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.
The provisional 2018 schedule was announced on 17 January 2018, with five events scheduled. [7] [8]
Pos | Driver | SEP | BUR | BNS | YEO | SHA | Points | |||||
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1 | Luca Engstler | 11 | 3 | Ret1 | 2 | 61 | Ret | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 197 |
2 | Mitchell Cheah | 22 | 1 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 14†2 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 173 |
3 | Diego Moran | 93 | Ret | 22 | 1 | DNS5 | 2 | NC | 4 | 33 | 3 | 127 |
4 | Wong Kiang Kuan | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 53 | Ret | Ret5 | 5 | 106 |
5 | Lo Sze Ho | 34 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 82 | 1 | Ret5 | DNS | 98 | ||
6 | Douglas Khoo | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 82 |
7 | Alex Liu | 11 | 6 | 64 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 64 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 69 |
8 | Ivan Szeto | Ret | 7 | DNS | DNS | 7 | 11 | 26 | ||||
9 | Abdul Kaathir | 5 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||
10 | Clement Tong | 11 | 10 | DNS | DNS | 16 | ||||||
11 | Akash Nandy | 45 | Ret | 13 | ||||||||
Drivers ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||
Kantadhee Kusiri | 1 | 2 | - | |||||||||
Pattarapol Vongprai | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | - | |||||
Nattanid Leewattanavaragul | 8 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | - | |||||
Jakraphan Davee | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | |||||
Chariya Nuya | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 6 | - | |||
Andrew Kim | 3 | 10 | - | |||||||||
Alex Hui | 4 | 14 | Ret | 4 | - | |||||||
Sunny Wong | Ret | 4 | - | |||||||||
Henry Ho Eurico de Jesus | 4 | EX | - | |||||||||
Filipe de Souza Ryan Wong | 5 | 6 | - | |||||||||
Kang Byung Hui | 10 | 5 | - | |||||||||
Nattachak Hanjitkasen | 14 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | - | |||
Tian Yi Ling Xue Li | 6 | 10 | - | |||||||||
Kim Byoung Hyun | 7 | 9 | - | |||||||||
Ka Lam Kin Kong | 10 | 7 | - | |||||||||
Leong Ian Weng Wai Lam | 8 | 12 | - | |||||||||
Kang Dong Woo | Ret | 8 | - | |||||||||
Cho Hoon Hyun | 9 | 11 | - | |||||||||
Shuai Chang Zen Chen | Ret | 9 | - | |||||||||
Lee Do Hyeon | 11 | 12 | - |
Pos | Driver | SEP | BUR | BNS | YEO | SHA | Points | |||||
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1 | 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 | 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 | Maximum Racing | 33 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 82 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 149 | ||
Ret | 7 | 11 | 12 | DNS | DNS | |||||||
4 | Viper Niza Racing | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 93 |
5 | R Engineering | 44 | 4 | 37 | ||||||||
55 | Ret | |||||||||||
Teams ineligible to score points | ||||||||||||
Vattana Motorsport | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | - | |||||
Billionaire Boy Racing | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 6 | - | |||
Alphafactory Racing Team by Pulzar | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | |||||
Morin Racing Team by Sunoco | 8 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | - | |||||
TBN MK Ihere Racing Team | 14 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | - | |||
Viper Niza Racing | 1 | 2 | - | |||||||||
E-Rain Motorsport | 3 | 10 | - | |||||||||
Teamwork Brand New Racing | 4 | 14 | - | |||||||||
DreamRacer Racing Team | 7 | 9 | - | |||||||||
Indigo Racing | 9 | 11 | - | |||||||||
EX | EX | |||||||||||
KMSA Motorsport | Ret | 8 | - |
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