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2019 TCR Asia Series

The 2019 TCR Asia Series season was the fifth season of the TCR Asia Series.

Luca Engstler was the defending drivers' champion, while Liqui Moly Team Engstler were the defending teams' champions.

Race Calendar edit

The provisional 2019 schedule was announced on 18 December 2018, with five events scheduled.[1][2] The second round was originally scheduled to be held at the Korea International Circuit in support of the TCR Korea Touring Car Series, but following the series' cancellation it was replaced with the Zhuhai International Circuit in support of the TCR China Touring Car Championship

Rnd. Circuit Date Supporting
1 1   Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 6 April Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia
2 7 April
2 3   Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai 3 May TCR China Touring Car Championship
4 4 May
3 5   Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 1 June China Touring Car Championship
TCR China Touring Car Championship
6 2 June
4 7   Zhejiang International Circuit, Shaoxing 5–7 July
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5 9   Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 30 August–1 September
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Teams and drivers edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Liqui Moly Team Engstler[3] Hyundai i30 N TCR[4] 1   Luca Engstler[4] All
26   Théo Coicaud[5] 1
23   Diego Morán[5] 2–5
  Volkswagen Team Oettinger[5] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[6] 1
3   Roland Hertner[5] Cup All
4   Adam Khalid[6] All
  Prince Racing[5] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[5] 2   Kenneth Lau[5] Cup 1
7   Michael Choi[5] 1
  Teamwork Motorsport[5] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[5] 10   Cherry Cheung Cup 2
11   Alex Hui[5] 1−3
12   Sunny Wong 3
36   David Lau[5] Cup 1, 5
  Eurasia Motorsport[7] Hyundai i30 N TCR[7] 20   Daniel Julián Miranda[7] All
30   Gao Hua Yang[8] All
  Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar[5] CUPRA León TCR[5] 33   Jakraphan Davee[5] 1, 5
  Viper Niza Racing[5] CUPRA León TCR[5] 65   Douglas Khoo[5] Cup All
  Solite Indigo Racing[9] Hyundai i30 N TCR[9] 74   Pepe Oriola[9] All
97   Kim Jin Soo[9] All
  Elegant Racing Team CUPRA León TCR 88   Kelvin Wong Cup 3−4
TCR entries ineligible to score TCR Asia points
  Team MG XPower[10] MG 6 X-Power TCR[10] 9   Rodolfo Ávila[10] 4
18   Zhendong Zhang[10] 4
  Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 12   Zou Si Rui 4
55   Martin Xie 2–4
77   Daniel Lloyd 2–4
  Champ x T. A. Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 26   Filipe de Souza 2–3
48   James Wong 3–4
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 66   Michael Wong 3
  Liqui Moly Team NewFaster CUPRA León TCR 33   Alex Liu 2–3
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 81   Huang Chu Han 2–4
86   Kenneth Look 2–4
  Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 99   Li Lin 2–3

Results and standings edit

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Cup winner
1 1   Sepang International Circuit 6 April   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Douglas Khoo
2 7 April   Diego Morán   Diego Morán   Volkswagen Team Oettinger   Douglas Khoo
2 3   Zhuhai International Circuit 3 May   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Roland Hertner
4 4 May   Alex Hui   Luca Engstler   Liqui Moly Team Engstler No finishers
3 5   Shanghai International Circuit 1 June   Diego Morán   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Kelvin Wong
6 2 June   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Kelvin Wong
4 7   Zhejiang International Circuit 5–7 July   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Kelvin Wong
8   Luca Engstler   Diego Morán   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Kelvin Wong
5 9   Bangsaen Street Circuit 30 August–1 September   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Diego Morán   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Roland Hertner
10   Luca Engstler   Diego Morán   Liqui Moly Team Engstler   Douglas Khoo

