2018 TCR Series seasons

2018 TCR Series

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This article describes some of the 2018 seasons of TCR Series across the world.

VLN TCR Class

The 2018 Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring TCR Class was the second season for the TCR Class in the championship.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Bonk Motorsport [1]	Peugeot 308 Racing Cup TCR [1]	308	Jürgen Nett [1]	1
			Joachim Nett [1]
			Bradley Philpot [1]
	Audi RS3 LMS TCR [1]	810	Hermann Bock [1]	1-3
			Michael Bonk [1]	1
			Max Partl [2]	2
Møller Bil Motorsport [3]	Audi RS3 LMS TCR [2]	801	Håkon Schjærin [2]	2-3, 5-7-9
			Atle Gulbrandsen [2]
			Kenneth Østvold [2]
			Anders Lindstad	5
LMS Racing [2]	CUPRA León TCR [2]	802	Antti Buri [2]	2
			Kari-Pekka Laaksonen [2]
Mathilda Racing [2]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	804	Moritz Oestreich	5
			Andreas Gülden	5
			Michael Paatz	8
			Christian Schmitz	9
			Frederic Yerly	9
			Matthias Wasel	9
	CUPRA León TCR [2]	806	Andreas Gülden [2]	2-7-8-9
			Moritz Oestreich	3-6
			Heiko Hammel	6-8-9
S.Pace-Racing [4]	Opel Astra TCR [1]	808		5
			Matthias Wasel [1]	1-4
			Ben Bünnagel [1]
			Markus Diederich [1]	1-3
Hyundai Motorsport N [1] Target Competition	Hyundai i30 N TCR [1]	813	Manuel Lauck	9
			Marc Basseng	9
		830	Kang Byung Hui [1]	1
			Kim Jae Kyun
			Moritz Oestreich
			Guide Naumann
		831	Gabriele Tarquini [1]	1
			Nicola Larini [1]
			Manuel Lauck [1]
Garage Rothenberger GmbH [1]	CUPRA León TCR [1]	818	Sandro Rothenberger [1]	1-2, 4, 6-7
			Edy Kamm	4
FEV Racing [1]	CUPRA León TCR [1]	820	Benedikt Gentgen [1]	1-9
			Arndt Hallmanns [1]	1-2
			"Rennsemmel"	3
			Marcell Willert	4
			Martin Pischinger	5-6, 8-9
			Lukas Thiele	6-7, 9
			Bernd Hömberg	7
Lubner Motorsport [1]	LADA Vesta TCR [5]	821	Jens Wulf [5]	3-4
			Lukas Thiele [5]	3-4, 8
			Andrei Sidorenko [5]	3, 8
	Opel Astra TCR [1]	822	Rudolf Rhyn [1]	1-6
			Thomas Jäger [1]	1-8
			Thorsten Wolter [1]
			Michael Brüggenkamp	5
			Hannu Luostarinen	7
			Jasmin Preisig	8
		823	Jens Wulf [1]	1-2, 5
			Lukas Thiele [1]
			Andrei Sidorenko [1]	1
			Ilkka Kariste [2]	2
	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK2)	825	Roland Schmid	3-4, 6
			Roger Vögeli
			Frederic Yerly
Rennworks Racing [2]	CUPRA León TCR [2]	824	Armin Eckl [2]	2-3, 5
			Frank Eickholt [2]	2-3
			Peter Terting [2]	2
			Dennis Eckl	3, 5
			Ulrich Andree	5
Milltek Sport	CUPRA León TCR [2]	835	Moritz Gusenbauer	4-6
			Werner Gusenbauer

Calendar and results

Rnd.	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning drivers	Winning team
1	Nürburgring Nordschleife	24 March	Benedikt Gentgen Arndt Hallmanns	Rudolf Rhyn Thomas Jäger Thorsten Wolter	Benedikt Gentgen Arndt Hallmanns	FEV Racing
2		7 April	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Andreas Gülden	Andreas Gülden	Mathilda Racing
3		23 June	Andreas Gülden Moritz Oestreich	Andreas Gülden Moritz Oestreich	Andreas Gülden Moritz Oestreich	Mathilda Racing
4		7 July	Rudolf Rhyn Thomas Jäger Thorsten Wolter	Benedikt Gentgen Marcell Willert	Andreas Gülden Moritz Oestreich	Mathilda Racing
5		18 August	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold Anders Lindstad	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold Anders Lindstad	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold Anders Lindstad	Møller Bil Motorsport
6		1 September	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Møller Bil Motorsport
7		22 September	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Møller Bil Motorsport
8		6 October	Benedikt Gentgen Martin Pischinger	Andreas Gülden Heiko Hammel	Andreas Gülden Heiko Hammel	Mathilda Racing
9		20 October	Andreas Gülden Heiko Hammel	Håkon Schjærin Atle Gulbrandsen Kenneth Østvold	Andreas Gülden Heiko Hammel	Mathilda Racing

TCR Baltic Trophy

The 2018 TCR Baltic Trophy was the second season of the TCR Baltic Trophy. TCR Baltic Trophy was contested within the Baltic Touring Car Championship events.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
GSR Motorsport [6]	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR [6]	5	Ernesta Globytė [6]	1, 3, 4
Energizer Racing [6]		95	Rokas Kvedaras [7]	1

Calendar and results

The 2018 schedule was announced on 15 March 2018. ^[8] The calendar includes three rounds in Latvia and two in Estonia all supporting the Baltic Touring Car Championship.

