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2019 TCR Spa 500

The 2019 TCR Spa 500 was the first and only edition of the TCR Spa 500 endurance touring car race. It was promoted by the WSC, the group behind the TCR concept, and Creventic, who promotes the 24H Series.[1][2]

Race details
Date 3–6 October 2019
Official name TCR Spa 500
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course Modern circuit with new pit lane and Bus Stop Chicane (2007–present)
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Distance Main Race
500 laps / 3,502.00 km (2,176.04 mi) OR
23 hours
Qualifying
Pole
Drivers Netherlands Gjis Bessem
Netherlands Christiaan Frankenhout
Netherlands Harry Hilders
Netherlands Jaap van Lagen 		NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing
2nd
Drivers Spain Pepe Oriola
Netherlands Tom Coronel
Netherlands Rik Breukers
Netherlands Ivo Breukers 		Red Camel-Jordans.nl
3rd
Drivers Australia Darryl Clarke
Australia Clint Harvey
Australia Brett Niall
Australia Malcolm Niall
Finland Rory Penttinen 		GDL Racing Team Australia
Spa 500
Fastest lap
Drivers France Aurélien Comte
France Teddy Clairet
France Julien Briché 		DG Sport Compétition
Time 2:34.616
Podium
First Spain Pepe Oriola
Netherlands Tom Coronel
Netherlands Rik Breukers
Netherlands Ivo Breukers 		Red Camel-Jordans.nl
Second France Aurélien Comte
France Teddy Clairet
France Julien Briché 		DG Sport Compétition
Third Spain Mikel Azcona
Switzerland Julien Apotheloz
Switzerland Fabian Danz
Finland Antti Buri
Finland Kari-Pekka Laaksonen 		TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing

The race was scheduled for 500 laps of the 7,004 metres (4.352 mi) circuit, for a total of 3,502 kilometres (2,176 mi), with a time-certain finish of 23 hours from the green flag of the race.

The race was won by Red Camel-Jordans.nl with Pepe Oriola, Tom Coronel, Rik Breukers and Ivo Breukers, which completed 454 laps. In second place came DG Sport Compétition with Aurélien Comte, Julien Briché and Teddy Clairet, with third place going to the TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing team of Mikel Azcona, Julien Apotheloz, Fabian Danz, Antti Buri and Kari-Pekka Laaksonen.

Teams and drivers edit

Team Car No. Drivers Class
  Holmgaard Motorsport Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2   Jérimy Daniel Am
  Roy Edland
  Jonas Holmgaard
  Magnus Holmgaard
  Rowan Shepherd
  AC Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 8   Mathieu Detry PA
  Vincent Radermecker
  Stewart Lines
  Stéphane Perrin
  GDL Racing Team Australia Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 9   Darryl Clarke Am
  Clint Harvey
  Brett Niall
  Malcolm Niall
  Rory Penttinen
  Teamwork Huff Motorsport[3] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 22   Yan Chuang PA
  Rainey He[3]
  Neric Wei[3]
  Andy Yan[3]
852   Alex Hui[3] PA
  Samuel Hsieh[3]
  Paul Poon[3]
  Sunny Wong[3]
  Wimmer Werk Motorsport CUPRA León TCR 33   Günter Benninger PA
  Peter Gross
  Hans Peter Eder
  Christian Voithofer
  Constantin Schöll
  Burton Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 46   Caren Burton Am
  Pierre-Yves Corthals[4]
  Armand Fumal
  Olivier Meurens
  Philippe Steveny
  Ferda Autosport By QSR Racing[5] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 54   Chris Allen[5] Am
  Lance Bergstein[5]
  Ramana Lagemann[5]
  Jon Miller[5]
  Viper Niza Racing CUPRA León TCR 65   Dominc Ang PA
  Fariqe Hairuman
  Douglas Khoo
  Melvin Moh
  Vmax-Engineering Opel Astra TCR 85   Steven Cho PA
  Charles Espenlaub
  Charles Putman
  Ward Sluys
  Red Camel-Jordans.nl[6] CUPRA León TCR 101   Ivo Breukers[6] P
  Rik Breukers[6]
  Tom Coronel[6]
  Pepe Oriola[6]
  Motorsport developpement Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 102   Pierre-Étienne Chaumat Am
  Hervé Maillien
  Sebastien Tyhon
  Philippe Ulivieri
  Lestrup Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 110   Peter Fahlström Am
  Marcus Fluch
  Stefan Nilsson
  Mats Olsson
  Bas Koeten Racing[N 1]
  TOPCAR sport with Bas Koeten Racing[N 1]
  NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing[N 1] 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 125   Alex Au Am
  Eric Kwong
  Eric Lo
  Kevin Tse
CUPRA León TCR 131   Mikel Azcona[7] P
  Julien Apotheloz
  Fabian Danz
  Antti Buri
  Kari-Pekka Laaksonen
175   Gijs Bessem PA
  Christiaan Frankenhout
  Harry Hilders
  Jaap van Lagen
  DG Sport Compétition[8] Peugeot 308 TCR 308   Julien Briché[8] P
  Teddy Clairet[8]
  Aurélien Comte[8]
  Macau PS Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 853   Filipe de Souza Am
  Louis Ng
  Kelvin Wong
  Ryan Wong
  Lam Kam San
Source:[9][10]
Icon Class
P Pro Cup
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup

