Race details | ||
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Date | 3–6 October 2019 | |
Official name | TCR Spa 500 | |
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | |
Course | Modern circuit with new pit lane and Bus Stop Chicane (2007–present) 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | |
Distance | Main Race 500 laps / 3,502.00 km (2,176.04 mi) OR 23 hours | |
Qualifying | ||
Pole | ||
Drivers | Gjis Bessem Christiaan Frankenhout Harry Hilders Jaap van Lagen | NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing |
2nd | ||
Drivers | Pepe Oriola Tom Coronel Rik Breukers Ivo Breukers | Red Camel-Jordans.nl |
3rd | ||
Drivers | Darryl Clarke Clint Harvey Brett Niall Malcolm Niall Rory Penttinen | GDL Racing Team Australia |
Spa 500 | ||
Fastest lap | ||
Drivers | Aurélien Comte Teddy Clairet Julien Briché | DG Sport Compétition |
Time | 2:34.616 | |
Podium | ||
First | Pepe Oriola Tom Coronel Rik Breukers Ivo Breukers | Red Camel-Jordans.nl |
Second | Aurélien Comte Teddy Clairet Julien Briché | DG Sport Compétition |
Third | Mikel Azcona Julien Apotheloz Fabian Danz Antti Buri Kari-Pekka Laaksonen | TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing |
The 2019 TCR Spa 500 was the first and only edition of the TCR Spa 500 endurance touring car race. It was promoted by the WSC, the group behind the TCR concept, and Creventic, who promotes the 24H Series. [1] [2]
The race was scheduled for 500 laps of the 7,004 metres (4.352 mi) circuit, for a total of 3,502 kilometres (2,176 mi), with a time-certain finish of 23 hours from the green flag of the race.
The race was won by Red Camel-Jordans.nl with Pepe Oriola, Tom Coronel, Rik Breukers and Ivo Breukers, which completed 454 laps. In second place came DG Sport Compétition with Aurélien Comte, Julien Briché and Teddy Clairet, with third place going to the TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing team of Mikel Azcona, Julien Apotheloz, Fabian Danz, Antti Buri and Kari-Pekka Laaksonen.
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Class pole positions in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Time | Laps |
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1 | PA | 175 | NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing | Gijs Bessem Christiaan Frankenhout Harry Hilders Jaap van Lagen | CUPRA León TCR | 2:37.916 | 10 |
2 | P | 101 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Rik Breukers Tom Coronel Pepe Oriola | CUPRA León TCR | 2:39.038 | 7 |
3 | Am | 9 | GDL Racing Team Australia | Darryl Clarke Clint Harvey Brett Niall Malcolm Niall Rory Penttinen | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:39.664 | 10 |
4 | PA | 85 | Vmax Engineering | Steven Cho Charles Espenlaub Charles Putman Ward Sluys | Opel Astra TCR | 2:39.761 | 9 |
5 | PA | 8 | AC Motorsport | Mathieu Detry Vincent Radermecker Stewart Lines Stéphane Perrin | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:40.271 | 9 |
6 | PA | 33 | Wimmer Werk Motorsport | Günter Benninger Peter Gross Hans Peter Eder Christian Voithofer Günther Wiesmeier | CUPRA León TCR | 2:40.308 | 11 |
7 | P | 131 | TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing | Mikel Azcona Julien Apotheloz Fabian Danz Antti Buri Kari-Pekka Laaksonen | CUPRA León TCR | 2:40.737 | 9 |
8 | P | 308 | DG Sport Compétition | Julien Briché Teddy Clairet Aurélien Comte | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:40.812 | 8 |
9 | Am | 110 | Lestrup Racing Team | Peter Fahlström Marcus Fluch Stefan Nilsson Mats Olsson | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 2:40.822 | 11 |
10 | Am | 46 | Burton Racing | Caren Burton Pierre-Yves Corthals Armand Fumal Oliver Meurens Philippe Steveny | Peugeot 308 TCR | 2:41.110 | 9 |
11 | Am | 2 | Holmgaard Motorsport | Jérimy Daniel Roy Edland Jonas Holmgaard Magnus Holmgaard Rowan Shepherd | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 2:41.444 | 8 |
