2020 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship

The 2020 TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship was the second season of the TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship. A three-round season will be held at Sepang International Circuit from 18 January to 1 March. Luca Engstler became the Drivers' champion with an equal number of points with Dan Lloyd, ahead of wins four to one.[1][2]

Teams and drivers edit

Yokohama is the official tire supplier.

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref.
  Hyundai Team Engstler Hyundai i30 N TCR 1   Luca Engstler All [3]
2   Nicolas Gruber 1−2 [3]
27   Mitchell Cheah 3 [4]
777   Declan Fraser 1 [3]
  Viper Niza Racing CUPRA León TCR 3   Freddie Ang 1, 3 [5][6]
36   Gilbert Ang All [5]
65   Douglas Khoo Cup All [5]
  KCMG Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 8   Tommy Ku Cup 2−3 [7]
  Teamwork Huff Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 33   Yang Xi Cup 1 [8]
  Solite Indigo Racing Hyundai i30 N TCR 97   Kim Jinsoo 3 [9]
99   Josh Files 2
Hyundai Veloster N TCR 3 [4][10]
  Brutal Fish Racing Team Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 123   Daniel Lloyd All [11]

Calendar and results edit

The calendar was released on 25 July 2019 with all rounds being held within Malaysia.[12][13]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team Cup winner Supporting
1 1 Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 18 January   Luca Engstler   Daniel Lloyd   Luca Engstler   Hyundai Team Engstler   Yang Xi
2   Luca Engstler   Nicolas Gruber   Hyundai Team Engstler   Yang Xi
2 3 15 February   Daniel Lloyd*   Luca Engstler   Luca Engstler   Hyundai Team Engstler   Douglas Khoo Asian Le Mans Series
F3 Asian Championship
4   Luca Engstler   Daniel Lloyd   Brutal Fish Racing Team   Douglas Khoo
3 5 1 March   Luca Engstler   Daniel Lloyd   Luca Engstler   Hyundai Team Engstler   Douglas Khoo
6   Mitchel Cheah   Luca Engstler   Hyundai Team Engstler   Douglas Khoo

Championship standings edit

Drivers' championship edit

Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points
1   Luca Engstler 11 7 11 Ret 11 1 121
2   Daniel Lloyd 22 2 22 1 22 4 121
3   Gilbert Ang 33 3 3 2 45 5 89
4   Josh Files 44 3 74 2 55
5   Nicolas Gruber Ret 1 53 4 50
6   Douglas Khoo 6 8 65 5 8 8 39
7   Freddie Ang 45 5 6 7 37
8   Mitchel Cheah 33 3 33
9   Declan Fraser 74 4 20
10   Yang Xi 5 6 18
11   Kim Jinsoo 5 6 18
12   Tommy Ku 7 6 Ret Ret 14
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points

Cup championship edit

Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points
1   Douglas Khoo 61 8 61 5 81 8 151
2   Yang Xi 52 6 54
3   Tommy Ku 72 6 Ret Ret 40
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points

Team's Standings edit

Pos. Team SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Pts.
1   Hyundai Team Engstler 11 1 11 4 11 1 220
74 4 53 Ret 33 3
2   Viper Niza Racing 33 3 35 2 45 5 145
45 5 6 5 6 7
3   Brutal Fish Racing Team 22 2 22 1 22 4 121
4   Solite Indigo Racing 44 3 54 2 73
7 6
5   Teamwork Huff Motorsport 5 6 18
Teams ineligible to score points
-   KCMG 7 6 Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver SEP1 SEP2 SEP3 Points

References edit

  1. ^ "Engstler wins two at Sepang and retains TCR Malaysia title". tcr-series.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Hyundai Team Engstler and Luca Engstler crowned TCR Malaysia 2020 Champions". liqui-moly.com. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Team Engstler to return to TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Dan Lloyd, Luca Engstler get set for title showdown". TouringCarTimes. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Viper Niza Racing confirm three-car entry". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Three-car Viper Niza Racing entry for TCR Malaysia". 9tro.com. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Daniel Lloyd defends his points lead in TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Teamwork Huff Motorsport enter Yang Xi for Sepang". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Solite Indigo Racing confirms Files for TCR Asia". tcr-series.com. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Josh Files joins TCR Malaysia grid". TouringCarTimes. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Dan Lloyd: "I didn't expect to be racing quite so early this year"". TouringCarTimes. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. ^ "TCR South East Asia Touring Car Trophy launched". TouringCarTimes. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  13. ^ "TCR Malaysia opens second season in January 2020". tcrtalk.com. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.