Results edit

Qualifying edit

Class pole positions in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Car Time Laps
1 PA 175   NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing   Gijs Bessem
  Christiaan Frankenhout
  Harry Hilders
  Jaap van Lagen 		CUPRA León TCR 2:37.916 10
2 P 101   Red Camel-Jordans.nl   Ivo Breukers
  Rik Breukers
  Tom Coronel
  Pepe Oriola 		CUPRA León TCR 2:39.038 7
3 Am 9   GDL Racing Team Australia   Darryl Clarke
  Clint Harvey
  Brett Niall
  Malcolm Niall
  Rory Penttinen 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2:39.664 10
4 PA 85   Vmax Engineering   Steven Cho
  Charles Espenlaub
  Charles Putman
  Ward Sluys 		Opel Astra TCR 2:39.761 9
5 PA 8   AC Motorsport   Mathieu Detry
  Vincent Radermecker
  Stewart Lines
  Stéphane Perrin 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2:40.271 9
6 PA 33   Wimmer Werk Motorsport   Günter Benninger
  Peter Gross
  Hans Peter Eder
  Christian Voithofer
  Günther Wiesmeier 		CUPRA León TCR 2:40.308 11
7 P 131   TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing   Mikel Azcona
  Julien Apotheloz
  Fabian Danz
  Antti Buri
  Kari-Pekka Laaksonen 		CUPRA León TCR 2:40.737 9
8 P 308   DG Sport Compétition   Julien Briché
  Teddy Clairet
  Aurélien Comte 		Peugeot 308 TCR 2:40.812 8
9 Am 110   Lestrup Racing Team   Peter Fahlström
  Marcus Fluch
  Stefan Nilsson
  Mats Olsson 		Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2:40.822 11
10 Am 46   Burton Racing   Caren Burton
  Pierre-Yves Corthals
  Armand Fumal
  Oliver Meurens
  Philippe Steveny 		Peugeot 308 TCR 2:41.110 9
11 Am 2   Holmgaard Motorsport   Jérimy Daniel
  Roy Edland
  Jonas Holmgaard
  Magnus Holmgaard
  Rowan Shepherd 		Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2:41.444 8
12 Am 853   Macau PS Racing   Filipe de Souza
  Louis Ng
  Kelvin Wong
  Ryan Wong
  Lam Kam San 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2:43.547 9
13 Am 54   Ferda Autosport by QSR Racing   Chris Allen
  Lance Bergstein
  Ramana Lagemann
  Jon Miller 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2:43.973 9
14 PA 22   Teamwork Huff Motorsport   Yan Chuang
  Rainey He
  Neric Wei
  Andy Yan 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2:45.727 9
15 PA 852   Teamwork Huff Motorsport   Alex Hui
  Samuel Hsieh
  Paul Poon
  Sunny Wong 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2:50.668 5
16 PA 65   Viper Niza Racing   Dominic Ang
  Fariqe Hairuman
  Douglas Khoo
  Melvin Moh 		CUPRA León TCR 2:50.753 9
17 Am 125   Bas Koeten Racing   Alex Au
  Eric Kwong
  Eric Lo
  Kevin Tse 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2:52.932 9
Source:[11]

