TCR Asia Challenge
The TCR Asia Challenge, previously Guia Race of Macau and WTCC Guia Race of Macau, is an international touring car race, and currently a round of the World Touring Car Cup. It is held on the temporary 6.2 km Guia Circuit on the streets of Macau, the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China as part of the Macau Grand Prix weekend. Before 2005 when the World Touring Car Championship began, the Guia race had been run annually as a one-off international touring car race.
Guia Circuit | |
Race information | |
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Number of times held | 12 |
First held | 2005 |
Last held | 2020 |
Most wins (drivers) | Robert Huff (10) |
Most wins (constructors) | BMW (21) |
Last race (2020) | |
Race 1 Winner | |
Race 2 Winner |
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History
Since its first running in 1972, the race has been won by international touring car greats such as Tom Walkinshaw, Johnny Cecotto, Roberto Ravaglia, Emanuele Pirro, Joachim Winkelhock and Andy Priaulx.
Historically it is also one of the most popular races of the weekend as it featured cars that are commonly seen on the Hong Kong and Macau roads.
TCR
Since 2018, it has been run under the TCR championship banner, first as World Touring Car, then China Touring Car from 2020 to 2022. In 2023, it will be part of TCR Asia Series action with it also being part of the TCR World Tour, as the final round where the top 15 World Tour drivers will be part of a 30-driver playoff.
Previous championship status
Prior to being a World Touring Car Championship round, the Guia Race had previously been an FIA Championship round. In 1994, it was a round of the Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship. The race also acted as a point scoring round for the Asian Touring Car Championship from 2000 to 2003. From 2005 to 2019, it was the final round of the World Touring Car Championship. It often attracts local drivers competing alongside the series regulars, such as André Couto and Ao Chi Hong.
Technical regulation changes
The race has run to different touring car rules as European touring car championships went through their own changes. The race was run to European Group 5 regulations in the early eighties, then adopted FIA Group A rules between 1983 and 1990. It then ran to DTM rules from 1991 to 1993 before changing to Super Touring rules in 1994. From 2000, it started using Super Production regulations until 2004, when it sampled Super 2000 machinery before being upgraded to a round of the FIA WTCC.
Since 2018, it has been run to TCR regulations.
Sporting regulation changes
The race has changed in format over the years, from the 30 lapper back in the Group A era to the current, double race format with each race lasting 9 laps. Prior to becoming a round of the WTCC in 2005, the race was staged over two legs, with the winner being declared as the driver with the best time aggregated from both legs.
Sponsors
The race has been sponsored by the Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM) since 2004. STDM boss Stanley Ho has presented the trophies to the race winners on the podium since the sponsorship began.
Results
World Touring Car Championship years
Year | Driver | Manufacturer | Report |
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2005 | Race 1 : Augusto Farfus | Alfa Romeo | Report |
Race 2 : Duncan Huisman | BMW | ||
2006 | Race 1 : Andy Priaulx | BMW | Report |
Race 2 : Jörg Müller | BMW | ||
2007 | Race 1 : Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Report |
Race 2 : Andy Priaulx | BMW | ||
2008 | Race 1 : Alain Menu | Chevrolet | Report |
Race 2 : Robert Huff | Chevrolet | ||
2009 | Race 1 : Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Report |
Race 2 : Augusto Farfus | BMW | ||
2010 | Race 1 : Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Report |
Race 2 : Norbert Michelisz | SEAT | ||
2011 | Race 1 : Robert Huff | Chevrolet | Report |
Race 2 : Robert Huff | Chevrolet | ||
2012 | Race 1 : Yvan Muller | Chevrolet | Report |
Race 2 : Alain Menu | Chevrolet | ||
2013 | Race 1 : Yvan Muller | Chevrolet | Report |
Race 2 : Robert Huff | SEAT | ||
2014 | Race 1 : José María López | Citroen | Report |
Race 2 : Robert Huff | Lada | ||
2017 | Opening Race : Mehdi Bennani | Citroen | Report |
Main Race : Robert Huff | Citroen |
TCR International Series years
Year | Driver | Car | Report |
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2015 | Race 1 : Robert Huff | Honda Civic TCR | Report |
Race 2 : Stefano Comini | SEAT León Cup Racer | ||
2016 | Race 1 : Stefano Comini | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Report |
Race 2 : Tiago Monteiro | Honda Civic TCR |
World Touring Car Cup years
Year | Driver | Car | Report |
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2018 | Race 1 : Jean-Karl Vernay | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Report |
Race 2 : Frédéric Vervisch | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | ||
Race 3 : Esteban Guerrieri | Honda Civic Type R TCR | ||
2019 | Race 1 : Yvan Muller | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | Report |
Race 2 : Yvan Muller | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | ||
Race 3 : Andy Priaulx | Lynk & Co 03 TCR |
TCR China Touring Car Championship years
Year | Driver | Car | Report |
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2020 | Race 1:[N 1] Robert Huff | MG 6 X-Power TCR | Report |
Race 2:[N 2] Jason Zhang | Lynk & Co 03 TCR |
- Notes
- The first race counted as Race 1 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Qualification Race for the Macau Guia Race.
