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

Yokohama is the official tire supplier.

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

Calendar and results

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 Germany Luca Engstler United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler China Yang Xi
2 Germany Luca Engstler Austria Nicolas Gruber Germany Hyundai Team Engstler China Yang Xi
2 3 15 February United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd* Germany Luca Engstler Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler Malaysia Douglas Khoo Asian Le Mans Series
F3 Asian Championship
4 Germany Luca Engstler United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Slovakia Brutal Fish Racing Team Malaysia Douglas Khoo
3 5 1 March Germany Luca Engstler United Kingdom Daniel Lloyd Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler Malaysia Douglas Khoo
6 Malaysia Mitchel Cheah Germany Luca Engstler Germany Hyundai Team Engstler Malaysia Douglas Khoo

Championship standings

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

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

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

References
  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. "Team Engstler to return to TCR Malaysia". TouringCarTimes. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "Dan Lloyd, Luca Engstler get set for title showdown". TouringCarTimes. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  5. "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.
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