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The 2020 TCR Japan Touring Car Series was the second season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2020 Super Formula Championship. [1] [2]
| This article needs to be updated.(February 2021) |
The 2020 TCR Japan Touring Car Series was the second season of the TCR Japan Touring Car Series. The series supported the 2020 Super Formula Championship. [1] [2]
The calendar was announced in 2019 with six confirmed dates with all rounds held in Japan and supporting the Super Formula Championship. [1] A revised calendar was released in July 2020. [2]
| Round | Circuit | Original Date | Revised Date | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sportsland Sugo | 25–26 July | SUGO Champion Cup | |
| 2 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | Twin Ring Motegi | 29–30 August | Super Formula Championship | |
| 4 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | Okayama International Circuit | 26–27 September | ||
| 6 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | Autopolis | 16–17 May | 14–15 November | |
| 8 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | Suzuka Circuit | 18–19 April | 5–6 December | |
| 10 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | Fuji Speedway | 14–15 November | 19–20 December | |
| 12 | |||||
All teams and drivers are Japanese-registered
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azabu Wako's ED Nilzz NGK | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 7 | Jun Makino | 2, 6 | [3] | |
| BRP Birth Racing Project | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 17 | Kenji Suzuki | 2−6 | [4] | |
| Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 19 | 'Hirobon' | 1−2 | [3] | ||
| CUPRA León TCR | 3−6 | |||||
| 190 | Kengo Ichijo | 1 | [5] | |||
| Audi Team Hitotsuyama | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 21 | Takuro Shinohara | All | [6] | |
| 101 | Hideki Nakahara | 2 | [4] | |||
| Volkswagen RT with Team Wakayama | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | 25 | Takeshi Matsumoto | All | [3] | |
| Drago Corse | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 34 | Rio Shimono | All | [7] | |
| Wakatsuki Dream Drive with KCMG | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 45 | Naoto Takeda | 4 | ||
| Takuya Shirasaka | 5 | |||||
| 55 Moto with J’S Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | 55 | 'Mototino' | All | [3] | |
| 69 | Junichi Umemoto | All | [3] | |||
| Zenyaku Kogyo with Team G/Motion | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 62 | Resshu Shioya | All | [3] | |
| Daiwa N Trading Akiland Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 71 | Masayoshi Oyama | 4 | ||
| M-Prototyping Team Stile Corse | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR | 73 | Mineki Okura | All | [3] | |
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