Santiago Urrutia Makes Touring Car History with Triple Win at Valencia
Santiago Urrutia made history by winning all three races in a single weekend at the Valencia round of the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour, a first in major international touring car racing.
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- 20 points
What Happened
Geely Cyan Racing and driver Santiago Urrutia delivered a historic performance at the second round of the 2026 Kumho FIA TCR World Tour at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. Urrutia won all three races in a single weekend, becoming the first driver in major international touring car history to achieve that feat. The Geely Preface TCR demonstrated outstanding pace and reliability in temperatures exceeding 30°C.
Urrutia wins ahead of teammate Thed Björk in a commanding one-two finish.
Starting eighth from a reverse grid, Urrutia climbs to third on the opening lap and charges to his second victory.
Urrutia leads from pole position to flag, completing the clean sweep with another one-two finish for the team.
“Three races, three wins—it's an incredible weekend. The team gave me a fantastic car from the first session to the final lap, and achieving something like this in the FIA TCR World Tour is very special.”
Why this matters
This historic clean sweep shows how dominant a driver and team can be in a single event, and it also moved Urrutia to the top of the championship standings with a 20-point lead.
Terms in This Story
- TCR
- A touring car racing category regulated by the FIA, featuring production-based cars with modified engines and aerodynamics.
- FIA
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the international governing body for motorsport.
- pole position
- The first starting position on the grid, awarded to the fastest qualifier.
- lights-to-flag
- Leading a race from the start (when the lights go out) to the finish (checkered flag).
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