Braga hosts the TCR Portugal season opener

TCR Portugal's 2018 season begins this weekend at Braga's Circuito Vasco Sameiro where the drivers of the TCR class will race together with their fellow competitors of the Supercars class.
The favourite drivers for the title fight are Francisco Mora, Francisco Abreu and Gustavo Moura who have been already seen this year in the TCR Europe Series.
Mora, the TCR Portugal champion in 2016 and 2017 will defend the title in a Veloso Motorsport Cupra TCR, while last year's vice-champion Abreu will share the Peugeot 308 run by Sports & You with Rafael Lobato. As for Moura, he will be at the wheel of an Audi RS3 LMS entered by Speedy Motorsport.
Other drivers to watch are Touring Car veteran Francisco Carvalho (Veloso Motorsport Audi), karting specialist Armando Parente (Team Novadriver Volkswagen Golf GTI) and 2016 TCR Portugal runner-up Manuel Gião (Kia c'eed)
The championship will feature a double race at each of its four events. After Braga the series will visit Vila Real in the WTCR weekend (22/24 June), Estoril (1/2 September) and Portimão (27/28 October).