2023 TCR Denmark Touring Car Series

The 2023 TCR Denmark Touring Car Series was the fourth season of the TCR Denmark Touring Car Series.

2023 TCR Denmark Touring Car Series

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The season began at Jyllandsringen in May and concluded at the same circuit in October.

Kasper Jensen won his fourth TCR Denmark drivers title, while his team GMB Motorsport won the teams championship for a second time. Honda won their second constructors title, René Povlsen secured his second Trophy title and Gustav Birch won his first U25 title.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Ref. Sally Racing CUPRA León TCR 3 Niels Nyboe T 1–3 [1] Insight Racing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce TCR 5 Johnny Vejlebo T 1–4 [2] Hyundai i30 N TCR 444 Silas Rytter U All [3] GMB Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 6 Kasper Jensen All [4] 44 Gustav Birch U All Meteor Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 8 Allan Kristensen T All [1] 41 René Povlsen T All Green Development CUPRA León Competición TCR 11 Nicolai Sylvest All [5] 33 Lars Højris T All Markussen Racing CUPRA León Competición TCR 18 Michael Markussen All [1] Outzen Motorsport Hyundai i30 N TCR 19 Martin Andersen 5–6 [6] Team Low Budget Peugeot 308 TCR 20 Steffen Larsen T 5 [7] TPR Motorsport [N 1] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 21 Anton Bergström U All [8] 77 Mike Halder All Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 37 Kevin Brandsborg U All [9] 53 Michelle Halder All [10] PL Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) 22 Philip Lindberg U All [1] Team Auto Lounge Racing [N 2] CUPRA León Competición TCR 23 Jan Magnussen All [1] Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 24 Kevin Engman All [11] 25 Christian Skaar T All 60 Marius Solberg Hansen U 1–4 Team Bundgas Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 169 Kim König T All [1] Esbjug Motorsport Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 230 Didrik Esbjug U 1, 3, 5, 7 [12]

Icon Class T Trophy U U25/Drivers below 25

Calendar and results

The 2023 calendar was announced on November 18, 2022, with six rounds held in Denmark and one in Sweden. ^[13]

Rnd.		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Trophy winner	U25 winner
1	R1	Jyllandsringen	21 May	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	Lars Højris	Gustav Birch
	R2				Kevin Engman	Kevin Engman	Team Auto Lounge Racing	Lars Højris	Kevin Brandsborg
	R3				Jan Magnussen	Jan Magnussen	Team Auto Lounge Racing	Allan Kristensen	Gustav Birch
2	R4	Ring Djursland	18 June	Nicolai Sylvest	Nicolai Sylvest	Nicolai Sylvest	Green Development	René Povlsen	Gustav Birch
	R5				Silas Rytter	Silas Rytter	Insight Racing	Christian Skaar	Silas Rytter
	R6				Jan Magnussen	Silas Rytter	Insight Racing	René Povlsen	Silas Rytter
3	R7	Falkenbergs Motorbana	9 July	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	René Povlsen	Marius Solberg Hansen
	R8				Michael Markussen	Mike Halder	TPR Motorsport	René Povlsen	Marius Solberg Hansen
	R9				Jan Magnussen	Jan Magnussen	Team Auto Lounge Racing	René Povlsen	Marius Solberg Hansen
4	R10	Copenhagen	5 August	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	Lars Højris	Kevin Brandsborg
	R11		6 August		Nicolai Sylvest	Nicolai Sylvest	Green Development	Lars Højris	Silas Rytter
	R12				Nicolai Sylvest	Michael Markussen	Markussen Racing	René Povlsen	Silas Rytter
5	R13	Jyllandsringen	20 August	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	René Povlsen	Silas Rytter
	R14				Kasper Jensen	Mike Halder	TPR Motorsport	Lars Højris	Gustav Birch
	R15				Jan Magnussen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	Lars Højris	Silas Rytter
6	R16	Padborg Park	16 September	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	René Povlsen	Gustav Birch
	R17				Mike Halder	Mike Halder	TPR Motorsport	Christian Skaar	Kevin Brandsborg
	R18				Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	René Povlsen	Gustav Birch
7	R19	Jyllandsringen	1 October	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	Kasper Jensen	GMB Motorsport	Christian Skaar	Gustav Birch
	R20				Mike Halder	Philip Lindberg	PL Racing	Allan Kristensen	Kevin Brandsborg
	R21				Mike Halder	Mike Halder	TPR Motorsport	Allan Kristensen	Gustav Birch