Drivers' championship edit

Pos. Driver SEP
  		ZHU
  		SHA
  		ZHE
  		BNG
  		 Pts. 
1   Luca Engstler 11 Ret 11 1 23 1 11 3 2 3 221
2   Diego Morán 34 1 72 2 51 4 44 1 1 1 206
3   Pepe Oriola 43 3 24 Ret 4 2 22 2 6 2 156
4   Daniel Julián Miranda 6 2 Ret3 3 9 5 6 DSQ Ret 6 84
5   Gao Hua Yang 10 10 10 6 11 11 9 7 3 4 71
6   Kim Jin Soo 8 8 12 10 7 10 73 8 Ret DNS 57
7   Adam Khalid 7 6 Ret5 Ret 15 9 55 5 Ret DNS 47
8   Alex Hui DNS Ret 5 4 Ret4 7 39
9   Roland Hertner 12 9 8 Ret 12 13 13 12 4 Ret 38
10   Douglas Khoo 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 17† 15 5 5 36
11   Théo Coicaud 22 4 34
12   Kelvin Wong 85 8 EX EX 29
13   Jakraphan Davee 55 5 Ret DNS 21
14   David Lau Ret 12 7 Ret 6
15   Sunny Wong Ret2 12 5
16   Cherry Cheung 13 Ret 4
17   Michael Choi 11 11 0
-   Kenneth Lau Ret DNS 0
Drivers ineligible to score points
-   Daniel Lloyd 3 7 1 3 DSQ 6 -
-   Martin Xie 6 Ret 2 Ret 10 16 -
-   Terry Huang 9 5 6 6 3 4 -
-   Filipe de Souza 4 Ret Ret Ret -
-   Kenneth Look 11 11 10 14 8 11 -
-   Li Lin Ret 8 13 Ret -
-   Alex Liu 14 9 16 Ret -
-   Zhendong Zhang 11 10 -
-   Zou Si Rui 13 14 -
-   Rodolfo Ávila 16 13 -
-   James Wong 17 17 15 17 -
-   Michael Wong 18 18 -
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship edit

Pos. Driver SEP
  		ZHU
  		SHA
  		ZHE
  		BNG
  		 Pts. 
1   Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 4 11 1 23 1 11 1 11 1 419
22 Ret 72 2 51 4 44 3 23 3
2   Solite Indigo Racing 43 3 24 10 4 2 22 2 62 2 214
8 8 12 Ret 7 10 73 8 Ret5 DNS
3   Eurasia Motorsport 6 2 10 3 9 5 6 DSQ 34 4 156
10 10 Ret3 6 11 11 7 8 Ret 6
4   Volkswagen Team Oettinger 34 1 8 Ret 12 9 55 5 4 Ret 125
7 6 Ret5 Ret 15 13 13 12 Ret DNS
5   Teamwork Motorsport DNS 12 5 4 Ret2 7 7 Ret 54
Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret4 12
6   Viper Niza Racing 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 15 5 5 36
7   Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar 55 5 Ret DNS 21
8   Elegant Racing Team 85 8 EX EX 19
9   Prince Racing 11 11 1
Ret DNS
Teams ineligible to score points
-   Dongfeng Honda MacPro Racing Team 3 7 1 3 10 6 -
6 Ret 2 Ret 13 14
-   Liqui Moly Team NewFaster 9 5 6 6 3 4 -
11 9 10 14 8 11
-   T. A. Motorsport 4 Ret 17 17 15 17 -
Ret Ret -
-   Leo Racing Volkswagen Team Oettinger Ret 8 13 Ret -
-   Team MG XPower 11 10 -
16 13
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

TCR Asia Cup edit

Pos. Driver SEP
  		ZHU
  		SHA
  		ZHE
  		BNG
  		 Pts. 
1   Roland Hertner 12 9 8 Ret 12 13 13 12 133
2   Kelvin Wong 8 8 12 9 100
3   Douglas Khoo 9 7 Ret Ret 14 16 Ret 15 95
4   Cherry Cheung 13 Ret 18
5   David Lau Ret 12 15
-   Kenneth Lau Ret DNS 0

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "TCR Asia Series unveils 2019 calendar". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ^ "TCR Asia Series unveils the calendar for its fifth season". tcr-series.com. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Team Engstler enter five cars for TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. ^ a b "Luca Engstler to defend TCR Asia series title". TouringCarTimes. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Malaysia opens TCR Asia Series account for season 2019". asia.tcr-series.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  6. ^ a b "Adam Khalid secures Sepang-backed Team Engstler seat". TouringCarTimes. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  7. ^ a b c "Eurasia Motorsport confirm Hyundai entry for 2019 TCR Asia Series". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  8. ^ "CTCC racer Huayang Gao joins Eurasia Motorsport in second Hyundai » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  9. ^ a b c d "Pepe Oriola confirmed for TCR Asia programme". TouringCarTimes. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  10. ^ a b c d "New MG6 to debut at Zhejiang". TouringCarTimes. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

External links edit

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