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	1	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	12–13 April	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport
	2				Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport
2	1	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	9–10 June	No drivers entered
	2
3	1	Auto24ring, Pärnu	30 June–1 July	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport
	2				Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport
4	1	Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, Riga	18–19 August	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport
	2				Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport
5	1	Auto24ring, Pärnu	22–23 September	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport
	2				Ernesta Globytė	Ernesta Globytė	GSR Motorsport

Championship standings

Pos. Driver BIĶ BIĶ PÄR BIĶ PÄR  Pts.  1 Ernesta Globytė 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 200 – Rokas Kvedaras DNS DNS - Pos. Driver BIĶ BIĶ PÄR BIĶ PÄR  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

TCR Swiss Trophy

TCR Swiss Trophy was an event, organized by Auto Sport Switzerland and was the inaugural season. The calendar consisted of 5 events from TCR Europe, TCR BeNeLux, ADAC TCR Germany and TCR Italy. ^[9]

Calendar and results

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	29 April	Eric Scalvini	Luigi Ferrara	Luigi Ferrara	42 Racing SA	TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Italian GT Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship
	2				Nicola Baldan	Luigi Ferrara	42 Racing SA
2	3	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	21 May	Jaap van Lagen	Mikel Azcona	Mikel Azcona	PCR Sport	World Touring Car Cup TCR Europe Series TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship
	4				Jaap van Lagen	Josh Files	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG
3	5	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	10 June	Niels Langeveld	Niels Langeveld	Niels Langeveld	RacingOne	ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship ADAC GT Masters ADAC Formula 4 Championship
	6				Antti Buri	Harald Proczyk	HP Racing International
4	7	TT Circuit Assen, Assen, Netherlands	19 August	Josh Files	Dániel Nagy	Dániel Nagy	M1RA	TCR Europe Series TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship
	8				Attila Tassi	Attila Tassi	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG
5	9	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	23 September	Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Lukoil Team WRT	TCR Europe Series International GT Open Euroformula Open
	10				Jean-Karl Vernay	Jean-Karl Vernay	Leopard Lukoil Team WRT

Championship standings

Pos. Driver IMO ZAN RBR ASS MNZ  Pts.  1 Attila Tassi 2 3 5 1 5 3 93 2 Mikel Azcona 1 6 9 2 2 5 81 3 Jean-Karl Vernay 2 7 1 1 74 4 Josh Files 5 1 10 Ret 3 2 71 5 Luigi Ferrara 1 1 50 6 Kris Richard 14 5 3 6 12 7 39 7 Antti Buri 2 2 36 8 Maxime Potty Ret 10 7 8 4 4 35 8 Harald Proczyk 5 1 35 9 Enrico Bettera 3 2 33 9 Dušan Borković 5 18 6 3 DSQ DSQ 33 9 Jaap van Lagen 3 2 33 13 Stefano Comini 4 4 6 Ret 32 14 Dániel Nagy 7 11 1 Ret Ret 12 31 15 Benjamin Leuchter 3 3 30 16 Niels Langeveld 1 8 29 17 Andrea Larini 5 3 25 18 Stian Paulsen 6 Ret 8 5 9 Ret 24 19 José Rodrigues 4 6 20 20 Luca Engstler 7 4 18 20 Salvatore Tavano 2 Ret 13 18 22 Danny Kroes 8 4 12 Ret Ret 20 16 22 Luke Wankmüller 6 6 16 24 Matteo Greco 4 12 24 Mike Halder 4 Ret 12 24 Peter Terting 21† 12 8 6 12 24 Florian Thoma 9 5 12 28 Giovanni Altoè 8 7 18 16 18 18 10 28 Nicola Baldan 15 5 11 17 10 28 Fabrizio Giovanardi 7 8 10 28 Max Hesse 8 7 10 32 Jens Reno Møller 10 7 13 9 17 Ret 9 33 Lorenzo Nicoli 6 18 8 34 Francisco Mora 9 8 6 34 Jürgen Schmarl 7 14 6 36 Massimiliano Mugelli 10 8 5 37 Reece Barr Ret DNS 11 10 16 9 3 38 Francisco Abreu 11 9 15 DSQ 13 21 2 38 Sandro Kaibach 13 9 2 38 Plamen Kralev 19 9 2 38 Francesco Savoia 9 12 2 38 Oliver Taylor 10 10 2 43 Lukas Niedertscheider Ret 10 1 43 Marco Pellegrini Ret 10 1 43 Simon Reicher 10 11 1 – Federico Paolino 16 11 - – Kai Jordan 11 18 - – Massimiliano Gagliano 11 22 - – Julien Briché Ret Ret 14 11 - – José Manuel Sapag Ret 11 - – Ermanno Dionisio 12 13 - – Márk Jedlóczky 12 13 - – Loris Cencetti 13 12 Ret 13 - – Dominik Fugel 17 12 - – Dino Calcum 12 Ret - – Matteo Bergonzini 13 15 - – Michelle Halder 15 13 - – Oliver Holdener 14 14 - – Adriano Bernazzani 14 - – Cedric Piro 17 14 - – Viktor Davidovski 15 15 17 14 19 16 - – Igor Stefanovski Ret 16 16 Ret 14 15 - – Martin Ryba 16 19 15 14 - – Günter Benninger 15 21 - – Loris Prattes Ret 15 - – Munkong Sathienthirakul 20† 15 - – Niko Kankkunen 16 20 - – Davide Nardilli Ret 16 - – Justin Häußermann Ret 16 - – Jasmin Preisig 23 17 - – Peter Gross Ret 17 - – Marie Baus-Coppens Ret 17 19 17 - – Cosimo Papi 18 - – Théo Coicaud 18 Ret - – Marcel Fugel 19 19 - – Raimondo Ricci 19 - – Daniele Cappellari 21 19 - – Jan Seyffert 20 21 - – Eric Scalvini 20 23† - – Gabriele Volpato 20 - – Roberto Russo 20 Ret - – "Tessitore" 21 23 - – Andrea Argenti 21 24† - – J.C. Reynolds 22 Ret - – Daniel Davidovac Ret 22 - – Sebastian Steibel Ret 23 - – Alessandro Thellung Ret Ret - – Jussi Kuusiniemi Ret Ret - – Benjamin Lessennes Ret Ret - – Cosimo Barberini Ret Ret - – Walter Margelli Ret DNS - – Milenko Vuković DNS DNS - Pos. Driver IMO ZAN RBR ASS MNZ  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series

