Munkong Sathienthirakul

Munkong Sathienthirakul
Munkong Sathienthirakul
Nationality	Thai
Born	6 October 1985 (age 39); Bangkok, Thailand
TCR Asia Series career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Craft-Bamboo Racing
Car number	80
Starts	2
Wins	1
Poles	1
Fastest laps	2
Previous series
2014-15; 2011; 2010; 2000-03	Thailand Super Series; Thai Honda Civic Cup; Thai Touring Car Championship; Karting
Championship titles
2000-02	Karting

Last updated October 21, 2024

Munkong "Turbo" Sathienthirakul (born 6 October 1985) is a Thai racing driver currently competing in the TCR Asia Series. Having previously competed in the Thailand Super Series and Thai Touring Car Championship amongst others.

Racing career

Sathienthirakul began his career in 2000 in karting, he won three titles in karting up until 2002. In 2010 he switched to the Thai Touring Car Championship. He raced in the Thai Honda Civic Cup in 2011, before switching to the Thailand Super Series, he finished the 2014 season 2nd in the championship standings.^[1]

In October 2015 it was announced that he would race in the TCR Asia Series & TCR International Series, driving a SEAT León Cup Racer for Craft-Bamboo Racing.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2015	Craft-Bamboo Racing	SEAT León Cup Racer	SEP 1	SEP 2	SHA 1	SHA 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	ALG 1	ALG 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	SOC 1	SOC 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	MRN 1	MRN 2	CHA 1 11	CHA 2 9	MAC 1	MAC 2	38th	2
2016	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	BHR 1	BHR 2	EST 1	EST 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	SOC 1	SOC 2	CHA 1 12	CHA 2 Ret	MRN 1	MRN 2	SEP 1	SEP 2	MAC 1	MAC 2	NC	0
2017	DG Sport Compétition	Opel Astra TCR	RIM 1	RIM 2	BHR 1	BHR 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	CHA 1 14	CHA 2 12	ZHE 1	ZHE 2	DUB 1	DUB 2			NC	0

Complete TCR Europe Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2018	Monlau Competición	CUPRA León TCR	LEC 1	LEC 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 15	HUN 1	HUN 2	ASS 1 20†	ASS 2 15	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	CAT 1 18	CAT 2 Ret	33rd	0

^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

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References

↑ "Mungkong Sathienthirakul career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
↑ "Thai driver joins Craft-Bamboo for home event". tcr-series.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
↑ "25 cars entered for TCR race in Thailand". TouringCarTimes.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
↑ "The TCR field increases further to 25 entries". tcr-series.com. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

External links

Munkong Sathienthirakul career summary at DriverDB.com

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[1] "Mungkong Sathienthirakul career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[2] "Thai driver joins Craft-Bamboo for home event". tcr-series.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[3] "25 cars entered for TCR race in Thailand". TouringCarTimes.com. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

[4] "The TCR field increases further to 25 entries". tcr-series.com. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.

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