The 2023 Macau Guia Race - Kumho TCR World Tour Event of Macau was sixty-first edition of the Macau Guia Race and the eighth edition under the TCR Regulations held at Guia Circuit in Macau on 16–19 November 2023. The race was contested with TCR touring cars and run in support of the 2023 edition of the Macau Grand Prix.

Race details
Date 16–19 November 2023
Official name Macau Guia Race
Location Circuito da Guia, Macau Peninsula, Macau
Course Temporary street circuit
6.12 km (3.80 mi)
Supporting
Distance Race 1
9 laps, 55.08 km (34.23 mi)
Race 2
9 laps, 55.08 km (34.23 mi)
Race 1
Pole
Driver
Time
Fastest lap
Driver
Time
Podium
First Hungary Norbert Michelisz Italy BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse
Second Argentina Néstor Girolami Macau MacPro Racing
Third United Kingdom Robert Huff Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou
Race 2
Fastest lap
Driver
Time
Podium
First Belgium Frédéric Vervisch Belgium Audi Sport Team Comtoyou
Second Uruguay Santiago Urrutia Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
Third France Yann Ehrlacher Sweden Cyan Racing Lynk & Co

It was part of the TCR World Tour, as the final round, with the top 8 TCR Asia Challenge drivers calculated by points be part of the race.[1][2]

Teams and drivers edit

The following teams and drivers are entered into the event:

Entrant Car No. Driver
  Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 1   Lo Sze Ho
  Z.Speed Hyundai i30 N TCR 6   Li Wengji
  QMA Motorsports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 15   Tian Kai
  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 18   Marco Butti
  Teamwork Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 21   Paul Poon
  Fancy Teamwork Lynk & Co 03 TCR 22   Yan Chuang
  Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 27   John Filippi
  109 Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 33   Deng Bao Wei
  Team Clairet Sport – Hangcha Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 71   Ben Bargwanna
  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 105   Norbert Michelisz
  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 111   Thed Björk
  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 112   Santiago Urrutia
  Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 122   Frédéric Vervisch
  MacPro Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 129   Néstor Girolami
  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 155   Ma Qing Hua
  Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 168   Yann Ehrlacher
  Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 179   Robert Huff
  BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 196   Mikel Azcona
Source:[3][4]

Results edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Name Team Car Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2
1 105   Norbert Michelisz BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:28.753 2:27.966 1
2 196   Mikel Azcona BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:28.708 2:28.038 2
3 168   Yann Ehrlacher Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2:29.279 2:28.296 3
4 129   Néstor Girolami MacPro Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 2:29.869 2:28.712 4
5 179   Robert Huff Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:29.183 2:28.873 5
6 155   Ma Qing Hua Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2:29.082 2:29.407 6
7 122   Frédéric Vervisch Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:29.309 2:29.675 7
8 27   John Filippi Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:30.799 2:30.088 8
9 111   Thed Björk Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2:30.163 2:30.185 9
10 112   Santiago Urrutia Cyan Racing Lynk & Co Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR 2:30.554 2:30.636 10
11 71   Ben Bargwanna Team Clairet Sport – Hangcha Racing Peugeot 308 TCR 2:30.805 2:32.330 11
12 18   Marco Butti BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:31.406 No time 12
13 1   Lo Sze Ho Evolve Racing Hyundai Elantra N TCR 2:31.551 13
14 22   Yan Chuang Fancy Teamwork Lynk & Co 03 TCR 2:35.228 14
15 21   Paul Poon Teamwork Motorsport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2:36.481 15
107% time: 2:39.117
16 15   Tian Kai QMA Motorsports Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) 2:40.567 16
17 33   Deng Bao Wei 109 Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK7) 2:41.705 17
6   Li Wengji Z.Speed Hyundai i30 N TCR 2:48.625 DNQ
Source:[5][6]

Race 1 edit

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
 
Source:[7]

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
 
Source:[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Latest Activity". Macau Grand Prix. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ "New TCR World Tour entries for Macau season finale as entry lists are released". TouringCarTimes. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ Provisional Entry List macau.grandprix.gov.mo
  4. ^ Entry listtcr-worldranking.com
  5. ^ Official final classification macau.grandprix.gov.mo
  6. ^ Macau qualifying list tcr-worldranking.com
  7. ^ Official final classification macau.grandprix.gov.mo
  8. ^ Official classification macau.grandprix.gov.mo November 2023

External links edit