- The second race counted as Race 2 for the TCR China Touring Car Championship, but as the Main Race for the Macau Guia Race.
TCR Asia Series years
Year | Driver | Car | Report |
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2021 | Race 1: Ma Qing Hua | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | Report |
Race 2: Jason Zhang | Lynk & Co 03 TCR |
TCR Asia Challenge years
Year | Driver | Car | Report |
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2022 | Race 1: Filipe de Souza | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Report |
Race 2: Filipe de Souza | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | ||
2023 | Race 1: | Report | |
Race 2: |
Most wins
After the "official" inaugural race in 1972
By driver
Wins | Driver | Years |
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10 | Robert Huff | 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2014-Race 2, 2015-Race 1, 2017-Main Race, 2020-Race 1 |
4 | Duncan Huisman | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005-Race 2 |
Yvan Muller | 2012-Race 1, 2013-Race 1, 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2 | |
3 | Peter Chow | 1973, 1977, 1978 |
Alain Menu | 2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2012-Race 2 | |
Andy Priaulx | 2006-Race 1, 2007-Race 2, 2019-Race 3 | |
2 | Nobuhide Tachi | 1974, 1975 |
Herbert Adamczyk | 1976, 1979 | |
Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1980, 1983 | |
Emanuele Pirro | 1991, 1992 | |
Joachim Winkelhock | 1994, 1998 | |
Jörg Müller | 2004, 2006-Race 2 | |
Augusto Farfus | 2005-Race 1, 2009-Race 2 | |
Stefano Comini | 2015-Race 2, 2016-Race 1 | |
Jason Zhang | 2020-Race 2, 2021-Race 2 |
By nationality of drivers
Win(s) | Nation | Years |
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17 | United Kingdom | 1984, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2006-Race 1, 2007-Race 2, 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2014-Race 2, 2015-Race 1, 2017-Main Race, 2019-Race 3, 2020-Race 1 |
11 | Germany | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006-Race 2 |
7 | Hong Kong | 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1993 |
5 | Netherlands | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005-Race 2 |
Switzerland | 2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2012-Race 2, 2015-Race 2, 2016-Race 1 | |
4 | Italy | 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992 |
France | 2012-Race 1, 2013-Race 1, 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2 | |
3 | Japan | 1974, 1975, 1990 |
China | 2020-Race 2, 2021-Race 1, 2021-Race 2 | |
2 | Brazil | 2005-Race 1, 2009-Race 2 |
1 | Venezuela | 1986 |
Hungary | 2010-Race 2 | |
Argentina | 2014-Race 1 | |
Portugal | 2016-Race 2 | |
Morocco | 2017-Opening Race |
By manufacturer
Win(s) | Manufacturer | Years |
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21 | BMW | 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005-Race 2, 2006-Race 1, 2006-Race 2, 2007-Race 2, 2009-Race 2 |
10 | Chevrolet | 2007-Race 1, 2008-Race 1, 2008-Race 2, 2009-Race 1, 2010-Race 1, 2011-Race 1, 2011-Race 2, 2012-Race 1, 2012-Race 2, 2013-Race 1 |
6 | Toyota | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1995 |
Lynk & Co | 2019-Race 1, 2019-Race 2, 2019-Race 3, 2020-Race 2, 2021-Race 1, 2021-Race 2 | |
4 | Audi | 1996, 1999, 2018-Race 1, 2018-Race 2 |
3 | Porsche | 1976, 1979, 1982 |
SEAT | 2010-Race 2, 2013-Race 2, 2015-Race 2 | |
Citroën | 2014-Race 1, 2017-Opening Race, 2017-Main Race | |
Honda | 2015-Race 1, 2016-Race 2, 2018-Race 3 | |
2 | Volvo | 1985, 1986 |
1 | Austin | 1972 |
Jaguar | 1984 | |
Ford | 1989 | |
Nissan | 1990 | |
Alfa Romeo | 2005-Race 1 | |
Lada | 2014-Race 2 | |
Volkswagen | 2016-Race 1 | |
MG | 2020-Race 1 |