Championship Standings

Scoring system

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	Fastest Lap
Race	25	21	18	16	14	12	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	2

Drivers' Championship

Pos. Driver JYL1 DJU FAL COP JYL2 PDB JYL3 Pts. 1 Kasper Jensen 1 Ret 7 2 6 2 1 8 16 1 Ret 3 1 4 1 1 6 1 1 9 2 362 2 Mike Halder 5 4 4 5 4 5 8 1 3 3 6 4 9 1 4 10 1 2 4 2 1 334 3 Nicolai Sylvest 4 13 DNS 1 7 3 3 4 2 6 1 2 3 6 8 2 Ret 5 3 4 3 313 4 Jan Magnussen 3 6 1 DSQ 8 4 2 3 1 2 Ret 5 2 5 2 5 7 Ret 2 Ret 6 291 5 Kevin Engman 8 1 2 3 10 7 7 2 4 8 11 8 DNS 15 6 7 4 4 6 5 4 249 6 Michael Markussen 7 3 5 8 2 6 5 5 5 4 2 1 5 8 7 3 Ret DNS Ret 14 10 239 7 Gustav Birch 2 7 3 4 9 8 6 7 12 7 5 7 8 2 9 4 9 6 5 6 5 233 8 Silas Rytter 11 11 8 6 1 1 12 11 7 10 3 6 7 7 5 12 8 14 9 8 8 198 9 Philip Lindberg Ret 16 12 7 11 9 10 Ret 17 Ret DNS DNS 6 3 3 8 3 9 10 1 7 154 10 Kevin Brandsborg 9 2 6 11 13 10 9 NC Ret 5 Ret DNS 12 9 10 6 5 Ret 8 3 9 151 11 Michelle Halder 6 5 11 9 5 11 11 9 9 Ret DNS DNS 10 Ret 16 14 11 Ret 7 7 Ret 109 12 Marius Solberg Hansen 18 10 10 10 3 DSQ 4 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 86 13 René Povlsen Ret 15 14 12 19 12 14 12 10 12 10 9 13 13 14 11 12 7 15 13 14 72 14 Lars Højris 10 9 Ret 14 18 14 18 16 15 9 4 Ret 14 11 11 16 16 10 14 Ret 13 64 15 Martin Andersen 4 DSQ DNS 9 2 3 62 16 Anton Bergström 13 Ret DNS 13 12 Ret 13 10 8 11 8 DNS DNS 17 17 17 13 8 17 11 11 61 17 Allan Kristensen 17 14 13 18 DNS DNS 15 13 11 13 12 10 15 12 12 13 14 11 13 12 12 57 18 Didrik Esbjug 12 8 9 Ret 14 Ret 11 10 Ret 11 10 15 44 19 Christian Skaar 19 12 DSQ Ret 14 13 DSQ 19 13 14 9 Ret DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret 10 12 12 15 Ret 36 20 Kim König 14 17 Ret 15 15 Ret 16 17 14 15 13 11 16 16 15 15 15 13 16 16 16 21 21 Steffen Larsen 17 14 13 5 22 Johnny Vejlebo 15 18 15 16 16 16 17 15 Ret DNS DNS DNS 3 23 Niels Nyboe 16 Ret DNS 17 17 15 19 18 Ret 1 Pos. Driver JYL1 DJU FAL COP JYL2 PDB JYL3 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

Teams' Championship

Pos.	Team	Points
1	GMB Motorsport	613
2	Auto Lounge 1	554
3	TPR Motorsport Audi	416
4	Green Development	380
5	TPR Motorsport Honda	261
6	Markussen Racing	247
7	Insight Racing	211
8	PL Racing	154
9	Meteor Racing	130
10	Auto Lounge 2	122
11	Outzen Motorsport	62
12	Esbjug Motorsport	44
13	Team Bundgas	21
14	Team Low Budget	5
15	Sally Racing	1