12 | Am | 853 | Macau PS Racing | Filipe de Souza Louis Ng Kelvin Wong Ryan Wong Lam Kam San | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:43.547 | 9 |
13 | Am | 54 | Ferda Autosport by QSR Racing | Chris Allen Lance Bergstein Ramana Lagemann Jon Miller | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:43.973 | 9 |
14 | PA | 22 | Teamwork Huff Motorsport | Yan Chuang Rainey He Neric Wei Andy Yan | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:45.727 | 9 |
15 | PA | 852 | Teamwork Huff Motorsport | Alex Hui Samuel Hsieh Paul Poon Sunny Wong | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:50.668 | 5 |
16 | PA | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Dominic Ang Fariqe Hairuman Douglas Khoo Melvin Moh | CUPRA León TCR | 2:50.753 | 9 |
17 | Am | 125 | Bas Koeten Racing | Alex Au Eric Kwong Eric Lo Kevin Tse | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2:52.932 | 9 |
Source: [11] | |||||||
The minimum number of laps for classification (60% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 273 laps. Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Time/Reason | Laps |
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1 | P | 101 | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | Ivo Breukers Rik Breukers Tom Coronel Pepe Oriola | CUPRA León TCR | 23:02:11.018 | 454 |
2 | P | 308 | DG Sport Compétition | Julien Briché Teddy Clairet Aurélien Comte | Peugeot 308 TCR | +5 Laps | 449 |
3 | P | 131 | TOPCAR Sport with Bas Koeten Racing | Mikel Azcona Julien Apotheloz Fabian Danz Antti Buri Kari-Pekka Laaksonen | CUPRA León TCR | +10 Laps | 444 |
4 | PA | 65 | Viper Niza Racing | Dominic Ang Fariqe Hairuman Douglas Khoo Melvin Moh | CUPRA León TCR | +13 Laps | 441 |
5 | PA | 8 | AC Motorsport | Mathieu Detry Vincent Radermecker Stewart Lines Stéphane Perrin | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | +15 Laps | 439 |
6 | Am | 46 | Burton Racing | Caren Burton Pierre-Yves Corthals Armand Fumal Oliver Meurens Philippe Steveny | Peugeot 308 TCR | +18 Laps | 436 |
7 | PA | 852 | Teamwork Huff Motorsport | Alex Hui Samuel Hsieh Paul Poon Sunny Wong | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | +26 Laps | 428 |
8 DNF | Am | 110 | Lestrup Racing Team | Peter Fahlström Marcus Fluch Stefan Nilsson Mats Olsson | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Accident/Gravel Trap | 424 |
9 DNF | PA | 22 | Teamwork Huff Motorsport | Yan Chuang Rainey He Neric Wei Andy Yan | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Retired | 409 |
10 DNF | Am | 125 | Bas Koeten Racing | Alex Au Eric Kwong Eric Lo Kevin Tse | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Crash | 361 |
11 | Am | 9 | GDL Racing Team Australia | Darryl Clarke Clint Harvey Brett Niall Malcolm Niall Rory Penttinen | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | +98 Laps | 356 |
12 DNF | Am | 2 | Holmgaard Motorsport | Jérimy Daniel Roy Edland Jonas Holmgaard Magnus Holmgaard Rowan Shepherd | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Engine oil and cooling | 319 |
DNF | PA | 33 | Wimmer Werk Motorsport | Günter Benninger Peter Gross Hans Peter Eder Christian Voithofer Günther Wiesmeier | CUPRA León TCR | Crash | 225 |
DNF | PA | 85 | Vmax Engineering | Steven Cho Charles Espenlaub Charles Putman Ward Sluys | Opel Astra TCR | Fire | 187 |
DNF | Am | 54 | Ferda Autosport by QSR Racing | Chris Allen Lance Bergstein Ramana Lagemann Jon Miller | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Crash | 127 |
DNF | Am | 853 | Macau PS Racing | Filipe de Souza Louis Ng Kelvin Wong Ryan Wong Lam Kam San | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Crash damage | 85 |
DNF | PA | 175 | NKPP Racing by Bas Koeten Racing | Gijs Bessem Christiaan Frankenhout Harry Hilders Jaap van Lagen | CUPRA León TCR | Crash | 27 |
Source: [12] | |||||||
A 2020 edition of the TCR Spa 500, supposed to take part on May 2 and 3, was announced in February 2020. [16] [17] It was later cancelled. [18]
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