Race edit

The minimum number of laps for classification (60% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 273 laps. Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Car Time/Reason Laps
1 P 101   Red Camel-Jordans.nl   Ivo Breukers
  Rik Breukers
  Tom Coronel
  Pepe Oriola 		CUPRA León TCR 23:02:11.018 454
2 P 308   DG Sport Compétition   Julien Briché
  Teddy Clairet
  Aurélien Comte 		Peugeot 308 TCR +5 Laps 449
3 P 131   TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing   Mikel Azcona
  Julien Apotheloz
  Fabian Danz
  Antti Buri
  Kari-Pekka Laaksonen 		CUPRA León TCR +10 Laps 444
4 PA 65   Viper Niza Racing   Dominic Ang
  Fariqe Hairuman
  Douglas Khoo
  Melvin Moh 		CUPRA León TCR +13 Laps 441
5 PA 8   AC Motorsport   Mathieu Detry
  Vincent Radermecker
  Stewart Lines
  Stéphane Perrin 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR +15 Laps 439
6 Am 46   Burton Racing   Caren Burton
  Pierre-Yves Corthals
  Armand Fumal
  Oliver Meurens
  Philippe Steveny 		Peugeot 308 TCR +18 Laps 436
7 PA 852   Teamwork Huff Motorsport   Alex Hui
  Samuel Hsieh
  Paul Poon
  Sunny Wong 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR +26 Laps 428
8
DNF 		Am 110   Lestrup Racing Team   Peter Fahlström
  Marcus Fluch
  Stefan Nilsson
  Mats Olsson 		Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Accident/Gravel Trap 424
9
DNF 		PA 22   Teamwork Huff Motorsport   Yan Chuang
  Rainey He
  Neric Wei
  Andy Yan 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Retired 409
10
DNF 		Am 125   Bas Koeten Racing   Alex Au
  Eric Kwong
  Eric Lo
  Kevin Tse 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Crash 361
11 Am 9   GDL Racing Team Australia   Darryl Clarke
  Clint Harvey
  Brett Niall
  Malcolm Niall
  Rory Penttinen 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR +98 Laps 356
12
DNF 		Am 2   Holmgaard Motorsport   Jérimy Daniel
  Roy Edland
  Jonas Holmgaard
  Magnus Holmgaard
  Rowan Shepherd 		Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Engine oil and cooling 319
DNF PA 33   Wimmer Werk Motorsport   Günter Benninger
  Peter Gross
  Hans Peter Eder
  Christian Voithofer
  Günther Wiesmeier 		CUPRA León TCR Crash 225
DNF PA 85   Vmax Engineering   Steven Cho
  Charles Espenlaub
  Charles Putman
  Ward Sluys 		Opel Astra TCR Fire 187
DNF Am 54   Ferda Autosport by QSR Racing   Chris Allen
  Lance Bergstein
  Ramana Lagemann
  Jon Miller 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Crash 127
DNF Am 853   Macau PS Racing   Filipe de Souza
  Louis Ng
  Kelvin Wong
  Ryan Wong
  Lam Kam San 		Audi RS 3 LMS TCR Crash damage 85
DNF PA 175   NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing   Gijs Bessem
  Christiaan Frankenhout
  Harry Hilders
  Jaap van Lagen 		CUPRA León TCR Crash 27
Source:[12]

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2020 TCR Spa 500 edit

A 2020 edition of the TCR Spa 500, supposed to take part on May 2 and 3, was announced in February 2020.[16][17] It was later cancelled.[18]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Car No. 125 entered as Bas Koeten Racing, car No. 131 entered as TOPCAR Sport by Bas Koeten Racing and car No. 175 entered as NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing.

References edit

  1. ^ "Spa to host end-of-year TCR endurance event". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ "New touring car endurance race TCR Spa 500 launched for 2019". Autosport. Autosport. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Teamwork Huff Motorsport confirm TCR Spa 500 entry". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Pierre-Yves Corthals confirmed for TCR Spa 500 with Burton Racing". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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  7. ^ "Mikel Azcona joins TCR Spa 500 grid". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d "Peugeot confirm TCR Spa 500 entry with DG Sport Compétition". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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  10. ^ "Entry list". tcrspa500.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  11. ^ "NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing on pole for first ever TCR SPA 500". tcrspa500.com. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Red Camel-Jordans.nl leads the TCR SPA 500 after four hours". tcrspa500.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. ^ "EIGHT talking points from the 2019 TCR SPA 500, so far". tcrspa500.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Red Camel-Jordans.nl becomes first ever winner of the TCR SPA 500". tcrspa500.com. 6 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 TCR SPA 500. What happened?". tcrspa500.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  16. ^ "TCR SPA 500 returns for 2020". us3.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  17. ^ "TCR SPA 500 returns for 2020 with #WSC and #CREVENTIC back at the helm | www.speed-live.it" (in Italian). 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  18. ^ Cybernet.lu. "Les 12 Heures de Spa et les TCR Spa 500 à la trappe ?". www.speedactiontv.be (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2023-10-26.

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