Constructors' Championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Honda	94
2	Cupra	85
3	Audi	79
4	Hyundai	57
5	Alfa Romeo	8

Trophy Championship

Pos. Driver JYL1 DJU FAL COP JYL2 PDB JYL3 Pts. 1 René Povlsen Ret 15 14 12 19 12 14 12 10 12 10 9 13 13 14 11 12 7 15 13 14 193 2 Allan Kristensen 17 14 13 18 DNS DNS 15 13 11 13 12 10 15 12 12 13 14 11 13 12 12 169 3 Lars Højris 10 9 Ret 14 18 14 18 16 15 9 4 Ret 14 11 11 16 16 10 14 Ret 13 158 4 Kim König 14 17 Ret 15 15 Ret 16 17 14 15 13 11 16 16 15 15 15 13 16 16 16 110 5 Christian Skaar 19 12 DSQ Ret 14 13 DSQ 19 13 14 9 Ret DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret 10 12 12 15 Ret 105 6 Johnny Vejlebo 15 18 15 16 16 16 17 15 Ret DNS DNS DNS 51 7 Niels Nyboe 16 Ret DNS 17 17 15 19 18 Ret 28 8 Steffen Larsen 17 14 13 18 Pos. Driver JYL1 DJU FAL COP JYL2 PDB JYL3 Pts.

U25 Championship

Pos. Driver JYL1 DJU FAL COP JYL2 PDB JYL3 Pts. 1 Gustav Birch 2 7 3 4 9 8 6 7 12 7 5 7 8 2 9 4 9 6 5 6 5 202 2 Silas Rytter 11 11 8 6 1 1 12 11 7 10 3 6 7 7 5 12 8 14 9 8 8 178 3 Kevin Brandsborg 9 2 6 11 13 10 9 NC Ret 5 Ret DNS 12 9 10 6 5 Ret 8 3 9 139 4 Michelle Halder 6 5 11 9 5 11 11 9 9 Ret DNS DNS 10 Ret 16 14 11 Ret 7 7 Ret 109 5 Anton Bergström 13 Ret DNS 13 12 Ret 13 10 8 11 8 DNS DNS 17 17 17 13 8 17 11 11 77 6 Marius Solberg Hansen 18 10 10 10 3 DSQ 4 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 73 7 Didrik Esbjug 12 8 9 Ret 14 Ret 11 10 Ret 11 10 15 43 Pos. Driver JYL1 DJU FAL COP JYL2 PDB JYL3 Pts.

Notes

1. Cars No. 21 and No. 77 scored team points as "TPR Motorsport Audi". Cars No. 37 and No. 53 scored team points as "TPR Motorsport Honda".
2. Cars No. 23 and No. 24 scored team points as "Auto Lounge 1". Cars No. 25 and No. 60 scored team points as "Auto Lounge 2".

References

1. "21 cars entered for Jyllandsringen TCR Denmark season opener". TouringCarTimes. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
2. "Johnny Vejlebo rejoins Danish grid". TouringCarTimes. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
3. "Silas Rytter joins Insight Racing for 2023 TCR Denmark season". TouringCarTimes. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
4. "GMB Motorsport confirms Jensen and Birch for 2023 TCR Denmark campaign". TouringCarTimes. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
5. "Green Development announces expanded TCR Denmark programme". TouringCarTimes. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
6. "Martin Andersen joins Outzen Motorsport for two TCR Denmark races". TouringCarTimes. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
7. "Round 5 Qualifying 1 results" (PDF). Raceresult.dk (in Danish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
8. "TPR Motorsport confirms three-car 2023 programme with Halder and Bergström". TouringCarTimes. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
9. "TPR Motorsport adds Kevin Brandsborg for 2023". TouringCarTimes. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
10. "Michelle Halder rejoins TPR for TCR Denmark programme". TouringCarTimes. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
11. "Marius Solberg Hansen joins Jan Magnussen at Auto Lounge Racing". TouringCarTimes. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
12. "Didrik Esbjug joins 2023 TCR Denmark opener grid". TouringCarTimes. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
13. "TCR Denmark unveils 2023 calendar with one Swedish round". TouringCarTimes. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

External links

• Official website