2018 TCR Asia Series

The 2018 TCR Asia Series season is the fourth season of the TCR Asia Series. For the first time at the first three events of TCR Asia, the South-East Asia Cup will be held.

Teams and drivers
Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds
Malaysia R Engineering[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 2 Malaysia Akash Nandy[1] 1
23 Malaysia Abdul Kaathir[1] 1
Macau Elegant Racing Team[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 3 Macau Alex Liu[1] Cup 1–3
CUPRA León TCR 4–5
30 Macau Kelvin Wong[1] Cup 4–5
SEAT León TCR 1–3
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler[2] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[2] 8 Germany Luca Engstler[3] 1–4
108 5
29 Malaysia Mitchell Cheah[1] All
32 Ecuador Diego Moran[2] All
Hong Kong Maximum Racing[1] Honda Civic TCR (FK2)[1] 5 Hong Kong Clement Tong[4] Cup 2, 4
22 Hong Kong Ivan Szeto[1] Cup 1, 3, 5
Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 28 Hong Kong Lo Sze Ho[1] 1–4
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 65 Malaysia Douglas Khoo[1] Cup 1–3
CUPRA León TCR 4–5
Entries ineligible to score points
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing[5] CUPRA León TCR[5] 1 Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri[5] 4
Macau Son Veng Racing Team[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 6 Macau Leong Ian Veng[6] 5
Hong Kong Eric Lam[6]
Macau MacPro Racing[6] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[6] 8 Macau Miguel Kong[6] 5
Macau Kevin Lam[6]
88 Macau Eurico de Jesus[6] 5
Macau Henry Ho[6]
Hong Kong Teamwork Motorsport[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 11 Hong Kong Alex Hui[6] 5
Hong Kong Sunny Wong[6]
South Korea BrandNew Racing[5] Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR[5] 11 Hong Kong Alex Hui[5] 4
20 South Korea Andrew Kim[5] 4
Thailand Billionaire Boy Racing[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 15 Thailand Chariya Nuya[1] AM 1–4
South Korea E-Rain Motorsport[5] Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] 16 South Korea Lee Do Hyeon[5] 4
China T.A Motorsport[6] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR[6] 26 Macau Filipe de Souza[6] 5
Macau Ryan Wong[6]
Thailand Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 33 Thailand Jakraphan Davee[1] AM 1–3
Thailand Vattana Motorsport[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 59 Thailand Pattarapol Vongprai[1] AM 1–3
China Hexin Racing[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 60 China Chang Shuai[6] 5
China Chen Zhen[6]
Thailand TBN MK Ihere Racing Team[1] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)[1] 66 Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen[1] AM 1–4
China Liqui Moly HE Racing[6] Volkswagen Golf GTi TCR[6] 68 China Li Xue Feng[6] 5
China Tian Li Ying[6]
South Korea Indigo Racing[5] Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] 87 South Korea Charlie Kang[5] 4
97 South Korea Cho Hoon Hyun[5] 4
Thailand Morin Racing Team by Sunoco[1] SEAT León TCR[1] 96 Thailand Nattanid Leewattanavaragul[1] AM 1–3
South Korea DreamRacer Racing Team[5] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)[5] 101 South Korea Kim Byoung Hyun[5] 4
South Korea KMSA Motorsport[5] Hyundai i30 N TCR[5] 103 South Korea Kang Dong Woo[5] 4

Calendar and results

The provisional 2018 schedule was announced on 17 January 2018, with five events scheduled.[7][8]

Rnd. Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting
1 1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur 31 March Germany Luca Engstler Ecuador Diego Moran Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler South-East Asia Cup
TCR Thailand Series
2 1 April Malaysia Mitchell Cheah Malaysia Mitchell Cheah Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
2 3 Thailand Chang International Circuit, Buriram 2 June Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Malaysia Mitchell Cheah Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
4 3 June Germany Luca Engstler Ecuador Diego Moran Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
3 5 Thailand Bangsaen Street Circuit, Chonburi 14 July Germany Luca Engstler Hong Kong Lo Sze Ho Macau Alex Liu[N 1] Macau Elegant Racing Team
6 15 July Hong Kong Lo Sze Ho Hong Kong Lo Sze Ho Hong Kong Maximum Racing
4 7 South Korea Korea International Circuit, Yeongam 26 August Germany Luca Engstler[N 2] Germany Luca Engstler[N 3] Germany Luca Engstler[N 4] Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler TCR Korea Series
8 Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
5 9 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 4 October Malaysia Mitchell Cheah Malaysia Mitchell Cheah Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler TCR China Series
10 5 October Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler
INV 7 October Macau Alex Liu
Hong Kong Kenneth Look		 Germany Luca Engstler
Ecuador Diego Moran
France Théo Coicaud		 Germany Luca Engstler
Ecuador Diego Moran
France Théo Coicaud		 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler SIC888 Endurance

