Munkong Sathienthirakul

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Munkong Sathienthirakul
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NationalityThai
Born (1985-10-06) 6 October 1985 (age 38)
Bangkok, Thailand
TCR Asia Series career
Debut season2015
Current team Craft-Bamboo Racing
Car number80
Starts2
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps2
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

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.

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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)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
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
38th2
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
NC0
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
NC0

Complete TCR Europe Series results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
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
33rd0

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

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References

  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.