The 2018 TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series season was the second season of the TCR Ibérico Touring Car Series. The championship started at Circuito Internacional de Vila Real in Portugal on 23 June and ended at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain on 21 October. ^[10]

Calendar and results

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Supporting
1	1	Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal	23 June	Pedro Salvador	Pedro Salvador	Pedro Salvador	Speedy Motorsport	World Touring Car Cup Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade Turismos
	2		24 June		Pedro Salvador	Pedro Salvador	Speedy Motorsport
2	3	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain	20 October	Attila Tassi	Jean-Karl Vernay	Attila Tassi	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG	TCR Europe Series TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship
	4		21 October		Ashley Sutton	Mike Halder	Hell Energy Racing with KCMG

Championship standings

Pos. Driver VIL BAR  Pts.  1 Pedro Salvador 1 1 27 2 Attila Tassi 1 Ret 26 3 Mike Halder Ret 1 25 4 Rafael Lobato 2 20 5 Francisco Carvalho 4 2 20 6 Dániel Nagy 7 2 20 7 Dušan Borković 2 Ret 20 8 Ashley Sutton 4 3 18 9 Armando Parente 3 17 9 Francisco Abreu 3 Ret 12 17 11 Norbert Michelisz 3 4 17 12 Manuel Gião 5 4 14 13 Gustavo Moura 5 12 14 Mikel Azcona 5 8 12 15 Peter Terting 10 5 12 16 Jean-Karl Vernay 6 7 11 17 Josh Files 24 6 10 18 Julien Briché 8 22 6 19 Reece Barr 9 10 4 20 Stian Paulsen 11 9 4 21 Stefano Comini Ret 11 0 22 Andreas Bäckman 12 13 0 23 Oliver Taylor 13 17 0 24 Jessica Bäckman 15 14 0 25 Maxime Potty 14 16 0 26 Viktor Davidovski 16 15 0 27 Martin Ryba 17 19 0 28 Enrique Hernando 19 18 0 29 Munkong Sathienthirakul 18 Ret 0 30 Marie Baus-Coppens 21 20 0 31 Petr Fulín 20 23 0 32 Nikola Miljković DNS 21 0 33 Jean-Laurent Navarro 22 Ret 0 34 Klim Gavrilov 23 Ret 0 35 Jens Reno Møller 25 Ret – – Nathanaël Berthon Ret Ret – – Danny Kroes Ret Ret – – Kris Richard DSQ EX – Pos. Driver VIL BAR  Pts.

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

References

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3. "Tredjeplass i sesongåpningen" [Third place in the season opening] (in Norwegian). 7 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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8. "TCR Magazine #01 - 2018". tcr-series.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
9. fabio. "Auto Sport Switzerland launches the TCR Swiss Trophy". tcr-series.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
10. "TCR World & Life Magazine #11". tcr-series.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

External links

• Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring Official website
• Baltic Touring Car Championship Official website