded 📆 | 2014 |
| Founder 👔 | Marcello Lotti |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Marcello Lotti (President) |
| Products 📟 | TCR technical regulations, event licensing, motorsport services |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | https://wsc.group |
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WSC Group (World Sporting Consulting;[1] also known as WSC Ltd, or simply WSC) is a private motorsport organisation that owns and manages the TCR Touring Car Racing concept, including the rights to its name, logo and technical regulations for touring car racing.
History
The idea for TCR was conceived in 2014 by motorsport promoter Marcello Lotti, who had previously been involved in international touring car championships. In 2015, WSC officially launched the first TCR International Series, introducing a new global touring car formula based on cost-effective production models.[2]
Since then, WSC has licensed the TCR format to promoters worldwide, managed homologation of eligible models, and supervised the sporting and technical framework of more than 30 national and regional TCR series.[3] These include championships such as the TCR Europe, TCR China, TCR Eastern Europe, TCR South America, among others. The newest addition is the TCR Panama, founded in 2025.[4]
Activities and operations
WSC’s main activities include:
- Owning the trademark, brand and technical regulations of the TCR concept.[3]
- Granting licences to national and regional promoters to host TCR-sanctioned series (e.g. TCR Europe, TCR Australia, TCR South America, TCR Panama).[3]
- Homologating and certifying production-based models to TCR specification.
- Issuing Balance of Performance (BoP) adjustments and technical bulletins.
- Overseeing the "TCR Gen I" group for first-generation TCR models.[5]
- Maintaining partnerships with international sanctioning bodies such as IMSA; in 2025, IMSA and WSC extended their TCR agreement through the 2028 season.[6]
Significance in motorsport
Within less than a decade, WSC’s TCR platform has become one of the most widely adopted touring car formulas worldwide. The concept focuses on cost control, production-based vehicles and cross-series compatibility, allowing the same car to compete in multiple TCR championships with minimal modification.[3]
Recent developments
In 2020, WSC launched the all-electric touring car concept known as ETCR (later rebranded as FIA eTouring Car World Cup).[7] In 2025, WSC and IMSA announced an extension of their cooperation, confirming the continued presence of TCR-specification cars in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge through 2028.[6]
TCR Series
References
- ↑ "WSC WORLD SPORTING CONSULTING LIMITED overview". gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "WSC Group launches TCR International Series", WSC Group, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "TCR – The Concept", WSC Group, retrieved 2025.
- ↑ "New TCR Panama championship kicks off in two weeks". wsc.group. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "WSC establishes the TCR Gen I group for previous models", TCR Eastern Europe, 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "IMSA and WSC Group expand TCR agreement through 2028 season", IMSA.com, March 14, 2025.
- ↑ "ETCR launch", WSC Group, 2020.
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