Multiple endurance touring car championships have utilised the TCR regulations debuted by the TCR International Series in 2015, including TCR DSG Italy Endurance. These regulations provide a relatively accessible means of racing full-on customer tin-tops, with models available from a wide range of manufacturers.
Launched for the 2019 season, TCR DSG Italy Endurance was intended as a companion series for TCR Italy with a focus on longer-distance races. Its inaugural season attracted significant interest, with impressive grids present at every round. However, this turned out to be one of the more dramatic false dawns of the TCR era.
Naturally due to the pandemic in 2020, the second season of the championship had a delayed start. The opening round was held in August, but only nine cars took the start; a huge decline from the previous year. Four more rounds were scheduled, but never held. The series was cancelled outright after the disappointing turnout for the opening round. The 2021 season saw another attempt at the concept with the TCR DSG Europe series - effectively a continuation of TCR DSG Italy Endurance - but this also had a very short run.