Entry List
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Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 |  Lihpao Racing Park | 29 April–1 May |
| 2 | 24–26 June | |
| 3 | 19–21 August | |
| 4 | 28–30 October |
The 2022 TCR Taiwan Series, officially called the TCR Chinese Taipei Series, was the first season of the TCR Taiwan Series. All rounds are to be held at the same venue, Lihpao Racing Park, and started on 29 April 2022 and is set to end on 30 October 2022. Each race lasts one hour. [1]
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| Round | Circuit | Date |
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| 1 | Lihpao Racing Park | 29 April–1 May |
| 2 | 24–26 June | |
| 3 | 19–21 August | |
| 4 | 28–30 October |
| Race | Circuit | Class A | Class B | ||||
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| Class A Pole Position | Class A Winners | Class A Fastest Lap | Class B Pole Position | Class B Winners | Class B Fastest Lap | ||
| 1 | Lihpao Racing Park | No. 15 FIST-Team AAI | No. 15 FIST-Team AAI | No. 19 HubAuto Racing | No. 26 Armor Team | No. 85 Speed Verse Racing Academy | No. 26 Armor Team |
| Chen Junhua Liu Weizhi | Chen Junhua Liu Weizhi | Chen Hancheng Jonathan Lester | Zhuang Jishun Cai Zhangda | Gao Jiahong Lin Zenghan | Zhuang Jishun Cai Zhangda | ||
| 2 | No. 19 HubAuto Racing | No. 15 FIST-Team AAI | No. 19 HubAuto Racing | No. 26 Armor Team | No. 26 Armor Team | No. 26 Armor Team | |
| Chen Hancheng Jonathan Lester | Chen Junhua Liu Weizhi | Chen Hancheng Jonathan Lester | Zhuang Jishun Cai Zhangda | Zhuang Jishun Cai Zhangda | Zhuang Jishun Cai Zhangda | ||
| 3 | No. 15 FIST-Team AAI | No. 91 FIST-Team AAI | No. 91 FIST-Team AAI | No. 26 Armor Team | No. 85 Speed Verse Racing Academy | No. 26 Armor Team | |
| Chen Junhua Liu Weizhi | Huang Xizhan Li Yongde | Huang Xizhan Li Yongde | Zhuang Jishun Cai Zhangda | Zhou Annian Gao Jiahong | Zhuang Jishun Cai Zhangda | ||
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Scoring system
There were two different point systems used depending on the driver's class. [2]
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
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| Class A | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Class B | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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