Championship standings

Drivers' championship
Pos Driver SEP BUR BNS YEO SHA Points
1 Germany Luca Engstler 11 3 Ret1 2 61 Ret 21 1 12 1 197
2 Malaysia Mitchell Cheah 22 1 13 11 Ret 3 14†2 3 21 2 173
3 Ecuador Diego Moran 93 Ret 22 1 DNS5 2 NC 4 33 3 127
4 Macau Wong Kiang Kuan 10 5 7 7 5 5 53 Ret Ret5 5 106
5 Hong Kong Lo Sze Ho 34 2 4 12 82 1 Ret5 DNS 98
6 Malaysia Douglas Khoo 13 11 10 8 Ret 8 13 13 9 8 82
7 Macau Alex Liu 11 6 64 Ret 4 Ret 64 Ret Ret Ret 69
8 Hong Kong Ivan Szeto Ret 7 DNS DNS 7 11 26
9 Malaysia Abdul Kaathir 5 4 22
10 Hong Kong Clement Tong 11 10 DNS DNS 16
11 Malaysia Akash Nandy 45 Ret 13
Drivers ineligible to score points
Thailand Kantadhee Kusiri 1 2 -
Thailand Pattarapol Vongprai 6 10 3 4 1 Ret -
Thailand Nattanid Leewattanavaragul 8 Ret 12 6 2 7 -
Thailand Jakraphan Davee 12 8 8 5 3 4 -
Thailand Chariya Nuya 7 9 5 3 Ret 9 12 6 -
South Korea Andrew Kim 3 10 -
Hong Kong Alex Hui 4 14 Ret 4 -
Hong Kong Sunny Wong Ret 4 -
Macau Henry Ho
Macau Eurico de Jesus		 4 EX -
Macau Filipe de Souza
Macau Ryan Wong		 5 6 -
South Korea Kang Byung Hui 10 5 -
Thailand Nattachak Hanjitkasen 14 Ret 9 9 7 6 8 7 -
China Tian Yi Ling
China Xue Li		 6 10 -
South Korea Kim Byoung Hyun 7 9 -
China Ka Lam
Macau Kin Kong		 10 7 -
Macau Leong Ian Weng
Macau Wai Lam		 8 12 -
South Korea Kang Dong Woo Ret 8 -
South Korea Cho Hoon Hyun 9 11 -
China Shuai Chang
China Zen Chen		 Ret 9 -
South Korea Lee Do Hyeon 11 12 -

Teams' championship
Pos Driver SEP BUR BNS YEO SHA Points
1 Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler 11 1 13 1 61 2 21 1 12 1 425
22 3 22 2 Ret 3 14†2 3 21 2
2 Macau Elegant Racing Team 10 5 64 7 4 5 53 Ret Ret5 5 185
11 6 7 Ret 5 Ret 64 Ret Ret Ret
3 Hong Kong Maximum Racing 33 2 4 10 82 1 7 11 149
Ret 7 11 12 DNS DNS
4 Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 13 11 10 8 Ret 8 13 13 9 8 93
5 Malaysia R Engineering 44 4 37
55 Ret
Teams ineligible to score points
Thailand Vattana Motorsport 6 10 3 4 1 Ret -
Thailand Billionaire Boy Racing 7 9 5 3 Ret 9 12 6 -
Thailand Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar 12 8 8 5 3 4 -
Thailand Morin Racing Team by Sunoco 8 Ret 12 6 2 7 -
Thailand TBN MK Ihere Racing Team 14 Ret 9 9 7 6 8 7 -
Malaysia Viper Niza Racing 1 2 -
South Korea E-Rain Motorsport 3 10 -
Hong Kong Teamwork Brand New Racing 4 14 -
South Korea DreamRacer Racing Team 7 9 -
South Korea Indigo Racing 9 11 -
EX EX
South Korea KMSA Motorsport Ret 8 -

Notes
  1. Actual victory in the race was taken by TCR Thailand Series driver Pattarapol Vongprai.
  2. Actual pole position was taken by guest driver Kantadhee Kusiri.
  3. Actual fastest lap of the race was recorded by guest driver Kantadhee Kusiri.
  4. Actual victory in the race was taken by guest driver Kantadhee Kusiri.

References
  1. "2018 TCR Asia entry list published with 15 cars » TouringCars.Net". TouringCars.Net. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  2. "Diego Moran to return to TCR Asia alongside two new team-mates". TouringCars.Net. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. "Luca Engstler adds TCR Asia to campaign for 2018". TouringCars.Net. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. "Luca Engstler takes second straight TCR Asia pole". TouringCarTimes.Com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "TCR Asia Series makes Korean return". asia.tcr-series.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. "TCR Asia Shanghai title showdown and weekend of endurance". asia.tcr-series.com. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. "China, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand on 2018 TCR Asia Series calendar". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  8. "2018 TCR Asia Series' calendar unveiled". tcr-series.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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